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Pack Mentality

Annual Dog Days Sale makes MidCity even hotter

Published on August 4, 2011, 7:10am

Pixie Windsor started her business in Adams Morgan, and still loves living in that neighborhood. But…. ''MidCity is just really what's happening right now,'' says the proprietor of Miss Pixie's Furnishings and Whatnot. And who could argue? MidCity is the neighborhood encompassing the U Street and Logan Circle areas, with 14th Street as its main artery. And this weekend, MidCity is the place to be, for its 12th annual Dog Days Sidewalk Sale. ''Dog Days is far and away the ...[more]

Having a Ball

Team DC spends a Night Out with the Mystics

Published on July 21, 2011, 1:22am

In a way, the June 21 Night Out at the Nationals was just a warm-up, with Team DC now running down the court to the July 26 Night Out at the Mystics (assuming they catch their breath after the July 21 Night Out at the Kastles). From baseball to tennis to the Women's National Basketball Association, Team DC, the local umbrella organization promoting LGBT participation in sports, is on its toes. Small wonder then that the group's president, Ryan Bos, ...[more]

The Tweet Life

Lizz Winstead has found a way to make Twitter work for her brand of socially relevant comedy

Published on July 21, 2011, 1:19am

Broadway, take note: Lizz Winstead's big dream in life is to play Martha in a revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''That would be an amazing role to play,'' says the comedienne and social commentator, almost breathlessly, without a hint of irony. But for now the 50-year-old Winstead, celebrated for co-creating The Daily Show, is content to stand before audiences and razz, often to uproarious effect, on the current affairs of the day. ''I follow politics like ...[more]

Cheers to Beer

Garrett Oliver leads National Geographic microbrew tasting

Published on May 12, 2011, 12:47am

While living in England nearly 30 years ago, Garrett Oliver developed a taste for beer. Real beer. Not beer mass-marketed in America, or what he calls the ''beer facsimile, which tastes like fizzy water.'' Says Oliver: ''It's sort of like if you've been eating [processed] American cheese your entire life and then you go to Italy or France and you go to a cheese shop. It's suddenly like, 'Oh, apparently the stuff I was eating is not the whole story.''' ...[more]

Marriage Convenience

Wedding event marks a year of marriage equality in D.C.

Published on March 16, 2011, 9:20pm

Mayor Gray may have taken time out March 3 at the Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ to mark the one-year anniversary of marriage equality in the District, but the party's not over yet. Partners – in both the business and romantic senses – Deborah Cummings-Thomas and Sheila Alexander-Reid – have timed their wedding expo to continue the celebration. ''We planned it in March to celebrate the same-sex marriage bill,'' says Alexander-Reid of the Marriage Equality Wedding Expo, Saturday, March ...[more]

Adult Swim

The Capital Queer Prom returns to the water next Saturday

Published on March 10, 2011, 7:35am

''I will never wear a dress,'' says Eboné Bell. The 29-year-old, who describes herself as ''more masculine or butch'' than your typical woman, gave up wearing dresses soon after her high school prom. ''It wasn't me,'' she continues. ''It wasn't until a few years after high school that I really knew who Eboné was.'' Five years ago, Bell sensed she wasn't alone in her late-blooming identity, or at least in wanting to ''redo'' her prom with a genuine prom sweetheart ...[more]

Marine Life

Justin Crockett Elzie moves from Marine to wordsmith

Published on February 3, 2011, 12:05am

While being discharged from the military just for being gay can deal a gut-wrenching blow to a member of the armed forces, it's certainly nice to see the victims of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' land on their feet. On Friday, Feb. 4, locals will get the chance to see more than that -- they can get an autograph. Justin Crockett Elzie, ''The FIRST U.S. Marine Discharged Under 'D.A.D.T,''' as the promotional material announces, will be signing copies of his book, ...[more]

Bully for That

Fashion show at Town raises money for Trevor Project, Capital Queer Prom

Published on January 19, 2011, 10:01pm

''It just broke my heart, and I felt a little helpless,'' says Eboné Bell of last fall's spate of news stories surrounding gay teen suicides. ''I had to figure out how I could help.'' Bell, founder of B.O.I. Marketing & Promotions, merged her passion with her compassion and the result is the ''Put On The Gloves Fashion Show'' extravaganza, a benefit for the Trevor Project and its suicide prevention work next Thursday, Jan. 27, at Town. The event also benefits ...[more]

Artistic in Arlington

Arlington officially opens Artisphere, an ''arts space for everyone''

Published on October 7, 2010, 2:25am

''Artisphere is the kind of place where you come and hang out, bring your friends, find new friends,'' says Norma Kaplan, division chief of Arlington Cultural Affairs. ''There will be two or three or more different things happening at any given time.'' This weekend, Arlington county will officially open Artisphere, meant to be a Metro-accessible ''arts space for everyone.'' Housed in the original Newseum space in Rosslyn, the building's owner offered the county the location rent-free for 17 years in ...[more]

Hitched to Hillwood

Hillwood Estate's annual Gay Day celebrates same-sex marriage

Published on September 30, 2010, 3:06am

''With the passage of the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in D.C., it just seemed like a great time to celebrate that newfound right for the GLBT community,'' says Hillwood Estate spokesperson Lynn Rossotti. So same-sex marriage will be the theme of this year's ninth annual Gay Day event at Hillwood, set for this Saturday, Oct. 2. The event is just one of several GLBT-themed events each year at Hillwood. The estate's late founder, Marjorie Merriweather Post, was a Washington ...[more]

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