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  • Raising the Bar

    By on October 6, 2011

    Sitting on its prominent 17th Street corner, the expansive windows of JR.'s look out on a community that its helped become a little more ''out''...

  • Becoming Law

    By on September 29, 2011

    The conclusion of a four-part series marking the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Defense of Marriage Act By the time the Senate passed...

  • Over and Out

    By on September 21, 2011

    ''That's a dream come true,'' retired Air Force Maj. Margaret Witt said, watching servicemembers celebrating the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' on Tuesday, Sept....

  • House Holdouts

    By on September 21, 2011

    After Congress passed and the president signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act in December 2010, all the action that Congress needed to take...

  • The Line to Re-enlist

    By on September 21, 2011

    For former Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Johnson, Sept. 20 could not come fast enough. In 2007, after serving for 10 years, Johnson came...

  • Imagining a Better Future

    By on September 19, 2011

    ''For many of us, this is a dream long deferred,'' Michelle Benecke says. ''I've been working on this for 22 years, since I resigned my...

  • Film

    By on September 15, 2011

    In order of scheduled release date. Dates subject to change at the whim of a studio executive. SEPTEMBER DRIVE -- Ryan Gosling headlines a murderer's...

  • Stage

    By on September 15, 2011

    ADVENTURE THEATRE Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, Md 301-634-2270 adventuretheatre.org Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse -- Even Lilly has some bad days, but...

  • Dance

    By on September 15, 2011

    CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER University of Maryland College Park, Md. 301-405-ARTS claricesmithcenter.umd.edu Maryland Dance Ensemble (12/2-3) 29th Annual Choreographers' Showcase -- Choreographers from the area present...

  • Classical Music

    By on September 15, 2011

    BACH SINFONIA Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center Silver Spring, Md. 301-362-6525 bachsinfonia.org Suoni Belli: Instrumental Wonders of the Italian Baroque -- A journey into...

  • Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

    By on September 15, 2011

    9:30 CLUB 815 V St. NW 202-265-0930 930.com Atari Teenage Riot (9/17) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (9/17) Molotov (9/18) Girls (9/19) Pepper & The...

  • Above and Beyond

    By on September 15, 2011

    AFI SILVER THEATRE 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring 301-495-6720 afi.com/Silver Opera In Cinema -- Landmark productions from some of the most venerable opera houses in...

  • Museums and Galleries

    By on September 15, 2011

    1708 GALLERY 319 West Broad St.Richmond, Va.804-643-17081708gallery.org FEED 2011: A Juried Biennial -- Featuring artists Kyan Bishop of D.C., Larissa Borteh of New York, Shawn...

  • Fall Arts Preview 2011

    By on September 14, 2011

  • Manji's Mission

    By on September 8, 2011

    Irshad Manji has new pieces in her life. There's her new book, Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage To Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Then there's...