| Feature Story | Go Team! | As D.C. makes its bid for the 2014 Gay Games, Brent Minor believes the city is ready to make the final goal | Interview by Sean Bugg Photography by Todd Franson |
| Feature Story | Breaking Out the Bid | Locals step up to secure Gay Games 2014 | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Milestone Medals | Obama to award highest honor to King, Milk | by Clare Shepherd |
| News | Out on the Trail | Local HIV-positive gay man nears the end of his cross-country bicycle odyssey | by Yusef Najafi |
| Film | Cook's Country | The two stories that comprise Julie & Julia are like pairing Kobe beef with a side of McDonald's french fries | by Tim Plant |
| Music | Sensitive Singers | Chris Garneau's new album is altogether more confident than his debut, while Jay Brannan makes covers his own | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Signature Moment | Signature Theatre presents highlights from its upcoming season with an open house | By Doug Rule |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | August 6-12, 2009 | by Carrie Megginson |
| Travel | Big Apple Buses | Many locals choose wheels over wings or rails to hit New York | by Clare Shepherd |
| Snapshots | Funky Town | Town Danceboutique | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Capital Area Rainbowlers Social | AMF Alexandria Lanes | Ward Morrison |