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
Infernoland
Each year millions of families travel by planes, trains and automobiles to amusement parks all over the world. Upon arrival…
Infernoland
Each year millions of families travel by planes, trains and automobiles to amusement parks all over the world. Upon arrival…
social innovation
Beat Well
A young girl played a short rhythm during an open jam that I recognized as a basis from Baltimore Club…
Beat Well
A young girl played a short rhythm during an open jam that I recognized as a basis from Baltimore Club…
artist profiles
Brian Baker
Brian Baker creates life-size pieces of art with, as he puts it, "gods and goddesses, angels and demons, spirits and…
Brian Baker
Brian Baker creates life-size pieces of art with, as he puts it, "gods and goddesses, angels and demons, spirits and…
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
Real Science Fiction
Welcome to the future. In case you haven’t noticed, much of yesterday’s science fiction is rapidly becoming today’s reality. In…
Real Science Fiction
Welcome to the future. In case you haven’t noticed, much of yesterday’s science fiction is rapidly becoming today’s reality. In…
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