Metro Weekly

Life + Leisure

  • Naked Decor

    By on August 19, 2009

    Local designer Supon Phornirunlit, known best by his first name, doesn’t put much stock in catalogs to sell his products. “Either you love or you...

  • Rooftop Respite

    By on August 12, 2009

    When it comes to summarizing the attraction of a rooftop, no one surpasses the lyrics written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, sung beautifully by...

  • Big Apple Buses

    By on August 5, 2009

    As locals continue to make the trek to New York in droves, bus lines appear to be grabbing an ever-larger portion of the pilgrimage. In...

  • Pulp

    By on July 29, 2009

    You’ll always find a fun mood inside Pulp. The shop's founder Ron Henderson, who died in February, left a legacy of levity. ''He always showed...

  • Disconnect Effect

    By on July 29, 2009

    Relaxing on the beach in Rehoboth earlier this month, Ben Thompson scooped up all of his things in a flash as an unexpectedly strong wave...

  • Get Out!

    By on July 22, 2009

    The D.C. metro area is home to some of the most beautiful mountains and rivers on the East Coast. Virginia's Shenandoah National Park has some...

  • Arbiter of Taste

    By on July 15, 2009

    How do you revamp one of gay District's most iconic landmarks without losing its personality? That's the challenge Brad Weesner was given when he was...

  • Universal Gear

    By on July 8, 2009

    With luck, those crunches and culinary restraint have paid off because, like it or not, it's swimsuit season. And Universal Gear, at 1529B 14th St....

  • Summertime Blues

    By on July 8, 2009

    When Maryland's Jake Nodar made his great, gay showing on the Discovery Channel's Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment, filmed in September 2008, blueberries...

  • Homebody

    By on June 24, 2009

    Some retail proprietors don't care much for the lingering, ''I'm just looking,'' sort of patron. Not so with Erin Mara and Henriette Fourcade, owners of...

  • Homes for Hounds

    By on June 24, 2009

    Dogs are not allowed in the house. That's a motto Tim Williams had to accept growing up in his parent's home in Southeast Georgia. ''My...

  • Bugging Out

    By on June 17, 2009

    Not all creepy-crawler horror stories are make-believe. Take, for instance, the true tale about the botfly that laid eggs in an unsuspecting Washingtonian enjoying a...

  • North and South Neighbors

    By on June 3, 2009

    We all know the type: the person who will travel the world to experience new things, but fails to take advantage of what is available...

  • Finding a Fearless Future

    By on May 27, 2009

    Once upon a time, retirement was the obvious reward for the latter part of life's journey. Put in your years at the desk, on the...

  • Proud Parents

    By on May 20, 2009

    In some places around the country, gay and lesbian people are still banned from adopting children. Likely in those same areas -- and well beyond...