| Feature Story | Linas Garsys' artwork for Blowoff | Ads and fliers for Blowoff events | Illustrations by Linas Garsys |
| Feature Story | Blown Up | Rich Morel & Bob Mould celebrate a decade of beer, bears and Blowoff beats | Interview by Doug Rule Illustrations by Linas Garsys |
| News | DC Eagle Celebrates Scarlet's | Annual charity-fundraising bake sale becomes a weekend-long event | By John Riley |
| News | Beloved Bartender's Death Rocks Tracks Community | Ahead of April reunion, friends and patrons remember Jay Schmidt as the face of the legendary nightclub | By John Riley |
| News | Deoni Jones's Legal Legacy | Family to file complaint in homicide case as mayor announces partnership with U.S. Attorney's Office | By John Riley |
| News | Banner Year | Casa Ruby Latino LGBT community center's 2013 calendar set to raise funds for needed programs, on day at a time | By John Riley |
| News | Carson Charged | U.S. Attorney's Office files indictment against suspect in 2012 IHOP shooting on seven counts | By John Riley |
| Film | Swan Song | ''Side Effects'' is an oddly ho-hum send-off for one of this generation's most fiercely independent, daring filmmakers | By Chris Heller |
| Music | Wedding Party | GMCW to serenade Maryland couple at a special concert wedding | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Local Heroes | There's something distinctly un-American in the way Thornton Wilder undermines the comforts of an unexamined life in ''Our Town'' | By Kate Wingfield |
| Stage | Pool Days | The special challenge of staging ''Metamorphoses'' at Arena Stage | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Shock and Blah | Studio's latest ultimately warrants the attention it gets from a shocking title, while Keegan's ''Cabaret'' is a bit dull | By Doug Rule |
| Clublife | Nostalgic Kick | Adam Koussari-Amin and Khelan Bhatia are provoking smiles and laughter with their BreakfastClub party | By Doug Rule |
| Opinion | The Petty and the Vile | From Westboro Baptist Church to Sen. John McCain, LGBT people are unfortunately accustomed to vile political attacks | By Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Super Bowl Swine and Moving the Ball | We need to keep advancing, but there will never be a finish line | By Will O'Bryan |
| Coverboy Interview | Coverboy: Joseph | Politico Rising | Photography by Julian Vankim |
| Poll | The pope is resigning. Which of these Catholic luminaries should replace him? | Take our poll! |