Florida Agenda

Once in a great while, I get the opportunity to talk to someone who is at the beginning of their career and on the path towards a meteoric rise. Gay singer/songwriter Steve Grand is one of those people. I was fortunate enough to speak with him in July 2013 as he was making national headlines […]

Island City Stage has a hit on its hands. The world premiere of Josh Mesnik’s sex romp Have I Got a Girl For You is packing in audiences from all across the region (hello, Boca!) and beyond. Deservedly so, Have I Got a Girl For You is the kind of comedy that has something for […]

The writer Timothy Delvecc once said “The saddest people smile the brightest.” The quote holds some truth, as those who are the most hurt or lonely may be the last person we would ever expect to endure such a struggle. “But he always seems so happy,” you might think to yourself. While there’s no real […]

The Classic (PIAS) is the fifth and funkiest album by Joan As Police Woman (aka out musician Joan Wasser). Shiny as polished brass and jangly as the coins in your pocket or the bottom of your purse, The Classic lives up to its name. The disc begins with “Witness,” which will not only have you […]

Making Porn, Ronnie Larsen’s popular stage comedy set in the gay porn industry in San Francisco during the 1980s, has been playing to packed houses at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler, in Fort Lauderdale. The production is so successful that it has been extended until March 23, 2014. The story of three porn-stars – the […]

Where else but on a Pink Martini album such as “Dream A Little Dream” (Heinz) would you be able to hear Abba’s “Fernando” sung in the original Swedish? Not only that, it’s sung by the von Trapps (Sofia, Melanie, Amanda and August), the grandchildren of Maria and Georg. Yes, that Maria and Georg. Also worth […]

Before Britney and Christina, before Lindsay and Miley, even before Taylor Swift, there was Tiffany. Just one name; like Cher or Madonna. Going where few performers would dare to go, Tiffany headed to the mall, a venue bursting with her contemporaries. She performed bubblegum pop concerts, featuring remakes of classic tunes such as “I Think […]

When I moved to the Wilton Manors/Fort Lauderdale, Florida region last year, I was thrilled to discover that there are two Pride festivals, one in late winter (Pride South Florida) and one in June (Stonewall Summer Pride) during Pride month. Could it get any gayer? The three-day Pride South Florida festivities kick off with Comedy […]

Located in the space formerly occupied by Boom, at the Shoppes of Wilton Manors, the newly opened Hunters Nightclub (2232 N Wilton Drive) marks nightlife impresario Mark Hunter’s foray into the booming Wilton Manors club scene. A native of Chicago’s Northwest suburbs, Hunter owned and operated the original Hunters in Elk Grove Village, Illinois for […]

Sometimes, it’s hard to eat healthy. Maybe you live alone and cooking multiple meals a day for yourself is physically impossible. Maybe you work long hours and just don’t have the time. Or maybe you’re just looking for excuses to eat that processed food you know and love. Who doesn’t love stress-eating, right? Well now […]