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  • Mulling Over Marijuana

    By on January 30, 2014

    It's the one area of public policy that still prompts giggles and bad jokes about junk-food cravings, but the push to reform the nation's laws...

  • The Pot's in the Kitchen

    By on January 30, 2014

    Cooking and cannabis have a long history together. It was long used in Cambodian cooking, for example, with Westerners returning home with tales of ''Happy...

  • Joint Effort

    By on January 30, 2014

    Earlier this month, Congressman Jared Polis extended a headline-grabbing invitation to President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. In a Jan. 23 letter...

  • Mizeur Matters

    By on January 23, 2014

    According to most pundits, Heather Mizeur is the clear underdog in her bid to win the Maryland Democratic Party's nomination for governor in the June...

  • Where Leather Meets Levity

    By on January 16, 2014

    As dependable as cherry blossoms in spring, Washington is once again ready to welcome the Centaur Motorcycle Club's Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend, Jan. 17 to 20....

  • A Helper's Heart

    By on January 16, 2014

    ''For a long time,'' Ramien Pierre says, ''I would surreptitiously look at leather images, watch leather porn and follow it on the Internet.'' In other...

  • Remembering Jim Raymond

    By on January 16, 2014

    As the Centaur MC's Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend unfolds, many taking part will have Jim Raymond in their thoughts. A Centaur and a longtime fixture in...

  • MAL 2014 Calendar of Events

    By on January 16, 2014

    The host hotel for the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend is the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW. Events marked with...

  • Learning To Fly

    By on January 9, 2014

    In 2012, Robert J. Priore made a splash on these very pages. ''That was kind of when I was single, and just trying to put...

  • 2014: Year in Preview

    By on January 2, 2014

    When you're done enjoying all the Scene shots from 2013, have a taste what's ahead in the coming year. (All information subject to change.) JANUARY...

  • The Year in Scene 2013

    By on January 2, 2014

    Photographs by Ward Morrison, Christopher Cunetto, Todd Franson, Rhuaridh Marr and Randy Shulman. // Visit Metro Weekly's Scene section to see all of our

  • The What, When and Who of 2013

    By on December 19, 2013

    It's not quite over, but 2013 has already piled up enough historic points to sit out the few days remaining to 2014. While the community...

  • Christian Lezzil: Winner

    By on December 12, 2013

    {Christian Lezzil (Photo by Julian Vankim)} ''You can always join the circus.'' Christian Lezzil is in many respects your typical 23-year-old, still plotting exactly what...

  • Jared Lee: 2nd Runner-Up

    By on December 12, 2013

    {Jared Lee (Photo by Julian Vankim)} In his previous interview with Metro Weekly, Jared Lee said his life's philosophy was ''Don't be an asshole.'' But...

  • Brian Embly: 1st Runner-Up

    By on December 12, 2013

    {Brian Embly (Photo by Julian Vankim)} {Coverboy: Brian (Photo by Julian Vankim)} The shy guy is not the one you expect to be baring it...