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★ Cover Story

Copycat Variety Show

March 23, 2011

Philip Laubner · Art, Performance

I've enjoyed various Copycat Theatre member's productions outside the warehouse in which they reside - they're intense and immersive experiences.…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Gambling for Dreams: Carabella Sands’s Grab Bag Art Show

March 19, 2014

Amanda Fortner · Art

When artist Carabella Sands found herself with six years’ worth of art and a desire to film a movie, she decided to sell that art

Mayor’s Christmas Parade

December 14, 2011

Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen · Hampden, Performance

What do dragons, superheros, dogs on skateboards, beehives, bikers, psychopaths, the Mothman, and marching bands have to do with Christmas? Quite a lot actually, especially

JUNE FICTION CONTEST WINNER “FUTURISTIC FOODS”

July 8, 2014

Jeremy Chase-Israel · Charm City

Juicy, Yummy, Superwords: A Treat(ise) By Frank Spellman Translated by Tyler Mendelsohn Abstract The objective of this hybrid work of academic research and personal narrative

Netflix Premiers Its First Exclusive Documentary

July 15, 2014

Michael Balderston · Film, Technology

There’s symmetry to Netflix premiering a documentary on an independent baseball team that ruffled the feathers of Major League Baseball. Forty years after the Portland

Reefer Madness

July 20, 2011

whatweekly · Performance

Story by DeShawn White, photos by Jada Nicome In a world where goody-two-shoes boys and girls who enjoy harmless study dates turn into hormone raging

Let’s Do Some Stuff!

April 7, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Charm City

A natural fit: Retro TV game show and Hamden’s Hon Bar. This is where notorious beehive backdrop meets accordion-playing, trivia-asking experimental game show host, Landis

Loyalty To Local Talent

June 20, 2013

Peter Davis & Britt Olsen-Ecker · Performance

Everyman Theatre is a professional theatre celebrating the actor, with a resident company of artists from the Baltimore/Washington, DC area, dedicated to producing quality plays

Bagoas

January 18, 2012

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

Dr. Finius J. Nodnol III, Esq., reporting back to duty! This week, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Bagoas – an undeniably mythical

Ketamyth

July 27, 2011

Baynard Woods · Video

“Do I dare disturb the universe? In a minute there’s time for decisions and revisions Which a minute will reverse There will be time to murder and create And

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.

Solar Solipsis

August 16, 2012

Dharna Noor & Valerie Paulsgrove · Music, Performance

All photos by Valeria Paulsgrove Temperance is regarded as a cardinal virtue. We’re often advised to avoid extremities of emotion; to “be easy” and “remain

The New Journalists

March 16, 2011

Justin Allen & Brooke Hall · Charm City

The deepening commercialization of network news along with the decline of print and surge of online media outlets is drastically changing the way that information

Artist Heather Joi

March 30, 2011

Philip Laubner & Matt Kelley · Art, Artist Profiles

"I was the best shot in my group, I maxed out my physical training score, I was a high-speed soldier," remembers artist Heather Joi. She

Getting Baked

August 25, 2011

Justin Allen & Brooke Hall · Food, Social Innovation

The fact that BVU (Business Volunteers Unlimited) hosted a fundraiser for their GIVE Program at the Canton restaurant, provided an opportunity to sample the goods

The Tuerk House

September 13, 2012

Ally Otte & Philip Laubner · Art, Community

1970 was a turning point. The Beatle’s said farewell to each other as a group, and it seemed to the sixties and it’s culture. They

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.

The Baltimore Rock Opera Society Presents: The Rock Opera 6-Pack

May 22, 2015

Dave K. · Events, Performance

The Rock Opera 6-Pack is more than just another entry in the BROS' 7,000-year mission to melt faces. It is a response to the city

fashion

Startup Sheik :: The Swavor Story

In 2010, 23-year-old Shek Tarawallie was selling t-shirts out of his locker for $20 apiece. Now, he is the owner…

The Happy Hatter of Waverly

Otakon 2011

Glenford Nunez

La Cakerie

Giordano’s Giant Nudes

social innovation

Baltimore Social Innovation Journal Launches

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

Baltimore Renaissance Project

From Here To There

Transportation Infrastructure Now

Warnock Foundation Survey Finds Hope Amongst Baltimoreans

Educulture

artist profiles

Alex Hacker

Photos by Jack Sossman In recent weeks, it has become clear to this Baltimore native that an art form often…

Paco Fish

Sean E. Conroy

Clifton Futch

BROS

Robert Marbury

sustainability

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Publishers’ Note: Green Street Academy is a client of What Weekly’s sister company, What Works Studio. We are proud to have…

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

Baltimore Free Farm

Fixing The Future

Big Green Pirate Party

Farmageddon

technology

Common Curriculum Launch

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

The God Particle

From Basement to Best Place to Work in Baltimore :: A Brief History of Mindgrub

Meet the Kids at Digital Harbor Foundation

Education Hack Day

Pure Bang Games