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  • 35's a Charm

    By on June 27, 2007

    A jukebox instead of a DJ -- at a dance club? ''I'm serious as a heart attack,'' says Chuck Bowers about Baltimore's Hippo when it...

  • Phantom Menace

    By on June 27, 2007

    Phantom of the Opera is today what it has always been: part circus, part carnival-ride, part made-for-TV movie. It is a sumptuous feast for the...

  • Soft Sell

    By on June 27, 2007

    Musical theater aficionados will find much to love on Stardom Road, Marc Almond's new solo album. But those who know and love him primarily as...

  • Death Becomes Him

    By on June 27, 2007

    When was the last time an alcoholic hit man was a breath of fresh air? Perhaps never, but You Kill Me provides a wonderfully refreshing...

  • Premature Closing

    By on June 27, 2007

    Bob Siegel, owner of the recently opened 2120 venue at 2120 West Virginia Ave. NE, closed the adult theater Tuesday morning, June 26, in compliance...

  • Raising the Bar

    By on June 27, 2007

    Even as a child, Melvin White showed interest in the law as an avid fan of TV courtroom dramas such as Perry Mason. ''I was...

  • A 'Fix-It' Job at D.C. Fire Department

    By on June 27, 2007

    While attending college, Sgt. J.B. Wallace never intended to become a paramedic. It was only after she earned a bachelor of science in psychology and...

  • Looking Back on Pride

    By on June 27, 2007

    The storm clouds remained at bay and the pavement never made it to the melting point. It's a tried and true formula for a perfect...

  • Margaret Dowell

    By on June 27, 2007

    Margaret Dowell ''Self-Portrait With Holy Man'' 4' x 6' oil on canvas 2007 Margaret Dowell learned her work ethic early in life, toiling in Maryland...

  • Albert Schweitzer

    By on June 27, 2007

    Albert Schweitzer ''Quilt Mama'' 16'' x 20'' mixed media on board 2007 Turning 40 just four days before the opening of ''Art in Heat,'' Albert...

  • Alan Defibaugh

    By on June 27, 2007

    Alan Defibaugh ''Who Do You Want Me To Be To Make You Sleep With Me?'' 18'' x 20'' giclée print on canvas 2007 There's a...

  • Linas Garsys

    By on June 27, 2007

    Linas Garsys ''Holiday Takes A Baltimore'' (detail) 36'' x 48'' acrylic on board 2007 Being born in Thailand has nothing to do with Linas Garsys'...

  • Scott G. Brooks

    By on June 27, 2007

    Scott G. Brooks ''Royally Ducked'' 36'' x 48'' oil on canvas 2007 Broken Eggs. Downtrodden fairy tale figures. Princesses, fairies, carnival sideshows. Amputated stumps. Wide-set...

  • Painted Lives

    By on June 27, 2007

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  • Soundwaves

    By on June 20, 2007

    TRUE COLORS, SHINING THROUGH... The weather was perfect, the crowd about as queer as they come, and then there was the lineup. Last Sunday's True...

  • Pooch Pride

    By on June 20, 2007

    See all 72 photos from the 2007 Pride of Pets Collars, leashes and harnesses were the fashion statements of choice in Dupont Circle over the...

  • Comprehensive Curriculum

    By on June 20, 2007

    Eighth and 10th grade students in Montgomery County's public schools will embark on a controversial sexual- education curriculum this fall that includes discussion of sexual...

  • Here come the chatans

    By on June 20, 2007

    Long before December 2006, when a panel of rabbis on the Conservative Movement's committee on Jewish law and standards voted in to allow individual seminaries...

  • Clearing the air

    By on June 20, 2007

    D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said there are no plans to disband the city's award-winning Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit, despite media reports and an...

  • House Warming

    By on June 20, 2007

    ON THE GLBT choral scene, there is a duo both romantic and professional who have made a name for themselves: composer Robert Seeley and lyricist...