Rahne Alexander

Outdoor Weed is Better It’s really something of a miracle. You start out with a tiny seed — or a clone that came from a plant that started from a tiny seed — and you harvest an enormous plant with a stalk and roots weighing several pounds, and maybe a few ounces of flower. So where does all that mass come from, transforming the seed just a centimeter long to the feet of raw plant matter stretching out wider than your shoulders and growing as high as your head?

Sounds by Seven With family roots from the Black Belt to Brooklyn, Xavier Walker is picking up undeniable steam as a newcomer to Baltimore a little over three years ago. Known by many as Sounds by Seven, Walker proudly embodies the role of the DJ as archivist, curating spaces for Black queer joy, community wellness, and artistic excellence that we count ourselves lucky to have been able to experience at our Summer Jam this July.

The Urban Oyster Chef Jasmine Norton opened the country’s first Black- and woman-owned oyster bar in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood, and it drew both local and national attention — so much so that Norton was named a James Beard semifinalist, one of the most prestigious dining awards, for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.