Senate budget cautious on LGBT, AIDS funding
By Ethan Jacobs | May 16
The Senate Ways and Means Committee released its budget proposal for the next fiscal year on May 14, and like their counterparts on the House committee they opted to provide level funding to the state’s LGBT programs and to provide a small increase to the state’s HIV/AIDS budget. Lawmakers and advocates are working to file amendments and pick up co-sponsors by the deadline of noon on May 16 in an effort to boost those numbers.
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Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling
By Lisa Leff | May 16
Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation’s most populous state.
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Great Grills :: An Inside Job
By David Andrusia | May 16
If you live in an apartment, condo, flat, loft, or small house, you might think that grilling isn’t an option. Lack of space, venthilation, size of the apparatus... it all comes into play, meaning you’re stuck with one less means of cooking than your friends with the big house, big deck, big yard (ad big mortgage!), right? Wrong. In small spaces, grill pans rule!
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Epic Saturdays :: May 10, 2008
May 13
It was a night for die-hard Madonna fans at Epic Saturdays at the Roxy this past Saturday. The occasion was to celebrate the release of her new CD "Hard Candy," and DJ Dena did not disappoint! And EDGE has the photos to prove it.
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New England Hit List :: May 16
By Sam Baltrusis
Don’t have plans this weekend? Now you do. We’re out and about soaking in the last days of the GLBT film fest, getting our groove on at the Boston Common silent rave and 6 other "musts" this week. Want to know what’s hot? Here’s the hit list:
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These condoms are ready for their close-up
By Ethan Jacobs | May 16
Chi Chi Larue, gay icon and porn director extraordinaire, has been one of the more vocal proponents in the adult industry of promoting condom use in adult films, and as part of a new partnership announced earlier this month Larue and her production house, Channel 1 Releasing, will be getting all their condoms for film shoots at Southie’s own Global Protection Corp., maker of One condoms.
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Drug combo helps women with advanced breast cancer
By Marilynn Marchionne | May 16
A combination of two new-generation cancer drugs modestly delayed the time it took for cancer to worsen in a study of 300 women with very advanced disease who had stopped responding to other treatments.
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Get into their tops for less than you think
By Marty Padgett | May 13
You might assume that convertibles will chomp a huge chunk from your wallet, but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are a handful of snappy, great-looking, and entertaining convertibles that you can buy for less than $30,000.
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Stocks pare losses to finish mixed after oil spikes
By Tim Paradis | May 16
Wall Street pulled off its lows to finished narrowly mixed Friday as investors squared concerns about rising oil prices with a surprise jump in home construction. The major indexes ended the week with big gains.
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3 in 10 get all or most calls on cell phones
By Alan Fram and Trevor Tompson | May 14
For nearly three in 10 households, don’t even bother trying to call them on a landline phone. They either only have a cell phone or seldom if ever take calls on their traditional phone.
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San Francisco’s New "Taste" Website
May 16
The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) has launched a new micro-site dedicated to the pursuit of all things food-related: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/taste. San Francisco’s hottest restaurants, a calendar listing of food-related news and events, the history of San Francisco’s many food firsts, chef profiles, and Foodie 411, a weekly insider’s blog by Marcia "the tablehopper" Gagliardi are among the features of the new "Taste" micro site.
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US foreclosure filings surge 65 percent in April
By Alex Veiga | May 14
More U.S. homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 65 percent versus the same month last year and contributing to a deepening slide in home values, a research company said Tuesday.
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CLICK :: Power Infiniti’s Birthday Funhouse
May 15
There were boyz in maquillage and suit-breasts (a pec-baring vest), and there was promoter Dustin Reffca with his gravity-defying Fuller Brush hair and his silver kicks, all assembled at CLICK in Miami for DJ Power Infiniti’s birthday celebration.
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Tomato sauce and brown sugar added to balance vinegar
May 14
The flavor of vinegar was a little too strong for German settlers in the early days of the Carolinas, so they decided to add tomatos to sweeten up their barbecue sauces. Now, tomato-based sauce has become the way to go for barbecue enthusiasts across most of the South, with the addition of molasses or brown sugar making the taste sweeter the farther west you move.
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Local Events
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Provincetown Art Association and Museum: Consignment Auction ::
at Provincetown, MA |
Food/Drink ::
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12:00pm
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Single Women’s Weekend Lunch ::
at Crown Pool, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA |
Pride ::
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6:00pm
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2008 Latino Pride of New England :: Community Resource Fair ::
at Back Bay Events Center, Boston, MA |
Food/Drink ::
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6:00pm
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Single Women’s Weekend Dinner ::
at Paramount, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA |
Entertainment :: Theatre
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8:00pm
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Wau Wau Sisters ::
at Paramount, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA |
News :: GLBT
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10:30pm
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Speed Dating ::
at Paramount, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA |
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Sunday, May 18th
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11:30am
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Cabaret Fest Brunch Buffet :: at Cabaret, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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Monday, May 19th
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10:00pm
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Ryan Landry’s Showgirls :: at Paramount, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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Wednesday, May 21st
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9:00pm
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Hump Day Karaoke :: at WAVE, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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Friday, May 23rd
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7:00pm
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Kate Clinton’s Hilarity Clinton 08 Tour :: at Paramount, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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7:30pm
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Scarbie :: at Cabaret, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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9:00pm
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The Beats of Summer :: at Paramount, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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9:00pm
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Yaz TV :: at WAVE, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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9:00pm
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Buddy Star’s Fabulous Tour of Provincetown :: at Cabaret, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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10:30pm
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The Painted Ladies :: at Cabaret, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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Saturday, May 24th
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Casino Night :: at Provincetown, MA
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Raku Extravaganza and Ceramic Show :: at Provincetown, MA
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Sunday, May 25th
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9:00pm
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Vault at Large Resident DJ Chris Racine :: at Paramount, The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
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