Founded in 1969 by Michael Carliner as Baltimore’s first ‘underground’ newspaper. After a rocky start, when the original staff revolted and walked out on the eve of the first issue’s press run, HARRY went on to become the choice alternative free paper of the Baltimore political and musical communities.
Early contributors included Art Levine, P.J. O’Rourke, Tom D’Antoni, Alan Rose, and Jack Heyrman. HARRY survived many raids, takeovers and other traumatic events to provide alternative and community news at the height of the Viet Nam, hippie, yippie era.
Each issue included a plentiful calendar of events with a heading proclaiming sarcastically “nothing ever happens in Baltimore.”
