Palm Springs, remixed: A retro classic is reborn
Even on an unseasonably cool weekend in Palm Springs, the palm-tree- and mountain-framed pool at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club is populated with the young and beautiful. Women lounge under circular sunshades…
Clothing-Optional Country Club — Because: New Orleans
Do you want to know how some New Orleanians judge whether or not they will become friends with you? They’ll ask you to join them at the Country Club — a clothing-optional pool…
Stylist Johnny Wujek On the 10 Differences Between Going Out in NYC Vs. LA
Celebrity stylist Johnny Wujek — whose clients include Katy Perry, Kate Mara and Amber Heard — is an LA guy through-and-through. But as an in-demand stylist with jet-setting clients, Wujek often finds himself…
Two-story beer garden receives final approvals
Plans for a restaurant with a rooftop beer garden at the corner of Lake Avenue and Press Plaza were given the planning board’s final stamp of approval Monday. “We’ve been waiting a long…
San Francisco's Best Holiday Traditions
No snow? No problem. When it comes time to celebrate the holidays, San Francisco has a bevy of eccentric, local traditions that ring true to the city’s character. Best of all, most of…
LGBT, minority Amtrak riders offered new travel resources
In an effort to reach out to some of its “multicultural” riders — namely those who identify as LGBT, black or Hispanic — Amtrak has launched three new “microsites” where bloggers will be…
10 Travel Tips for LGBT Families
A recent Twitter travel forum addressed many of the unique questions and concerns LGBT families have when traveling both domestically and abroad. Residence Inn partnered with Dana Rudolph, founder of Mombian.com, a blog…
WeHo Ties with Six Other California Cities in HRC Index of Gay-Friendly Cities
West Hollywood tied with Los Angeles, Long Beach, Palm Springs, San Diego and San Francisco in the Human Rights Campaign’s 2013 Municipal Equality Index, a ranking of LGBT-friendly cities. All six cities scored…
City Proposes Rebranding Pride Culture Events as ‘West Hollywood Queer Arts Festival’
The City of West Hollywood’s One City One Pride cultural events program would be rebranded as the West Hollywood Queer Arts Festival under a proposal submitted to the City Council. The proposal is…
The Gayest Place in America?
My earliest sense of what it meant to be gay in the nation’s capital came more than a decade ago when I was a summer intern. I was a few blocks from Union…