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  • Greener Pastures

    By on July 21, 2004

    While most states have chosen to brand themselves, through their license plates, with innocuous mottos like ''Famous Potatoes,'' New Hampshire has selected the arguably more...

  • Truly Yours

    By on July 21, 2004

    Dear Lena, I am an 18-year-old living in southern California and I am very interested in girls, but I have never been with one. I...

  • Ria World

    By on July 21, 2004

    It's always a challenge to design a restaurant for a hotel that doesn't look and feel like a hotel restaurant, a term laden with baggage....

  • Wigged Out

    By on July 21, 2004

    The B-52's haven't garnered much attention in years. But the fun, frolicking foursome is gearing up for a major splash: After a 13-year absence, the...

  • Cutting Edge

    By on July 21, 2004

    The Scissor Sisters have been on a tear since the spring, topping the album chart, selling out prestigious concert venues and scoring hit after hit...

  • Last Call

    By on July 21, 2004

    The Toyota Celica is a difficult car to love, because it so obviously wants to be loved. I've long maintained a kind of love-hate relationship...

  • A Night to Remember

    By on July 21, 2004

    ''It's not a party. It's not a gala. It is a social marketing effort that also has a fundraising component.'' Clyde Penn's description of last...

  • Environs

    By on July 21, 2004

    Don't listen to what all the other people say! Stake out your claim to individuality, personal space with this 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA townhouse...

  • From 'Coverboy' to Cover Story

    By on July 14, 2004

    Even a little PG-rated beefcake can be political ammo in Washington, D.C. Just ask Jonathan Tolman, a star of Metro Weekly's ''Coverboy Confidential'' feature in...

  • Finding the Center

    By on July 14, 2004

    It's an unassuming place, Stead Park, bounded on two sides by streets that define to a large extent the center of the gay and lesbian...

  • Mass Hysterics

    By on July 14, 2004

    There aren't many actors who could get a huge laugh out of the line ''Milk was a bad choice,'' but count Will Ferrell among them....

  • Doggone Terrific

    By on July 14, 2004

    It's not just your imagination -- Silver Spring does indeed keep getting better and better. And while most everyone knows about the lovingly restored AFI...

  • The Accidental Flirt

    By on July 14, 2004

    We met at the bus stop. I don't know his name; it didn't come up. He asked me a question about bus fares and I...

  • Loan Lock

    By on July 14, 2004

    Quick quiz: Janey and Jim each have $15,000 in student loans, but Janey only pays $147 a month while Jim pays $170. Each will pay...

  • Passion Play

    By on July 14, 2004

    The passionate op/ed by Graham N. Murphy is a heartfelt and jarring thing. His sagacity of the facts is impressive. I...

  • Rattle and Hum

    By on July 14, 2004

    There was no rain at this year's Capital Pride Festival, but rock-inspired folk singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick sure as hell brought on the thunder. Only Ferrick's...

  • Hearsay

    By on July 14, 2004

    The QAF Cast enters the political fundraising fray... A gay pool party that makes a cool splash... An exclusive sneak peek inside Halo... It was...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 14, 2004

    CHA-CHA CHARMS… New York's wildly successful holiday-weekend Alegria party has been since 2001 the province of Abel Aguilera, one of gay clubland's most popular and...

  • Prime Timers of DC

    By on July 14, 2004

    Prime Timers of DC Mission: A social organization for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers. Founded: 1997 Number of Members: Approx. 100 How...

  • Environs

    By on July 14, 2004

    Leave behind the confines of condos for this electrically eclectic 4 BR, 3BA Virginia stunner in West Alexandria. Plenty of room for myriad parties, all...