The Washington Blade is back today, having returned to its original name after publishing as DC Agenda since November. If you have trouble finding a hard copy (or, if you're just like us and read everything online), below is a .PDF of the redesigned gay weekly. This week's stories can of course also be viewed at the paper's website, which for now is still www.dcagenda.com, although the nameplate has indeed been changed. more ›

Starting this Friday, D.C.'s LGBT weekly newspaper will once again be called the Washington Blade, the Post is reporting. more ›

This comes courtesy DC Agenda, which had exclusive access to the courthouse nuptials of Jeremy Moon and Bryan Legaspi earlier this morning. Their marriage, officiated by D.C. Superior Court Judge Brook Hedge, took place at roughly the same time as a religious ceremony joining James Betz and Robert Hawthorne went on outside the courthouse. The two couples marked the first legally recognized same-sex weddings to be performed in the District of Columbia on March 9. more ›

From the ashes of the Washington Blade, DC Agenda has risen. The staff of the suddenly shuttered LGBT publication has managed to put together a new web site and "a modest, early iteration" of a print edition, both out today, less than a week after they all lost their jobs. From their introductory message:

The former staff of the Washington Blade remains united and DC Agenda represents our effort at continuing the important mission and work of the Blade. It will grow and evolve to include a much larger and more diverse group of voices. But the core of the Washington Blade’s work remains unchanged. We will cover Congress, the White House, the LGBT rights movement, the D.C. marriage fight, local hate crimes and other political issues important to the LGBT residents of the city. more ›

The folks who were all abruptly laid off from the Washington Blade earlier this week are meeting tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the Hard Rock Cafe (11th and E Streets NW), where they hope to greet loyal readers and/or potential investors & volunteers who want to help them get a brand new newspaper off the ground. Read more about what they're up to at SavetheBlade.com, and stop by to join them for a drink tonight. The former Blade staffers changed the name of their Twitter feed today to @DCAgenda, so it looks like they might already have an official name for the new venture at this point. more ›