WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

Infinite Games: Mixtum

February 1, 2012

Dr. Nodnol III, Esq. & Philip Laubner · Art, Artist Profiles, Innovation

“There are at least two kinds of games. One could be called finite, the other infinite. A finite game is…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

HampdenFest 2012

September 20, 2012

Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen · Community, Events, Photo Essay

HampdenFest took place on September 8th, and What Weekly Photographers Theresa Keil and Larry Cohen were there to capture the action! HampdenFest began as a

HOTFLASH at Paradox

August 4, 2010

Philip Laubner & Matt Kelley · Charm City, Music

It’s Saturday night in south Baltimore and, while the masses are converging on Power Plant Live, Federal Hill, or any other bar district in Baltimore,

Araminta Freedom Initiative

January 3, 2013

David London & Theresa Keil · Social Innovation

The name Araminta, which means “defender,” was Harriet Tubman’s given name as a child slave in Maryland.  In honor of Tubman’s legacy of returning time

Scape Escape

July 12, 2012

Dharna Noor · Art, Events, Music

It’s summertime in Baltimore. That means scorching hot days punctuated by unexpectedly pleasant ones, snowballs dripping with saccharine sticky stuff and, if you’re lucky, a

What Are Bitcoins?

November 20, 2013

Ezra Winter · Business, Technology

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

Common Curriculum Launch

August 30, 2012

Jess Gartner · Business, Technology

Founder Scott Messinger excites the crowd with new features on Common Curriculum, designed with teachers in mind. During each school year, the average teacher writes

Jazzway 6004

February 10, 2010

whatweekly · Music

Occasionally, in the midst of our exploration of the city, we run into a person, place or thing that is particularly inspiring. Jazzway 6004 afforded

Inward, Outward: Last Change Gulch

October 17, 2013

Jeff Brunell · Inward And Outward

  Longtime townie Jeff Brunell finally returned to school just before turning thirty. He’s in southern India, completing his graduate field work and taking stock.

Nina Simone: Baltimore set to scenes from The Wire

January 6, 2011

What Weekly · Nightlife, Video

Nina Simone: Baltimore set to scenes from The Wire.

Hot August Blues

August 25, 2011

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Music

Part of the allure of the festival is the idyllic setting, but the music you’ll find here is truly phenomenal. There are acts here that

TRINADOT at Small Press Expo

September 3, 2014

Daniel Stuelpnagel · Literature

To refer to artist Melody Often’s distinctively orchestrated visual arsenal as “style” is to damn, with faint praise, the poetic synthesis she brings to TRINADOT,

CULTURAL GROUND ZERO

February 23, 2011

Lee Boot · Who We Am

When I was growing up in Schenectady, New York, my mother would ask me to attend her symphony orchestra concerts. She played the flute. With

High Zero Festival – Did You Close Your Eyes or Keep Them Open?

October 4, 2013

Kelly Louise Barton & Nick Hughes · Music, Photo Essay

Depending on your choice of what you attended at this year’s festival, the collective experience of High Zero was nothing short of interesting. As a

Top 5 Events :: May 15th, 2014

May 15, 2014

Gatsby · Charm City

Top 5 Events (in no particular order) Each week we bring you the goodness. We are pleased to partner with car service Uber Baltimore to help you

Whoop Dee Doo

May 2, 2012

Piper Watson · Performance, Station North

What do you get when you dream up your own version of Pee Wee’s Playhouse, mix it with a little American Bandstand, and add a

Places & Spaces’ Featured Gallery :: Area 405

April 2, 2014

Kristin Mcwharter · Art

A : 405 East Oliver Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

CMJ Crowd Discovers Indie Immigrants of Oz

November 16, 2014

David Leigh Abts & Elizabeth Abts · Artist Profiles, Festival

At the CMJ Music Marathon where all the acts are first class, Immigrant Union is a ladder to the sun.

fashion

The Happy Hatter of Waverly

Photography by Brittney Sullivan In the world of fashion, there are many different pieces of the wardrobe and most people…

Smart Textiles

Charm City Makeup

Robyn’s Nest

Fighting Rape in Underwear

In Good Fashion: Form The Label

social innovation

#SaveADopeBoy

“You know, people look at the young drug dealers in this city like they a menace. Man, these are kids.…

Beat Well

Downside Up

Occupy Everywhere

The Baltimore Algebra Project

Let’s Mess With Texas

artist profiles

Cara Ober

The term “jack of all trades” is a figure of speech that generally carries a negative connotation (since the rest…

Michael Owen

Artist Heather Joi

Sean E. Conroy

Nikkuu Design

Swordswallower Dai Andrews

sustainability

Big Green Pirate Party

The Big Green Pirate Party was a fundraiser for Baltimore Green Careers, a Civic Works project that has a kick-ass…

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

Welcome to the Free Farm

Small Time

Fixing The Future

Farmageddon