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Ultimate Block Party

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Nudashank, New York, New Work

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BROS

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Kathy Fahey

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Meet Me at the Crossroads

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Kickstart Shodekeh's Muse

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Romantic States

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Space Invaders

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Night Sweats

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RIP “Blaster” Al Ackerman

March 21, 2013

Adam Robinson · Baltimore Reader, What Lit

“Blaster” Al Ackerman died on Sunday. He was a general in Baltimore’s literary avant garde—though it occurs to me that assigning…

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Run, Bolly, Run: Bollywood visits Baltimore at the Creative Alliance this Summer

June 30, 2014

Peggy Hoffman · Events

Ever wonder why Bollywood is so popular? Well, for one reason, there are lots of Indian people all over the world. And, Indian or not,

Fashion’s Night Out

September 14, 2011

Glenford Nunez & Max Bent · Fashion

The September Issue Photo by Travis Johnson The Baltimore Fashion Alliance’s celebration of Fashion’s Night Out, a now international Fashion Week kick-off created by Vogue

The French Conniption: When a Chip Chop Drill Kills

April 25, 2013

Larry Evans · Charm City

As you could surmise from my rambling inaugural What Weekly piece Wrestlin’ With Baltimore (if you happened to catch it – and if not – just think of

Tis The Season

October 24, 2013

Adam J. Kurtz · Comedy

It's Halloween, which means we are about to be fully immersed in the holiday season. Which in and of itself is fine, except the year

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’s Most Dynamic Surf Rockers :: Beachmover

April 1, 2015

Kevin McNamara · Artist Profiles, Events, Music

It’s a Tuesday night, you know what that means – time for tacos and surf music. At least this was the case, when the stars

Poetry: 2 by Brian Checco

August 15, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

4am in the morning threading through sepsis streets with my pockets full of crumpled receipts.

MLK Parade

January 20, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Art

The Women In Black of Baltimore at the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade were among our favorites on MLK Blvd. Of all people to run

Infernoland

January 20, 2011

whatweekly & Matt Kelley · Charm City, Nightlife, Performance

Each year millions of families travel by planes, trains and automobiles to amusement parks all over the world. Upon arrival they’re subject to hours of

Fugazi’s Brendan Canty Preaches D.I.Y with DC’s Top Ethiopian Swing Band

June 4, 2015

Leslie Ann & Kathryn Bristow · Music

Photo by Bob Howl Before their hiatus, punk rockers Fugazi preached kinetic music and creative independence at a time when the label-based music industry was

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

Baltimore Chefs Behind Bars

April 15, 2015

Meekah Hopkins · Events, Food

Chefs Behind Bars…it sounds like culinary Cops, or some sort of correctional-based reality show. If you’re like me, you’re already half tempted. But the actual

Serge Salat: Beyond Infinity

January 31, 2012

whatweekly · Art, Video

This immersive installation by french artist and theorist serge salat interweaves mirrors, light, music, and fractal art in an architecture that conflates visitors' perceptions of

All Things Round

October 26, 2011

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Art

What AVAM has managed to do is curate an exhibit that is wholly interactive without necessarily needing to be tactile. As you wander through the

Hail The New Queen of Hampden Eduardo I

September 12, 2013

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

Photo by Larry Cohen Hampden will never be the same after Gallery 788’s Grand Opening at their new location on the Avenue last week. It’s

Plywood

September 14, 2011

Philip Laubner · Art

I didn’t set out to cover a story about a new “Pop Up” gallery on Saturday night. I just wanted to pop into Belvedere Square,

Asking Questions is a Must See

August 17, 2011

Brooke Hall & Philip Laubner · Performance

Not for the faint of heart, Nancy Murray’s original debut play Asking Questions reminds us why theatre still exists. As new variations on entertainment emerge