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
Sick Weapons Last Show at Golden West
Ellie Beziat, Sick Weapons energetic blond singer, was standing around the Golden West before the band’s final show. She and…
Sick Weapons Last Show at Golden West
Ellie Beziat, Sick Weapons energetic blond singer, was standing around the Golden West before the band’s final show. She and…
social innovation
Warnock Foundation Survey Finds Hope Amongst Baltimoreans
Publishers’ Note: The Warnock Foundation is a client of What Weekly’s sister company, What Works Studio. We are proud to…
Warnock Foundation Survey Finds Hope Amongst Baltimoreans
Publishers’ Note: The Warnock Foundation is a client of What Weekly’s sister company, What Works Studio. We are proud to…
artist profiles
Britt Olsen-Ecker
The first time I saw Britt Olsen-Ecker was from the audience of the Strand Theater in 2010. She was playing…
Britt Olsen-Ecker
The first time I saw Britt Olsen-Ecker was from the audience of the Strand Theater in 2010. She was playing…
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
Meet the Kids at Digital Harbor Foundation
All photos by Philip Laubner In what used to be a South West Baltimore rec center now resides Digital Harbor…
Meet the Kids at Digital Harbor Foundation
All photos by Philip Laubner In what used to be a South West Baltimore rec center now resides Digital Harbor…
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