Pepito’s Mexican Restaurant sizzles By Paula Johnson Probably the worst day of the year to decide on the spur of the moment to eat at a Mexican restaurant would be Cinco De Mayo. It’s a celebration the entire nation of Mexico pretty much ignores but north of the border we all go loco for. Fortunately […]
New York’s Stonewall Inn becomes a national monument By Paula Johnson Throughout history, many a social movement began with someone slamming a tankard of ale on a tavern table with one fist, the other raised high, shouting, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not gonna take it anymore!” or words to that effect. Think the […]
What you need to know about Dayton Pride Weekend By Miranda Brooks The Greater Dayton PRIDE celebration is looking to one-up itself this year. Marking the 40th anniversary of The Greater Dayton LGBT Center’s inception, and in honor of this Ruby milestone, organizers have put a call out for all “friends of Dorothy” to join […]
Why it is sometimes best to have to look harder for true representations By T.T. Stern-Enzi As an African American critic (one who is starting to wonder if I am more of critic who happens to be African American or an African American who happens to be a critic), I find it fascinating how I […]
A tour of Dayton’s Proudest digs By Tim Smith Dayton has long been noted for its support of the LGBTQ culture, and was named “Queerest City” by The Advocate. The variety of nightlife and entertainment in town seems to back up that claim. Club Masque at 34 N. Jefferson St. has been in business since […]
Cult legends Fishbone at Oddbody’s By Gary Spencer Some things are meant to last, other things not so much. Then there are things that, on paper, don’t look like they were meant to happen at all, let alone last almost 40 years. The latter scenario is the case for Los Angeles-based combo Fishbone, who have […]
Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus’ Pride weekend performance at the Victoria By Gary Spencer Dayton Pride weekend kicks off this Friday with many events planned for the entire weekend. While everyone knows about the Pride Festival and Parade on Saturday, one annual event during Pride weekend that seems to fly a bit under the radar is […]
BNL, Howard Jones and OMD at Rose By Rusty Pate Barenaked Ladies have carved out quite a career in the 28 years since its inception. Barenaked Ladies have sold millions of albums, garnered music industry award nominations and topped American and Canadian singles charts with songs like “Jane,” “It’s All Been Done” and “One Week.” […]
Nelsonville Music Festival returns for 12th year By Tim Anderl Stuart’s Opera House presents the Nelsonville Music Festival, June 2-5, 2016 on the campus of Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio. Returning for its 12th year, the festival features world-renowned headliners Courtney Barnett (Thursday), Gary Clark Jr. (Friday), Gillian Welch (Saturday), Randy Newman (Sunday) and more […]
A brief history of gay theatre By Jacqui Theobald Three years ago this column looked at a 500-year history of gay plays both subtle and bold, going back to the 19th century. It included Christopher Marlowe’s 1593 “Edward II” and its “homosexual implications,” and “A Florida Enchantment”—the first time two women kissed on a Broadway […]
Major key Last weekend a local couple was watching TV in their living room, having a relaxing evening, when suddenly […]
Jesus take the wheel A local couple recently decided to visit their church on a particularly warm and muggy Sunday […]
Flightless In a local park, police were dispatched to the crime scene. A woman called the police when she realized […]
Stolen in a nanosecond Just last week a woman visited her local sheriff’s office to place a tip on a […]
Totally secure knot …not In a local home a garage door was broken into. This garage door was perfectly secured […]
