Month: June 2017

Grounded flights due to heatwave striking the West, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Photo: ROBYN BECK, AFP/Getty Images)

Heatwave Causes Last Minute Delays In The West

Scorching sun grounds some planes between San Francisco International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as temperatures rise upward to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

Passengers said if you ever wanted to feel like a lobster in a pot the past two days were the days.

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Del Sur Mexican Cantina’s enchiladas (Photo: Courtesy of Del Sur Mexican Cantina)

Mexican Soul Food A Hit In San Diego’s South Park

Life has been good for restauranteurs Lauren Passero and Kate Grimes in San Diego’s South Park neighborhood.

The duo has created a series of neighborhood restaurants that have become a destination for locals and visitors.

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The Discover L.A. app’s scavenger hunt for ice cream (Photo: Courtesy of Discover Los Angeles)

The Great Ice Cream Hunt Hits L.A.

I will scream. You will scream. We all will scream for ice cream!

Summer has just begun and ice cream, the favorite treat of the season, is on everyone’s mind again. So, what better way to kick off the launch of a new travel app than to have a scavenger hunt for ice cream?

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Bette Midler stars in “Hello, Dolly!” (Photo: Courtesy of YouTube)

Women Take A Bite Out Of The Big Apple This Summer

It’s a girl’s world in New York this summer, at least on the stage and in the galleries and museums.

Broadway has gone to the girls with nearly 30 female-dominated and themed musicals and plays packed with girl star power: Glenn Close, Janeane Garofalo, Laura Linney, Laurie Metcalf, Elizabeth McGovern, Bette Midler, Cynthia Nixon, Lili Taylor, and Celia Weston.

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Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge (Photo: Courtesy of © 2017 Melissa Etheridge)

Melissa Etheridge’s Cuban Journey

It’s a dream come true for musician Melissa Etheridge. Later this month Melissa will journey to Havana, Cuba.

The mysterious and forbidden island nation in the Caribbean has intrigued the 55-year old artist since childhood, she tells the New York Times.

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Femme Space participant Luna Merbruj. (Photo: Elena Rose)

Femme Space Launches Queer Arts Festival’s First-Ever South Bay Event

The National Queer Arts Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and is expanding to the South Bay.

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