WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

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…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Fiction: Ringo Starr is a Beautiful Man by Dave K.

May 2, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

When our dog died, my dad told us he would get another dog for the house. My brother Pete had a whole list of names

On Artichoke Haircut and the Things They Do

April 17, 2013

Adam Robinson · Baltimore Reader, What Lit

One of Baltimore’s coolest literature magazines is Artichoke Haircut, a small-format production that fits nicely in your hand and reads nicely in your mind. They just

The New Robber Barons

August 14, 2014

Sarika Duvvuru Reddy · Commentary

Carnegie, Rockefeller, Gates, Ellison: philanthropic robber barons of their times. It takes a certain kind of chutzpah, selfishness, ambition (as well as race and gender)

Street Destination

October 13, 2011

Lee Boot · Who We Am

So, Istanbul. Decades after the Ottoman Empire said goodbye to its last Sultan in 1922 the population of Istanbul was what it had been at

Baltimore Free Farm

August 16, 2012

Dharna Noor · Community, Sustainability

All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the Baltimore Free Farm. Until recently, the

CULTURAL GROUND ZERO

February 23, 2011

Lee Boot · Who We Am

When I was growing up in Schenectady, New York, my mother would ask me to attend her symphony orchestra concerts. She played the flute. With

What is Art?

December 14, 2013

Benjamin Andrew · Art Criticism

Dina Kelberman’s Online Curiosities. Benjamin Andrew interviews Dina Kelberman. Last month, on November 2, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) played host to a mixed group of

One Love

August 30, 2012

Jess Gartner · Art, Events, Photo Essay

For the past several years, The Baltimore Love Project artist, Michael Owen, and executive director, Scott Burkholder,  have been working to spread the love in Baltimore by

Diamonds Light Baltimore At Light City

March 7, 2016

Hannah Brancato · Charm City

Mina Cheon and Gabriel Kroiz bring diamonds to Light City Festival, and with them the healing power of light to illuminate feelings of clarity, unity

Photo by Eric Gevaert

Sailing is for everyone at the DSC

July 25, 2013

Peter Jackson · Charm City

Jeremy is 7 years old and his physical world is restricted.  He’s never been able to walk to school or run around with the neighborhood

On The Outside

November 30, 2011

Urbanite Magazine · Charm City

Originally published at Urbanite Magazine, October 31, 2011. Continue reading at urbanitebaltimore.com.

The Devil in Charm City

June 6, 2013

Justin Allen & Brooke Hall · Performance

I was in no hurry to post a review of MURDERCASTLE after witnessing the dress rehearsal on the eve of opening night. Every upcoming show

Artist Profile: Mark Eisendrath

April 21, 2011

Justin Allen · Art, Artist Profiles

Photo by John Deamon A Break In The Clouds (I Love It When She Smiles At Me) What extraordinary beauty rests at the scene of

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire :: Movie Review

December 4, 2013

Dan Gvozden · Film

On its surface, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire improves on the original The Hunger Games in just about every way.  The film’s bigger budget allows it to fill in

Winter Festival of Wonders

February 15, 2012

Philip Laubner & Dr. Nodnol III, Esq. · Art, Events, Music, Performance, Station North

Dr. Finius J. Nodnol III, Esq., checking in after a truly Wonder-Full weekend at Area 405. The Winter Festival of Wonders began when it organizers, David

The Hustle: The Decline of the Record Store

September 5, 2013

Ezra Winter · The Hustle

The Faltering But Not Quite Decline of Record Store Culture Neill Jameson via Ezra Lefko Neill Jameson is a musician and general creative person who

fashion

The Happy Hatter of Waverly

Photography by Brittney Sullivan In the world of fashion, there are many different pieces of the wardrobe and most people…

Confirmed Stock

La Cakerie

Robyn’s Nest

Startup Sheik :: The Swavor Story

In Good Fashion: Form The Label

nightlife

Mobtown Microshow: Celebration

Story by Brett Yale of Bmore Musically Informed. Last Thursday’s Microshow was a spiritually intimate performance by Celebration, one of…

Boite: Show and Tell

Sound and Fury Signifying… Oscar.

Comedy Noir

Cameron Blake Double Album Release

SCREEN PASS

social innovation

Baltimore is “The Most Generous City in America”

Publisher’s Note: What Works Studio, the agency that produces What Weekly, is proud to have served as GiveCorp’s marketing partner for…

Downside Up

A Dream in Cherry Hill

Laugh & Smile

What is a Tool Library?

Peace Spore

artist profiles

The Blind Biker

All Photos Courtesy of Matt Gilman This Saturday, June 16th at 9pm, the Windup Space will premiere a short film…

Cara Ober

Swordswallower Dai Andrews

EMP Collective

A Brief Conversation with Abdu Ali

Philip Laubner’s Evacuation Route

sustainability

Big Green Pirate Party

The Big Green Pirate Party was a fundraiser for Baltimore Green Careers, a Civic Works project that has a kick-ass…

Welcome to the Free Farm

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Small Time

Fixing The Future

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden