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
Charm City Makeup
Hidden behind the scenes in both print and on the runway is someone whose work is often the most visible…
Charm City Makeup
Hidden behind the scenes in both print and on the runway is someone whose work is often the most visible…
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
Occupy Baltimore
The Occupy Movement, and the Arab Spring before it, are both remarkable because they represent the potential to create movements…
Occupy Baltimore
The Occupy Movement, and the Arab Spring before it, are both remarkable because they represent the potential to create movements…
artist profiles
TOVEN
Baltimore street artist Toven claims not to be political. But it seems his intelligence, his vision, his drive to create…
TOVEN
Baltimore street artist Toven claims not to be political. But it seems his intelligence, his vision, his drive to create…
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
Pure Bang Games
A few blocks east of Patterson Park, people are playing with rocks. Rocks with names and faces. Rocks with personality.…
Pure Bang Games
A few blocks east of Patterson Park, people are playing with rocks. Rocks with names and faces. Rocks with personality.…
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