Community : Featured Stories

What do Baltimore street artist Gaia, Johns Hopkins University writing student Peter Cardamone and bike messenger Carrie Bird all have in common? They have all created new online and print "zines" that cater to select audiences. 

The HBO comedy "VEEP" has employed nearly 1,000 extras, cast and crew during its first season of filming in Maryland. We talk to one extra, Liz Chuday, about what it's like working with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and how she got signed up by one of the world's biggest talent agencies. 

Our dining blogger takes us on a culinary journey through Asia. Get a taste of Korean BBQ, Vietnamese pho and Chinese dim sum on her dining route. 

Feast on a chocolate-inspired dinner while supporting a good cause. The annual Healthcare for the Homeless Inc. fundraiser takes place Feb. 9 at the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott.

Issue Media Group, the parent company of BmoreMedia, has launched a new weekly online magazine that covers innovation, development and job growth in the nation's capital. Elevation DC's first newsletter debuts Jan. 15. 

Getting kids enrolled in basketball, baseball and soccer can cost thousands of dollars a year — an expense that many families can't afford. So Darryl Hill launched a foundation that will help families offset the costs and work with youth leagues and manufacturers to bring prices down. 

The Hamilton-Lauraville neighborhood has become a dining destination with restaurants like Clementine. But the local Main Street group wants the area to be known for its shopping as well. So it's renovating an old fire station that it will use as an incubator to support budding shop owners.

Learn about the healthful benefits of a Mediterranean diet at the Food for Thought Symposia at the Inn at the Black Olive, which takes place Dec. 10.