Metro Weekly

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  • True Colors

    Whatever you do, don’t ask David Bromstad to name his favorite color. “Impossible!” he exclaims. “That’s such an unfair question!” Who said life was fair,...

  • Fall Fixes

    Imagine you live in Miami. It’s hot in the summer. It can be pretty hot in the winter, too. And as far as seasonal variations...

  • Kitchen Is King

    You’ve decided that your kitchen or bathroom is due for a facelift. Where to start? Ernesto Santalla, of Studio Santalla, recommends starting with a design...

  • Seasonal Head Start

    As you say goodbye to your summer garden, now is the time to prepare your plot for full bloom in the spring. Frank Asher, a...

  • Everything in its Place

    As you’re looking around your home wondering how you ended up with so much stuff, you may be tempted to blame the clutter for keeping...

  • State of Play

    Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, had a key legislative priority for the 111th

  • View from the Hill

    On April 21, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called Get Equal's protest of a hearing held by House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.)...

  • Awaiting the Grand Gesture

    In the coming weeks and months, the Obama administration, through the Department of Justice, will face multiple decisions about whether and how to appeal trial...

  • Father Figure

    Joseph Palacios is a man of God. He's also a doctor of sociology, a Mexican American, a Fulbright scholar, a presidential appointee on the board...

  • Sweet Licks

    ''You're no one unless you're on television, baby,'' says Luke Cazwell, the New York performer who goes by his surname. ''You can get 13 billion...

  • Working Man

    There was a time when Riley Folds didn't think it was anyone else's business at his workplace to know that he was gay. ''I was...

  • Film

    Dates subject to change at the whim of a studio executive. SEPTEMBER A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP – Director Zhang Yimou (House...

  • Stage

    ADVENTURE THEATRE Glen Echo Park7300 MacArthur Blvd.Glen Echo, Md.301-634-2270adventuretheatre.org Spot’s Birthday Party — Based on the books by Eric Hill and adapted for the stage...

  • Music: Classical and Opera

    ARTISPHERE 1101 Wilson Blvd.Arlington, VA.703-875-1100artisphere.com Aurora Opera Theater — The Secret Marriage (10/15-23, Spectrum Theatre) National Chamber Ensemble — NCE celebrates the bicentennial of Chopin...

  • Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

    9:30 CLUB Cyndi Lauper 815 V St. NW202-265-0930930.com Justin Jones — a show to promote 9:30 Records’ first release, The Little Fox EP (9/16) Superchunk...