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
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
social innovation
artist profiles
Paco Fish
Photo by Philip Laubner It is difficult to wander the streets of Baltimore’s strange and eccentric world of performance without…
Paco Fish
Photo by Philip Laubner It is difficult to wander the streets of Baltimore’s strange and eccentric world of performance without…
sustainability
Fixing The Future
Photos courtesy Gabby Carroll Last week at the Creative Alliance, the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA), founder of Baltimore’s regional…
Fixing The Future
Photos courtesy Gabby Carroll Last week at the Creative Alliance, the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA), founder of Baltimore’s regional…
technology
Common Curriculum Launch
Founder Scott Messinger excites the crowd with new features on Common Curriculum, designed with teachers in mind. During each school…
Common Curriculum Launch
Founder Scott Messinger excites the crowd with new features on Common Curriculum, designed with teachers in mind. During each school…
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