Metro Weekly

All posts tagged "dc center"

  • Patty Boom Boom Throws Support to ‘Battis’ Tonight

    Tonight ushers in the third edition of a party at U Street nightclub Patty Boom Boom meant to celebrate tropical music genres while also advocating...

  • DC Center Announces Fall Initiatives

    The DC Center, the District's LGBT community center, has announced two new autumn initiatives in the areas of combating anti-LGBT violence and promoting better health....

  • No Unified Front on Russia

    Center Global, a program of The DC Center, the city's LGBT community center, welcomed about 30 people into the center's U Street space last night...

  • Writ Large

    Some prefer sci-fi, while others crave spice. Or, maybe it's nonfiction all the way. E-book or traditional, there are plenty of options, and that's what...

  • D.C. Deal Jeopardizes Relocation for DC Center

    D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and the owners of Major League Soccer's D.C. United soccer team Thursday morning announced the signing of a public-private partnership...

  • Suspect Arrested in Stanton Road Stabbing

    Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced today that an arrest has been made in connection with the stabbing attack of a transgender woman...

  • Latino Pride Split

    A schism among organizers of D.C.'s Latino Pride celebration has resulted in two different sets of events in the days leading up to Capital Pride's...

  • New DC Center Space Is Secure

    Rumors of a potential land swap that could jeopardize the June relocation of The DC Center, the area's LGBT community center, were floated in an...

  • D.C. Allen Makes $25,000 DC Center Donation

    Washington businessman D.C. Allen, owner of 14th Street's Crew Club gay gym and spa, on April 2 announced a donation of $25,000 to The DC...

  • Coffee at the Center

    The DC Center, the city's LGBT community center, has kicked off a ''coffee drop-in hour'' for older LGBT adults on Mondays. The coffee hour is...

  • Oscar! Oscar!

    ''With Lena Lett commenting on people's outfits, I think it's going to be better than Joan Rivers,'' says Michael Fowler, co-chair of this year's...

  • 2013: A Look Ahead

    Welcome to the new year. If you've made some resolutions, best of luck in keeping them. They likely have to do with health and wealth....

  • DC Center Gets Reeves Center Home

    Home, at last. That's the sentiment of The DC Center's director, David Mariner, after the announcement Tuesday night by Mayor Vincent Gray (D) that the...

  • D.C. Council Taking Steps for Homeless Youth

    Members of the D.C. Council are trying to expedite the passage of a bill that would reform services for LGBT homeless youth before the next...

  • GLLU Website Ceases

    An external website for the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU) is no longer operating, prompting some local LGBT activists to...