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
Otakon 2010
Besides Dragonball Z, Ninja Scroll and that game show where the contestants have to run full speed through paper walls…
Otakon 2010
Besides Dragonball Z, Ninja Scroll and that game show where the contestants have to run full speed through paper walls…
nightlife
Let’s Mess With Texas
Many of the two-hundred-plus people gathered at MICA for the CreateBaltimore event on January 15 were hacker/ techies, so tons…
Let’s Mess With Texas
Many of the two-hundred-plus people gathered at MICA for the CreateBaltimore event on January 15 were hacker/ techies, so tons…
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
Bart O’Reilly
Bart O’Reilly Paints, Without Painting Dublin, Ireland native Bart O’Reilly is one of eight participants in MICA’s Summer MFA in…
Bart O’Reilly
Bart O’Reilly Paints, Without Painting Dublin, Ireland native Bart O’Reilly is one of eight participants in MICA’s Summer MFA in…
sustainability
Big Green Pirate Party
The Big Green Pirate Party was a fundraiser for Baltimore Green Careers, a Civic Works project that has a kick-ass…
Big Green Pirate Party
The Big Green Pirate Party was a fundraiser for Baltimore Green Careers, a Civic Works project that has a kick-ass…
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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