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Happy Gay Pride: A Toast to Harvey Milk, One of the Movement’s Earliest Martyrs
Gay Pride Day celebrates the first Gay Pride March in 1970, which followed by one year the Stonewall Uprising, a series of riots in New York City for gay liberation that took place over several days beginning on June 28, 1969.
Meanwhile, across the continent, Harvey Milk, who had moved to San Francisco form New York in 1972 and opened a camera store, was soon known as the “Mayor of Castro …
Power Outages Hit Northern California as Utility Tries to Avoid Wildfires
Much of Northern California found itself suddenly without electrical power as the Pacific Gas and Electric Company cut power to large swaths of the state affecting over 700,000 customers as it attempts to avoid deadly wildfires such as those that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes two years ago.
The power cuts run from the Sonoma and Napa wine country to the Bay Area and Silicon Valley. Millions …
InterContinental San Diego Opens Downtown
InterContinental Hotels Group announced the opening of the InterContinental San Diego.
The new 400-room property is in the downtown area overlooking the bay, located on the grounds of Lane Field, the home of the minor league San Diego Padres baseball team from 1936 through 1957. All rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows and many have views of the bay.
Amenities include a rooftop pool, sundeck, and pool bar on the fourth floor; a fitness …
Frontier to Offer Flights From Ontario, California, to Orlando
Frontier Airlines announced that it will begin new daily service between Ontario, California, and Orlando, Florida, on August 13.
Flights are scheduled to depart Ontario International Airport at 12:59 a.m. local time and arrive at Orlando International Airport at 8:47 a.m. Return flights will depart Orlando at 9:27 p.m. and arrive in Ontario at 11:30 p.m.
Frontier will operate the route using Airbus A320 aircraft, equipped with 36 seats in Stretch, the …
Delta Sky Way at LAX Gets Green Light
Delta Air Lines announced the Delta Sky Way, the airline’s $1.86 billion plan to modernize and connect Terminals 2, 3, and the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport.
The Delta Sky Way – a 27-gate complex – will include a private Delta One check-in area for Delta One passengers, a new Delta Sky Club; a centralized lobby and security checkpoint; an airside bridge connecting Terminals 2, 3, and …
United to Increase East Coast Flights from Newark and Washington, D.C.
United Airlines announced plans to increase flights to various East Coast destinations from its hubs in Newark and Washington, D.C. this fall. The carrier said that it will also begin new service to Palm Springs in the winter.
Beginning October 4, the airline will increase its flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Pittsburgh and Orlando to nine daily flights each; service to Nashville to seven flights a day; and service …
A European’s Travel Guide to the United States
While the European continent has its centuries-old history and traditions, the United States of America has a pioneering spirit that is reflected in much of the country and what a big country it is.
Indeed, to fly cross country from New York to Los Angeles or San Francisco takes about the same length of time as a transatlantic flight between New York and London.
To put the United States into perspective, think …
