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★ Cover Story

Charm City Animal Rescue

March 6, 2013

Peter Jackson · Columns

Charm City Animal Rescue (CCAR) has teamed up with GiveCorps to give Regan eyelids before he goes blind. Regan was born…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Uber’s Loose Lips Draw Clicks

November 30, 2014

Jeremy Chase-Israel · Commentary

(Header image via Uber) The collective caterwaul of internet alarmism was heard this week in the form of discontent directed against the ride-sharing deity known as

DJ SHADOW, CUT CHEMIST AND 40,000 RECORDS

September 17, 2014

Abby Higgs · Events, Music

You’ve been granted unlimited access to a music legend’s monstrous 40,000+ vinyl collection. What do you do? Simple! You say to yourself, I’m already an

If I Broke It :: Poetry :: Amy Arthur

September 4, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

  Illustration by Carabella Sands   If I Broke It   If my mind didn’t sail immediately past release to aftermath (the tedium of necessity,

Maryland Art Place

April 6, 2011

Theresa Keil · Art

Recently over 300 emerging and established artists converged upon and covered the walls of Maryland Art Places' gallery space at Power Plant Live with a

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 as a publicity stunt for

All Things Return: A Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction

July 22, 2014

Violet Mclean · Essays

Ari said the hard part wasn’t smuggling himself into Egypt, the hard part was getting to the US. After a few weeks living on what

Inward, Outward: Weekenders

October 10, 2013

Jeff Brunell · Inward And Outward

  Longtime townie Jeff Brunell finally returned to school just before turning thirty. He’s in southern India, completing his graduate field work and taking stock.

Asking Questions is a Must See

August 17, 2011

Brooke Hall & Philip Laubner · Performance

Not for the faint of heart, Nancy Murray’s original debut play Asking Questions reminds us why theatre still exists. As new variations on entertainment emerge

What is a Tool Library?

October 4, 2012

David London · Social Innovation, Station North

“Much like a traditional library, the tool library is a free community lending service, but instead of books, we deal in tools.” John Shea and

Maryland Leadership Workshops

June 6, 2013

Peter Jackson · Charm City

At Maryland Leadership Workshops, Inc. (MLW), middle and high school students (called delegates) discover their potential, guide their own destiny and become the leaders of

A-Class: Sniper

June 14, 2012

whatweekly · Music, Video

Serious Baltimore MC and producer. This is what’s up. Available at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/deathsuit/id504908506  “Sniper” produced by Tom Delay http://tomdelaybeats.com. Directed by Tom Delay.http://twitter.com/aclassics http://brakefastrecords.com

Finding the Stories Behind the BMA’s Artworks

April 15, 2015

Jessica Keyes · Art

When I look at art, my mind wanders through connections: the words of a poem I thought were lost in the recesses of my mind,

Downtown Hotel :: Brookshire Suites

February 12, 2014

Ezra Winter · Charm City

The Brookshire Suites, a 96 room hotel on Lombard St. just re-opened with a series of murals by our friend Micheal Owen from the Baltimore

Sick Weapons Last Show at Golden West

January 12, 2011

Baynard Woods · Music, Nightlife

Ellie Beziat, Sick Weapons energetic blond singer, was standing around the Golden West before the band’s final show. She and Joey Sulkowski, the band’s drummer,

Geppi’s Museum: A Portal Into the Past

September 13, 2012

David London · Business

Ole Worm’s cabinet of curiosities, from Museum Wormianum, 1655.  Original source from: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Geppi’s Entertainment Museum proudly proclaims itself as “The Ultimate Pop Culture Experience.” When you

Maryland Americana

September 12, 2013

Larry Cohen · Photo Essay

Street photographer Larry Cohen paid a trip to the Maryland State Fair and brought back his poignant perspective on Maryland Americana.

fashion

Drive2Thrive – Discover Wonderland Fashion Show

It's not everyday that Alice in Wonderland meets Project Runway in a philanthropy-driven spectacle under the towering glass ceilings of…

In Good Fashion: Form The Label

Robyn’s Nest

Fashion Photographer Sean Scheidt

La Cakerie

Dyed For You

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…

Emily Wells at Cyclops Books

Let’s Mess With Texas

Peace Spore

Comedy Noir

Gateway at Ruintown

social innovation

Araminta Freedom Initiative

The name Araminta, which means “defender,” was Harriet Tubman’s given name as a child slave in Maryland.  In honor of…

Luminous Intervention

Educulture

Challenging a Culture of Low Expectations

Operation Oliver

Outside The Black Box

sustainability

Small Time

A couple of years ago, while I was reporting on a redevelopment plan in Buffalo, New York, I met up…

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

Fixing The Future

Farmageddon

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Baltimore Free Farm