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  • Coffee Clatch

    By on March 12, 2008

    Need a caffeine fix? We have a variety of solutions, be they automated or a twist on the old-fashioned. No matter which one you choose,...

  • The Palette of Life

    By on March 12, 2008

    Finding her Capitol Hill row house was a dream come true for Santa Lia Jones. Literally. A native Washingtonian, Jones grew up on the southeast...

  • Last Word

    By on March 12, 2008

    ''Well, you know, if I was a girl and he was a girl, and I was a lesbian and he was a lesbian, I'd be...

  • Idol Speculation

    By on March 6, 2008

    Hearsay doesn’t generally get caught up in all the American Idol madness, but all the fuss being made over David Hernandez‘s alleged pre-Idol career as...

  • Headline of the Day

    By on March 5, 2008

    Ars Technica’s Ben Kuchera reports on the passing of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax. With all due respect to this now late great game...

  • Horoscope

    By on March 5, 2008

    Heavenly Round Up: Change is in the air. Change is in the weather. The change is more natural and more sweeping than we may suspect....

  • Chili Night

    By on March 5, 2008

    The Alexandria Gay & Lesbian Community Association (AGLCA) is encouraging ''small, medium and large businesses '' to take part in its first GLBT Friendly Business...

  • Benton Honored

    By on March 5, 2008

    The Falls Church City Council has named Nicholas F. Benton, the out gay editor, founder and owner of the Falls Church News-Press as ''2007 Business...

  • Chaos Closes

    By on March 5, 2008

    According to a recorded message, Club Chaos, a 10-year-old GLBT restaurant and bar located at 1603 17th St. NW, has closed. ''Thank you for calling...

  • Asylum Granted

    By on March 5, 2008

    Even though his face was hidden behind a curtain, and a scrambler used to disguise his voice, Korab Zuka still felt anxious about taking part...

  • Southeast Memories

    By on March 5, 2008

    There was no body to mourn inside the meeting room of the Charles Sumner School in Northwest last Thursday, Feb. 28. But for the crowd...

  • In and Out

    By on March 5, 2008

    Army Sgt. Darren Manzella could be the all-American poster boy for Army recruiting. The 30-year-old speaks softly with a polite charm that seems to reflect...

  • Time Flies

    By on March 5, 2008

    An authentic clock, one of the oldest human inventions, is meant to make noise. The word ''clock '' is derived from the Celtic words clagan...

  • Preparing to Bloom

    By on March 5, 2008

    There's no predicting March weather. Spring starts March 21, but that could mean prematurely balmy weather or a late-season blizzard. And while that may mean...

  • Vacation Vice

    By on March 5, 2008

    Sitting by the pool, down in Fort Lauderdale to celebrate a pal's 30th birthday, the relaxed conversation turns -- both in topic and tone --...

  • Illusions of Grandeur

    By on March 5, 2008

    This is not a Penn & Teller magic show. Instead, the Emmy-award winning Teller -- the silent partner in that world-renowned magic enterprise -- has...

  • Reynolds Rap

    By on March 5, 2008

    ''There is no more Hollywood,'' bemoans screen legend Debbie Reynolds. ''It's a sign on a hill but there are no more studios, no more heads...

  • Malfunctioning

    By on March 5, 2008

    To study Janet Jackson's new album, Discipline, is an exercise in bafflement. The album features the best music Jackson has released in nearly a decade,...

  • Raiding Spielberg

    By on March 5, 2008

    In 1982, three 12-year-olds living in Mississippi embarked on a movie-making mission: To recreate Raiders of the Lost Ark, scene by scene. Armed with a...

  • Pig Sty

    By on March 5, 2008

    Sometimes a story about a girl born with a pig's face is just that: a story about a girl born with a pig's face. And...