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.
Contributors
fashion
The Littlest Fashion Truck Ever
Taking Fashion on the Road One day while teaching at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, adjunct professor…
The Littlest Fashion Truck Ever
Taking Fashion on the Road One day while teaching at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, adjunct professor…
nightlife
social innovation
Operation Oliver
“Baltimore is the safest city I’ve lived in for the last 10 years.” That is my first response to anyone…
Operation Oliver
“Baltimore is the safest city I’ve lived in for the last 10 years.” That is my first response to anyone…
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
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
Create Baltimore, Take 2
Story by Daniel Stuelpnagel Some artists don’t like technology, but I’m not one of them. All the more reason to…
Create Baltimore, Take 2
Story by Daniel Stuelpnagel Some artists don’t like technology, but I’m not one of them. All the more reason to…
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