Arguably, nobody needs a good laugh these days as much as the gay community. Help is on the way. As part of its ongoing ''Laugh...
I left Brooklyn for all the wrong reasons. My first year in New York, I was a resident of that increasingly sought after borough, first...
Despite initial -- and substantial -- opposition to the multi-million dollar proposition of bringing baseball to Washington, the city's new team is set to play...
At first glance, Jeanette L. Buck's There Are No Strangers is nothing more than a lengthy account of a harrowing and violent personal ordeal. Told...
To look at Eric Himan, you expect his music to be hard-charging punk-rock, maybe even heavy metal. After all, he's got ''inked arms that out-sleeve...
The minute Jon Robin Baitz mentions that he recently finished penning an episode of Alias, the interviewer's mind comes to a screeching halt. He stops...
P. DIDDY CRASHES THE PARTY... Two weeks ago, Miami hosted the annual Winter Music Conference, the dance music equivalent to the film industry's Sundance. The...
Hector Zarate's first job as a teenager new to the U.S. from Peru was painting houses. Half a lifetime later, he spends his days importing...
In 2003, Vincent Worthington, who had worked in theater since he was 14, was faced with an important decision. Keith Waters, founder and Artistic Director...
''I didn't audition for Troy because I didn't think I would be considered for Troy.'' Michael Sainte-Andress is referring to the leading character in Fences,...
In 1999, Jeanette L. Buck -- a local filmmaker, playwright and director -- was accosted by a stranger in her home, brutally attacked and left...
It's no secret that 14th Street in Northwest is one of the city's fastest growing and most dynamic neighborhoods. Over the past few years, new...
Go Mama Go's Noi Chudnoff Since August 2001, Noi Chudnoff has offered funky and affordable artwork, housewares and gifts from her shop, Go Mama Go...
Flowers are a welcoming sign for passers-by at Flowers on 14th. Starting with a part-time job when he was in high school, Jeff Fritz has...
Anyone who's ever had a dog knows that a canine is more than just a pet. Man's (and woman's) best friend is also one of...
Members of D.C. Boys of Leather ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION: Founded in 1999, D.C. Boys of Leather provides leatherboys a forum in which to have fun, learn,...
You can't help but fall for this two-story Shaw 2 BR plus den townhouse. If the exposed brick and bigger-than-it-looks interior don't grab you, the...
Walking toward my Unitarian church on Easter morning, I struck up a conversation with an older gentleman who was headed my direction. He was, like...
When it comes to protesting the Pentagon's ban on allowing gay and lesbian people to serve openly, law schools have been in the forefront. But...
In Washington's ongoing tug-o-war over tobacco, the Whitman-Walker Clinic Board of Directors voted late last month to support expansion of the city's smoke-free workplace laws...