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  • Adam Tenner to be honored at Whitman-Walker benefit

    Whitman-Walker Health’s Legal Services Department will honor Metro TeenAIDS executive director Adam Tenner, longtime volunteer SaVanna KB Wanzer, and the DC Public Schools Office of...

  • Registration Opens for Maryland Swim for Life

    Registration is officially open for the 23rd Annual Maryland Swim for Life, an annual swim competition that doubles as a fundraiser for local nonprofits, hosted...

  • Swim for Life Beats Goal

    The accounting is in from the 21st Annual Maryland Swim for Life, held July 14 and hosted by the District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC),...

  • Youth Day at AIDS 2012 Is Wednesday!

    D.C.’s Metro TeenAIDS is presenting Youth Day at AIDS 2012 tomorrow, July 25. It’s a full day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the...

  • Making a Supportive Splash

    Swimmers will take to the Chester River Saturday, July 14, to raise money for both cleaner water and D.C.'s Metro TeenAIDS nonprofit organization at the...

  • Christopher Barnhill

    Christopher Barnhill may be only 25 years old. But to hear this Metro Weekly Next Generation Award winner tell it, he's already fulfilling his life's...

  • Terra Tempest Moore

    Describing Terra Tempest Moore, Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League Executive Director Andrew Barnett wrote, ''She is a natural leader, talented public speaker, and fierce advocate...

  • Addressing the Data

    Local HIV/AIDS organizations responded this week to the Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new study on HIV infections in the U.S. The study,...

  • Test Time

    In any war, intelligence is crucial. Certainly the axiom holds in the District's war against HIV, where one of the most crucial bits of intelligence...

  • Community Kudos

    Inspiring role models may be hard to find, but the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (CFNCR) annually recognizes individuals considered ''unsung heroes'' with...

  • Rhee Recap

    Michelle Rhee has been a controversial figure in D.C. politics since her appointment as D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) chancellor by Mayor Adrian Fenty in June...

  • Non-Profit Jackpot

    While the nonprofit world may understandably be excited about the Myer Foundation Exponent Awards, which annually recognize five leaders in the sector with $100,000 apiece,...

  • D.C.'s Failing Grade

    It happens every two years. High school and middle school students take part in the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which asks them questions...

  • Finding Hope

    Watch a random episode of The Simpsons and you may well hear a panicked Helen Lovejoy -- the reverend's wife -- screaming, ''Won't somebody please...

  • Clearing the air

    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...