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
The Tailor at Hour Haus
Upon learning that one of the city’s most notable up-and-coming men’s clothiers was staging his fitting room at Hour Haus…
The Tailor at Hour Haus
Upon learning that one of the city’s most notable up-and-coming men’s clothiers was staging his fitting room at Hour Haus…
nightlife
Murder Ink at Single Carrot Theatre
On the fifth of January participants in Single Carrot Theatre’s recitation of Anna Ditkoff’s City Paper column, Murder Ink, entered…
Murder Ink at Single Carrot Theatre
On the fifth of January participants in Single Carrot Theatre’s recitation of Anna Ditkoff’s City Paper column, Murder Ink, entered…
social innovation
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…
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
Welcome to the Free Farm
All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the…
Welcome to the Free Farm
All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the…
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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