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 Happy Hatter of Waverly
Photography by Brittney Sullivan In the world of fashion, there are many different pieces of the wardrobe and most people…
The Happy Hatter of Waverly
Photography by Brittney Sullivan In the world of fashion, there are many different pieces of the wardrobe and most people…
nightlife
Let’s Mess With Texas
Many of the two-hundred-plus people gathered at MICA for the CreateBaltimore event on January 15 were hacker/ techies, so tons…
Let’s Mess With Texas
Many of the two-hundred-plus people gathered at MICA for the CreateBaltimore event on January 15 were hacker/ techies, so tons…
social innovation
Existence Day 2010
What is Existence Day, you ask? It’s an international holiday for celebrating existence and the brainchild of Baltimore’s own Nicholas…
Existence Day 2010
What is Existence Day, you ask? It’s an international holiday for celebrating existence and the brainchild of Baltimore’s own Nicholas…
artist profiles
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…
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
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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