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A Woman’s Spin Launches SPiN San Francisco

A hip social club that aims to bring San Franciscans of all stripes together has opened in the heart of San Francisco with a woman leading the way.

Priya Sen is SPiN Global’s first woman to head up the launch of the new pingpong social club, SPiN San Francisco (690 Folsom Street, 415-636-5995, SanFrancisco.WeAreSPiN.com) across from the Moscone Center and Yerba Buena Gardens.

Courtney Wilson, left, and Taylor Guerrero pose for a photo in Honolulu on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (Photo: Jennifer Sinco Kelleher / AP)

Girl On Girl Kiss & Arrest In Paradise Delivers $80,000 Payout

Was this Hawaii 5-0? The danger: Two women holding hands and kissing in a grocery store in Honolulu, Hawaii.

They will receive an $80,000 settlement the federal court in Honolulu announced May 20.

Women come out to kick off Seattle Pride Week at Seattle Women’s Pride. (Photo: Courtesy of Seattle Women’s Pride / The Seattle Lesbian)

Dana Goldberg Will Fill The Emerald City With Women’s Laughter At Seattle Women’s Pride

Comedian Dana Goldberg is going to get the women all riled up with laugher headlining the third annual Seattle Women’s Pride on June 18.

The sellout all-girl party is the event of the year bringing out more than 500 women to Capitol Hill to kick off the Emerald City’s Pride Week.

Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria (Photo: Courtesy of amplifiedculture.com)

Pom Pom’s Teahouse and Sandwicheria Takes Sandwiches to New Heights

Want to impress your date in Orlando? Take them to one of the city’s many fine gourmet eateries.

Want to find out if your date is The One? Take them to Pom Pom’s Teahouse and Sandwicheria (67 North Bumby Avenue; 407-894-0865; PomPomSteahouse.com) in Orlando, Florida.

San Francisco's Women's Building in the Mission District celebrates 45 years. (Photo: Super G)

Celebrating Women: San Francisco’s Women’s Building Hosts 45th Anniversary Gala

Walking into the Women’s Building in San Francisco earlier this month Girls That Roam felt like we were taken back in time to the politically awakened and turbulent 1970s of the civil rights, gay rights, and women’s movements.

Co-founders of Equator Coffees & Teas Helen Russell, right, and Brooke McDonnell, left, at the Proof Lab Surf Shop location in Mill Valley, California. (Photo: Equator Coffees & Teas / Alex Salkever)

Love & Coffee Takes These Ladies To The White House

Listening to Brooke McDonnell wax on about the notes in her espresso while sitting on the steps of Pioneer Square in Portland during the early 1990s, Helen Russell, who was enjoying her mocha with the whip cream piled high, suddenly had an idea: let’s open coffee shops in San Francisco.

Relax on the outdoor patio or see live music inside during many evenings at K de Café located in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (Photo: Nicole Clausing)

Off the Beaten Path in the Dominican Republic

As I dig my toes into warm Caribbean sand and take another sip from the straw sticking out of the fresh coconut in my hand, I review my trip so far: In three days in the Dominican Republic, I’ve sipped rum, eaten gourmet food, splashed in the Caribbean Sea, strolled a World Heritage site, frolicked at a rainforest waterfall, and had the chance to gamble at a casino. I take another sweet swig, lie back, and let a smug thought momentarily take over:

Good thing I’m not acting like a typical tourist.

A Dinah reveler grooves to the music in disco rainbow style at the Cabana Pool Party. (Photo: Girls That Roam / Pipi Diamond)

Doing the Dinah: An Epic Party To Remember

Full disclosure…no, “disclosure” isn’t even the word. This is an actual confession: 2016 marks my first Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend ever.

There’s no shame in that if you’re one of the baby dykes frolicking around the pool. In fact there’s a brisk trade at this year’s festival in “Dinah Virgin” t-shirts proudly worn by dozens of party girls.

Diana Ventura, a recipient of the HI USA Explore the World Travel Scholarship, teaching at Light and Leadership Initiative in Peru. (Photo: Courtesy of HI USA)

Travel Scholarship Encourages World Exploration

Hostelling International USA plans to help 81 young people travel the world with its new Explore the World Travel Scholarship.

Launched in March, the scholarship was created to encourage Americans between the ages 18 – 30 years of age to travel outside of the United States in 2016 and 2017.

Chef Syme Delivers Fine Fare at Yaletown’s La Pentola Italian Restaurant

Chef Lucais Syme delivers an unmatched and irresistible meal at La Pentola in Vancouver, British Columbia’s Yaletown neighborhood. Situated inside the OPUS Vancouver Hotel, this rustic Northern Italian restaurant is an experience to be had – and not forgotten.

Head of the Sistahs on the Reading Edge book club Lisa Johnson, foreground, and book club members were all smiles before boarding the Napa Valley Wine Train to celebrate Sandra Jamerson’s 63rd birthday and discuss Brenda Jackson’s bestselling romance A Man’s Promise. (Photo: Courtesy of Lisa Johnson)

Black Women Settle Lawsuit With Napa Valley Wine Train

Sistahs on the Reading Edge settled their race discrimination lawsuit against the Napa Valley Wine Train April 18.

The Wine Train’s governing board still needs to approve the undisclosed settlement with the 11 women who were allegedly unceremoniously kicked off of the train for being loud and boisterous in August 2015, according to media reports.

Tako Cheeno's Indian Butter Chicken Burrito (Photo: Courtesy of Tako Cheeno)

A Profusion Of Fusion At Orlando’s Tako Cheena

When Pom Moongauklang opened her first Orlando restaurant, the eponymous Pom Pom’s Tea House and Sandwicheria (67 North Bumby Avenue; 407-894-0865; PomPomSteahouse.com), patrons were spooked by watercress and walked out when they realized American cheese wasn’t available.