WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

Theatre Softball Death Match

August 23, 2012

Tristan Brooks & Britt Olsen-Ecker · Performance, Sports

It was a breezy Saturday afternoon, much like any other. Except that at a certain park in a certain West…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Baltimore Rock Opera Society :: Grundelhammer 2014

March 26, 2014

Ezra Winter · Charm City

As is What Weekly tradition, we took a camera and some dear friends to the dress rehearsal of this years Baltimore Rock Opera Society production:

PUBLICATIONS AND MULTIPLES FAIR THIS WEEKEND

March 5, 2014

Timmy Reed · Baltimore Reader, Literature, What Lit

Adam Robinson sent me this heads up about the 5th Annual Open Space Publications and Multiples Fair happening this weekend. I am glad he reminded

Maryland Art Place LUX Gala

November 14, 2012

Theresa Keil · Events, Photo Essay

  Maryland Art Place’s LUX event took place last Friday night and was filled with glamorous attendees and patrons. The event was hosted by Baltimore

Curious and Curiouser

July 24, 2013

Cynthia Chin & Matthew Saindon · Art Criticism

Cynthia Chin analyzes Cat Sachse’s ARTSCAPE satellite exhibition. Located on the first floor of the Botteon building on South Conkling Street in Highlandtown, Baltimore Threadquarters

Dreaming of Lucid Living

March 21, 2012

David London · Art, Innovation, Performance

Our week of shadows continues here at What Weekly, as we now focus our attention to another production at the Theatre Project as part of

Baltimore Undercover :: Our Love/Hate Relationship with the First Snow

January 7, 2015

Ivan Petrov & whatshannonlight · Photo Essay

On Tuesday Baltimore woke up to its first snow of 2015: super fine crystals falling steadily through freezing temperatures, which, let’s be honest, we are never

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

The Mosh Pit Guide for Rookies: The Dillinger Escape Plan at Baltimore Soundstage

April 9, 2014

Thomas Ella · Music

“Just keep your elbows up and you’ll be OK.” That was the advice my friend Josh gave me before Summer Slaughter last year, a hardcore

Land Of Confusion

September 2, 2010

whatweekly & Justin Allen · Charm City

Recently Good Vibes Promo & Rise N Shine brought together an impressive roster of DJs including the likes of

The Day The Toilets Ran Free In Hampden

September 19, 2013

Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen · Festival, Photo Essay

There’s a few sure-fire signs that summer is comin’ to a close here in Baltimore. The leaves start changin’, kids commence to shufflin’ to and

Big Fat Bawlmer Wedding

March 7, 2012

David London & Philip Laubner · Artist Profiles

Last weekend we attended My Big Fat Bawlmer Wedding, a yearly fundraiser for The Baltimore Art & Music Project. The event was a strange mix of

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

High Schooler Enlists Bryan Cranston To Ask a Girl To Prom

April 14, 2014

Nik Oldershaw · Charm City

I guess this is kind of cute. I mean this kid is clearly some kind of big doofus, quoting Breaking Bad is one of the

The Mechanic Theatre :: A Retrospective

January 22, 2015

Christina Taylor & Brooke Hall · Commentary, Essays

I originally sat down with this piece thinking that I was going to serve the death of The Mechanic with some sort of eulogy. As

Inward, Outward: Ugly American

August 1, 2013

Jeff Brunell · Inward And Outward

My wet backpack and its cool new smell snapped my cheap tranquility, and I decided that I’d be miserable for the afternoon if I didn’t

International Fest 2011

August 17, 2011

Theresa Keil · Social Innovation

In the tradition of great port cities throughout history, Baltimore has become home to an incredibly diverse population of people whose heritage traces back across

nightlife

Sick Weapons Last Show at Golden West

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

Commissure At The Contemporary Museum

Bent Ear

Gateway at Ruintown

Emily Wells: Symphony 1 In the Barrel of a Gun

Shodekeh at The Meyerhoff

social innovation

A Dream in Cherry Hill

“Who controls the media in Baltimore City?” reads the construction-paper sign, in a basement computer lab in Cherry Hill Public Homes.…

Getting Motivated: A Case Study on Creating Impact

Wide Angle Youth Media

Primal Guerrilla Marketing

Capitalism with a Conscience: All Tesla Patents are Now Open Source

Ad-ucation

artist profiles

Shane Burke

Photos and words by Philip Laubner Wonderment with a smile is how I’d describe the faces of the people listening…

Shawn Theron

Exclusive Video Interview with CEDA and DUME

CMJ Crowd Discovers Indie Immigrants of Oz

A Conversation with Bob Rose

Dr. Bob: Life on the Fringe

sustainability

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

Urban gardens are sprouting up all over Baltimore. If you don't have a small plot of land for growing food,…

Welcome to the Free Farm

Small Time

Fixing The Future

Baltimore Free Farm

Big Green Pirate Party