We profile 40 up-and-comers in the fields of business, tech, nonprofit, politics, science, and the arts to find out who exactly is shaping the future of Baltimore.
Timothy Barnhill, 39
architect
There was a clue to Timothy Barnhill’s fate as a boy: “For me, it was all about Legos,” he says. “I was constantly building things.” Now, when you scan Baltimore’s...
No matter your costume, here’s a roundup of events to celebrate Halloween properly this year.
Stoop Storytelling
Center Stage Everybody has ghosts that haunt them——especially around Halloween. Stoop Storytelling begins its eighth season on October 28 by asking its participants to share “...
The handcrafted mixed drink is making a comeback in Baltimore.
Inside the subdued walls of W.C. Harlan, a new kind of corner bar is emerging. There are no blaring TVs in this Remington respite, just soft jazz playing on the stereo. Patrons are chatting quietly...
For decades, Korean-American storeowners have faced struggles in Baltimore City. They still do.
Twenty years ago this month, Joel Lee, a 21-year-old Korean-American beginning his senior year at then-Towson State University, was robbed, shot in the face, and killed while heading to a classmate’...
Once considered too high-end to succeed in Baltimore, Ruth Shaw, Inc. boutique has grown into a 40-year fashion mainstay. The secret to its very loyal customer base? According to owner Ray Mitchener...
Brunch
The Food Market
Crowds have been lining up ever since the Hampden restaurant opened last year to sample chef/co-owner Chad Gauss’s comfort-food menu. But perhaps his biggest stroke of genius...
Appliance Repair
Landers Appliance
This outfit has been honored by us eight times in the past 20 years—which is all about the focus they put on customer service. Landers’s 22 employees spend much of...
Artist
Chul Hyun Ahn
Costas Grimaldis first came across Ahn’s light sculptures at the Korean artist’s MICA thesis show in 2002. Since then, Ahn’s work has been a fixture at Grimaldis’s Charles Street...
An inside look at the behemoth athletic company and how it’s affecting Baltimore.
Nicole Doenges strolls onto the water taxi, sits on a plastic bench, leans back, and watches the Canton shore fade from view. No blaring car horns or wailing sirens pollute the air, no construction...