Downtown : Featured Stories

Arianne looks back at her three years spent capturing people, places and events for Bmore Media. As she moves on to new projects, she shares some of her favorite images and a story on how she jockeyed with reporters from around the globe to get a memorable shot of the Baltimore Grand Prix. 

Art on Purpose spent a year challenging black male stereotypes through dance, dialogues and art exhibits held throughout Baltimore. The nonprofit shares some of the project's highlights and the lessons learned. 

Meet Josh and Kara Levinson, the owners of Charm City Run. The running shop is growing at a time when many retailers are struggling. The Levinsons operate four stores and are preparing to open their first Baltimore City location this spring. What is the Levinsons' formula for entrepreneurial success? Read on to find out.

Film directors usually depict small towns as either Norman Rockwell-esque fantasies or intellectually stifling places full of small-minded people. But life in these places has a distinct rhythm and is full of individual stories that present a much deeper picture to those who care to look. Baltimore filmmaker Josh Slates aims to bring a more robust image of small-town America to moviegoers with his first feature film, Small Pond.

To speak of a neighborhood's "growth" or "renaissance" is usually to speak of that which is new, that which is emerging and upcoming. It's just as important, however, to remember the stalwarts. Those who kept their heads down through the madness, through good times and bad. Like, for example, Hippodrome Hatters.

For this month's photo essay, Bmore Media's Arianne Teeple went behind the scenes on the roof of downtown's InterContinental Harbor Court Hotel, where their recently installed beehive is bringing the green roof concept to life.

First annual event brings leaders from business, academia, and government together to focus on clean energy growth opportunities.