Locust Projects: 15 Year Anniversary Celebration

Contributed by Monica Torres

1732_10152713826820483_139662495_nOn their 15th birthday Locust Projects has good reason to celebrate! They recently moved into a new 5,000 square foot exhibition space at a prime location in the burgeoning Design District (near the delicious Harry’s Pizzeria) and they have new projects in the horizon.

Chana Budgazad Sheldon, Executive Director, took the time to tell me about the organization’s mission, show me the space and some recent Locust Projects: rainbows in bus shelters, a subtropical paper wilderness, and recycled vinyl art.

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Ralphie Is Out of the Closet!

If you’re gay and proud put your hands up!

Out of the Closet the World’s Most Fabulous Thrift Store proudly generates income that helps fund the medical services  AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) that provide free HIV testing and counseling support to the commubity.

For a our new thrift series we’re giving you the scoop on our favorite local thrift shops. For the premiere feature we sat down with Ralphie from the Biscayne Boulevard location (this particular one is definitely the worlds most fabulous) for a quick chat.

Here’s what he had to say…

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