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  • Bringing the World Home

    By on January 9, 2008

    When Steve Rucker and his partner, Adam Collick, met their teenage ''daughter'' for the first time, they were relieved to find she spoke English. ''It...

  • Cherry Buds

    By on January 9, 2008

    Cherry 2008 won't pop until April, but organizers of the city's circuit-party fundraiser are hosting two preview parties this weekend to get the buds --...

  • Retrograde

    By on January 9, 2008

    Before there was Amy Winehouse, there was Sharon Jones. In fact, Winehouse plays the mistress to Ms. Jones. That Mr. Jones Winehouse sings about in...

  • Rising Star

    By on January 9, 2008

    Life has changed for local singer-songwriter Tom Goss since he appeared suggestively nude on the cover of his debut album Naked Without in 2006. The...

  • Sound and Fury

    By on January 9, 2008

    There are those in the theater who will tell you that their ultimate goal is to transport the audience. They will say the greatest success...

  • Last Word

    By on January 9, 2008

    ''Is it dying basically for lack of interest? Military managers may be turning a blind eye because it's a nuisance, and we need these people.''...

  • Beam Me Out!

    By on January 9, 2008

    Floating through space -- further from us than Mars, but not so far as Jupiter -- there is a large piece of rock making its...

  • Lay-offs, Restructuring at Whitman-Walker

    By on January 9, 2008

    Whitman-Walker Clinic announced today that it will layoff more than 10 percent of its employees as part of a ''restructuring'' of the long-time gay and...

  • Arresting Development

    By on January 2, 2008

    Metro Transit Police have arrested five individuals for their alleged involvement in the Dec. 8 attack of a 25-year-old gay man who was riding home...

  • The Gay Squad

    By on January 2, 2008

    In the District, the award-winning Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department has been a much used resource for the city's...

  • Horoscope

    By on January 2, 2008

    Heavenly Round Up: Did you end the old year with and bang and/or a whimper? You might have been preparing for the vital shift in...

  • Fairly Perfect

    By on January 2, 2008

    Fair? Hardly. This Lady is fabulous. From the first note to the last, My Fair Lady, now in the Kennedy Center Opera House, is a...

  • From the Publishers

    By on January 2, 2008

    There was a moment last May, at the wedding reception of co-publisher Sean Bugg, where our hearts stopped cold. Our Scene photographer, Ward Morrison, who'd...

  • 2008: The Year in Preview

    By on January 2, 2008

    All dates are subject to change at each organizer's discretion. For more detailed information as the dates for events approach, contact each event organizer or...

  • Metro Weekly Reader's Digest

    By on January 2, 2008

    JANUARY Where the GLBT community is concerned, 2007 was a sad year that began -- and ended -- with death. Most months included a notable...

  • Scene 2007: The Year in Pictures

    By on January 2, 2008

    JANUARY 11 · HRC's L Word Premiere Party Love Nightclub

  • Into the Sunset

    By on December 26, 2007

    On Dec. 23, Dakota Cowgirl/Titan's Ramrod, formerly known as Hamburger Mary's, at 1337 14th St. NW, will officially close its doors. According to owner Glenn...

  • Horoscope

    By on December 26, 2007

    Heavenly Round Up: If it were all that much better to give than to receive, wouldn't there be a lot more ''secret Santa'' events throughout...

  • Lexus LS 460L

    By on December 26, 2007

    Am I really this stupid? I readied myself for my fifth attempt at using the Lexus LS 460's advanced parking guidance system. I'm the sort...

  • Soundwaves

    By on December 26, 2007

    GIVING ULTRA IN 2008... It's only days away now, and the excitement is palpable. The year 2008 holds oodles of promise for pop music in...