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
Robyn’s Nest
Accessories are often the most important part of an outfit. They accentuate the entire look with subtle coordination and elegance.…
Robyn’s Nest
Accessories are often the most important part of an outfit. They accentuate the entire look with subtle coordination and elegance.…
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
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
Barbarellesque
Are you living in a primitive state of neurotic irresponsibility? Do you believe in angels? Is your energy box completely…
Barbarellesque
Are you living in a primitive state of neurotic irresponsibility? Do you believe in angels? Is your energy box completely…
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
Baltimore Hackathon
Since the proliferation of the personal computer, we’ve seen the emergence of an entirely unique vein of artistry. Like other…
Baltimore Hackathon
Since the proliferation of the personal computer, we’ve seen the emergence of an entirely unique vein of artistry. Like other…
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