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
RAW Artists: Cultivating Creativity
It seems like every day a new “unconventional” art gallery opens up in Baltimore. This is great news for any…
RAW Artists: Cultivating Creativity
It seems like every day a new “unconventional” art gallery opens up in Baltimore. This is great news for any…
nightlife
Bent Ear
In the Bent Ear, Baynard Woods follows the great writer Joseph Mitchell, in allowing Baltimore's quirkier citizens to bend his…
Bent Ear
In the Bent Ear, Baynard Woods follows the great writer Joseph Mitchell, in allowing Baltimore's quirkier citizens to bend his…
social innovation
The New American Dream
“…But out of limitations comes creativity.” – Debbie Allen “Mr. Jordan! Over the weekend I filled up a cup with…
The New American Dream
“…But out of limitations comes creativity.” – Debbie Allen “Mr. Jordan! Over the weekend I filled up a cup with…
artist profiles
Sean E. Conroy
All images courtesy the artist “The Buddha said, ‘It’s the not seeing of this suffering that keeps us bound,’” quotes…
Sean E. Conroy
All images courtesy the artist “The Buddha said, ‘It’s the not seeing of this suffering that keeps us bound,’” quotes…
sustainability
Fixing The Future
Photos courtesy Gabby Carroll Last week at the Creative Alliance, the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA), founder of Baltimore’s regional…
Fixing The Future
Photos courtesy Gabby Carroll Last week at the Creative Alliance, the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA), founder of Baltimore’s regional…
technology
Create Baltimore, Take 2
Story by Daniel Stuelpnagel Some artists don’t like technology, but I’m not one of them. All the more reason to…
Create Baltimore, Take 2
Story by Daniel Stuelpnagel Some artists don’t like technology, but I’m not one of them. All the more reason to…
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