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Stevie Walker-Webb is Already Creating a Lasting Impact at Baltimore Center Stage
In his first full year as the theater's artistic director, Walker-Webb has launched an electrifying lineup of productions and introduced innovative community outreach programs. He’s just getting started.
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Poet Laureate Lady Brion Wants Artists to Go After Their Dreams
The director of the Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts District is the second Black woman, and the youngest in the state of Maryland, to hold the seat.
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Dr. Nancy Grasmick is Nurturing Ethical Leadership Across Baltimore
In the three years since the former State Superintendent's namesake leadership institute was founded at Towson University, it has welcomed about 2,700 participants from various local organizations.
Arts & Culture
Composer Judah Adashi Combines Passions for Arts and Activism in New Peabody Course
There was a time when Adashi briefly flirted with quitting music altogether to become a full-time activist. Then he realized that he could do both.
Arts & Culture
Teri Henderson is a Leading Voice for the Local Creative Community
With a warm, inquisitive style, her writing focuses on the overlooked stories of Black, brown, and queer artists, as does her curatorial work.
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The Best of Baltimore 50th Anniversary Issue is Coming
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Arts & Culture
Arts Every Day Prioritizes Equitable Access to the Arts in Baltimore City Schools
Executive director Julia Di Bussolo works to ensure students have all of the resources they need to be artists, leaders, advocates, makers, and supporters of the arts.
News & Community
Jennie Janssen is Expanding Access for Minorities in Aquarium and Zoo Science
The assistant curator at the National Aquarium co-founded a nonprofit that provides professional networks, career resources, and scholarship opportunities.
Arts & Culture
Katie Pumphrey Reflects on Her Epic Swim and How the Water Influences Her Art
In June, the marathon swimmer and multidisciplinary artist set a record as the first person to ever complete a 24-mile, open water swim from Sandy Point State Park to the Baltimore Harbor.
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Meet the Brains Behind Baltimore’s Popular Anti-Animal-Abuse Campaign
Now an expanded nonprofit, Show Your Soft Side began as an awareness campaign in the Baltimore Public School system featuring posters of sports stars with their pets.
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Medical Profiles 2024
Each year, our Medical Profile section highlights health care professionals across many areas of expertise. Whether you are looking for cosmetic care, women’s health, pain management, or more, the pages that follow are filled with information on experienced professionals. Best of all, these practices are taking new patients.
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Angeles Evans’ “Very Purposeful Journey” to End Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence
As TurnAround’s senior manager of community engagement and training, Evans helps the community identify signs of abuse and support those affected.
Arts & Culture
Our Exit Interview with The Walters’ Outgoing Executive Director Julia Marciari-Alexander
Under her direction, the museum launched innovative exhibits, shed light on the Walters family’s difficult history, navigated through COVID, and unionized its staff—with Marciari-Alexander becoming a pillar of the city’s arts scene along the way.
Education & Family
Grief Support Programs at Roberta’s House Let Children Heal at Their Own Pace
The family grief support center offers peer groups, workshops, community outreach, and Camp Erin—the largest national summer bereavement program for youth.
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Women Who Move Maryland 2025
Women are an essential part of the engine that makes our region thrive. In our annual section that follows, Women Who Move Maryland, we spotlight women professionals who play a leading role in Baltimore and beyond.
Health & Wellness
Paul Bollinger Helps Individuals With Disabilities Experience the Joy of Sailing
The president and CEO of Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating—a lifelong boater who founded the Wounded Warrior Sailing Regatta in Annapolis—discusses the organization's work.
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Amy Greensfelder Facilitates Free Mental Healthcare for Any Marylander in Need
The executive director for Pro Bono Counseling oversees a team that matches residents with limited or no health insurance to an appropriate counselor for free ongoing therapy sessions.
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Get to Know the GameChanger: Karen Klima
The lifelong dog lover facilities a support group for those grieving the loss of a pet.
Sports
Volo Kids Foundation Emphasizes the Power of Play
The now-national organization has grown from a small free flag football league in Herring Run to over 45,000 kids playing multiple sports under the guidance of almost 10,000 volunteers.
News & Community
Baltimore City’s Chief Administrator Aims to Keep the City Running Smoothly
From traffic signal optimization to trash in roadways, Faith Leach is strengthening the systems put in place for municipal work.
Health & Wellness
The Holistic Life Foundation is Changing Lives, One Yoga Breath at a Time
For more than 20 years, the co-founders have introduced local youth and adults to mindfulness practices that help them cope with stress, anger, and emotional traumas.
Health & Wellness
Family Photographer Jillian Mills Provides Keepsakes for the Bereaved
While Mills acknowledges that her black-and-white bereavement photos—for families who lost a newborn or experienced a stillbirth—are not for every family, for some, it can be incredibly healing.
Sports
Get to Know the GameChanger: Brett Hollander
How the Orioles broadcaster is supporting kids who are struggling with dyslexia.
