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
Confirmed Stock
Oh, Charm City. We may be behind other major metropolises in a few ways, what with their reliable public transportation…
Confirmed Stock
Oh, Charm City. We may be behind other major metropolises in a few ways, what with their reliable public transportation…
nightlife
Mobtown Microshow: Celebration
Story by Brett Yale of Bmore Musically Informed. Last Thursday’s Microshow was a spiritually intimate performance by Celebration, one of…
Mobtown Microshow: Celebration
Story by Brett Yale of Bmore Musically Informed. Last Thursday’s Microshow was a spiritually intimate performance by Celebration, one of…
social innovation
Malaise and Malaria
The big hope for Westerners in the past few centuries was the idea that things would just keep getting better…
Malaise and Malaria
The big hope for Westerners in the past few centuries was the idea that things would just keep getting better…
artist profiles
Robert Marbury
“Where I can produce ridiculous things, I will.” Stuffed animals, coffee cups, and merit badges aren’t usually thought of as…
Robert Marbury
“Where I can produce ridiculous things, I will.” Stuffed animals, coffee cups, and merit badges aren’t usually thought of as…
sustainability
Big Green Pirate Party
The Big Green Pirate Party was a fundraiser for Baltimore Green Careers, a Civic Works project that has a kick-ass…
Big Green Pirate Party
The Big Green Pirate Party was a fundraiser for Baltimore Green Careers, a Civic Works project that has a kick-ass…
technology
Inside The Electric Pharaoh
Part of the BROS experience is the journey from “how are we going to do that?” to “how did we…
Inside The Electric Pharaoh
Part of the BROS experience is the journey from “how are we going to do that?” to “how did we…
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