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
Tailor Made Cocktails
There comes a point when that new beer of the moment has lost its luster, the wine list just isn’t…
Tailor Made Cocktails
There comes a point when that new beer of the moment has lost its luster, the wine list just isn’t…
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
Existence Day 2010
What is Existence Day, you ask? It’s an international holiday for celebrating existence and the brainchild of Baltimore’s own Nicholas…
Existence Day 2010
What is Existence Day, you ask? It’s an international holiday for celebrating existence and the brainchild of Baltimore’s own Nicholas…
artist profiles
Exclusive Video Interview with CEDA and DUME
Baltimore has mixed feelings about the artists who often exhibit their work on the neglected and decaying parts of the…
Exclusive Video Interview with CEDA and DUME
Baltimore has mixed feelings about the artists who often exhibit their work on the neglected and decaying parts of the…
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
Inside The Electric Pharaoh
Part of the BROS experience is the journey from “how are we going to do that?” to “how did we…
Inside The Electric Pharaoh
Part of the BROS experience is the journey from “how are we going to do that?” to “how did we…
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