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For the past five years, popular San Antonio drag performer Kristi Waters has been crowned the Best Drag Queen in the Brit Sis Awards, an annual show voted by the local LGBTQ+ community.
The former fifth-grade teacher took home the crown during the fifth annual Brit Sis Awards, which took place on March 21 at the Heat Night Club, according to the show s Facebook page. Last year, she was also named Best Drag Performer by the San Antonio Current, which Waters said meant a lot, but the Brit one always feels special because it feels like home. Winning the [Brit Sis] award always feels special, said Waters, who was born in Corpus Christi and has lived in San Antonio for the past 10 years. It is nice to have that recognition by the LGBTQ+ community. It s nice knowing my work keeps being recognized.
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The many people the monarchy has hurt: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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In an interview with Oprah on Sunday, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry described the experiences that led them to leave their official roles in the British Royal Family. Specifically, Markle said, a barrage of attacks from the British press, racist attitudes within the Royal Family, a lack of support, and other factors drove her to have suicidal thoughts. (The Palace has since released a statement sharing that the family was saddened by the couple’s revelations and would address them privately.) The interview was devastating and, for many, familiar.
Steven Spurrier, the Brit who got California wines to be taken seriously, dies at 79
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Steven Spurrier in the Halls of Congress in 2016, on the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris tasting.Lucy PopeShow MoreShow Less
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Steven Spurrier in the Halls of Congress in 2016, on the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris tasting.Lucy PopeShow MoreShow Less
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Steven Spurrier, left, with French wine writer Michel Bettane in 2010.Saez VictorShow MoreShow Less
Steven Spurrier, who died Tuesday morning at age 79, was an unlikely champion for California wines. In 1976, the British wine merchant was running a shop in Paris that specialized in the great wines of France Burgundy, Bordeaux when he visited Napa Valley, at the time considered a podunk farming town.
Prosecutor: State nears deal in police trooper s DUI case
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State police Sgt. John McDonald, right, appears with his attorney, Robert J. T. Britt, Monday in Superior Court in Middletown.Nicholas Rondinone / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A file photo of the Route 188 intersection, looking west on Airport Road in Southbury, Conn.Peter Yankowski / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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MIDDLETOWN The criminal case against a state trooper charged in a driving under the influence crash that hurt a woman and her daughter in September 2019 is “nearing a resolution,” a prosecutor said.
In a brief hearing Monday before Superior Court Judge Kevin J. Murphy, Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Jeffrey Doskos said the case was “nearing a resolution” but he asked for a continuance at the request of an attorney for the victims in the crash.
Prosecutor: State nears deal in police trooper s DUI case
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State police Sgt. John McDonald, right, appears with his attorney, Robert J. T. Britt, Monday in Superior Court in Middletown.Nicholas Rondinone / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A file photo of the Route 188 intersection, looking west on Airport Road in Southbury, Conn.Peter Yankowski / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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MIDDLETOWN The criminal case against a state trooper charged in a driving under the influence crash that hurt a woman and her daughter in September 2019 is “nearing a resolution,” a prosecutor said.
In a brief hearing Monday before Superior Court Judge Kevin J. Murphy, Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Jeffrey Doskos said the case was “nearing a resolution” but he asked for a continuance at the request of an attorney for the victims in the crash.