Four Baltimore School for the Arts alums talk about how the school shaped their lives.
The Baltimore School for the Arts came into existence in 1979, and the school's phenomenal success has been pretty well-documented. Its first graduates are now in their late 30s and early 40s, and a...
An exclusive excerpt from Anne Tyler's latest novel.
Noah's Compass, Anne Tyler's 18th novel, features one of the most intriguing characters ever created by the celebrated Baltimore writer. In this exclusive excerpt from the book, we meet Liam...
The stakes are high for Baltimore's Charm City Devils as they team up with Mötley Crüe for a shot at rock 'n' roll glory.
Not even an unforgiving, scorching summer sun could convince the Charm City Devils to trade their weathered leather jackets and skin-tight black jeans for more sensible clothes. ...
From Poe to Pac, artists connected to Baltimore consistently push the envelope. Is it something in the water?
Think of the artists most commonly associated with Baltimore and a common trait begins to emerge. Poe. Dark, right? Zappa. Eccentric. Waters. An auteur unto his own.
Immediately, other names come to...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Alison Kahn & Peggy Fox
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Thing Around Your Neck (Knopf)Adichie writes gripping stories that balance beauty and brutality on the sharp spur of human impulse. That the balance tips so...
David FairI'll Be Moe (Thick Syrup Records)Besides co-founding the iconic punk band Half Japanese and organizing Shake More, Westminster's finest music festival, David Fair tells great stories....
WTMD reflects the profound changes happening at college and public radio stations.
If you went to college before the mid-1980s, you probably remember your campus radio station as a student-run affair—most likely long on individuality and short on professionalism. There might have...
For some youngsters, back to school means learning guitar riffs and choosing between Hair Metal and New Wave.
At 4 p.m. on a Saturday, 25 kids are huddled in the back of Cancun Cantina, a Hanover nightclub known mostly for country music line dancing. The kids, ages 8 to 16, are dressed a lot like their...
The BSO maestra's new digs give her divine inspiration.
After living for nearly two years in a corporate rental apartment, BSO Music Director Marin Alsop wanted a place that felt like home.
"I wanted to have my own space," says Alsop, who also shares a...
So where, exactly, is the Frank Zappa monument going to go?
Both of Frank Zappa's grandfathers had close ties to the Baltimore waterfront. Just before World War I, one of them ran a barbershop near the old city fish market around Pier Five, while the other,...
