Featured Stories
Dan Collins
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Spend even a little bit of time in or around Baltimore's technology and entrepreneurial communities and it won't be long before you hear the name Dave Troy. From his work with startups to efforts like Bmore Fiber and TEDx MidAtlantic, he's a driving force behind Baltimore's emerging economy. Last year, in partnership with Next American City, we set out to discover what it's like to walk a day in his shoes.
Sam Hopkins
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Anyone who's ever spent time in the vicinity of North and Greenmount can tell you: there is perhaps no more stark a reminder of Baltimore's troubles than the seemingly endless panorama of abandoned or derelict properties found there. Yet in empty and neglected space there's more than just rubble and ghosts. There's opportunity. For proof look no further than the Steady Baltimore Museum Project, which takes aim at two abandoned Barclay rowhouses with an eye on remaking them as community art space.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
In this video feature Bmore takes a look at the state of the Venture Capital scene in Maryland with Frank Dickson of the Maryland Venture Fund and Susan Aplin of recent VC recipient bambeco.com.
Sam Hopkins
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
From JHU to lung cancer research to house painting to MBA applications, Scott Burkholder's journey is as interesting as it is nontraditional. His latest move was on display this past Saturday at Create Baltimore, of which is he is a co-founder. We sat down with him to learn more about how he ended up here and how his personal story helps shape the vision for Create.
Staci Wolfson
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Former Baltimore Blast star David Bascome is no stranger to adversity. He overcame abuse and bad decisions to forge an impressive 17-year career in indoor soccer, and now he's putting his experience and knowledge to work helping others overcome their own rough circumstances. The initiative is called Hope4Life, and Baltimore is lucky to have it.
Paul Sturm
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Founded in 2004, the University of Baltimore's Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center (EOC) has spent the past seven years helping over 2,500 local professionals realize their goals of starting, owning, or improving a business. We went behind the scenes to find out more about the whys and hows.
Amy Dusto
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The notion of "wash and wear electronics" might seem futuristic, perhaps a bit odd. Maybe it's both, but it's also alive and well here in Baltimore thanks to a joint teaching effort between MICA and Johns Hopkins. We went inside the Collaborative Smart Textiles Research Lab to find out what it means and how it works.
Sam Hopkins
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
With the mercury hovering right around freezing as we enter 2010's home stretch, it's officially winter in Baltimore. We decided to take the opportunity to look back at some of the traditions and rituals that help make this city what it is, then invite you to join us on Facebook and Twitter to share some memories and ideas of your own.
Walaika Haskins
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Meet Kristin Potler and Chris Ann Brekhus. Longtime friends who met in Baltimore but are now spread from Maryland to Minnesota, they're the creative forces behind LoveFeast Table, a blog with which they're proving that community and connection born from virtual ties can be very real, indeed.
Neal Shaffer
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
As 2010 winds to a close the Bmore Media team will be taking some time off to drink hot apple cider, spend time with friends and family, and generally recharge the batteries. Read on for more details...
Jason Policastro
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Hard work. Talent. Unshakable will. Whatever form social change takes, we won't get there without them. Meet Amplify Baltimore founder April Yvonne Garrett, who has all three (and then some). She's putting them to work to make Baltimore a better place.
Staci Wolfson
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Do long lines and crowded parking lots at malls and big box stores strike you as a less-than-appealing holiday prospect? Us, too. Good thing you've got options. The "shop local" scene in Baltimore is alive, well, and ready to welcome you with open arms this season.
Sam Hopkins
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
What do you do when the kind of music you enjoy and would like to hear simply isn't being staged in your area? For Brian Sacawa the answer was simple: make it happen. Today he's the curator of the Contemporary Museum's Mobtown Modern Music Series, through which he's rapidly turning Baltimore into a contemporary music hub. Read on to find out how.
Amy Dusto
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tools scattered on workbenches. Solder dripping into pizza boxes. Ideas and innovation in abundance at every turn. And, oh yeah: cash prizes. It was all part of the scene at Baltimore's first Hackathon, held November 19-21 at the Emerging Technology Center in Canton. Bmore was there, and we've got the full story.
Neal Shaffer
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
It started back in 2000 with Roots Market, an attempt to provide an alternative to both Whole Foods and the smaller, independent natural foods stores. Today it's 175 employees and eight stores strong. Meet Jeff and Holly Kaufman, the green entrepreneurs behind Clarksville's Conscious Corner.