by Cris Phillips-Georg
I am no saint, Orlando. I try my best to be of good use around this city; by I am not without my own agenda.
Jeremy Seghers once had me as a guest on his local radio show. He asked me how I had come to be aligned with so many local projects, indie businesses and creative networks in this city. I told him: “I’m just incredibly selfish”. (And I meant it.)
I did not move to Orlando because I wanted to be here. And when I arrived (not going to lie): I hated it! From my vantage point, Orlando was a cultural black hole. A wasteland.
After sulking for a few years, I finally decided to get selfish. If I was going to be “stuck” here, I was either going to ferret out what was already awesome about this city (there had to be something, right?) or I was going to be a part of creating something great. I would have the city I wanted for myself, one way or another. So, I started supporting projects, people and places around town that matched my “Ideal Orlando” vision.
This led me to Snap! ( Read more )
