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
Commissure At The Contemporary Museum
I felt disembodied, as if I were floating, watching people react to the news of my own death. I got…
Commissure At The Contemporary Museum
I felt disembodied, as if I were floating, watching people react to the news of my own death. I got…
social innovation
Building Genuine Diversity
Right around lunch time, on Wednesday afternoon, the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance hosted their first in a series of “Brown…
Building Genuine Diversity
Right around lunch time, on Wednesday afternoon, the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance hosted their first in a series of “Brown…
artist profiles
Elizabeth Brady
WW: Tell me a little bit about your inspiration for these paintings. EB: My new pieces are evolving to be…
Elizabeth Brady
WW: Tell me a little bit about your inspiration for these paintings. EB: My new pieces are evolving to be…
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
The Secret World of Sugaring
Editor’s Note: The names in this story have been altered. Anna takes a long drag of her cigarette and flicks…
The Secret World of Sugaring
Editor’s Note: The names in this story have been altered. Anna takes a long drag of her cigarette and flicks…
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