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FAREWELL, ‘CONTESSA’, Tony Garcia takes his last curtain call
By Forest Riggs Dim the house lights, close the curtains, and shut the stage door: The Contessa has left the production. After a brief illness, the Island’s beloved Antonio “Tonyâ€
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Judith Light and the Power of Possibility
| Veteran actress talks current feminist movement, her new soap-star role and the Transparent finale By Chris Azzopardi Judith Light got her start on One Life to Live in 1977
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Tight Ends and Wide Receivers
|Predictions for this football season By Johnny Trlica Football season has arrived and yes, there are lots of gays who know, love, and understand the gridiron game. We can talk
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Galveston’s Robert’s Lafitte celebrates 50th anniversary
By Johnny Trlica The summer is 1969 is remembered as a moment in time that is forever etched into our psyches. Those three months witnessed the Stonewall riots, Woodstock, Apollo
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Easy, breezy summer sweets
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hi, guys and gals! This hot weather is making old Paula have a sweet tooth while staying in the air conditioning. What I’m giving
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Skate Kitchen, meet Betty
By Romeo San Vicente It’s entirely possible that you missed 2018’s low-key indie charmer Skate Kitchen, the one about a teenage girl who finds community with an all-female skateboard crew.
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8 Proactive Ways Couples Can Face Down Their Debt Demons Together
By Mikey Rox Relationships are hard enough as it is, but throw money into the mix and it becomes a recipe for certain disaster. It doesn’t have to go down
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Gus’s World Famous Hot Fried Chicken coming up
By Jim Ayres If I’ve ever had better fried chicken than I experienced at Gus’s World Famous Hot and Spicy Fried Chicken, I certainly don’t remember it. And I’m sure
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Log Cabin fever
By Nancy Ford So here we are, at the de facto end of the summer of 2019. It’s been another scorching one, thanks to a massive, unrelenting amount of hot
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Several singular sensations
By Randall Jobe Stages Repertory Theatre presents The Doyle and Debbie Show. After failed marriages and tabloid scandals, Doyle Mayfield recruits a new singing partner, also his third Debbie, in
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What’s in a belly button, anyway?
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday! I hope today finds all of you well. If not, let me tell you about something that could make you feel so much better. As
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Warmed Up and Ready to Run
| Actress Jillian Bell talks gay running friends and her plan to showcase more LGBTQ stories By Chris Azzopardi Rest assured, I’m not spoiling anything when I say Jillian Bell