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 Littlest Fashion Truck Ever
Taking Fashion on the Road One day while teaching at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, adjunct professor…
The Littlest Fashion Truck Ever
Taking Fashion on the Road One day while teaching at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, adjunct professor…
nightlife
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
social innovation
Outside The Black Box
Our ever-increasing flow of technological wonders means we can now carry a big chunk of human knowledge, a broadcast and…
Outside The Black Box
Our ever-increasing flow of technological wonders means we can now carry a big chunk of human knowledge, a broadcast and…
artist profiles
Swordswallower Dai Andrews
Dai Andrews holds four Guinness World Records. He has performed in over 40 countries in five continents, made over 50…
Swordswallower Dai Andrews
Dai Andrews holds four Guinness World Records. He has performed in over 40 countries in five continents, made over 50…
sustainability
Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden
Urban gardens are sprouting up all over Baltimore. If you don't have a small plot of land for growing food,…
Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden
Urban gardens are sprouting up all over Baltimore. If you don't have a small plot of land for growing food,…
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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