Italy in the late ‘60s was a 99.9% white insular Catholic country, the  only exposure to Black people was limited to a few Black soccer players peppering the richest teams in the league.

As a recovering "Cathaolic" and more precisely as a proud practicing atheist, I find myself in uncharted territory.  

This month marks the 40th anniversary of John Lennon's death.

Earvin Johnson III was born on June 4, 1992 in Beverly Hills, California, to Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Earlitha "Cookie" Johnson (née Kelly). 

In one of his "weekly ruminations," Norm Kent, publisher of SFGN, went on a rampage against technology for hampering, disrupting and interrupting his daily life.

Gov. Ron DeSantis made his ignorance and frustration with face masks known when he visited Tampa for a press conference several days ago.

James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American writer and activist.

Every evening at six my husband and I turn on the local news, we call it the "killing fields" and we count the number of shootings in our area and the number of dead. 

Several people are upset and have written to SFGN over the tag “WTF?!?” as part of a headline in an art review. Angry they are.  

Among the many compelling reasons to make sure that President Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not re-elected on Nov. 3, perhaps the 26 most compelling are the transgender Americans — most of them trans women of color — known to have been murdered this year. 

1. The first step in achieving what you want to in life requires you to get rid of what is standing in your way.

Coming out as nonbinary, I didn’t think hair would be such an issue for me. And yet, here I am.

Yes, I paint my nails. I started in my freshman year of college, where I began to develop my own sense of what I liked to wear.

Ten years ago, if you asked me about clothing, I would have sprouted out the usual mantra given to midwestern kids: “Boys wear suits and girls wear dresses.” 

Sometimes I find little moments of personal growth with friends, out with the community, in sunlight and nature.

I am thinking about estrogen. And I’m nervous.

It's hard to believe that the late Tammy Faye Bakker would be 79 years old were she alive today.

The phrase coined by the late House Speaker Tip O’Neil, “All politics are local,” seems not to be the case here in the great State of Florida.

Many Islanders have been keeping late hours over the past few days.

(WB) I was 16 when I realized I was bisexual.

As COVID-19’s devastating impact on our economy continues with no end in sight, this past Labor Day Holiday witnessed many residents of our Island City struggling to get by and unemployed.

Financial markets do what financial markets do. They go up, and they go down. Sometimes they go way up, like in the past decade.

As I prepare for the mother of all brain surgeries on Wednesday morning to extract the entire toxic legions infecting and affecting my cerebrum and cerebellum, I have a column to share.

If you’ve ever walked along Wilton Drive on the third Saturday evening of the month, you may already know Rob Saunders.

The Respect for Marriage Act received bipartisan support, but few stories have explained what the bill actually does, and just as importantly does not do. 

In doing research for this article, I was surprised to learn that Italian food is now only the third most popular ethnic cuisine in America, falling behind Chinese and Mexican.

South Florida and early-bird dinners are the butts of many a joke, however, these specials come in handy when you’re trying to make it to your seat before the curtain rises on a play or concert.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio blasted Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg after he criticized the Republican’s response to a potential upcoming vote on marriage equality in the Senate.  

Raise your hand if you’re like me and gained weight during the pandemic. It seems like everyone has.

I wasn’t happy at my new job at a liberal university near Boston. I missed my friends. I felt isolated.