San Francisco Ballet gala takes flight

If there's a recession on, you'd never have known it from the gay face of the crowd for San Francisco Ballet's opening night gala last Thursday.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 1, 2012

Castro plaza rules inch closer to passage

Rules governing two outdoor plazas in the Castro inched closer to passage this week after a Board of Supervisors' committee endorsed the proposed regulations.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Jan 30, 2012

Global Age Project pushes theater forward

"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there," said American inventor Charles F. Kettenring. That can also be said of Aurora Theatre's Global Age Project, which for the past seven years has challenged playwrights.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Jan 29, 2012

Political Notebook: Legal groups welcome lesbian leaders

In what is believed to be a first, two Bay Area professional law associations have lesbian presidents at the helm this year.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Jan 20, 2012

Presidential campaigns slow to materialize in Bay Area

California may turn out to be the forgotten state in this year's presidential campaign.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Jan 25, 2012

SJ woman faces murder charge

A San Jose woman is facing a murder charge in the death of her wife's mother.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Jan 24, 2012

AOF looks to reboot Oscar gala

After two years of turmoil, the Academy of Friends is hoping to reboot its signature Oscar gala so that it can once again distribute proceeds to HIV/AIDS nonprofits.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Jan 23, 2012

St. Sebastian gets pierced

The San Francisco Symphony is cannon-balling into the new year and the second half of the centennial season with real energy and determination.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Jan 22, 2012

Speier confident of Dems' chances

Congresswoman Jackie Speier is confident of Democrats' chances in this election cycle as they seek to recapture the House and maintain hold of both the Senate and the White House.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Jan 21, 2012

Wit & whimsy in the Rainbow Forest

With his gentle demeanor, mustache, and twinkling eyes, John Bankston is as congenial as one would surmise from his artistic creations.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Jan 20, 2012


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