Grace Hebron

2 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Grace Hebron |Logan Hullinger |Aaron Wright

A new date is just one of many changes to expect this year at Artscape. This weekend’s festival will have new installations, a divisive new location, and a redefined approach under new leadership. Unlike with iterations past, Artscape will take place this year on Memorial Day Weekend underneath the Jones Falls Expressway, its columns freshly painted with new murals to commemorate the festival’s new home downtown.

2 months ago | baltimorebeat.com | Grace Hebron

It was family members out-of-state who were the ones to tell Maria Gabriela Aldana that the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in her own city, had collapsed. Like many others in Baltimore, she received worried messages from them checking to see if she was safe. As she opened their texts, she was dumbfounded.

Feb 25, 2025 | baltimorebeat.com | Grace Hebron

Evan Woodard lights up when he talks about antiques like slate pencils, porcelain dentures and chamber pots, portable toilets used prior to luxuries like indoor plumbing. “With those, you can tell who was born into money and who was a commoner,” said Woodard. “When you see really nice ones that have white and blue on them, you know that that person had money.”  The self-taught historian loves to share little-known facts.

Jan 7, 2025 | baltimoremagazine.com | Lauren Cohen |Grace Hebron

Throughout the December 2024 holiday season, market researcher Civic Science reported that 42 percent of American adults were “sober curious”—a 33 percent spike from 2022. In Baltimore, there are plenty of bars and restaurants with options for those who are choosing to sever ties with booze through January 31. (More on that later.) But for many of them, catering to customers who don’t drink alcohol is year-round work.

Sep 24, 2024 | baltimorebeat.com | Grace Hebron

On September 7, Baltimore-based independent record label Shiny Boy Press hosted its third annual Shiny Fest, a hyper-local art and music festival designed to celebrate lesser-known artists, at Ottobar in Remington. This year, the bash was circus-themed, with guests sipping on Natty Bohs and sporting bright red clown noses as giant balloons flew.