By E.M. Squires

In July, Satellite got you up close and personal with the folks at Indigo Greenstore in Gainesville and their mission to bring sustainable, earth-friendly building and cleaning supplies to the average consumer. This month we feature another hometown visionary expanding our access to the recycled and organic stuff we need for sustainable lifestyles: Mosswood Farm Store in Micanopy. Read the rest of this entry »

By Giselle Mazur, October 2007

Disclaimer: I have known Meyer since tenth grade, and he writes at a publication (not this one) for which I am the managing editor. I have done my best to correctly and accurately present the information in this story. I welcome responses to what I have written at Editor@satellitemag.com.

The Incident:By now we all know the story. On Sept. 17, Sen. John Kerry spoke at the University of Florida and then opened the floor for questions. One student, Andrew Meyer, made his way to the microphone after waiting in line to ask his question and subsequently had his microphone turned off, was grabbed by police and after resisting, wrestled to the ground and TASERed. The videos of the incident have spread across the internet like wildfire, inspiring protests, online groups and investigations into the University Police Department. Read the rest of this entry »

by Robbie Sipes

“I wear black on the outside because black is how I feel on the inside.” -the Smiths

So, since St. Patrick’s Day has green beer, now Halloween has its own official libation, a black vodka called Blavod.

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by Parker Hastings, October 2007 
A frenzied melee of bullet biting and stiff-chinned compromise

I don’t enjoy Christmas as much as I did when I was younger. I like to think that I can pinpoint the exact moment it began to be less magical for me as the moment I realized how much work my parents put into the whole event. The planning, spending and selflessness involved just made it harder to completely lose myself in the moment.
Right now, I am worried that the same thing will happen to one of my favorite local holidays, the Fest. Read the rest of this entry »

Bringing the Rock to Gainesville
Out of the many number of bands playing at The FEST every year, a good amount of them come trickling down to our neck of the woods from other areas for the growing music festival. One of these bands, Thunderlip from Wilmington, North Carolina, were kind enough to answer some questions about their experiences in Gainesville and what brought them to The FEST in the first place. Read the rest of this entry »

By Shamrock McShane, October 2007

Gainesville’s thriving poetry and spoken word scene has found a new home:  Bar One for The Word is Spoken — the Friday Night poetry jam hosted by David Maas. Read the rest of this entry »

Survived by Kent Russel

I volunteered to write a story on the haunted places in Gainesville because I believe in ghosts. There was no pretense either journalistic or specter-elucidative. I just wanted an excuse to try and scare myself.)

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By Hank Stram, October 2007

Because minorities tend to vote Democrat, there is already a built-in structural disadvantage by dint of inefficient polling places in minority neighborhoods. But the clever obstructionist realizes that a few more percentage points can be shaved from the “D” tally by introducing procedural impediments that will “gum up the works” and slow things down even more.
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