That the technology industry has a diversity and inclusion problem is not news. The continuing work being done to change that state of affairs is. Launched just two years ago, Black Tech Week, a six-day South Florida event focusing on technology, entrepreneurship and people of color, is significantly expanding and deepening its efforts. Last week, […]
Article · February 15, 2017 by Fernando González
Think of the city as an orchestra – a rhythm section of cars and buses; the brass sounds of a factory; the emotions played out by a string section, told in the sounds of water; a choir of voices, perhaps in many different languages, all at once, telling stories. In Miami, we live surrounded by […]
Article · January 30, 2017 by Fernando González
At the Dranoff 2 and Nu Deco Ensemble concert at New World Center in Miami Beach on Sunday, solemnity lasted a few bars — just enough for the orchestra to unpack the famous theme of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor,” and turn the piece into “Tocatta y Fuga en Re Minor,” […]
Article · January 20, 2017 by Fernando González
On most days, the broad median strip on Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami is just another parking lot. On Friday, and for the rest of this month, the segment between Southeast Second Street and NE First Street—just beneath the Metromover track—became Biscayne Green, a pop-up park with a stage, food stands, pop-up shops of local […]
Article · January 11, 2017 by Fernando González
The concept behind the Masters of Tomorrow Summit, the daylong conference and music event focusing on technology, design and music at The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse in Miami Wednesday, Nov. 30, is simple: bringing together smart people who have great stories to tell in a fun setting where they can meet, learn and, perhaps, […]
Article · November 29, 2016 by Fernando González
The 33rd edition of Miami Book Fair, Nov. 13 through Nov. 20, turns the streets and campus of Miami Dade College in downtown Miami into a city of books — and more. There is storytelling in song, images and conversation, as much as in printed word, all celebrated in a street fair setting that gives […]
Article · November 11, 2016 by Fernando González
The Miami Book Fair is showcasing Caribbean literature and authors this year with a new program: ReadCaribbean. The event includes readings, panel discussions, book signings, storytelling and music as well as publishers from the region in a celebration of both books and South Florida’s cultural diversity. “The Miami Book Fair has been presenting authors from […]
Article · November 8, 2016 by Fernando González
Common Field Miami was hosted at Little Haiti Cultural Center. The impact of Art Basel in the ecology and business of art in Miami is undeniable. The catch for artists and arts organizations now is how to remain visible even as such success stories dominate the headlines. Survival and growth were very much subjects of […]
Article · October 27, 2016 by Fernando González
Photo of Teresita Fernandez’s “Fata Morgana,” courtesy of Allison Meier on flickr. It was perhaps fitting that an event titled “Artists As Citizens” took place on the same evening of the final presidential debate of this election season. But the conversation, held Wednesday at the headquarters of the National YoungArts Foundation in Miami as part of […]
Article · October 25, 2016 by Fernando González
Mention “design” and the word probably sparks ideas about objects, aesthetics and function. Design thinking is about creative doing. Developed over the past 40 years, it applies the principles of design to ways of working a particular challenge, emphasizing empathy with the users, outside-the-box thinking, prototyping and testing (with a generous tolerance of failure). It […]
Article · August 9, 2016 by Fernando González
Photo by joiseyshowaa on Flickr. Nico Berardi, managing director of Accelerated Growth Partners, a Miami-based angel investment group supported by Knight Foundation, is stepping down from the post to complete his MBA at Harvard Business School. Raul Moas, who served as executive director of Roots of Hope, Raíces de Esperanza, an international network focused on youth […]
Article · August 9, 2016 by Fernando González