WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

MLK Parade 2012

January 19, 2012

Jordan Goodman & Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen · Beat Well, Social Innovation

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor. It must be demanded by the oppressed.” 2011 was a pivotal point…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Gigi McKendric – September 11

September 11, 2012

David London · Film, Video

https://vimeo.com/16361708 https://vimeo.com/16362321 From the film, as spoken by Gigi McKendric: “The American Philosopher George Santayana warned that those who forget history are condemned to repeat

The Baltimore Zoo Through the Lens of Fall Libations

November 23, 2014

Chuck Green · Commentary, Food

  Baltimore has a zoo! I almost forgot. I definitely went there when I was a kid. I was riding my bike past it one

To Whip, Perchance to Scream: Eroticism Revisited

August 5, 2014

Heather Clark · Essays

I remember trying to do this once before…and I remember it ending badly. I was tense, reluctant and extremely wary of my counterpart – I

To Wed

July 13, 2011

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Love, Video

On Saturday July 9th, I hatched a plan to surprise the love of my life with a party to commemorate her birthday and to surprise

Inward, Outward: Ugly American

August 1, 2013

Jeff Brunell · Inward And Outward

My wet backpack and its cool new smell snapped my cheap tranquility, and I decided that I’d be miserable for the afternoon if I didn’t

Weekends New Video

November 16, 2011

whatweekly · Music, Video

https://vimeo.com/31889471 Weekends – “Roommate / Raingirls” from Friends Records on Vimeo. Video for “Roommate” & “Raingirls” from the Strange Cultures LP out now http://www.friendsrecordsbaltimore.com/releases/weekends-strange-cultures Starring:

2013 Sowebo Festival

June 3, 2013

Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen · Community, Photo Essay

Photo by Theresa Keil This week, photographers Theresa Keil and Larry Cohen bring back gorgeous images from Sowebo Festival, arguably one of the city’s most

Die Antwoord’s ‘Pitbull Terrier’ Video Aspires To New Reaches of Dumb

May 21, 2014

Nik Oldershaw · Charm City

I pretended to like Die Antwoord for a two month period when I was 17, mainly because the girl I was pursuing at the time

Artfisch at 788

June 9, 2011

Philip Laubner & Theresa Keil · Art

Illustration by Erica Hinson Denny On Thursday, June 2nd, friends, family and admirers of Erica Hinson Denny, a.k.a. Artfisch, gathered at Gallery 788 for her

Pigment at Gallery 788

April 7, 2010

Philip Laubner · Art

Johnny Thorne and photographer Jack Radcliffe at the April opening at Gallery 788 entitled ‘Pigment.’ Gallery 788 is by far one of the most inclusive

Copycat Variety Show

March 23, 2011

Philip Laubner · Art, Performance

I've enjoyed various Copycat Theatre member's productions outside the warehouse in which they reside - they're intense and immersive experiences. Finding myself inside their living

That’s What Shebooks Said

August 26, 2014

Abby Higgs · Literature

Danielle Ariano sits at her kitchen table, alternating her attention between her laptop and a thick stack of papers. At first glance, the stack of

Deep In The Game

October 11, 2012

Theresa Keil · Charm City, Photo Essay

Last Friday Night, Club Hippo hosted Deep In The Game, featuring Dazzlestorm (Ellen Degenerate and Amber Alert), TT The Artist and Murder Mark. What Weekly Photographer

#ThisIsBaltimore The Day After

April 28, 2015

Isaiah Williams · Community, Photo Essay

Last night everyone was looking at Baltimore all across the globe and I felt like most of what they were seeing was just fulfilling  stereotypes.

LE MONDO :: A Space of Their Own

June 23, 2015

Chuck Green · Art, Performance

EDITORS NOTE: The Le Mondo project is a significant step in resurrecting the Howard Street corridor, historically, one of the most vibrant districts in the

Conversations on Theater

July 13, 2011

Peter Davis · Performance

I go to the theater. I sometimes get to make theater. I think about how store front theater is different from community theater. I apply

Tommy Tucker, Victoria Vox and Miss Tess

December 8, 2010

Matt Kelley & Philip Laubner · Music

Photo by Philip Laubner On December 2nd sheltered from the first real bone chilling cold spell of the season, the Metro Gallery played host to

fashion

Heavy Metal Treasures :: Acid Queen Jewelry

The next time you’re driving down Falls Rd. headed north, pay attention after you pass The Avenue. About a half a…

From Russia, With Lace

Smart Textiles

La Cakerie

Sharp Dressed Man Opens In Mt. Vernon

Designs by Stephanie Bradshaw

nightlife

Comedy Noir

Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…

Peace Spore

The Death Set: Slap Slap…

Mobtown Microshow: Celebration

Bent Ear

Emily Wells at Cyclops Books

social innovation

Crossing Cultural Divides in a Rowboat

Bruce MacKenzie is a shipwright. He builds boats. But he also builds young people's interest in learning by thinking about…

PNC Transformative Art

Outside The Black Box

Open Walls Baltimore

“Hi” Art

Create Baltimore, Take 2

artist profiles

Michael Owen

You would be hard pressed to spend any amount of time in Baltimore without coming across a striking example of…

The Age of Synthesis

Robert Marbury

Jeramie Bellmay

Adam Scott Miller

Minás Konsolas: ArchiteXture

sustainability

Farmageddon

On Halloween nothing’s more frightening than a bobble headed Mr. Boh hanging out with the Gorton’s fisherman guy. Over the…

Baltimore Free Farm

Small Time

Big Green Pirate Party

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

technology

What Are Bitcoins?

Bitcoin Price Nov 2013 Bitcoins have been a very hot topic in the news recently, reaching an all-time high value…

Start Me Up :: The Reality of Starting a Tech Company in Baltimore

Smart Textiles

Inside The Electric Pharaoh

Betamore

How to See the Party Before You Arrive