Featured Stories

Step OUT: To Shop and Support Job Training

Bmore Staff Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Support Art with a Heart’s Summer Job Program by perusing and purchasing crafts at Shop & Bop.

Arts and Culture, Community, Education, Entertainment, Events, For Foodies, Kid-centric, Philanthropy, Visit Baltimore

Hampden

Tune In To Hear About WTMD's New Move

Jolene Carr Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Movie nights. Free concerts. Weddings. Fundraising Events. And a higher transmitter so even folks out in Montgomery County can hear the alternative radio station's music. Those are some of the plans WTMD has in store once it moves to a new spot that is four times bigger than its current home.

Arts and Culture, Baltimore County, Commercial Real Estate , Community, Development, Education, Entertainment, Events, Film, Higher Education, Innovation, Nightlife

Culinary School Stratford Cooks Up Big Plans for Baltimore

Elizabeth Heubeck Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Stratford University came to town after another culinary college lost its accreditation. Now, the cooking school has big plans to take up more real estate and open a community kitchen with the American Heart Association to teach residents about healthy eating habits.

Community, Education, For Foodies, Higher Education, Hospitality, Move To Baltimore

What's the Buzz? Beehives Burgeon in Baltimore Backyards

Rachel Wilkinson Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Some Charm City residents are giving new meaning to the words Baltimore beehive. They are keeping bees in their backyard so their garden bears more fruit and they get to tap into their inner bad-boy. And no, they don't seem too worried about getting stung.

Baltimore County, Community, Education, For Foodies, Innovation, Sustainability

Lauraville

Meet the Match.com of the Nonprofit World

Paul Sturm Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Business Volunteers Unlimited places board members on behalf of Northrop Grumman Corp., Constellation Energy Group, T. Rowe Price and other firms. It wants to grow the number of board members it matches by 50 percent over the next three years.

Diversity, Education, Innovation, Philanthropy

Downtown

Step OUT: For a Health and Wellness Conference

Bmore Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Do you turn to Western medicine or holistic health? A conference organized by the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Integrative Medicine discusses ways to meld the two. Respected alternative medicine guru Dr. Andrew Weil is the keynote speaker.

Education, Events, Healthcare, Innovation, Visit Baltimore

Downtown

Nonprofit CEO Says Books Still Matter in a Digital Age

Shirley Bigley LaMotte Tuesday, April 10, 2012

So you scanned the headlines on your iPhone and downloaded the latest issue of your favorite magazine on your iPad. But you probably still have cherished memories of your favorite books that you wouldn't trade for the latest Apple gadget, says Baltimore Reads CEO Shirley Bigley LaMotte.

Community, Diversity, Education, Kid-centric, Philanthropy

Downtown

Civic Duty: Nonprofit Provides Green Jobs Training

Paul Sturm Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Civic Works is making Baltimore City homes more energy efficient and training underemployed young men and women for the next wave of green careers. It plans to service 300 Baltimore homes in the next two years.

Baltimore jobs, Education, Green Building, Green Jobs, Philanthropy, Sustainability

Step OUT: For Art and Justice

Bmore Staff Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Maryland Institute College of Art is holding a panel discussion next month on how art can inspire social change as part of the school's Baltimore Art + Justice Project.

Arts and Culture, Design, Education, Entertainment, Events, Museums

Mt. Vernon

Squash in the City

Paul Sturm Tuesday, February 21, 2012

SquashWise is part of a growing urban squash movement that is teaching students to excel on and off the courts. The Baltimore nonprofit now wants its rackets to reach three times as many students in the coming years as it builds on its track record of achievement.

Diversity, Education, Kid-centric, Philanthropy, Sports & Recreation

Hampden

What do Jen Royle, Duff Goldman and Mike Brenner Have in Common?

Julekha Dash Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Articles on food, startups, local celebs, design and solutions for urban blight were among readers' favorites in 2011. Take a look to see what stories made the cut.

Architecture, Arts and Culture, Commercial Real Estate , Community, Design, Development, Education, Emerging Technologies, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship , For Foodies, Higher Education, Hospitality, Innovation, IT, Museums, Preservation , Sustainability

Station North, Charles Village, Federal Hill, Mt. Vernon

Prototyping Teaching at Education Hack Day

Renee Libby Beck Tuesday, November 08, 2011

What does innovation in education look like? Education Hack Day will convene problem-solvers to work on educator-submitted problems and ignite an entrepreneurial spirit in Baltimore City education.

Education, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship , High Technology, Higher Education, Innovation, IT, Jobs, Venture Capital

Federal Hill, Harbor East

Opening Baltimore: OSI-Baltimore's 2011 Community Fellows

Sam Hopkins Tuesday, November 01, 2011

You can call the world your home. You can care about more than one place and learn lessons that apply globally from highly localized, community-oriented action. Open Society Institute-Baltimore operates with the goal of letting underserved communities know that they matter. Today, OSI-Baltimore announces its 14^th class of Community Fellows.

Diversity, Education, Green Jobs, Law, Multicultural, Philanthropy, Sports & Recreation, Sustainability

Asking Questions, Solving Problems at D:center Baltimore

Staci Wolfson Tuesday, October 11, 2011

What is design? It's a simple enough question with a far-from-simple set of answers. Answers that a dedicated group of volunteers are working hard to find for Baltimore at D:center, one of the city's most interesting grassroots organizations.

Design, Development, Education, Innovation, Move To Baltimore

Downtown

Opportunity Thrives for Low Income Students at Cristo Rey

Amy McNeal Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Education is often bandied about among those jockeying for political position as a vague notion in need of improvement. It's a quick, easy soundbite on which almost everyone can readily agree. But what does improvement look like, and how do we find it? One place to start looking is Fells Point's Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, where low income students are beating the odds every day.

Community, Education, Higher Education, Innovation, Talent Dividend

Fells Point

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