All posts tagged "nightclubs"
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The Attractions of Pride
''People have told me that they feel empowered, that my songs are so empowering,'' singer Deborah Cox told Metro Weekly in 2010. ''Even though some...
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Partying with Pride
Ashanti will perform at Fur Nightclub this Friday, May 25, as part of a ''mega party'' for DC Black Pride. It's purportedly the R&B singer's...
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Taking a Drag in Arlington
You won't see drag queens in swimsuits at the Miss Gay Arlington pageant. ''There are several queens who God blessed with an extremely good body,...
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Very Cherry
For the first time in many years, the hit radio station Hot 99.5 has been touting Cherry as an HIV/AIDS dance benefit, mentioning it as...
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Outspoken #48 – Bearing It All
In this edition of Outspoken, Ebone Bell enters the bear cave at Town's weekly Bear Happy Hour, to find out what bearlebrities people love most...
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Pink Palace
There's a refurbished dance floor, which will be flanked by tables and chairs. There's also an enhanced sound system and more lights. But the biggest...
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Outspoken #43 – Drag Band [video]
In this installment of Outspoken, Ebone Bell heads over to Omega for the DC Different Drummers amateur drag event, ''DCDD Does Drag, Too'' on Sunday,...
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Tribal Journey
Someone once called DJ Paulo a ''pots and pans'' DJ. ''People who don't understand what I do and who don't understand rhythm as much, they...
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Thriller Night
Not everyone likes to dress up for Halloween. Some people dress up enough already the rest of the year. But you certainly get more chances...
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Blue Decade
''Basically, they were playing all of the wrong music,'' Mark Rutstein says about Cobalt when he became the dance club's manager three years ago. ''They...
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Rock Steady
This year may spell the end of PhaseFest -- at least as it has come to be known during its first five years. Next year,...
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Apex's New Phase
The secret's finally out: The club most recently known as Apex will soon reopen as Phase 1 of Dupont, an offshoot of D.C.'s oldest lesbian...
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Outspoken 35: Guilty or Innocent? [video]
Ebone Bell wanders into Nellie's Sports Bar during their Sunday Guil-Tea Dance to inquire sex on the first date, Axe Body Spray and Justin Bieber....
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Outspoken, Ep. 34: Lesbian Nightlife [video]
Host Ebone Bell visits Cobalt for the Bare White Party to find out what exactly makes the lesbian nightlife scene so alluring. //
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Farewell to Badlands/Apex
Metro Weekly put out a call to the community to offer its own memories of Badlands/Apex. What follows are a selection of the responses that...
