SAN DIEGO – Hillcrest’s annual community celebration, CityFest, will return for the 28th year this Sunday starting at noon.

On the outside, this street festival may look like one of the many other similar events that take place across the city year round – vendor booths, entertainment, fair food and beverages. But once at the event, one will see that CityFest has a character, spirit, flair and fabulousness that only Hillcrest can provide.

It's the endless cycle of life: One thing dies, while at the same time something else is reborn. Eden closed last week, so right on cue, regular gay nights are returning to Spin!

Another San Diego Pride weekend has come and gone. I hope everyone is recovering well!

There were, by my count, 71 special Pride-themed club and party events last weekend. To get an idea of how successful the weekend was on that score, I asked several of my friends for comments, and here are a few of the thoughts and reflections they had to share:

SAN DIEGO -- One of the biggest challenges many face when heading to the annual San Diego LGBT Pride Parade is choosing where to view the parade from.

As the 38th annual parade, dubbed "America's Pride" this year, passes by this Saturday, one of the best places to view it will be from Eden in Hillcrest, where SDPIX/SDGLN and the nightclub have teamed for the "Official Parade Viewing Party."

Not only will those who attend the party be situated at one of the best spots along the parade route, they will be surrounded by other parade revelers celebrating America's Pride.