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
Charm City Fashion Show at BMI
Our ongoing exploration of the city has again yielded adventures that traverse the spectrum of the spacetime continuum and uncover…
Charm City Fashion Show at BMI
Our ongoing exploration of the city has again yielded adventures that traverse the spectrum of the spacetime continuum and uncover…
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
Luminous Intervention
Luminous Intervention: Baltimore Artists Shed Light where there’s Darkness How do you respond when the City attempts to privatize recreation centers,…
Luminous Intervention
Luminous Intervention: Baltimore Artists Shed Light where there’s Darkness How do you respond when the City attempts to privatize recreation centers,…
artist profiles
A Conversation with Bob Rose
In a city as full of vibrant performing arts as Baltimore, with so many classically-trained artists around, the climate can…
A Conversation with Bob Rose
In a city as full of vibrant performing arts as Baltimore, with so many classically-trained artists around, the climate can…
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
The Secret World of Sugaring
Editor’s Note: The names in this story have been altered. Anna takes a long drag of her cigarette and flicks…
The Secret World of Sugaring
Editor’s Note: The names in this story have been altered. Anna takes a long drag of her cigarette and flicks…
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