Concierge
Profiles of women in the hospitality and travel industry.
Enchanting Paradise: Camille Thomas’s Paradise in Puerto Rico
- Heather Cassell
- April 7, 2012
Women looking to be enchanted going into the holiday season don’t need to look any further than Puerto Rico.
Read MoreClassic Party Girl: Kathy Miller
- Heather Cassell
- April 7, 2012
A freshly minted 33 year old lesbian at the time, Kathy Miller, 57, was on the hunt for other professional women like herself during the early 1980s. The professional party girl for corporate and school events heard about the Dinah Shore Golf Tournament, so she made her way out to the California desert to check out the scene in Palm Springs.
Read MoreUltimate Party Girl: Mariah Hanson
- Heather Cassell
- April 7, 2012
Throwing big parties was Mariah Hanson’s birthright it seems. During the past 20 years, Mariah, has brought The Dinah, the largest annual lesbian party in the world, in Palm Springs, Calif. to new heights.
Read MoreLadies of the Night: Robin Gans and Sandy Sachs
- Heather Cassell
- April 7, 2012
It’s hard to imagine lesbian dance clubs without go-go dancers, hot disk jockeys spinning the latest dance mix, and large warehouse-like spaces packed with glittery women sipping the trendiest drinks and grinding the night away.
Read MoreA Girl for Every Port: GirlPorts.com
- Heather Cassell
- March 27, 2012
An avid worldwide traveler, Canadian Tanya Churchmuch wanted more from lesbian travel guides, but couldn’t find what she wanted.
Read MorePlaying All Day: Gina Gatta of Damron Dishes About A Girl Guide’s Work
- Heather Cassell
- March 14, 2012
It must be hard traveling the world to let people know where the best queer places are to go and what to see, but for Gina Gatta, president and editor-in-chief of Damron, the oldest LGBT travel guide company based in San Francisco, it’s all in a days work.
Read MoreConnie Wolf Takes Helm of Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center
- Heather Cassell
- February 2, 2012
by Heather Cassell Connie Wolf, the longtime former head of the Contemporary Jewish Museum, started the new year with a new job as the John and Jill Freidenrich director of Stanford University’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts. She followed the footsteps of the center’s founding director Thomas K. Seligman, who retired last year after […]
Read MoreThe Perfect Moment: Dutcher Crossing
- Heather Cassell
- August 28, 2011
Every morning Debra Mathy wakes up and looks out her window across rows of grapevines over rolling hills sprinkled with houses.
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