Metro Weekly

Life + Leisure

  • Heading for a Home

    Can people make it through the entire process of buying or selling a home without real estate agents assisting them? Maybe. Whether they should try...

  • Paris by the Hours

    So you're about to embark on an amazing international vacation, with all your plans set – except for that extended layover in Paris, which is...

  • Welcoming West Hollywood

    Having to be away from your home on your birthday is hard enough. Having it happen when you are getting ready to turn 40 is...

  • Network to Get Work

    With the recent economic anxiety, finding a new job can seem an impossible task, especially for those who are unemployed. But whether you're looking for...

  • Bottom Buddy

    When talking to groups as an advocate of safe sex, José Ramirez often gets puzzled looks from guys when he suggests they use a female...

  • Lasting Impression

    People get tattoos for all sorts of reasons. An expression of love, a significant date, a memoriam, an autograph – the list is likely endless....

  • Here's to the Dogs!

    ''Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.'' The quote belongs to the late Roger Caras, an American wildlife photographer and...

  • Animal Magnetism

    Chip Wells presents a mild, polite demeanor. There's a Southern sensibility in the man that makes personal, yet common, questions – his age, for example...

  • Lube Alarm

    While working the night shift at the Pleasure Place near Dupont Circle, Janea Kelly often fields questions from customers regarding the small shelf of lubricants...

  • Zipping Along

    Have you ever wanted to leave behind the concrete trappings of the city and leap off a tree like Tarzan? Thanks to Go Ape!, you...

  • Honing in on Honey

    The mid-Atlantic is in bloom. Winter's crisp, barren branches are bursting with green. The once snow-buried yards are sun-kissed and welcoming a rainbow of blooms....

  • Rebate Ready

    On your marks. Get set. Wait! That is, if you live in D.C., Maryland or Virginia. If you lived in, say, Ohio, that appliance rebate...

  • Divine Desert

    Like a fine cheese or wine, some things simply get better with age. This certainly seems to be the case for Santa Fe, as the...

  • Questions and Carats

    They may be a girl's best friend. They may even be forever. But as Jon Mervis advises, they aren't absolutely necessary. Just one of the...