Metro Weekly

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  • Rodeo 101

    By on September 7, 2005

    Think of the National Mall as the wide-open plain, Remington's as the local honky-tonk, and summer tourists as cattle. To make the illusion complete, some...

  • Atlantic Stampede Dance Schedule

    By on September 7, 2005

    FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 Line-dance lesson 11:40 p.m. in the Columbia Ballroom Two-step lesson 12:50 a.m. in the Columbia Ballroom SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 Square-dance lesson 1:45...

  • DeBoldly Going

    By on August 31, 2005

    Susan Hester calls Kathleen DeBold ''Mautner's Miracle.'' ''She thinks about the Mautner Project in every waking hour,'' marvels Hester, the lesbian health organization's founding executive...

  • Community Building

    By on August 24, 2005

    Much of metropolitan Washington's community is from elsewhere. Michael Sessa, raised in a thoroughly Italian-American neighborhood in Boston's Revere suburb is no exception. Traces of...

  • Cutting through the Static

    By on August 17, 2005

    F. Scott Fitzgerald was famously wrong in his declaration, ''There are no second acts in American lives.'' Americans, particularly those in the public eye, have...

  • Mama's Mission

    By on August 10, 2005

    Noi Chudnoff inside Go Mama Go! If you drive by too quickly, the sign above the door might look more like ''Go Mango!'' warns Noi...

  • Dynamic Duo

    By on August 3, 2005

    It was the kiss that rocked the Tonys. And pissed off Fred Ebb. ''I thought they made spectacle of themselves, frankly,'' the late Broadway legend...

  • Bob Mould: Independent Spirit

    By on July 27, 2005

    When Bob Mould moved to Washington three years ago in June of 2002, he was at a crossroads in his life. Recently fully out, the...

  • Note for Note

    By on July 20, 2005

    A word of advice to those planning to attend a concert conducted by Emil de Cou: Remain in your seats. No autopilot standing ovations, please....

  • Welcome to Provincetown

    By on July 13, 2005

    It's difficult to describe the charm of Provincetown, the ever-popular gay resort town at the very tip of Cape Cod. Like Key West, it lies...

  • Crystal and the Community

    By on July 6, 2005

    The war room assembled June 28, a strategy session pulling together representatives from several corners of metro area's community. The police were there, along with...

  • Encoded

    By on June 29, 2005

    For the past decade, Jeff Code has built his reputation as the D.C. area's premier photographer of the male form. His black and white photographs...

  • Marching to a Different Tuna

    By on June 29, 2005

    There are plenty of tuna recipes. You can grill it, throw it into a salade niçoise, or marry it straight from the can with mayo...

  • Dogs Have Their Day

    By on June 22, 2005

    It wasn't actually the dog days of summer. Rather, the skies over the Pride of Pets dog show offered about as perfect a late-spring day...

  • Pride in Pictures 2005

    By on June 15, 2005

    The Capital Pride Parade was held Saturday, June 11, 2005. Parade participants included some fifty floats, bands and marching contingents, plus numerous local politicians and...