Featured Stories
Renee Libby Beck
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Alewife took over the West Baltimore space formerly occupied by the failed Maggie Moore’s and Lucy’s, bringing local and national recognition with craft brews and unique tavern fare. As they near their one-year anniversary, will Alewife be the one to break the curse of failed restaurants at 21 N. Eutaw?
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.
Bmore Media
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
As summer's twilight arrives, we're taking some time to breathe. Read on to learn more about our holiday publishing schedule and our plans for the rest of the year.
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.
Bmore Media
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
For this month's photo essay, Bmore Media's Arianne Teeple went behind the scenes on the roof of downtown's InterContinental Harbor Court Hotel, where their recently installed beehive is bringing the green roof concept to life.
Renee Libby Beck
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Though it sits just outside the northwest corner of the Beltway, Irvine Nature Center could be a different world -- one in which the city that is in reality only a few miles away might as well not exist at all. Bmore's Renee Libby Beck goes behind the scenes at Irvine to discover what it has to offer and find out how it's weathering difficult economic times.
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?
Staci Wolfson
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
"Be passionate and love what you do" is a simple enough recipe for success. Too often, however, passion and love hang just out of reach as the daily grind takes center stage. Not so for Kim Manfredi of Charm City Yoga, for whom business -- and success therein -- is nothing short of a labor of love.
Cassie Paton
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Do you know where your food came from? Not just where you bought it, of course, but where it really came from? If you want to, you can thanks to the Baltimore Food Co-op, a brand-new Remington venture that aims to bring responsible, sustainable food retailing to Charm City.
John Davidson
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
What's Working in Cities is a new monthly series in which we take a closer look at people and organizations in cities across the country that are transforming neighborhoods and driving change in urban areas. What works in Portland, Austin, or Chattanooga will probably work here, too, in some form or another. Our series will ask why some things work, why some don't, and what big ideas and principles all cities should adopt as we move forward into an increasingly urbanized 21st century.
Staci Wolfson
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
As Rochelle Walker knows as well as anyone, "being a mom can be overwhelming." Rather than just accept that for what it is, however, Walker decided to do something about it. Today, her Pampered Mommas "maternity concierge" service is making life a little bit easier for new moms across Baltimore.
Sam Hopkins
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Joe Ehrmann's days as an All-Pro for the Baltimore Colts may be behind him, but that doesn't mean he's lost touch with the sense of purpose and discipline that are essential to success in both sports and life. Today, via his organization Coach for America, Ehrmann brings the lesson of teamwork to bear in service of building stronger communities.
Beth Falcone
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
For Beth Falcone of GiveCorps, Baltimore's future depends on a thriving nonprofit sector. In order to make sure we get there, she says, it's time to make sure we keep putting energy into attracting and retaining talent.
Heather Sarkissian
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
We already know that Baltimore has a strong emerging entrepreneurial scene. For Heather Sarkissian, ensuring the growth and sustainability of these efforts is the secret to Baltimore's future success.
Daniel Burg
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
"What would our city be like if each of us walked through our neighborhoods and our places of work seeing a spark of the divine in the face of each person we encounter?" So wonders Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg, for whom the key to Baltimore's future is an embrace of the best religion has to offer.