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★ Cover Story

Charm City Chaat

August 10, 2011

Tedd Henn & Angelique Weger · Food

Delicious delicate bites of potato, lentils and vegetables layered with tamarind and cilantro chutneys, thoughtfully sprinkled with yoghurt, onions, and…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Jordan Faye Contemporary

February 10, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Art

Traveling back in time, pre-blizzard, we were invited to the closing of the second Salon Series at Jordan Faye Contemporary. We were treated to brunch

Skatepark of Baltimore Grand Opening

May 5, 2014

James Blucher · Photo Essay, Sports

After 10 years of hard work by dedicated proponents of America’s gnarliest art form, the Skatepark of Baltimore finally opened. Photographer James Blucher was on

If We Shout Loud Enough

April 10, 2013

whatweekly · Film, Music

If We Shout Loud Enough – Trailer (Double Dagger documentary) from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo. Double Dagger – 333 LP and If We Shout

Let There Be Transit

April 11, 2013

Lindsey Davis · Social Innovation, Technology

Baltimore has plenty of fire. Fire for crime, for housing, for jobs. This past weekend the fire focused on transit, as creatives, hackers, and the

Create Baltimore, Take 2

February 1, 2012

Daniel Stuelpnagel & David Warfield & Brooke Hall · Art, Social Innovation, Technology

Story by Daniel Stuelpnagel Some artists don’t like technology, but I’m not one of them. All the more reason to show up at Create Baltimore

MilkMilkLemonade

February 1, 2012

whatweekly · Artist Profiles, Performance

An Interview With Playwright Joshua Conkel By Ken Greller Amongst a certain crop of young, largely New York City-based playwrights Joshua Conkel— whose play MilkMilkLemonade

Understanding Objectification and Mass Aesthetic

July 7, 2014

Sarika Duvvuru Reddy · Commentary, Essays

It took 5000 dancers and 62 years before The Radio City Rockettes welcomed their first dancer of color in 1987.  Why? Besides the obvious racism

Is Time a Milk Bowl?

May 16, 2013

Benjamin Andrew · Art Criticism

Benjamin Andrew remembers a performance on April 19, 2013, at Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower in Baltimore.   A school of oysters shuffled over my head.

Green Street Academy :: Reshaping Urban Education

November 19, 2014

Joey Malinski · Innovation

Green Street Academy is changing urban education in West Baltimore by creating a school that focuses on "Green" initiatives and hands on learning.

National Pinball Museum

February 1, 2012

Tedd Henn · Events

Upon entering the National Pinball Museum you’re greeted by giant dinosaur legs. It’s, not-so-subtle, foreshadowing for the fun that is sure to ensue. The lobby

PNC Transformative Art

March 28, 2012

David London · Art, Community, Social Innovation

PNC Bank has made a major commitment to Baltimore, and their name as well as proof of their financial investments in Baltimore Arts, has been

Pumpkin Theatre’s New Home

July 18, 2013

Peter Jackson · Charm City

There is nothing quite like going to the theater – the lights, the stage sets, and the excitement of a live performance. For over 45

Bring Back Streetcars

June 13, 2013

Lindsey Davis · Community

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

Off The Wall: The Walters Hits The Streets

July 9, 2013

Scott Burkholder · Art

“The collection belongs to the people of Baltimore,” says Walters Art Museum Director Emeritus Gary Vikan, when asked why the institution decided to take works from

The Heartbleed Internet Bug As Understood By My Mother

April 9, 2014

Nik Oldershaw · Charm City

Can I still print in color? Okay. So, alright, the bug is on the desktop? Have they tried moving the bug to the trash? Oh.

Sahffi’s Music Video

January 20, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Music

Red Maple Hosts Video Shoot For Sahffi’s New Single This week we caught up with Sahffi and producer N’Dinga Gaba on the shoot of their

The Future of Mr. Trash Wheel

September 25, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton · Innovation

Mr. Trash Wheel can’t tame the Inner Harbor’s pollution all on his own.

fashion

From Russia, With Lace

Polina’s Prive Photography by Sarah Thrower Just because it is underneath what most people see on a daily basis, lingerie…

Charm City Fashion Show at BMI

Fashion Photographer Sean Scheidt

Navigating Victoria’s Secret

FashionEASTa 2015

The Interrupted Show

social innovation

Laugh & Smile

So laughing and smiling is good for you. Yeah, no shit. There’s plenty of science to back this up. Neuroscientists…

Stop The Presses: How To Buy Back The Baltimore Sun

The Good Deed Project

Baltimore Renaissance Project

International Fest 2011

A Dream in Cherry Hill

artist profiles

A SOGH Story

“There are a kazillion self-taught artists out there, and I don’t have an idea of others that have the same…

Soldiers Find Healing Through Art

Future Islands Homecoming

Robert Marbury

Swordswallower Dai Andrews

Shane Burke

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…

Fixing The Future

Big Green Pirate Party

Baltimore Free Farm

Farmageddon

Welcome to the Free Farm