Metro Weekly

Life + Leisure

  • Get Out!

    The D.C. metro area is home to some of the most beautiful mountains and rivers on the East Coast. Virginia's Shenandoah National Park has some...

  • Arbiter of Taste

    How do you revamp one of gay District's most iconic landmarks without losing its personality? That's the challenge Brad Weesner was given when he was...

  • Summertime Blues

    When Maryland's Jake Nodar made his great, gay showing on the Discovery Channel's Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment, filmed in September 2008, blueberries...

  • Universal Gear

    With luck, those crunches and culinary restraint have paid off because, like it or not, it's swimsuit season. And Universal Gear, at 1529B 14th St....

  • Homebody

    Some retail proprietors don't care much for the lingering, ''I'm just looking,'' sort of patron. Not so with Erin Mara and Henriette Fourcade, owners of...

  • Homes for Hounds

    Dogs are not allowed in the house. That's a motto Tim Williams had to accept growing up in his parent's home in Southeast Georgia. ''My...

  • Bugging Out

    Not all creepy-crawler horror stories are make-believe. Take, for instance, the true tale about the botfly that laid eggs in an unsuspecting Washingtonian enjoying a...

  • North and South Neighbors

    We all know the type: the person who will travel the world to experience new things, but fails to take advantage of what is available...

  • Finding a Fearless Future

    Once upon a time, retirement was the obvious reward for the latter part of life's journey. Put in your years at the desk, on the...

  • Proud Parents

    In some places around the country, gay and lesbian people are still banned from adopting children. Likely in those same areas -- and well beyond...

  • Stovetop Solutions

    Few things inspire envy like a well-appointed kitchen. From drawers brimming with specialized gadgets for every conceivable function, to gleaming stainless-steel appliances to a hanging...

  • Toro Mata

    Everything in Toro Mata: the Art of Peru is original. That is, of course, with the exception of the of the replica paintings of renowned...

  • Nuptial Know-How

    Planning a wedding can be expensive and nerve-wracking. And if you've decided to tie the knot with your other half and you just happen to...

  • Planning the Game of Life

    As summer approaches, there is one thing on every senior's mind: graduation. Parents flying in, hats tossed, and the paralyzing fear of knowing you'll need...

  • Local and Luscious

    There is a story D.C.-native Patrick O'Connell, the openly gay proprietor and chef -- one of the world's very best -- of the Inn at...