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
Navigating Victoria’s Secret
An interesting fact about me: much as I enjoy touching boobs, I don’t enjoy touching bras; at least the ones that…
Navigating Victoria’s Secret
An interesting fact about me: much as I enjoy touching boobs, I don’t enjoy touching bras; at least the ones that…
nightlife
Gateway at Ruintown
Have you ever spent a Saturday night arguing with your friends over what to do only to realize that in…
Gateway at Ruintown
Have you ever spent a Saturday night arguing with your friends over what to do only to realize that in…
social innovation
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
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
Let There Be Transit
Baltimore has plenty of fire. Fire for crime, for housing, for jobs. This past weekend the fire focused on transit,…
Let There Be Transit
Baltimore has plenty of fire. Fire for crime, for housing, for jobs. This past weekend the fire focused on transit,…
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