Foodies know San Francisco is about as good as it gets in the U.S. for fabulous cuisine and wine. Now’s your chance to experience some of the best eats in the land — for unbelievably inexpensive prices. “Dine About Town San Francisco” returns for the second half of its tenth year on June 1-15, 2011. Continue reading “Deal of the Week: Dine About Town San Francisco”
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Key West: Eat Out, Drink Up
On a recent swing through Key West, I checked out a few hip new spots. This is most definitely not your grandpa’s Key West (well, if grandpa happened to be a kinda cool gay guy who discovered the Conch Republic before the big straight cruise ships did!) Eat up It is incredibly difficult to narrowContinue reading “Key West: Eat Out, Drink Up”
Suite Dreams: New Hotel, North Beach, Miami
By Paul VanDeCarr North Beach is perhaps not the first area that springs to mind for LGBT travelers to Miami. But it’s got a lot to offer, thanks partly to the hip and homo-friendly New Hotel. Each of the hotel’s 10 guestrooms has an easy-on-the-eyes minimalist design that encourages lounging and late sleeping. But youContinue reading “Suite Dreams: New Hotel, North Beach, Miami”
Deal of the Week: LGBT Romance Package in Maui
In celebration of Hawaii’s recent announcement of same sex civil unions, the Hotel Hana-Maui has introduced a romantic “His & His; Hers & Hers Hawaiian Journey for Two” getaway package designed exclusively for the LGBT community. Couples will stay in beautiful Hana at the property’s intimate Sea Ranch Cottage, which boasts scenic views of Hawaii’sContinue reading “Deal of the Week: LGBT Romance Package in Maui”
San Francisco Celebrates Gertrude Stein
This spring, the Contemporary Jewish Museum debuts the first major museum exhibition to fully investigate this fascinating visual legacy and life of Gertrude Stein, May 12-September 6, 2011. Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories is an art-filled biographical exploration of Stein’s identities as a literary pioneer, transatlantic modernist, Jewish-American expatriate, American celebrity, art collector, and museContinue reading “San Francisco Celebrates Gertrude Stein”
Suite Dreams: Hotel Durant, Berkeley, Calif.
By Jenni Olson The smartly designed, green-certified Hotel Durant is a terrific Berkeley getaway, immediately adjacent to the UC Berkeley campus and just steps away from colorful Telegraph Avenue (come on a weekend for the street vendors, people watching and great funky shops). It’s plenty gay-friendly and an obvious choice for visiting Cal sports fansContinue reading “Suite Dreams: Hotel Durant, Berkeley, Calif.”
Suite Dreams: Edgewater Hotel, South Beach, Miami
By Paul VanDeCarr It was a hotelier—Conrad Hilton—who emphasized the importance of “location, location, location” in real estate. The folks at the brand-spanking-new Edgewater Hotel (it opened up in February 2011) must have taken that injunction to heart, as they occupy a fantastic spot right across the street from Miami’s South Beach, at Ocean andContinue reading “Suite Dreams: Edgewater Hotel, South Beach, Miami”
Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Flaunt the Gay in Vegas
Super gay-friendly (and sumptuously luxurious hotel resorts in Las Vegas), Wynn Las Vegas and Encore are changing the concept of the gay getaway with the introduction of Flaunt at Wynn Las Vegas April 21-24. This exclusive weekend event features some of the resorts’ hottest amenities, from the muscular performers of Le Rêve to the sizzlingContinue reading “Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Flaunt the Gay in Vegas”
Mr. Gay Competition in Philadelphia in November
What are you doing November 4-5, 2011? How about going to watch the U.S. Mr. Gay Competition in gay-friendly Philadelhia? This is the second consecutive year that Philadelphia will welcome contestants from all over the country fighting to be named the new 2012 U.S. Mr. Gay titleholder. The competition is scheduled for November 11th andContinue reading “Mr. Gay Competition in Philadelphia in November”
Suite Dreams: Kimpton’s Mother’s Day Special
Now through Mother’s Day, May 8, super LGBT-friendly hotel group Kimpton is offering a mother’s day special. Kimpton’s LGBT employee committee (KPRIDE) and PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will celebrate the special relationship the LGBT community has with our Moms. With Kimpton’s first ever Queen for A Day (And WeContinue reading “Suite Dreams: Kimpton’s Mother’s Day Special”
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