In a dimly lit cellar of a small venue in Cologne, Germany, Ali Lacey sat nervously twiddling the laces of his black Converse. Lacey, better known as Novo Amor, was preparing for his final performance in a five-stop tour with […]
[tps_header][/tps_header] I am, by all intents and purposes, a Gainesville entrepreneur. I’m supposed to love mixing and mingling with other local business-y types and talking shop every chance I get, but truthfully, I don’t. I tend to OD on hardcore networking […]
If you were an undergrad at the University of Florida in the past decade or so, chances are you’ve had at least one questionable night at The Bank Bar & Lounge in downtown Gainesville. Whether it was a blurry fraternity […]
When I first caught a glimpse of Mat Chandler, he was hunched over a piece of intricately cut plywood in the UF Arts & Architecture Digital Fabrication Lab at Infinity Hall. At face value, he seems to fit the profile […]
Festival goers rejoice. Last weekend’s Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival was a success. The executives at Soundslinger, who created the much-adored Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, worked their magic to create the first ever Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival in […]
Before frank, the idea of attending a conference was about as appealing as a root canal. In my mind’s eye, a conference was a place where people in stiff suits eagerly shake each other’s sweaty palms, exchange business cards and […]
If you’re anything like me, your idea of the perfect weekend included friends, sunshine, live music and clean underwear. To my fellow Okeechobee 2016 ticket holders, that perfect weekend is fast approaching and it’s up to you to make sure […]
The first thing you notice about Chris Cano is his radiant warmth. His suntanned skin, calloused hands and leafy green eyes give off the warmth of a person whose time is spent working in natural beauty of the outdoors, while […]
The clock hit 7 on a Thursday night at Infinity Hall and instead of packing up my laptop and heading home, I wandered by the futuristic classroom-style space on the first floor. For months I had walked by that room […]
Have you ever heard music that no matter how hard you try to resist, you end up dancing? Even if it’s just an awkward little foot tap or an uncontrollable head nod, you end up moving to the beat in […]
