Thursday, April 25, 2024
Michael Stone Online
  • Funny Mess-Ups: ‘Pitons,’ ‘The Font Line,’ Davis Doubled

    We all make writing and other content mistakes, and sometimes funnily so. Certainly more fun, though, is catching others’ mistakes. Below is my running list of screenshots and photos of errors I catch — created

  • 5 Great Grateful Dead Covers

    Last year, I posted 10 incredible live recordings for the Grammys. This year, ahead of the music awards, which are scheduled for Sunday, I thought it would be fun to do another music-focused post. The

  • 10 Incredible Live Recordings: ‘The Weight,’ ‘Deal,’ ‘All Apologies’

    I know I’ve just missed the Grammy Awards, but I’m still going to use them as an opportunity to do a personal listicle: 10 of my favorite live recordings. Included are my top group, what

  • In Photos: Crazier COVID Times

    While going through my older iPhone photos, I realized quite a few were of our strange surroundings and circumstances from the strictest COVID times during 2020. May they not return. Bare shelves at a Publix

Three Years Ago, I Should Have Died

Traffic moves slowly on Interstate 20 after my truck rolled twice across all four lanes before resting in the median. — It’s been more than three years since I took a tumble across all four lanes of Interstate 20 during rush-hour traffic in [...]

August 12, 2014 Reflections

Florida’s Only Feminist Bookstore Looks to Changes to Stay Viable, Continue Message

Florida’s only feminist bookstore is looking to make a change to help compensate for the growing difficulty in keeping such a business open. By switching from retail to corporate nonprofit status, Wild Iris will be able to pursue grants and [...]

August 7, 2014 Business, Music & Arts

Birdwatching in Your Florida Apartment: Attracting Birds to the Porch and What Species to Expect

  — Nothing amazes me more than wild animals. So I got the idea of bringing them to me as I get work done from home—an ever-changing zoo exhibit of my own, if you will. No, having a bird feeder is [...]

August 6, 2014 Nature & Wildlife, Photo

VIDEO: Swimming with Sea Lions in the Galapagos

— Sorry to beat a dead horse with this Galapagos thing, especially after posting videos of sharks and underwater birds. But I couldn’t get enough of the islands when I went back in December—and neither could my camera. The above video [...]

August 4, 2014 Nature & Wildlife, Travel & Culture

Impulse Serves Smoothies in Gainesville; Five Guys on Archer Reopens Soon

The old Florida National Bank drive-thru building at the corner of Northwest First Avenue and Northwest Second Street recently reopened as a nutrition bar that serves smoothies and herbal teas. [...]

August 1, 2014 Business

Gainesville Chamber Seeking Input on City’s Small-Biz Prospects

Gainesville’s city government is working with the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce to collect opinions from businesspeople and anyone else interested in how to better the local small-business climate. [...]

July 31, 2014 Business