Metro Weekly

Clublife

  • Leather Family Picnic

    ''It started out as just a twinkle in my eye,'' Michael Sessa says. Six years later, Sessa's twinkle of an annual local Leather Pride event...

  • To the Nine

    You won't have to be dressed to the nines to get into Number Nine, D.C.'s newest gay lounge, set to open soon. But the space...

  • Fueling Station

    Jacob Pring and Charger Stone photographed by Julian Vankim Need to refuel? This Sunday, May 1, take an exit to Adams Morgan for D.C.'s first-ever...

  • The Omega Man

    Once upon a time, at a jam-packed gay bar known as the Frat House, there was a rush on Rush. ''We actually stopped selling liquor...

  • Gurls Gone Wild

    Ashliana Rowe's mother helped her daughter choose a stage name -- to use in performing burlesque. ''I actually emailed my mom,'' says Rowe. '''Mom, I...

  • Mobile Drinks

    Want a happy hour drink at a non-happy hour time of day? There's an app for that. ''BarTab is an app that allows users to...

  • Tiara Fairy Tale

    When David Lowman says he has performed as Reba McEntire, he's not just being an over-the-top drag queen. ''I actually toured with Reba McEntire for...

  • Club Rites

    ''The '80s are a bit of a blur,'' laughs Stephen Pevner. The 50-year-old is pretty sure he went to storied New York club Paradise Garage,...

  • Rose Garden

    Rose Garcia is extremely proud of her work on Showtime's reality show The Real L Word. ''I can remember when I was growing up,'' the...

  • Charmed Disguise

    Bella Stassi promises that this Saturday, Feb. 19, Baltimore's Club Hippo won't look or feel like a normal night out. ''Our plans are to truly...

  • Cake Off

    Ever see a cake with a watersports theme, euphemistically speaking? If you've ever been to Scarlet's Bake Sale, the annual cake auction fundraiser at the...

  • Herndon Hideaway

    Last summer, So Addictive Lounge started a gay night on Wednesdays. By November, Thursdays and Fridays had gone gay too. ''We were thinking about adding...

  • Temperature Rising

    Eddie Elias knows a thing or two about heating up and cooling down a room. He toiled for 12 years as a heating and air-conditioning...

  • Swanky Sunday

    Remember Lizard Lounge? Mark Lee's popular Sunday night party permanently closed over two years ago, but a new decade brings what could be a long-awaited...

  • Birthday Suit

    Who said anything about snow? ''We are not expecting the 's' word. We are not talking about the 's' word,'' says Karen Diehl of Cobalt's...