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
Lexington Market 10th Annual Fashion Show
Photography by Epic Media Lexington Market hosts the best events in Baltimore City. It’s the only place where you can…
Lexington Market 10th Annual Fashion Show
Photography by Epic Media Lexington Market hosts the best events in Baltimore City. It’s the only place where you can…
nightlife
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
social innovation
Primal Guerrilla Marketing
How’s this for a social experiment… 1. Fill a couple duffel bags full of drums and percussion. 2. Show up…
Primal Guerrilla Marketing
How’s this for a social experiment… 1. Fill a couple duffel bags full of drums and percussion. 2. Show up…
artist profiles
Jennifer Stephens
Photo by Philip Laubner Jennifer Stephens, also known as Marigold Bumbleroot, is a professional bubble-blower. https://vimeo.com/34443712 Filmed and edited by…
Jennifer Stephens
Photo by Philip Laubner Jennifer Stephens, also known as Marigold Bumbleroot, is a professional bubble-blower. https://vimeo.com/34443712 Filmed and edited by…
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
How to See the Party Before You Arrive
Revolutionizing the nightlife experience. That’s what Happinin! creators Michael Cianos, Tyler Kelly, and Kyle Eddins are all about. The three…
How to See the Party Before You Arrive
Revolutionizing the nightlife experience. That’s what Happinin! creators Michael Cianos, Tyler Kelly, and Kyle Eddins are all about. The three…
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