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★ Cover Story

Clutch

January 4, 2012

Justin Allen & Brooke Hall · Artist Profiles, Music

  Weathermaker Music “We never made a penny off of our own recordings until we started our own label.” That’s…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

The Child Ballads at The G Spot

September 22, 2010

Philip Laubner · Art, Music

Originally conceived as only an exhibition of paintings, the idea for The Child’s Ballads Show organically grew to include musicians that played traditional folk

Poetry: Wallflower (For Eva Hesse)

February 7, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

  Photograph by Erin Ouslander   Wallflower (For Eva Hesse) by Jenny O’Grady I’m swinging from a net on the wall, limbs swollen, lips lassoed,

Baltimore is Going Pantless to speak out against Victim Blaming

April 3, 2014

Brittney-Elizabeth Williams · Community

The Mission: Local activists, performance artists and sisters Bunny Vish’us and Brittney-Elizabeth Williams are gathering people to hang out at Baltimore’s Artscape- with no pants

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

August 12, 2010

whatweekly · Music, Sustainability

Urban gardens are sprouting up all over Baltimore. If you don't have a small plot of land for growing food, I recommend acquiring one immediately.

HOLIDAY SPECTAC-U-THON

December 22, 2010

Brooke Hall & Theresa Keil & Justin Allen · Performance

Trixie and The Evil Hate Monkey. Photo by Theresa Keil Trixie and Monkey’s HOLIDAY SPECTAC-U-THON ‘Twas the week before Christmas, and in Highlandtown, All the

Short Video :: BROS + Thread Coffee = Gründle’s Grind!

November 20, 2013

Gatsby · Video

Baltimore Rock Opera Society and Thread Coffee announce the creation of the gnarliest coffee blend in the history of the universe: “Gründle’s Grind.”  Noted as

Heavy Metal Treasures :: Acid Queen Jewelry

April 30, 2014

Katie Weber · Fashion

The next time you’re driving down Falls Rd. headed north, pay attention after you pass The Avenue. About a half a mile down the road, you’ll

Top 5 Events :: Jan. 30th 2014

January 29, 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

Causes & Conditions :: The Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom

February 26, 2014

Peter Dillon · Charm City

i. I really miss sarcasm. It just doesn’t exist here. I ask my local friends and coworkers about it. They understand the concept…by ironically mocking

High Zero Festival

September 20, 2012

David London · Events, Music, Performance

The High Zero Festival, now in its 14th year, has its main concerts this weekend at the Theatre Project! High Zero is the premier festival

Rhymes with Opera

May 19, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Music

Rhymes With Opera unveiled the world premier of Book of Gazes, a composition by Jenny Olivia Johnson, at the Annex Theatre this weekend. The production,

Baltimore Social Innovation Journal Launches

January 14, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton · 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 and share its commitment

Down And Dirty At The Daytona 500

March 4, 2015

Matt Kelley · Sports

You either love it, or you don’t know much about it; that’s the general consensus when it comes to NASCAR. For anyone that doesn’t know about

Top 10 Overrated Movies of Last Year

January 15, 2014

Dan Gvozden · Film

The critical community is filled with voices of all makes and models. Be it Dana Stevens, A.O. Scott, or Armond White; there is an opinion

An Alternative, by Megan Lavelle

January 31, 2013

Megan Lavelle · Art Criticism

  If I squint hard enough I can see past the dirt of the windshield and manifest the outline of the city 40 miles ahead.

Michelle Dwyer: Mistress of Karaoke Ceremonies

August 29, 2014

Abby Higgs · Artist Profiles, Music

With the whimsicality of a snow globe-wielding kitten and the energy of an infomercial host, Michelle Dwyer can make even the stodgiest of crowds smile,

MUSIC VIDEO: Whore of Baltimore

June 2, 2011

What Weekly · Art, Music, Video

The beat for song is a sound recording of Bethany Dinsick's brain being scanned by an MRI machine. "Whore of Baltimore" written, performed, costumes, art

fashion

Panoptic Fashion Show- MICA

And finally, we leave you with an image from the Panoptic Experimental Fashion Event held at The Station North Market. …

Fighting Rape in Underwear

LOT 201

Behind the Fence

Saint Harridan in Baltimore :: The Suits You’ve Been Waiting For

RAW Artists: Cultivating Creativity

nightlife

Emily Wells at Cyclops Books

Emily just moved to New York from LA where people warned her about the cold. She was undaunted. Head wrapped…

Bent Ear

Peace Spore

Gateway at Ruintown

Sick Weapons Last Show at Golden West

New Year’s Eve 2010

social innovation

Transportation Infrastructure Now

Note from the editor: Keeping in line with our mission, What Weekly advocates for transit and transportation infrastructure projects that…

Occupy Baltimore

Give Corps turns 1!

Baltimore is “The Most Generous City in America”

Both-And

Stop The Presses: How To Buy Back The Baltimore Sun

artist profiles

Peace of Mind

Baltimore artist Scott Pennington has been working out of a 2,000-square-foot woodworking shop and studio for about three years, holding…

Baltimore’s Most Badass Theater-Bitch :: Danielle Robinette

The Blind Biker

They’re Not Making Art Anymore :: An Interview with Fred Lazarus IV

MilkMilkLemonade

BROS

sustainability

Small Time

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

Big Green Pirate Party

Baltimore Free Farm

Farmageddon

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Welcome to the Free Farm

technology

Baltimore Hackathon

Since the proliferation of the personal computer, we’ve seen the emergence of an entirely unique vein of artistry. Like other…

The God Particle

How to See the Party Before You Arrive

Real Science Fiction

What Digital Harbor Foundation Is Building That You Should Be A Part Of

What Are Bitcoins?