Costa Beavin Pappas writes an article about the importance of independant bookstores and the role they serve during these authoritarian times. One of the bookstores featured is none other than Baltimore’s favorite bookstore, restaurant, and event space, Red Emma’s.
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/11/independent-bookstores-literature-activism/
We want to be an example of what zero waste will look like Baltimore and beyond. At least 75% of what we dispose of is reusable, recyclable, and compostable, which means so many small businesses could and should be created in Charm City.
Lucky for us, glass is 100% recyclable!
VOLAR is co-creating a cooperative community in East Baltimore owned by Black and Brown people, through the reclamation of land, healing, reconnecting and building a base of community power.
North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) is an alliance of group-equity housing cooperatives helping to build a world where every community benefits from resident-controlled housing by educating and organizing youth and emerging leaders to create and cre for co-ops in the US and Canada. They have been educating and organizing an emerging generation of cooperators since ‘68!
We are the premier destination for fine wine, beer, spirits, and specialty foods in Baltimore, Maryland. Twenty years in the making and independently owned, we began as a small shop called Rotunda Wine & Spirits just a few blocks from our current home on Elm Avenue. An unwavering commitment to quality, selection, and customer service has allowed us to grow, serving the Hampden neighborhood and beyond.
The Wine Source team is dedicated to providing a comprehensive, curated selection and expert advice in every category while remaining a friendly, neighborhood spot. Whether you are seeking supplies for a delicious night at home, gems for special occasions, or everyday essentials, stop by and see us – we have you covered.
This is Anytime Taxi
Using highly trained and committed drivers who have an ownership stake in the cooperative and state-of-the-art dispatch, we aim to transform taxi service in Montgomery County to increase customer service, driver income, and accessibility for all.
MontCo Union Taxi Co-operative is a project of the Montgomery County Professional Drivers Union, an affiliate of the National Taxi Workers Alliance, AFL-CIO.
What is Ceremony Piecing?
Ceremony Piercing & Fine Jewelry
is a worker-owned, queer-owned cooperative
committed to offering safe piercing practices with the industry’s highest quality materials.
We’re dedicated to redefining our industry by
prioritizing ethical practices, continuing
education, community engagement, and the
health and safety of clients and staff alike.
A little about Common Ground:
At Common Ground, we believe that being a food service provider today means owning a much larger responsibility to the health and well-being of people and the world in which we live.
Through worker democracy, we are dedicated to promoting the well-being of our environment, our community, and our fellow workers – especially those who face further oppression on the basis of race, gender, ability, sexuality, or other marginalized status.
We also aim to strengthen solidarity and relationships with other organizing workers, established cooperatives, and our neighbors to further build a world where the needs of people are prioritized over the profits of business.
Our beverage, food, community events, and other projects are crafted to the best of our abilities with all of these objectives in mind.
A little about Awaken Wellness:
Our mission is to empower our community by helping individuals connect deeply with their own body’s capacity for healing. We do this by providing a range of transformative therapies, including acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and therapeutic bodywork, all rooted in compassion, respect, and a holistic understanding of wellness.
EnviroCollab is a women-owned, community-based landscape architecture, urban planning, and social design cooperative focused on engagement, equity, and sustainability.