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fashion
The Tailor at Hour Haus
Upon learning that one of the city’s most notable up-and-coming men’s clothiers was staging his fitting room at Hour Haus…
The Tailor at Hour Haus
Upon learning that one of the city’s most notable up-and-coming men’s clothiers was staging his fitting room at Hour Haus…
nightlife
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
social innovation
Baltimore Time Bank
At the conclusion of a dynamic presentation last Friday by Piper Watson and John Shea, discussing the future plans of…
Baltimore Time Bank
At the conclusion of a dynamic presentation last Friday by Piper Watson and John Shea, discussing the future plans of…
artist profiles
Brady Starr
Brady Starr is a paradox in that the more you get to know him the more mysterious he becomes. As…
Brady Starr
Brady Starr is a paradox in that the more you get to know him the more mysterious he becomes. As…
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…
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…
technology
A Programmer’s Life: A Conversation with OrderUp’s VP of Engineering, Kyle Fritz
Cover photo by Nick Pellegrini Kyle Fritz is now VP of Engineering for the Baltimore-based company, OrderUp—a digital franchising firm that…
A Programmer’s Life: A Conversation with OrderUp’s VP of Engineering, Kyle Fritz
Cover photo by Nick Pellegrini Kyle Fritz is now VP of Engineering for the Baltimore-based company, OrderUp—a digital franchising firm that…
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