WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

Which Way for the Parkway?

June 6, 2012

Cassie Paton & Brooke Hall & Piper Watson · Station North

Photo by Piper Watson Station North’s Parkway Theatre continues on its uncertain path as three bidders on the property hope…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Ravens Superbowl Parade

February 7, 2013

Larry Cohen · Sports

Baltimore welcome's home their World Champion Ravens!

Inside Out at 2640

June 22, 2011

Philip Laubner · Music

"It's not a traditional trio in the sense of bass and drum accompaniment. It's really bass, drum and piano interacting. We talk to each other

Big Baltimore Roots Revival

July 12, 2012

Kevin Chesser · Events, Music

On Friday, June 30th, Big Baltimore Roots Revival delivered its namesake and then some to the packed hall of Frazier’s on 36thstreet. Said revivalists included

Parallel Practice at the BMA

February 26, 2014

Jordan Goodman · Art, Artist Profiles, Events, Performance

Life is uncertain. We create habits and worldviews to soften the fear of the unknown. What if we learned to drum and dance with our

Occupy Baltimore

October 12, 2011

Justin Allen & Matt Kelley · Social Innovation

The Occupy Movement, and the Arab Spring before it, are both remarkable because they represent the potential to create movements that are decentralized, organized, and

The Temporary Nature of Ideas

September 9, 2010

Justin Allen & Theresa Keil · Art

If humans weren’t social animals, civilization wouldn’t have evolved into what it is today. Considering the amount of time life has existed on this planet,

Peaceable Farm

October 30, 2013

Peter Jackson · Charm City

Have you ever wondered what happens to Thoroughbreds and work horses after they’ve outlived their usefulness? It’s not a pretty story. Thankfully, there are organizations

Poetry: 3. Une Graine (Excerpted from Lux Light Lumiere) by Jesse Mitchell

May 30, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

3. Une Graine Ambulances and cars slam screaming, moon soaked, through the hard streets baked clean by the sun all day.  This is me all

Hidden Netflix :: Soldiers of Paint

February 12, 2014

Dan Gvozden · Charm City, Film

All is fair in love and war, especially with paintballs.

Breaking News & Criticism

April 10, 2013

Benjamin Andrew · Art, Art Criticism

Benjamin Andrew advocates for a new and creative criticism!   BALTIMORE –  An ongoing crisis in the world of art criticism has left many writers stunned,

Novel Excerpt from Jessica Anya Blau

July 1, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

Local author Jessica Anya Blau’s dark and funny new novel, The Wonder Bread Summer, out now from Harper Perennial, has been receiving a lot of very

Ed Gross: Alchemist

December 5, 2012

David London · Art, Artist Profiles

First photo by Frederick William Redelius Ed Gross is an Alchemist of sorts. At his studio at the Crown Cork and Seal Complex is Highlandtown,

Baltimore is Going Pantless to speak out against Victim Blaming

April 3, 2014

Brittney-Elizabeth Williams · Community

The Mission: Local activists, performance artists and sisters Bunny Vish’us and Brittney-Elizabeth Williams are gathering people to hang out at Baltimore’s Artscape- with no pants

Crossing Cultural Divides in a Rowboat

June 23, 2011

Lee Boot · Social Innovation

Bruce MacKenzie is a shipwright. He builds boats. But he also builds young people's interest in learning by thinking about their culture, and about what

Round Falls, Baltimore

December 18, 2013

Jess Bither · Art Criticism

It’s difficult to view Round Falls from the highway overhead; it’s even hidden to runners along the Jones Falls Trail. Round Falls is out of

Bring Back Streetcars

June 13, 2013

Lindsey Davis · Community

I recently sat in a room with high profile developers- discussing the potential integration of local businesses into their revitalization project. The conversation morphed into

Candyland After a Neutron Bomb

March 26, 2014

Katherine Jamieson · Essays

“Life has gotten real complicated, and when you think of Enchanted Forest, it’s not.”                      

artist profiles

Robert Marbury

“Where I can produce ridiculous things, I will.” Stuffed animals, coffee cups, and merit badges aren’t usually thought of as…

Travels with Jack Radcliffe: Michele Li Murphy

A SOGH Story

Shawn Theron

The Blind Biker

Infinite Games: Mixtum

sustainability

Small Time

A couple of years ago, while I was reporting on a redevelopment plan in Buffalo, New York, I met up…

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Big Green Pirate Party

Baltimore Free Farm

Farmageddon

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