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Contributors
fashion
Navigating Victoria’s Secret
An interesting fact about me: much as I enjoy touching boobs, I don’t enjoy touching bras; at least the ones that…
Navigating Victoria’s Secret
An interesting fact about me: much as I enjoy touching boobs, I don’t enjoy touching bras; at least the ones that…
nightlife
Brian Baker
Brian Baker creates life-size pieces of art with, as he puts it, "gods and goddesses, angels and demons, spirits and…
Brian Baker
Brian Baker creates life-size pieces of art with, as he puts it, "gods and goddesses, angels and demons, spirits and…
social innovation
Luminous Intervention
Luminous Intervention: Baltimore Artists Shed Light where there’s Darkness How do you respond when the City attempts to privatize recreation centers,…
Luminous Intervention
Luminous Intervention: Baltimore Artists Shed Light where there’s Darkness How do you respond when the City attempts to privatize recreation centers,…
artist profiles
Bethany Dinsick Gives Colors
The thing with Bethany Dinsick is that she’s been through so much and still manages to do more than most…
Bethany Dinsick Gives Colors
The thing with Bethany Dinsick is that she’s been through so much and still manages to do more than most…
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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