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
Designs by Stephanie Bradshaw
Meet designer Stephanie Bradshaw, a successful designer with reputation for excellence. …
Designs by Stephanie Bradshaw
Meet designer Stephanie Bradshaw, a successful designer with reputation for excellence. …
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
Luminous Intervention
Luminous Intervention: Baltimore Artists Shed Light where there’s Darkness How do you respond when the City attempts to privatize recreation centers,…
Luminous Intervention
Luminous Intervention: Baltimore Artists Shed Light where there’s Darkness How do you respond when the City attempts to privatize recreation centers,…
artist profiles
Ed Gross: Alchemist
First photo by Frederick William Redelius Ed Gross is an Alchemist of sorts. At his studio at the Crown Cork…
Ed Gross: Alchemist
First photo by Frederick William Redelius Ed Gross is an Alchemist of sorts. At his studio at the Crown Cork…
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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