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
Startup Sheik :: The Swavor Story
In 2010, 23-year-old Shek Tarawallie was selling t-shirts out of his locker for $20 apiece. Now, he is the owner…
Startup Sheik :: The Swavor Story
In 2010, 23-year-old Shek Tarawallie was selling t-shirts out of his locker for $20 apiece. Now, he is the owner…
nightlife
Sound and Fury Signifying… Oscar.
The Oscars are silly but I love them anyway, so here’s my contribution to the water cooler discourse. I would…
Sound and Fury Signifying… Oscar.
The Oscars are silly but I love them anyway, so here’s my contribution to the water cooler discourse. I would…
social innovation
Occupy Baltimore
The Occupy Movement, and the Arab Spring before it, are both remarkable because they represent the potential to create movements…
Occupy Baltimore
The Occupy Movement, and the Arab Spring before it, are both remarkable because they represent the potential to create movements…
artist profiles
Digital Cavemen
Two heavies dangle a guy by his ankles, seventy feet above a Baltimore street. A body plummets and caves in…
Digital Cavemen
Two heavies dangle a guy by his ankles, seventy feet above a Baltimore street. A body plummets and caves in…
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
How to Make Your Cat a Cinematographer (GoPro Edition)
Guys, they have GoPro mounts for everything from surfboards to jet planes to whiskey bottles to even dogs, yes dogs,…
How to Make Your Cat a Cinematographer (GoPro Edition)
Guys, they have GoPro mounts for everything from surfboards to jet planes to whiskey bottles to even dogs, yes dogs,…
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