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
La Cakerie
Baked goods can take a significant amount of skill and artistry to prepare and create, and among our favorite treats…
La Cakerie
Baked goods can take a significant amount of skill and artistry to prepare and create, and among our favorite treats…
nightlife
Mobtown Microshow: Celebration
Story by Brett Yale of Bmore Musically Informed. Last Thursday’s Microshow was a spiritually intimate performance by Celebration, one of…
Mobtown Microshow: Celebration
Story by Brett Yale of Bmore Musically Informed. Last Thursday’s Microshow was a spiritually intimate performance by Celebration, one of…
social innovation
Redefining Family and Community
At last check, 66 percent of Baltimore City Public Schools students graduate high school in four years. Every student in…
Redefining Family and Community
At last check, 66 percent of Baltimore City Public Schools students graduate high school in four years. Every student in…
artist profiles
Ian Hesford :: Dead and Back Again
The tropes concerning what people see when/after they die are well-worn; bright lights, the spirits of dead relatives, out-of-body experiences…
Ian Hesford :: Dead and Back Again
The tropes concerning what people see when/after they die are well-worn; bright lights, the spirits of dead relatives, out-of-body experiences…
sustainability
Welcome to the Free Farm
All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the…
Welcome to the Free Farm
All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the…
technology
Get Pixilated
People love looking at pictures of themselves. This is a simple and undeniable fact of human nature. Another strange phenomenon…
Get Pixilated
People love looking at pictures of themselves. This is a simple and undeniable fact of human nature. Another strange phenomenon…
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