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★ Cover Story

Understanding Vacants to Value

Grant Opportunities

  Evaluating a program is different than evaluating program implementation. I don’t intend to provide research backed analysis on the…

Understanding Vacants to Value

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Stillpointe Theatre Initiative Presents: Four Over Three

One of the many great things about the Baltimore theater community is its laissez faire attitude towards alcohol consumption during productions. Anyone that doesn’t believe this notion need only to attend a local play where, regardless of the time period or

Bring Back Streetcars

I recently sat in a room with high profile developers- discussing the potential integration of local businesses into their revitalization project. The conversation morphed into the business models of yesteryear – an old Baltimore crab shack nobody could stop talking

Support the Slumlord Project

Support This Project at Indiegogo   Using radical methods, our project will unite three forces to catalyze discussion of Baltimore’s vacancy problem and how to solve it: Baltimore Slumlord Watch Wall Hunters Inc, a recently­ created, street­ artist run non­profit

The Devil in Charm City

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 had sold out, or would soon sell out, and any reviews, either damning or praising

Wall Hunters Presents: The Slumlord Project

Photo by Nether When roaming around the city of Baltimore, it’s hard to ignore the multitudes of abandoned row-homes and buildings. Its prominent features, boarded-up windows, dilapidated roofs and overgrown lawns can be found in almost any neighborhood. At its

Behind the Fence

Sharp Dressed Man was founded by the Baltimore Fashion Alliance in 2012 to support men re-entering the workforce. Often a nice suit and appropriate business attire is the last hurdle for low-income men who have worked and trained to begin

My Last Days: Meet Zach Sobiech

Zach Sobiech is a 17 year old who recently lost his life to osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. With only months to live, Zach turned to music to say goodbye. Zach’s song, ‘Clouds’ is available on iTunes and

Our First Preakness

I never imagined myself being interested in horse racing beyond the odd Seabiscuit-esque, tear-jerking biopic though I’m happy to report that our first trip to Preakness was one of the best times I’d had in recent memory. Maybe it was

Challenging a Culture of Low Expectations

The reality of life is that it’s not all cupcakes and rainbows. Even if it were, cupcakes aren’t good for you and rainbows mean there’s rain. The reality of life is that, along with the potential for diabetes and monsoons, there

Is Time a Milk Bowl?

Benjamin Andrew remembers a performance on April 19, 2013, at Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower in Baltimore.   A school of oysters shuffled over my head. Fifteen stories above ground, I was surrounded by an array of gears and metal rods

From That Day to This

We want to continue to create alternative spaces in Baltimore that provide venues for artists to showcase their work. The house show as we know it does wonders to help move away from the exclusivity of traditional galleries, but often

Grey March  Marches On

When Eric Wiegman travels the 7,000 miles from Moriguchi-shi, Osaka, Japan to Baltimore, the one thing he doesn’t have to worry about is whether or not his drum set will get lost or damaged along the way. He doesn’t worry

Poetry: news by Jared T. Fischer

news we don’t give ourselves enough credit for not being violent: old lady in the library reading tolstoy; the family of three in eddie’s picking the apple cider for a party. the news is like the sun on skin …

MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL 2013 OPENING NIGHT GALA

  MICA’s Brown Center was lit up with an eclectic series of marvelous short films for the 2013 Maryland Film Festival opening night gala. Programming maestros Eric Hatch and Scott Braid continue to bring the good stuff to Baltimore as

Charm City Makeup

Hidden behind the scenes in both print and on the runway is someone whose work is often the most visible or striking art in the fashion scene: The Makeup Artist. Anyone who can utilize the human body as a canvas

Dungeonesse: Drive You Crazy

Dungeonesse – “Drive You Crazy” (Official Video) from the “Drive You Crazy” b/w “Private Party” 12inch out December 4, 2012 on Secretly Canadian Directed by Matthew Yake Special Thanks to Jason Shinsato, Trey Hudson, Matthew Craven, Effervescent Collective, Alex Ebstein,

Low-Income Students Explore Summer Beyond Baltimore

Nobody wants to spend their summer days inside. Summer is a time for exploration, experience, and fun in the sun. During the summer, many students gain enriching life experiences that support their academic lives – but that’s not the reality

 

fashion

Sharp Dressed Man Opens In Mt. Vernon

Sharp Dressed Man Opens In Mt. Vernon

There’s a certain confidence that accompanies a great set of clothes that fit just so. This shift in attitude can…

The Happy Hatter of Waverly

Dyed For You

The Littlest Fashion Truck Ever

Confirmed Stock

Fighting Rape in Underwear

nightlife

Deep In The Game

Deep In The Game

Last Friday Night, Club Hippo hosted Deep In The Game, featuring Dazzlestorm (Ellen Degenerate and Amber Alert), TT The Artist and…

FritzBall!!!

Transmodern Guide

Gold Rush Gala

Marquee Ball

A Night at Floristree

artist profiles

Victoria Vox

Victoria Vox

In 2011 singer-songwriter Victoria Vox produced a cover song a week, for an entire year to the delight of her fans.…

Cara Ober

Fashion Photographer Sean Scheidt

What is Magic?

Navasha Daya: Rebirthed Above Ground

Dr. Bob: Life on the Fringe

sustainability

Fixing The Future

Fixing The Future

Photos courtesy Gabby Carroll Last week at the Creative Alliance, the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA), founder of Baltimore’s regional…

Baltimore Free Farm

Small Time

Big Green Pirate Party

Farmageddon

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

technology

Let There Be Transit

Let There Be Transit

Baltimore has plenty of fire. Fire for crime, for housing, for jobs. This past weekend the fire focused on transit,…

Get Pixilated

Tech Rockstar Kyle Fritz

Common Curriculum

Betamore

Real Science Fiction