AltWeeklies Wire
The Fight for Freddie Graynew

Freddie Gray has become not just a man who was killed in police custody, but a symbol of all of the injustice endured by African-Americans in poor, drug-ravaged Baltimore. City Paper reporters have been on the streets throughout. Here are our dispatches.
Baltimore City Paper |
Evan Serpick, Baynard Woods, Brandon Soderberg and Caitlin Goldblatt |
04-28-2015 |
Features
Tags: baltimore
Exile On Charles Street: The Life of Qayum Karzainew

Qayum Karzai owns four restaurants in Baltimore, just ran for President of Afghanistan, and according to one account, was the eminence grise behind his brother's power.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
03-03-2015 |
Features
Tags: Afghanistan
The House That Mencken Builtnew

With Mencken Day approaching and a new edition of his Days Trilogy to ponder, we stop to reflect on the legacy of the sage of Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
09-10-2014 |
Features
Tags: H.L. Mencken
Roadside Attractionnew

John Waters reflects on his hitchhiking trip across America and his love of Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
06-04-2014 |
Features
Sex Tradenew

Exploring the lives of transgender women on the street.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
09-06-2012 |
Features
Tags: Prostitution, Transgender