Metro Weekly

All posts by Will O'Bryan

  • Birthday Bar

    There are older gay bars in D.C. than JR.'s Bar and Grill. And there are older JR.'s bars in the country than the local namesake....

  • Think Pink

    Pink Martini is hard to pin down, with its lush sound combining a cocktail aesthetic, classical talent and world beats. Thomas Lauderdale, front man for...

  • Queer Campuses

    Billing itself as ''the first and only guide for LGBT students and their families on finding the right college,'' Alyson Books last month released The...

  • Rove's Family History

    Did political mastermind Karl Rove -- who as President Bush's top political aide helped craft campaign strategies using same-sex marriage as a homophobic political weapon...

  • The Shadow Knows

    Philip Pannell has given decades of service to various D.C. communities. He's worked for the city's Democratic Party and NAACP chapter. He's been an advisory...

  • Maryland May Make History

    With a record number of openly GLBT candidates, Sept. 12 offers an exciting primary for Maryland voters. Among these eight candidates is Dr. Dana Beyer,...

  • Broncs, Boots and Beats

    In these parts, the start of the Atlantic hurricane season means more than flash flooding and power outages. It means it's time for another Atlantic...

  • Gay Dems Honor Own

    The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city's primary organization for GLBT Democrats, has chosen four recipients for its 30th Anniversary Leadership Awards. Eric Stern, former...

  • Finding the Bridge

    It was an emotional appointment for Darlene Nipper and much of the district's GLBT community. Her predecessor, Wanda Alston -- the first to head Mayor...

  • Sister Schism

    Since 1976, women have been gathering in the wilds of Michigan, creating a space that, say attendees and organizers, is at once political, liberating, nurturing,...

  • From A to Be Bar

    Tom McGuire and Mike Watson are in the final stretch. Labor Day Weekend is set to mark the opening of their new lounge, Be Bar,...

  • Capital Area Rainbowlers Association (CARA)

    CARA members on their 2006 Capital Pride Parade float(Photo by Henry Linser/file photo) MISSION: Founded in 1995, CARA coordinates and promotes the sport of bowling...

  • Hard Feelings

    Generally, when a novel throws characters at readers in quantities not easily digested, it's time to settle in for either an epic war story or...

  • Calendar Boys

    The rush for purchasing calendars usually hits during the winter holidays, but heed this fair warning: One of the hottest 2007 calendars -- at least...

  • GLAA Rates Candidates

    A handful of officers and members of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C., (GLAA) gathered for more than five hours Tuesday night...