All posts by Will O'Bryan
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Homegrown Galas
Washington knows galas, from national organizations' star-studded dinners to embassies' glittery fetes. But there's something possibly dearer for locals when the homegrown groups step into...
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Surprised by Parenting
This weekend, I'm heading to my second baby shower -- my first for a gay family. This is not what I expected. First, I'm old...
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Rebate Ready
On your marks. Get set. Wait! That is, if you live in D.C., Maryland or Virginia. If you lived in, say, Ohio, that appliance rebate...
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The Sweet Spot
While Marie Antoinette may (or may not) have offered to let the starving peasants of France eat cake, guests at a wedding -- French peasants...
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Catering to You
Speak with a variety of caterers and you're likely to come away with some reliable maxims. First, there are vast variables in budgeting for a...
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Dollars and Scents
Generally speaking, there are two times in your life you'll be celebrated with flowers. The difference with your wedding is that you'll get to enjoy...
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Singing Through Spring
As late spring sees the end of the 2010 pride season, it will also see the end -- or, at least, the indefinite cessation --...
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Immigration Insult
It's been busy in Washington lately. An ENDA sit-in, White House arrests for DADT, marriage equality, Kathy Griffin, the tea-baggers' return, health care in Congress,...
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Calman's Calling
New York's loss is Washington's gain. Although, it's not as if New York has given up Leslie Calman completely. The political science Ph.D. returns one...
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Festival's Future
As piles of snow melt away, preparing the stage for cherry blossoms, change is in the District's air. But it's not all Mother Nature's doing....
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Time for Tributes
In a city as dynamic as Washington, and with a vibrant LGBT community to match, there's no doubt that there are an endless number of...
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Passion Plate
In 2002, metro D.C.'s culinary landscape added a new point of interest: Jamie Leeds. Trained in New York under high-profile restaurateur Danny Meyer, and also...
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40-Year Phase
When it comes to pivotal years in LGBT history, 1969 -- year of the late June riots at the Stonewall Inn gay bar in New...
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Shticks and Stones
There's the old Woody Allen joke about how being bisexual can double your chances of getting a date. It's not terribly funny, but it gets...
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Friends at Different Phases
Washington's a diverse place. That doesn't mean, however, the city always blends well. A family may pick a single church and remain loyal to it...
