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
Confirmed Stock
Oh, Charm City. We may be behind other major metropolises in a few ways, what with their reliable public transportation…
Confirmed Stock
Oh, Charm City. We may be behind other major metropolises in a few ways, what with their reliable public transportation…
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
Let’s Mess With Texas
Many of the two-hundred-plus people gathered at MICA for the CreateBaltimore event on January 15 were hacker/ techies, so tons…
Let’s Mess With Texas
Many of the two-hundred-plus people gathered at MICA for the CreateBaltimore event on January 15 were hacker/ techies, so tons…
artist profiles
Living Illustrated with Alex Fine
I should know better than to ascribe one’s artistic work as wholly representative of the artist himself. Still, I feel…
Living Illustrated with Alex Fine
I should know better than to ascribe one’s artistic work as wholly representative of the artist himself. Still, I feel…
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
The God Particle
Dr. Nodnol checking back in for duty on the day of the announcement of a great scientific breakthrough! Certainly it…
The God Particle
Dr. Nodnol checking back in for duty on the day of the announcement of a great scientific breakthrough! Certainly it…
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