Don’t keep it in. Say it with socks
I’m not one for expressing emotions. Telling the rest of the world what I’m feeling just doesn’t ever seem to make the top of my daily to-do list. That’s why I write. It’s much easier to put something down on paper than to speak up about an issue [...]

That’s the conception—but of course, the city has always had a vibrant gay nightlife scene

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
We’re standing in the Crest, outwardly a nondescript little cinderblock of a bear bar on an industrial stretch of Cherry Avenue near Long Beach’s border with Paramount. Inside, there’s a fireplace, and out back a waterfall.
What’s a [...]

Paradise bridges Rainbow Row’s bar gap

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Even if you’ve never eaten at Paradise, chances are you can probably describe the place—a brick box that stands out in mid-’90s Miami style, with checkered tiles and metal planters and neon lights pulling your eyes away from the road. The restaurant/bar needs to stand out, though, [...]