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 Fashion Show at BMI
Our ongoing exploration of the city has again yielded adventures that traverse the spectrum of the spacetime continuum and uncover…
Charm City Fashion Show at BMI
Our ongoing exploration of the city has again yielded adventures that traverse the spectrum of the spacetime continuum and uncover…
nightlife
Bent Ear
In the Bent Ear, Baynard Woods follows the great writer Joseph Mitchell, in allowing Baltimore's quirkier citizens to bend his…
Bent Ear
In the Bent Ear, Baynard Woods follows the great writer Joseph Mitchell, in allowing Baltimore's quirkier citizens to bend his…
social innovation
From Here To There
On March 29, 2013 the Maryland General Assembly passed the historic Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act ensuring that $4.4 Billion will…
From Here To There
On March 29, 2013 the Maryland General Assembly passed the historic Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act ensuring that $4.4 Billion will…
artist profiles
The Impact of Jack Radcliffe: A Mentor’s Story
You see a dark-haired angel, a small girl who counts her polka dots when she’s tired. Her mother speaks to…
The Impact of Jack Radcliffe: A Mentor’s Story
You see a dark-haired angel, a small girl who counts her polka dots when she’s tired. Her mother speaks to…
sustainability
Small Time
A couple of years ago, while I was reporting on a redevelopment plan in Buffalo, New York, I met up…
Small Time
A couple of years ago, while I was reporting on a redevelopment plan in Buffalo, New York, I met up…
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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