| Feature Story | Outing the Vote | Gay locals talk politics in the final stretch to Nov. 4 | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Pink Shadow | Renewed DC Sentinels launch gay basketball tournament | by Yusef Najafi |
| News | Hope Emerges from Horror | Judy Shepard and local activists reflect on the decade since Matthew Shepard's murder | by Yusef Najafi |
| Dance | Passage to India | Aniruddhan Vasudevan performs with Dakshina | by Yusef Najafi |
| Film | Swept Away | Fans of 'Noah's Arc' should jump to see the film, because it will likely be sweeping into and out of theaters quickly | by Tim Plant |
| Music | Magnum Opus | With 'Paperboy' Morel delivers a tour de force -- an album you'll be playing nonstop for a long time to come | by Doug Rule |
| Stage | Wartime Zeroes | The Folger Theatre is a brilliant location for 'Henry IV,' and these weeks before the elections, the perfect timing | by Tom Avila |
| Soundwaves (archive) | Soundwaves | Madonna, Good Charlotte, Hot Chip | by Doug Rule |
| Money | Career Finder | Find work with local, inclusive, temp agency | by Yusef Najafi |
| Opinion | Countdown | Commentary: Center Field | by Richard J. Rosendall |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | October 23-29, 2008 | by Carrie Megginson |
| Snapshots | Reel Affirmations 18 Opening Night Party | Town | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Omega | Omega | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Ladies First | Fab Lounge | Ward Morrison |