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
nightlife
Emily Wells at Cyclops Books
Emily just moved to New York from LA where people warned her about the cold. She was undaunted. Head wrapped…
Emily Wells at Cyclops Books
Emily just moved to New York from LA where people warned her about the cold. She was undaunted. Head wrapped…
social innovation
#SaveADopeBoy
“You know, people look at the young drug dealers in this city like they a menace. Man, these are kids.…
#SaveADopeBoy
“You know, people look at the young drug dealers in this city like they a menace. Man, these are kids.…
artist profiles
GETTING OUT OF THE GROUND with Adam Scott Cook
Photos and artist’s renderings courtesy of Adam Scott Cook Photos of Adam Scott Cook by Daniel Stuelpnagel Adam Scott…
GETTING OUT OF THE GROUND with Adam Scott Cook
Photos and artist’s renderings courtesy of Adam Scott Cook Photos of Adam Scott Cook by Daniel Stuelpnagel Adam Scott…
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
Inside The Electric Pharaoh
Part of the BROS experience is the journey from “how are we going to do that?” to “how did we…
Inside The Electric Pharaoh
Part of the BROS experience is the journey from “how are we going to do that?” to “how did we…
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