Knitting groups are getting younger, and hipper, every day.
Walking into a knitting club, you might expect to see grannies in their rockers stitching ugly reindeer sweaters. But not so at various local knitting groups, which are swiftly becoming the new book...
An international carpentry school and gallery help build lives—one table at a time.
The circuitous journey to Baltimore begins in a rustic workshop perched 12,000 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains. There, impoverished teens tediously work on intricate furnishings with...
Young men finally have options when it comes to downtown shopping. Sure, there have always been the staples—Gian Marco and Samuel Parker Clothier—but they dress a very specific customer (read: older...
It's all in the family at Hobo International—a popular handbag company based in Annapolis.
Koren Ray Brewer's brain is deep in spring this February afternoon—spring 2009.
The senior vice president of merchandising and marketing for Hobo International handbags is in her office taking a...
Personal shoppers help you look like you—only more stylish.
The moment Anita Cox saw Salli Ward's jacket, she knew she had to have one. Indeed, it's fitting that the Catonsville resident caught a glimpse of Ward and her tailored jacket in church, because...
Against the odds, upstart J Shoes is quietly making a splash--from the unlikeliest of places.
This is not the natural habitat of a fashion-forward footwear start-up. Not here, amidst the low-slung buildings of a nondescript office park in Owings Mills. Not here, nestled between the offices of...
For over 35 years, C-Mart has been a retail anomaly, a family-run shop that has developed a cult following to rival NASCAR. So when word spread that this venerable institution, famed for deeply...
Ladies and . . . well, ladies: In this corner, we bring you the heavyweight wedge. Height! Glamour! Versatility! Style! And in the other corner, we have the lightweight flat: Stamina! Comfort!...
Dave and Lauretta Buscher’s five kids couldn’t inherit the family business—so they each started their own.
This is the story of a dad, his wife, their five sons (and five spouses), their seven grandchildren, and $50 million dollars. It has all the elements of a gripping modern day drama—money, family,...
There's a certain nostalgia about seeing a window display that harkens back to the days of Baltimore's grand department stores. But Stephanie Bradshaw, 32, ended up in the business just last year...
