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★ Cover Story

Challenging a Culture of Low Expectations

May 23, 2013

Makenna Hardy · Social Innovation

The reality of life is that it’s not all cupcakes and rainbows. Even if it were, cupcakes aren’t good for…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Portland: We’re Nice Here, Remember  

September 11, 2014

Chuck Green · Commentary

I grew up in Baltimore, and I’ve been here for my entire life, except for a few occasional travels and a year or two when

What Instagram :: Adam Elkins

February 6, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton · Charm City

Not only does Adam Elkins’s Instagram, bigmanjapan, provide a glimpse into Cleveland that I had no idea existed, he also manages to capture vivid reflections

FritzBall!!!

September 20, 2012

Philip Laubner & Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen · Charm City, Events, Photo Essay

  Photo by Philip Laubner Behold the rapturous joy on the faces of those celebrating the life and times of the one and only, Kyle

Gold Rush Gala

May 17, 2012

Tristan Brooks & Breck Jones · Charm City

Single Carrot Theatre‘s Gold Rush Gala, their sixth annual fundraiser, went off without a hitch Saturday night. The event, catered by Joe Squared with music

Top 5 Events :: April 4th, 2014

April 1, 2014

Gatsby · Charm City

Top 5 Events (in no particular order) Each week we bring you the goodness. Submit your event to our calendar if you’d like to see yourself here!

College Daze

May 7, 2014

Shawn Binder · Charm City

I remember moving into my freshman year dorm. My parents had driven me all the way up to college blasting the Dixie Chicks and reminiscing

Poetry: Lauren Bender and Stephanie Barber

July 29, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

look at the camera now tilt your head to the left act like you’re crying

The DriFish: The 13th Floor

August 24, 2011

whatweekly · Music, Video

The DriFish: ‘The 13th Floor’ featuring Native Son and Green Tea.

Welcome to the Free Farm

August 16, 2012

Dharna Noor · Hampden, Sustainability

All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the Baltimore Free Farm. Until recently, the

Spike Jonze’s Her :: Film Review

January 30, 2014

Dan Gvozden · Film

Deep inside the insular cortex of our brains, a flurry of actions and reactions occur to create the feelings we associate with love.  These aren’t

Land Of Confusion

September 2, 2010

whatweekly & Justin Allen · Charm City

Recently Good Vibes Promo & Rise N Shine brought together an impressive roster of DJs including the likes of

Making Space for Steel

April 4, 2013

Fred Scharmen · Art, Art Criticism

Making Space for Steel – The Architecture of Sparrows Point By Fred Scharmen At Sparrows Point, on the outer harbor, just southeast of the Francis

What the Folk?: BFF with BMOREhush

November 7, 2013

BMOREhush · Festival, Music, Video

BMOREhush documented much of the recent Baltimore Folk Fest. Here’s some of what they found there. There was a thrill, a surge, and a huge

Capital Pride 2014

June 10, 2014

Kevin McNamara · Events

Everyone is at least a little gay for someone. Of course, some of us are more queer than others. On Saturday, June 7, I went

BRO-DOWN

November 24, 2010

Theresa Keil & Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Music, Station North

Feeling as though we needed to be wielding battle axes and clamors, the mood and sounds went from rock music to war cry as everyone

Young Blood

July 21, 2011

Tedd Henn · Art

Maryland Art Place is currently hosting an exhibition of work by exciting emerging artists from the Maryland Institute College of Art, The University of Maryland

fashion

Confirmed Stock

Oh, Charm City. We may be behind other major metropolises in a few ways, what with their reliable public transportation…

Tailor Made Cocktails

Smart Textiles

Charm City Makeup

Designs by Stephanie Bradshaw

RAW Artists: Cultivating Creativity

nightlife

Infernoland

Each year millions of families travel by planes, trains and automobiles to amusement parks all over the world. Upon arrival…

Sick Weapons Last Show at Golden West

Peace Spore

Brian Baker

Boite: Show and Tell

Sound and Fury Signifying… Oscar.

social innovation

Ultimate Block Party

To find out more about the Ultimate Block Party check out our story from last week or go to their…

Luminous Intervention

Dusting Off Our Game

From Here To There

Educulture

The Consent Revolution

artist profiles

Cory Donovan

Living Illustrated with Alex Fine

I should know better than to ascribe one’s artistic work as wholly representative of the artist himself. Still, I feel…

Mr. Oz

GETTING OUT OF THE GROUND with Adam Scott Cook

BROS

Travels with Jack Radcliffe: Michele Li Murphy

TOVEN

sustainability

Farmageddon

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

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

Big Green Pirate Party

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Baltimore Free Farm

Fixing The Future