Rob Long is running for reelection, but some of the races he is most concerned about are outside his district.
Palm Beach County
H.G Roosters in West Palm celebrates a milestone 42nd anniversary with a week jam-packed with events, starting on Monday, Sept. 21. But it’s history as a gathering space for LGBTQ folks goes back to even before it opened. In the 1940’s the building at 823 Belvedere Rd. first opened as Club Sirocco, with a discrete LGBTQ following. In the 1960s the space was home to My Apartment, a private key club catering to lesbians. In the 1970’s it became Turf West, one of thee bars under the Turf umbrella in Palm Beach County (PBC), owned by Gene Greeter.
For HG Rooster’s, May 19 marks both devastation and rebirth.
In a swift reversal, Palm Beach County has approved funding for improvements at Compass Community Center in Lake Worth Beach, backing off an earlier denial tied to Florida’s new anti-DEI law.
There was rain. There was wind. And still, Pride.
When many people think of Pride, they think of June. But in Palm Beach County, Pride arrives a bit earlier.
Palm Beach Pride & Parade returns March 28-29, bringing a weekend of celebration, visibility and community to Lake Worth Beach.
The Palm Beach Pride Pageant took place last weekend at The Lake Worth Playhouse in Lake Worth Beach. Compass Community Center was the host of the event, as they've done for many years in the past. This year was also a tribute to the former queen and kings. Beloved queens, Melissa St. John and Camille Dior Love, served as MCs.
In a packed room at H.G. Rooster’s, Florida’s longest operating gay bar, Rob Long did not need to convince the crowd he was on their side.
November is all about giving thanks and being with family, or your “chosen family.” So, what’s going on at our Palm Beach County bars?
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