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.
Contributors
fashion
Behind the Fence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-e8o72PRTY Sharp Dressed Man was founded by the Baltimore Fashion Alliance in 2012 to support men re-entering the workforce. Often…
Behind the Fence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-e8o72PRTY Sharp Dressed Man was founded by the Baltimore Fashion Alliance in 2012 to support men re-entering the workforce. Often…
nightlife
Emily Wells at Cyclops Books
Emily just moved to New York from LA where people warned her about the cold. She was undaunted. Head wrapped…
Emily Wells at Cyclops Books
Emily just moved to New York from LA where people warned her about the cold. She was undaunted. Head wrapped…
social innovation
Little Free Libraries
Lesley Noll wants to invite you into a world at once vast and intimate. That world begins within the Village…
Little Free Libraries
Lesley Noll wants to invite you into a world at once vast and intimate. That world begins within the Village…
artist profiles
A Brief Conversation with Abdu Ali
All photos by Philip Laubner. What better atmosphere to interview a rising star than at a photo shoot? Right? This…
A Brief Conversation with Abdu Ali
All photos by Philip Laubner. What better atmosphere to interview a rising star than at a photo shoot? Right? This…
sustainability
An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore
Publishers’ Note: Green Street Academy is a client of What Weekly’s sister company, What Works Studio. We are proud to have…
An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore
Publishers’ Note: Green Street Academy is a client of What Weekly’s sister company, What Works Studio. We are proud to have…
technology
Common Curriculum Launch
Founder Scott Messinger excites the crowd with new features on Common Curriculum, designed with teachers in mind. During each school…
Common Curriculum Launch
Founder Scott Messinger excites the crowd with new features on Common Curriculum, designed with teachers in mind. During each school…
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