What Weekly

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What Weekly
Editors-in-chief Brooke Hall, Justin Allen
Categories Alternative, Cultural magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherWhat Works Studio
Year founded2009
CountryUSA
Based in Baltimore, Maryland
Website whatweekly.com

What Weekly is an online magazine published in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, focusing on the visual arts, popular culture, humor and writing. According to its tagline, What Weekly focuses on the beautiful in creative culture and beyond. It is produced by the creative agency What Works Studio. [1]

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History

The magazine was established in 2009 by Brooke Hall and Justin Allen with the tagline "Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance". Allen said in an interview with Baltimore's City Paper, "There didn't seem to be any good news about what was happening in Baltimore, people seem to have this perception that it’s a very negative place, but it’s really coming up. We’re hitting the brink of a really happening time in Baltimore." [2]

Awards

What Weekly was named "Best New Magazine" in 2011[ citation needed ] and "Best Zine" for 2013 [3] by Baltimore magazine.

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References

  1. Zaleski, Andrew (22 May 2014). "What Works Studio, publishers of What Weekly, pass 5-year mark". Technical.ly Baltimore. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. Bruchman, Hannah (18 August 2010). "Accentuate the Positive". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. Cassie, Ron (August 2013). "Best of Baltimore: News". Baltimore. Retrieved 12 September 2013.