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★ 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

If I Broke It :: Poetry :: Amy Arthur

September 4, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

  Illustration by Carabella Sands   If I Broke It   If my mind didn’t sail immediately past release to aftermath (the tedium of necessity,

In Good Fashion: Form The Label

September 29, 2010

Brooke Hall · Fashion

We believe that Baltimore with all its tenacity and swagger is finding a way to re-brand itself on multiple fronts. If the city ever makes

Top 5 Events :: March 26th, 2014

March 26, 2014

Ezra Winter · Charm City

Top 5 Events (in no particular order) Each week we round up the most fun goings-on in the city.  Please submit your event to our calendar if

Huge Meteor Explodes Over Russia

February 15, 2013

whatweekly · Charm City

A huge meteor exploded over Russia this morning, damaging buildings, blowing out windows, and injuring up to 500 people.

Gemini Moon

October 13, 2011

whatweekly · Artist Profiles

As a full time artist I believe that anything is possible because I live the impossibilities, so I know without a doubt that together WE

The Electric Pharaoh in Photos

November 20, 2014

Brooke Hall · Performance, Photo Essay

The Baltimore Rock Opera Society‘s production of The Electric Pharaoh. All photos by Brooke Hall. Over the years, the Baltimore Rock Opera Society productions have

Grind My Reels “Blue Is the Warmest Color”

November 14, 2013

Dan Gvozden · Film

With the domestic release of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival-winning Blue is the Warmest Color, I’ve been doing a great deal of thinking about my

Warnock Foundation Survey Finds Hope Amongst Baltimoreans

October 29, 2013

Ezra Winter · Social Innovation

Publishers’ Note: The Warnock Foundation is a client of What Weekly’s sister company, What Works Studio. We are proud to work with The Warnock Foundation

When Baltimore Riots

April 29, 2015

Matt Kelley · Community, Video

Music By: The Water

The New Gilded Age

August 5, 2014

Sarika Duvvuru Reddy · Essays

“In the 1980s capitalism triumphed over communism. In the 1990s it triumphed over democracy and the market economy.” – David Korten, “The Post Corporate World:

Escape From the Vortex

January 8, 2014

Brooke Hall · Photo Essay

Come away with us to beautiful Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi where the locals have no word for polar or vortex, where chill is something you do under

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

Baltimore Rock Opera Society Auditions

January 10, 2013

whatweekly · Charm City

AUDITION FOR BALTIMORE ROCK OPERA SOCIETY’S NEWEST OPUS MURDERCASTLE: Actors, singers and the MULTI-TALENTED needed. Male and Female Lead roles and large ensemble needed. All

March Fiction Contest Winner “Alleyway Experiences”

April 3, 2014

Ezra Winter · Charm City

Blythe, by Charles Swain   The wet brownstone had left smears on Martin’s fingers when his hands vainly lunged for its surface. His stumble had

Clark Priftis Art Gallery Grand Opening

September 16, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Art

Friday night was the canvas on which Clark Priftis Art’s grand opening in Harbor East's Legg Mason building was splashed with the color so many

Scapescape 2013

September 5, 2013

Nick Hughes & Kelly Louise Barton · Festival, Music, Photo Essay

  This past Labor Day weekend, Baltimore’s Arts & Music festival, ScapeScape took over the Station North Arts District. Spanning several blocks. What started as

Alley Aerial Fest 2011

September 14, 2011

Brooke Hall · Performance, Station North

Photos by Brooke Hall Graffiti Alley in Station North is a veritable gallery of work by some of Baltimore’s less than conventional visual artists. There’s

nightlife

Comedy Noir

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

Nina Simone: Baltimore set to scenes from The Wire

New Year’s Eve 2010

Mobtown Microshow: Celebration

Boite: Show and Tell

Peace Spore

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…

When It Works

Laugh & Smile

#SaveADopeBoy

The 99%

The “Mad Women” of the 307 Collective

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…

Matt Muirhead Goes Big

Renewable Artifacts

The Blind Biker

Peace of Mind

Legendary Photographer Elliott Landy

sustainability

Small Time

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

Baltimore Free Farm

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

Fixing The Future

Farmageddon

Welcome to the Free Farm