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From Basement to Best Place to Work in Baltimore :: A Brief History of Mindgrub
February 11, 2015
In 1999, current President and CEO of Mindgrub, Todd Marks, started his first business in tech. Fifteen years and multiple start-ups…
Meet the Kids at Digital Harbor Foundation
December 2, 2014
All photos by Philip Laubner In what used to be a South West Baltimore rec center now resides Digital Harbor…
How to Make Your Cat a Cinematographer (GoPro Edition)
December 1, 2014
Guys, they have GoPro mounts for everything from surfboards to jet planes to whiskey bottles to even dogs, yes dogs,…
Start Me Up :: The Reality of Starting a Tech Company in Baltimore
November 24, 2014
Where Baltimore Works: Visualization Map by Dave Troy The word “startup” is now fully absorbed in our modern parlance. Maybe…
Green Street Academy :: Reshaping Urban Education
November 19, 2014
Green Street Academy is changing urban education in West Baltimore by creating a school that focuses on "Green" initiatives and…
The Star of Mobile Thrifting: STACEY CHAMBERS
October 27, 2014
Stacey Chambers. With her lovable bear hugs, palm-searing high fives, and gestures as animated as a plate-spinning juggler, she puts…
The Future of Mr. Trash Wheel
September 25, 2014
Mr. Trash Wheel can’t tame the Inner Harbor’s pollution all on his own.…
Seawall Development :: A Model For Social Enterprise
February 5, 2014
Seawall Development, the real estate company founded and headed by Thibault and Donald Manekin, has made a name for itself…
Halpern: On Tour and Online
October 3, 2013
This is a story about my favorite Baltimore artist. Matt Halpern has quickly emerged as one of rock music’s…
Transportation Infrastructure Now
April 16, 2013
Note from the editor: Keeping in line with our mission, What Weekly advocates for transit and transportation infrastructure projects that…
Pure Bang Games
April 11, 2012
A few blocks east of Patterson Park, people are playing with rocks. Rocks with names and faces. Rocks with personality.…
Building Genuine Diversity
March 22, 2012
Right around lunch time, on Wednesday afternoon, the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance hosted their first in a series of “Brown…
Dreaming of Lucid Living
March 21, 2012
Our week of shadows continues here at What Weekly, as we now focus our attention to another production at the…
Peace of Mind
March 15, 2012
Baltimore artist Scott Pennington has been working out of a 2,000-square-foot woodworking shop and studio for about three years, holding…
Alonzo’s Lullaby
March 13, 2012
All photos by Daniel Bedell I have always wanted to see a magic lantern show. I remember coming across them…
The Solipsist by Andrew Huang
March 9, 2012
The Solipsist is an experimental short film by director Andrew Huang. Solipsism is the philosophy that only the self, and…
Infinite Games: Mixtum
February 1, 2012
“There are at least two kinds of games. One could be called finite, the other infinite. A finite game is…
Bikeable Baltimore
January 25, 2012
By Ron Cassie Construction has begun on a dedicated bicycle and pedestrian trail that will connect the Inner Harbor to…
Creative Class
September 21, 2011
It is important to recognize that the Creative Class stands to deliver significant economic growth to Baltimore. The challenge is…
Baltimore Grand Prix
September 8, 2011
This passed weekend marked the inaugural race for the Baltimore Grand Prix. There have been arguments for and against it.…
