WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

artNOW: Baltimore

February 15, 2012

Daniel Stuelpnagel · Art

A stylized and subversive group exhibition entitled artNOW:Baltimore, curated by Alex Castro and Cara Ober, opened Friday at Washington College…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Bringing the Street to the Gallery: TOVEN’s Solo Gallery Opening

December 12, 2013

Amanda Fortner · Art

Street artist Toven is known for his iconic images of Mr. Baltimore, the slinky suit with a revolver for a head, and Edgar Allan Poe

Poetry: 2 by Amanda McCormick

October 10, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

Great Daylight Fireball, 1972 plain vigor dazzle a supple sky nice to see someone make a far flash all to notice                 that night dust,

Farms and Punx

July 12, 2012

Dharna Noor · Community, Events

Festival season is in full swing! Last weekend I had the privilege of attending both FarmFest in Manchester, Maryland and Punx Picnix in Baltimore’s beloved Wyman Park.

Wordsmith: Music for the Masses

June 19, 2012

Gatsby · Music, Video

Single from Wordsmith’s King Noah LP Instores/Online June 19th, 2012 Album Release Party on June 22nd at Sonar to celebrate the Instore/Online release of King Noah.

Give It Up! Party

January 27, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen & Philip Laubner · Charm City

Burner culture lands in the heart of Station North with Evolver Baltimore’s party ‘Give It Up!’ where the spirit of giving was alive and kicking

Causes and Conditions: Boudhanath, the Great Stupa

February 20, 2014

whatweekly · Charm City

In the Office of Commerce and Trade, I sit upon a worn upholstered chair in silent observation. He is entrenched in a heated conversation with

Charm City Walks With Wallenda

June 19, 2012

Dharna Noor · Events, Performance

All photos courtesy of Charm City Movement Arts In early May, Nik Wallenda walked a tightrope across Batimore’s Inner Harbor as a publicity stunt for

What Black Metal Taught Me About Comedy

August 15, 2013

Ezra Winter · The Hustle

The extreme music scene in Scandinavia may have a lot more in common with my beloved field of comedy than one would initially think.

Notes on the Expat Life :: Foreign Humiliations

August 11, 2014

Hannah Ehlenfeldt · Charm City

The other week, I listened to a rebroadcast episode of This American Life called “Americans in Paris.” It opens with humorist and author David Sedaris

Baltimore Undercover :: Our Love/Hate Relationship with the First Snow

January 7, 2015

Ivan Petrov & whatshannonlight · Photo Essay

On Tuesday Baltimore woke up to its first snow of 2015: super fine crystals falling steadily through freezing temperatures, which, let’s be honest, we are never

Higher Achievement knows talent is everywhere- but where’s the opportunity?

February 13, 2013

Peter Jackson · Charm City

Middle school is tough – especially for low-income students who face significant personal and economic obstacles. Grades and test scores typically start to decline; students

Transmodern Festival at H & H

April 22, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Art, Charm City

Greetings from the land of pleasant living, also the former umbrella capital of the world and birthplace of the six-pack. It’s hard to believe that

Nikkuu Design

May 9, 2012

Matt Kelley & Theresa Keil · Artist Profiles, Business

When I hear the term industrial designer, images come to mind of cavernous warehouses or musky garages, spaces with everything covered in an equal-parts mixture

The Baltimore Textbook

December 19, 2012

David London · Literature

  The Baltimore Textbook was a senior thesis project by Becky Slogeris, which “attempts to connect Baltimore youth with their local environment, including lessons on

F.E.A.S.T.

May 23, 2012

Robin Gunkel & Philip Laubner · Art, Food, Performance

F.E.A.S.T (Food Entertaining as Specious Theatre) Connoting the Last Supper and tangentially reminding me of Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party, F.E.A.S.T, curated by Rebecca Nagle and

Open Walls Baltimore

March 7, 2012

David London & Theresa Keil · Art, Social Innovation, Station North

 Gaia completes his mural on North and Charles – photo by Martha Cooper It has been hard to miss the recent stream of excitement surrounding

fashion

La Cakerie

Baked goods can take a significant amount of skill and artistry to prepare and create, and among our favorite treats…

Charm City Fashion Show at BMI

FashionEASTa 2015

Fashion Photographer Sean Scheidt

The Star of Mobile Thrifting: STACEY CHAMBERS

The Littlest Fashion Truck Ever

nightlife

SCREEN PASS

Around this time of year I receive advance screening DVD’s of hopefully award-worthy movies. I get them because I’m in…

Comedy Noir

Mobtown Microshow: Celebration

Celebration “Honeysuckle Blue”

Emily Wells: Symphony 1 In the Barrel of a Gun

Shodekeh at The Meyerhoff

social innovation

The Merchants of Dissonance

It’s a good thing we lost faith in politicians a long time ago, folks. Otherwise we may have been stunned…

Wide Angle Youth Media

Malaise and Malaria

Baltimore is “The Most Generous City in America”

Building Genuine Diversity

#SaveADopeBoy

artist profiles

Sonya Renee Taylor

It’s difficult to love everything about yourself. Everyone has that one blemish that irks to no end–some have many. Whether it’s…

The Copycat Project

Robert Marbury

Dr. Nodnol Introduces…

Brian Baker

Silent Whys

sustainability

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

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

Fixing The Future

Baltimore Free Farm

Big Green Pirate Party

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Farmageddon