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Turnstile Takes Off: How Baltimore Shaped The World’s Biggest Hardcore Band
Turnstile is living out their wildest dreams around the world. But they'll always be Baltimore kids at heart.
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Movie Review: One Battle After Another
Buckle up and enjoy a master filmmaker firing on all cylinders
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Lawrence Burney’s Debut Book is a Purposefully Unflowery Coming-of-Age Story
Ahead of his East Coast book tour, we caught up with the Baltimore native about ‘No Sense in Wishing,’ a collection of essays with through-lines of art, identity, and self-discovery.
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Where to Watch Outdoor Movies Around Baltimore This Summer
Grab your popcorn, spread out a blanket, and enjoy flicks beneath the stars at some of the area’s greatest gathering spots and greenspaces.
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Wax Atlas in Hamilton Rocks to Its Own Rhythm
Owner Andy Phillips has created a record store and live performance venue that appeals to music lovers of all kinds.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Partners In Care Maryland, Inc., connects older adults with volunteers to build a thriving community.
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Frederick-Born Designer Claire McCardell Single-Handedly Democratized Women’s Fashion
In her new biography, author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson explores McCardell’s rise in the male-dominated midcentury New York fashion industry—ultimately giving us pockets, mix-and-match separates, and modern-day athleisure.
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Documentary About Foraged Chef Chris Amendola Wins an Emmy
Filmmaker Renee Fischer chronicles the chef's journey from an adolescent struggling with addiction to a James Beard Award semifinalist.
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Best of Baltimore Readers’ Poll Results 2025
You voted, and now, here are your picks for the best that Baltimore has to offer.
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Baltimore’s Queer Dancefloors Persist Through Sanctuaries Like Sweet Spot
The roving dance party has become a vital hub for the Baltimore and Mid-Atlantic LGBTQ+ community.
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Art Space: The Ivy Bookshop’s Sculpture Garden is a Paradise of Poetry
For moments of reading or reflection, bibliophiles can enjoy the grounds, as well an interactive outdoor art installation.
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Pride Guide: Spectacular Events Celebrating 50 Years of Baltimore Pride
All month long, the city will be awash with a rainbow’s array of parties, performances, and fundraisers paying homage to Pride’s humble beginnings in Mt. Vernon in 1975.
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The Trail Starts Here
Fall is fabulous in Allegany County, the Mountain Side of Maryland.
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Historian Martha S. Jones’ New Memoir Traces Five Generations of Her Own Lineage
In 'The Trouble of Color,' the Johns Hopkins University professor blends a legacy of enslavement, passing, Jim Crow, and colorism into a complex portrait of an American family in an all-too-often racist land.
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Movie Review: The Phoenician Scheme
One of the few Wes Anderson films I didn’t fully connect with.
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Good Contrivance Farm is an Oasis for Visiting Writers—and the Man Who Runs It
How Ron Tanner turned a ramshackle property into a six-acre writers retreat in Historic Reisterstown.
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Artscape’s Scout Art Fair Plans to Put Baltimore’s Creative Community on the National Map
Dozens of local artists will showcase works for purchase in this pioneering exhibition curated by acclaimed artist Derrick Adams with 'Beat' arts editor Teri Henderson.
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‘Arte Latinoamericano’ Opens at The Walters with a Full Day of Programming Saturday
Highlights to look forward to at the family-friendly celebration of the museum's first permanent exhibition of Indigenous American art.
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Greedy Reads’ Lost Weekend Literary Festival Returns with Largest Lineup Yet
While there are “no duds on the schedule,” per owner Julia Fleischaker, here are some can't-miss highlights set for the three-day book bash in Remington, May 30-June 1.
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MICA Students in Need of Summer Jobs Founded the Black Cherry Puppet Theater. It Became an Institution
The Hollins Market nonprofit, which has presented thousands of shows and workshops at schools and festivals throughout the region, turns 45 this summer.
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Baltimore is Still in a Daze Over Turnstile’s Historic Hometown Concert
Thousands gathered on Saturday to hear the rising-star hardcore-punk band perform in the Wyman Park Dell.
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Six Spots to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Baltimore and Beyond
With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, Baltimoreans are gearing up for a long weekend fiesta.
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Art Space: Sideshow Builds Community with a New Collection of Free Zines
AVAM's gift shop celebrates the long-held counterculture tradition with its own selection of the limited-circulation, self-published printings.
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Movie Review: On Swift Horses
Gorgeous film about mid-century malcontents is obsessed with beauty—especially Jacob Elordi's.
