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Power in Dirt campaign wants residents to transform Baltimore’s vacant lots.

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Seeds of Change

Power in Dirt campaign wants residents to transform Baltimore’s vacant lots.
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  • Jail Time: Schools Not Jails uses five-day demonstration to protest proposed youth jail; no state funds allocated in Department of Public Safety's 2013 budget for construction of youth jail

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Pattern Recognition

Artist Jordan Bernier mediates on process and randomness at NUDASHANK.
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  • The Criterion of Greatness: Hulu Plus offers Criterion Collection.
  • Writing Closer to Home: A Conversation with Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and Drinking Closer to Home.
  • Green Leifs: The Leify Green Conspiracy's new album is a soulful and upbeat collection of songs and musicians.

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A Noble Experiment

A pop-up cocktail lounge hearkens back to the days of Prohibition.

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The City on High

In the gleaming Four Seasons hotel, the transition from old to new Baltimore has never felt so literal.

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Riding With Pride

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