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Q&A with Tim Paggi: Actor, Poet, Writer and Ghost Tour Guide

Julekha Dash Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Have you taken a Fells Point Ghost Tour? How about seeing a play produced by the Baltimore Annex Theater? If so, then Tim Paggi may look familiar to you. The Vermont native shares his love of acting, theater and all things Baltimore with Bmore Media.

Win Tickets to See "Diner"

Bmore Staff Tuesday, November 29, 2011
It's the 30th anniversary of Baltimore-born Barry Levinson's "Diner" and Bmore Media is giving away tickets to a Dec. 10 screening of the film and a conversation with the director. Find out how you can win.

Maryland's Film Industry Stages a Comeback

Elizabeth Heubeck Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Local film professionals had gotten used to traveling to Michigan, Louisiana and Pennsylvania to keep earning a living. Now, some are staying close to home as the state spends more money to woo movies and TV crews like the HBO series Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Take a peek at how Maryland is rolling out the red carpet.

Who Likes That 51-foot Sculpture in Front of Penn Station?

Julekha Dash Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Bmore Media's new Managing Editor shares her opinion of the city's most controversial work of art.

Photo Essay: Corradetti Glassblowing Studio

Bmore Media Tuesday, November 08, 2011
For this month's photo essay, Bmore Media's Arianne Teeple took a look at the Corradetti Glassblowing Studio in the Clipper Mill Foundry Building.

Best of Bmore: Jen Royle's Year in the Life of Baltimore

Neal Shaffer Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Here's a look back at Neal Shaffer's interview with sports reporter Jen Royle, soon after wrapping her first season on the Orioles beat and getting through her first quarter of the season with the Ravens.

Of Small Ponds and Big Ambitions

Julekha Dash Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Film directors usually depict small towns as either Norman Rockwell-esque fantasies or intellectually stifling places full of small-minded people. But life in these places has a distinct rhythm and is full of individual stories that present a much deeper picture to those who care to look. Baltimore filmmaker Josh Slates aims to bring a more robust image of small-town America to moviegoers with his first feature film, Small Pond.

Andrew Hazlett Seeks the Glue to Hold Baltimore's Tech Community Together

Renee Libby Beck Tuesday, October 04, 2011
It is, perhaps, an "only in Baltimore" story. One entrepreneur writes a blog post with an idea to create an "Innovation Community Manager" for Baltimore. A few months later, Andrew Hazlett has the job. Here, Bmore Media's Renee Libby Beck tracks Hazlett down to find out more about how he got here and what he's up to.

Outside the Canvas: Jane Wynn Forges a Path For Her Art

Cassie Paton Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Mixed media artist Jane Wynn is waiting to be discovered. While she waits, she also works really hard, dedicating hours of studio time every day to her art on top of a teaching schedule. Whether she’s doing a whimsical twist on a classic painting or teaching a mixed media workshop in the Midwest, Wynn manages to keep herself pretty busy. Despite the dark humor some of her artwork features, Wynn is one of the most optimistic and enthusiastic up-and-coming artists in Baltimore you’ll meet.

Going Where the Wood Takes Him

Staci Wolfson Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Not all tales of entrepreneurship involve hot, fresh startups. In fact, sometimes it's the quieter stories -- the long-term successes -- that can inspire us the most. Meet Mark Supik, who's been running a woodworking business on his own terms since 1981.

Photo Essay: Behind the Scenes at Hippodrome Hatters

Arianne Teeple and Neal Shaffer Tuesday, September 20, 2011
To speak of a neighborhood's "growth" or "renaissance" is usually to speak of that which is new, that which is emerging and upcoming. It's just as important, however, to remember the stalwarts. Those who kept their heads down through the madness, through good times and bad. Like, for example, Hippodrome Hatters.

Fells Point's TAG Galleries Brings Art Appreciation to Street Level

Staci Wolfson Tuesday, September 20, 2011
To be an "art collector" likely seems, to most, an abstraction. Rarefied air, reserved for captains of industry and cashed-out entrepreneurs. Fells Point's TAG Galleries is changing that. By offering high-quality reproductions of contemporary works of art, brothers Ian and Cory Woods are forging a new market. Bmore's Staci Wolfson visited TAG to learn more.

Mache Magazine, By and For Creators

Amy Dusto Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Startup digital magazine Maché is the love child of four people: foodies, crafters, and designers. It's free, spreading, and prepared to go as far as it can.

Letter From the Editor: Baltimore's Looming Identity Crisis

Neal Shaffer Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Innovation and growth in Baltimore are good things. This much is clear. That doesn't mean, however, there won't be problems. As the city and its people continue to forge a path into the future, we will more and more be faced with a question: what kind of city do we want to be?

My Baltimore's Next: Scott Burkholder

Scott Burkholder Tuesday, July 19, 2011
What sort of change has to happen to turn Baltimore into the kind of place where Stanford sends its newly-minted MBAs? Scott Burkholder thinks it comes down to social entrepreneurship, and Baltimore is uniquely qualified to see it happen.
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