| Feature Story | Justin Carroll | Winner of Metro Weekly's 2005 Nightlife Coverboy of the Year | Photography by Jeff Code Profile by Dan Odenwald |
| Feature Story | Scott Jones | Coverboy of the Year 2005: 1st Runner Up | Photography by Jeff Code Profile by Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Douglas Miller | Coverboy of the Year 2005: 2nd Runner Up | Photography by Jeff Code Profile by Doug Rule |
| News | Smoke Saga | DC City Council moves forward with smoking ban for restaurants and nightlife venues | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Partisan Acclaim | Gertrude Stein Democrats honor Mayor Williams and others for GBLT contributions | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Hitting Back | 'Crystal Meth Sucks' campaign sees success | by Will O'Bryan |
| Film | Love Story | 'Brokeback Mountain' is every bit as good as you've wished, while 'Narnia' is more engaging than you might expect | by Randy Shulman |
| Music | Older is Wiser | Terri Clark continues her fabulous run with 'Life,' while Gretchen Wilson succumbs to a stereotypical sophomore slump | by Tim Swoape |
| Stage | One Day More | Unlike other bigger-better-more musical extravaganzas, 'Les Miz' has aged as gracefully as its core material | by Jolene Munch |
| Soundwaves (archive) | Soundwaves | Grammy Dance Award Nominees, Deep Dish, Kraftwerk, more | by Doug Rule |
| Gears | A Surprising Sedan | 2006 Hyundai Sonata LX | By Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Crain's Campaign | Commentary: A Town Square Opinion | By Richard J. Rosendall |
| Snapshots | National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association D.C. Chapter Holiday Party | Busboys and Poets | Henry Linser |
| Snapshots | One In Ten VIP Donor Party | I. Gorman Jewelers | Henry Linser |
| Snapshots | Taint | DC9 | Henry Linser |
| Snapshots | The White Party | VelvetNation | Henry Linser |