A Choice for Jacksonville
When it comes to the city’s decisions about demolishing some of its older buildings without a plan in place, many local architects don’t find much to celebrate.
Aeroponics Takes Flight
“It is so important that people shouldn’t have to leave their communities to have access to fresh food,” says Tracey Westbrook, “and urban farming is one solution that can make the issue a reality.”We are walking through Westbrook’s innovative greenhouse, Atlantic Beach Urban Farms (ABUF). The operation is highly visible from Atlantic Boulevard, especially heading east and at night, when the purple LED lights glow from inside.
25th Annual Women Making Waves
Twenty-five years ago Arbus Magazine began dedicating one issue annually to highlighting some of the area’s most influential and award-winning entrepreneurial, and business, women. This special section continues to serve an important purpose: drawing much deserved attention to the women who change and contribute to our community in myriad ways.
What’s Brewing in Gainesville?
Over the last decade, a handful of intrepid, entrepreneurial and thirsty pioneers have opened their own craft breweries in Gainesville. While rumors indicate others may be on the way, the breweries currently in operation can be counted on one hand – Swamp Head Brewery (est. 2009), First Magnitude Brewing Company (est. 2014), Blackadder Brewing Company (est. 2016), Cypress & Grove Brewing Company (est. 2017), and Big Top (est. 2018).
The Big 25: JASMYN Celebrates Its Silver Anniversary
Kicking off a year-long celebration of its 25th anniversary, JASMYN alumni, staff, board members, founders, and community supporters danced the night away at the JASMYN Gayla, a glamorous black-tie affair held at TIAA Bank Field’s swanky Assure Club. Alumni from multiple generations attended the sold-out fundraiser. Some of the original youth members are now in their forties, and a lot of them have stayed in touch throughout the years. For others, it was a momentous homecoming and reunion.
Bulla Cubana 2019
Innovation, imagination and Cuban ingenuity come together to celebrate the passion and undying spirit of preservation of the island nation, as Bulla Cubana returns to North Central Florida in March, with a sixteen-day, citywide celebration of Cuban arts and culture across Gainesville, reprising its widely-acclaimed and award-winning 2017 debut.
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