Featured Stories
Sara Michael
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Breaking into the technology sector is no easy thing. bwtech@UMBC's ACTiVATE program seeks to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. In just 12 months they take mid-career women and give them the knowledge to create a startup focused on medical innovations and biotechnology.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
A self-described "serial entrepreneur," Dave Troy has created several successful ventures in Baltimore. He's perhaps best known now as the guy trying to connect the disparate parts of Baltimore to each other. Just before collecting the GBTC's 2009 Connector Award, Troy sat down with us to talk about startups, Baltimore and what he's planning for the future.
Michael Cook
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
The Fed's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program will bring an economic boom to the Greater Baltimore area with 40,000 new jobs at local bases, and new gigs created by government contractors. More jobs mean more cars on Maryland roads. So, what're state and local agencies doing to avoid a traffic jam?
Lisa Cleary
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
For the uninitiated art is something found on a museum wall or in a classroom. Creating beautiful objects, paintings and drawings can have a higher purpose, bringing a community together. Peter Brunn knew art's potential and is using it to help Baltimore residents find a new purpose.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Baltimoreans gathered last Thursday to take part in the annual light of the Washington Monument. The uniquely Baltimore event kicks-off the city's holiday season. If you couldn't make it, check out what you missed.
Walaika Haskins
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Rehabbing any building is a tough job. Doing it while the building's residents still live there is even harder. But, somehow Michael Shacklette and his team at The Michael Group manage not just to complete the renovations, but come away with a host of new friendships.
James A. Carroll
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Some people see the world as black and white. Others are able to see the grey areas. Jose Villarubia looks at the world and sees a kaleidoscope of colors - reds, oranges, purples, blues, and greens - that bathe his work, the city and its artistic community in a vibrant glow.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Sonja Sohn caught the public's eye playing Kima Greggs on "The Wire." At the recent TEDx Mid-Atlantic conference, she talked to us about her new project, "reWIRED," and how stories can help change the lives of Baltimore at-risk youth.
Lori Grisham
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Storytellers come in all shapes and sizes. They tell stories of love and loss, despair and triumph. Seldom, however do they tell their tales while soaring through the air.
Meredith Bower
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The first thing that comes across about Tony Geraci, is that he is passionate about his job creating healthy school lunches. The second is that his enthusiasm is changing the way kids look at food.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Patrick Turner, the Baltimore developer talks about his award-winning Silo Point complex, Westport and why Baltimore is a great city for developers.
Jason Policastro
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Mayo Shattuck. Mayor Sheila Dixon. Peter Angelos. Baltimoreans immediately recognize these names. There are plenty of lists chronicling the business barons and established leaders at Baltimore's helm, but what about those operating a little closer to the edge? We've put together a list of fresh innovators who are rising stars in the artistic, health care, entertainment, and business communities in Baltimore, and it's time you knew their names too.
Walaika Haskins
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
It's an international phenomenon that showcases people with ideas worth spreading. The conference, held last Thursday at Maryland Institute College of Art, brought a host of speakers from the realms of government, health care, performing arts, and other cultural areas. How did Baltimore become the latest TEDx site? We've got the story.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Gary Vaynerchuk is not your typical CEO. Before headlining GBTC's Technite, we sat down with him to talk about how he got into the wine business, success the Internet, and what's next.
Karl Hille
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Merritt Properties responded to the recent slowdown by taking a different road and doing more in-house work and retraining � they gave their project managers time to learn all they could about green construction, creating a team of experts in LEED Certification.