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  • Adam Tenner to be honored at Whitman-Walker benefit

    By on June 10, 2015

    Whitman-Walker Health’s Legal Services Department will honor Metro TeenAIDS executive director Adam Tenner, longtime volunteer SaVanna KB Wanzer, and the DC Public Schools Office of...

  • Registration Opens for Maryland Swim for Life

    By on June 1, 2014

    Registration is officially open for the 23rd Annual Maryland Swim for Life, an annual swim competition that doubles as a fundraiser for local nonprofits, hosted...

  • Swim for Life Beats Goal

    By on August 3, 2012

    The accounting is in from the 21st Annual Maryland Swim for Life, held July 14 and hosted by the District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC),...

  • Youth Day at AIDS 2012 Is Wednesday!

    By on July 24, 2012

    D.C.’s Metro TeenAIDS is presenting Youth Day at AIDS 2012 tomorrow, July 25. It’s a full day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the...

  • Making a Supportive Splash

    By on July 12, 2012

    Swimmers will take to the Chester River Saturday, July 14, to raise money for both cleaner water and D.C.'s Metro TeenAIDS nonprofit organization at the...

  • Christopher Barnhill

    By on May 2, 2012

    Christopher Barnhill may be only 25 years old. But to hear this Metro Weekly Next Generation Award winner tell it, he's already fulfilling his life's...

  • Terra Tempest Moore

    By on May 2, 2012

    Describing Terra Tempest Moore, Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League Executive Director Andrew Barnett wrote, ''She is a natural leader, talented public speaker, and fierce advocate...

  • Addressing the Data

    By on August 11, 2011

    Local HIV/AIDS organizations responded this week to the Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new study on HIV infections in the U.S. The study,...

  • Test Time

    By on June 22, 2011

    In any war, intelligence is crucial. Certainly the axiom holds in the District's war against HIV, where one of the most crucial bits of intelligence...

  • Community Kudos

    By on December 8, 2010

    Inspiring role models may be hard to find, but the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (CFNCR) annually recognizes individuals considered ''unsung heroes'' with...

  • Rhee Recap

    By on October 20, 2010

    Michelle Rhee has been a controversial figure in D.C. politics since her appointment as D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) chancellor by Mayor Adrian Fenty in June...

  • Non-Profit Jackpot

    By on October 7, 2010

    While the nonprofit world may understandably be excited about the Myer Foundation Exponent Awards, which annually recognize five leaders in the sector with $100,000 apiece,...

  • D.C.'s Failing Grade

    By on March 10, 2010

    It happens every two years. High school and middle school students take part in the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which asks them questions...

  • Finding Hope

    By on November 26, 2009

    Watch a random episode of The Simpsons and you may well hear a panicked Helen Lovejoy -- the reverend's wife -- screaming, ''Won't somebody please...

  • Clearing the air

    By on June 20, 2007

    D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said there are no plans to disband the city's award-winning Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit, despite media reports and an...