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UPDATE: Gay Man Murdered in Oakland Park Home
UPDATE: Public Statement regarding Shannon Prewitt and Chad McMurray below.
BSO Describes Crime Scene as ?Brutal? and ?Violent? Alfred Chadwick McMurray, 31, a gay man with a checkered criminal past, was found murdered in an Oakland Park home on Monday evening in the 1300 block of NE 34th street. The brutal killing has been featured in all the local media for the last 72 hours. Read more...
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Wilton Manors Shred-a-thon
Mayor Gary Resnick and Chief Richard E. Perez are pleased to announce that the Wilton Manors Police Department will be holding a FREE Shred-A-Thon on Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Richardson Park, 1937 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors.
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Man on a Mission, Bringing Self-Defense to the LGBT Community
Joseph Cacioppo, as a retired New Jersey police officer, has seen firsthand the effects of violence against the LGBT community. He joined the police department after serving as a volunteer emergency medical technician right after high school, because he knew he wanted to help people in his coastal community. Read more...
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Torch Lights Up For Fall, with Surprises in Song
After a summer hiatus Torch, located in Wilton Manors, on North Dixie Highway, and Debi Benson, are back in business! The cabaret?s springtime launch was so successful Debi and club owner Ted Goldstein promise new ?tricks? for their audience. One change is that on Friday nights Debi has elected to pass the torch to local singer Don Stansfield, who has been training as a vocalist since he was 15 years old. Read more...
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Unlimited Vacation Time ? Dream or Evolution?
As technology expands, and it is possible to be connected to the office via Blackberry or iPhone whether you are having lunch around the corner or trekking through the Alps, there is a slight but growing trend within American businesses. This year 1 percent of US businesses have begun to offer ?unlimited paid vacation.?
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Saluting One Life, Censuring the Next
The purpose of starting a new gay and lesbian newspaper for South Florida this year was to insure that our history would still be recorded, online and in print. SFGN has delivered that to you in a professional, newsworthy, crisp, and aesthetic fashion. We are proud of what we achieved thus far, and we are even pushing our way through the long hard ?mean season? of summer in South Florida.
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SFGN Profile: Michael Hendrix & The Precise Agency Group
Bringing Social Media to the Masses Have you ever had a friend on Facebook who you feel like you know, but never had the chance to meet? Michael Hendrix, Founder and CEO of The Precise Agency Group is one of those people. Headquartered just south of Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, Hendrix leads a team of nine employees, each of whom contributes something unique to the organization.
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Mack and Mabel
Jerry Herman?s musicals have become a staple of the weekly showtune nights at gay bars, where dozens of men can be heard belting out the signature songs of ?La Cage aux Folles,? ?Mame? and ?Hello, Dolly? from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco. And while ?I am what I am? and many other tunes have become anthems, ask the openly gay composer Herman about his favorite show and he will likely tell you, ?Mack and Mabel,? the rarely produced show about silent filmmaker Mack Sennett creator of the Keystone
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From Bronx to Bishop
At only 4? 8??, Bishop S.F. Makalani-MaHee has relentless energy. For the past decade, she?s served as a local pastor and political activist, while also playing her hand as an artist and a musician. At age 38, Bishop has become a spiritual leader and mentor of the kind that she says is sorely lacking these days in the commercialized gay environs of Fort Lauderdale. As an African-American and a lesbian, the bishop faced more than her share of strife growing up in a Pentecostal household in the Bronx, that she
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The SFGN Gayvine - September 1, 2010
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Orlando's oldest gay entertainment club, the Parliament House, faces foreclosure and is headed into receivership, according to court filings.
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