What Weekly ran from 2010 to 2016, documenting Baltimore’s creative culture and helping spark Light City. The Pronoia Effect tells the story of the magazine, the festival that grew from it, and what happened when we lost it all.
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fashion
The Tailor at Hour Haus
Upon learning that one of the city’s most notable up-and-coming men’s clothiers was staging his fitting room at Hour Haus…
The Tailor at Hour Haus
Upon learning that one of the city’s most notable up-and-coming men’s clothiers was staging his fitting room at Hour Haus…
nightlife
Infernoland
Each year millions of families travel by planes, trains and automobiles to amusement parks all over the world. Upon arrival…
Infernoland
Each year millions of families travel by planes, trains and automobiles to amusement parks all over the world. Upon arrival…
social innovation
Stop The Presses: How To Buy Back The Baltimore Sun
Featured photo by Chris Montgomery The Baltimore Sun and Baltimore City Paper have been slowly dying for years. The big…
Stop The Presses: How To Buy Back The Baltimore Sun
Featured photo by Chris Montgomery The Baltimore Sun and Baltimore City Paper have been slowly dying for years. The big…
artist profiles
Brian Baker
Brian Baker creates life-size pieces of art with, as he puts it, "gods and goddesses, angels and demons, spirits and…
Brian Baker
Brian Baker creates life-size pieces of art with, as he puts it, "gods and goddesses, angels and demons, spirits and…
sustainability
Small Time
A couple of years ago, while I was reporting on a redevelopment plan in Buffalo, New York, I met up…
Small Time
A couple of years ago, while I was reporting on a redevelopment plan in Buffalo, New York, I met up…
technology
From Basement to Best Place to Work in Baltimore :: A Brief History of Mindgrub
In 1999, current President and CEO of Mindgrub, Todd Marks, started his first business in tech. Fifteen years and multiple start-ups…
From Basement to Best Place to Work in Baltimore :: A Brief History of Mindgrub
In 1999, current President and CEO of Mindgrub, Todd Marks, started his first business in tech. Fifteen years and multiple start-ups…
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