#nc dante

[eggyboyoart]

a humble offering to the Dante enjoyers

a sketch, for your viewing pleasure

[diioonysus]

objects in art: swords/daggers

[haunted-artist]

@idololivine @requiodile presenting the first mg designs!! probably not "final" but i had fun! dante's design is giving me a hard time cause i have no idea what direction i wanna go there other than "skirt" and that he needs to look more regal i think gonna try working on yakumo's and olivine's next most likely!

[bionic-penis]

Just found out u could press n hold the holy water when leveling units........ girl I was tapping 5ever....... 5 billion times even....... whag.....

[larvaelamp]

In the Divine Comedy, the lowest level of hell is sentenced to the guilty of betrayal. It's the only level that is cold, and not just cold - it's the absolute absence of warmth. The guilty are eternally frozen from the neck down and are either: a) directly behind a head, forced to infinitely eat the skull of the person in front of you or b) feeling every moment of having the back of your head eaten through. I, personally, like to think about which Tricia Cotham will be and that brings me a little joy.

[elvenbeard]

🌈NIGHT CITY PRIDE

... has been a blast with you all this year! 🏳️‍🌈

It all started with a small, random idea...

... and turned into one of my biggest VP projects so far - and also one of the most fun ones I ever worked on uwu

Thank you so much again to @lokiina @pinkyjulien @wraithsoutlaws @teddys-shion @therealnightcity @morganlefaye79 @taiyo-yokai @kharonion @chevvy-yates @lucky38-2077 @arcandoria and @sammysilverdyne for trusting me with your kiddos and celebrating Pride together this way ❤️💛💚💙💜🩷

Would love to again next year with even more friends and new ideas! :D

[All NC Pride 2024 Posts]

Some bonus behind the scenes shenanigans:

The whole gang is here! (Valentin was constantly wiggling and Dante had to be frozen because he was mean! At least in his merc outfit xD)

Rainbow arrangement (and Vicco's wig snatched and Hiro's legs and ass gone xD)

Those pesky shy rainbow flags!

Had to contain the NPCs by blocking the road with Judy's van because they kept walking into the shot with a death despawn-wish xD The more I despawned them the more followed, but like this they were finally properly contained (and watching over everything ominously).

*Dagger greatly disapproves*

And this is what happens when at the end you turn everyone hostile and unfreeze them. The three survivors/winners just stood there and did nothing while everyone else started murdering xD

Altogether, from finding a good location to setting up everything and taking the pictures (minus editing them all) this took around 4 hours to do XD Four hours well spent with lovely friends, thanks again for hanging out!! （づ￣3￣）づ╭❤️～

[heaveninawildflower]

Portrait of Ellen Smith, study for the painting 'A Christmas Carol' (1867) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Graphite.

© The Trustees of the British Museum.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

[arcandoria]

Have you ever thought about AUs of your OCs in different worlds? Like Dante as the Knight Commander in Pathfinder or Nathrae in Cyberpunk?

I have thought about Nathrae in Cyberpunk!

It'd be an interesting AU for Nat, though I wouldn't put her in V's role, simply because - sorry Dante - Nat would be too smart to even get involved in any of the prologue events that lead you to knowing Jackie and getting involved on the Konpeki heist.

I like to think Nathrae would already be well known in Street Cred, not because she's wanting to be a "NC Legend" but on the contrary, for being an extremely competent thief that's reliable to her Fixers, and knowing when to back off a deal she can smell it stinks.

On BG3 she mainly worked by the thrill of acquiring uncommon artifacts for high profile clients, so in Cyberpunk she'd probably be doing the same, though I don't think she'd take jobs from Corpos directly.

If she ever got involved with the Relic and Johnny Silverhand, it'd be BG3 style, where something happens and she doesn't even have a choice to begin with, the Relic is something forced on her.

[lexmista]

Guido Mista, 182 cm, 20 y.o.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

N.R. and SR card design

what i can say about extraordinary character form jojo?

well, he is AMAZING, he is so cool and handsome, and funny and like!! aahh!! himbo energy too, muwahh

i'm not really fond of sr design just because i couldn't think of a fancy hat he could wear with that stunning outfit!

but i think, i'll come back to it later with fresher view and i'll fix it

the r outfit tho?? oohh so yammy 😩💕

competing with araki style is a tall order, but i'm trying to make mista's outfits as fashionable and practical as possible. after all, his original outfit was the most expensive out of everyone

(gifs from the show!)

i think it's our first fully human character! woohoo

i made him slightly older, he is 18 in anime, and like uuuhh it's a bit younger than i thought he was! guess that gansta world forces you to grow up faster..

mista has an orange gem on his right hand

his conterpart is dante

mista got isekaied in classic fashion: *poof* you're here, you don't remember a whole lot, try and figure stuff out yourself

oh! and let's say he was 18 when he got isekai, but he lived there for two years, and now he's 20, yeah, that works!

i got so excited when nu: carnival introduced "blood secret" event! holy shit?! guns are canon in nc world?! before i thought that mista and hiruma would invent guns, but now they just need to steal them from klein kingdom's mafia or whatever!

amazing exciting

he can live in the light territory capital city, in areas with high mafia activity. maybe he even was a part of organization, where he got his gun

he and hiruma would click together, i feel, like in friendly rivalry like zoro and sanji from one piece

they have similar interests, but they're very competitive! fun dynamic

[soabase]

Character List

Canon characters are unmarked; characters marked as (NC) are those from official non-canon sources; an asterisk refers to characters that diverge significantly from their original source; and characters marked as (O) are original, made for the fanfic. Only characters that have appeared in at least one of the published chapters are listed.

Main Characters

Seiya, Pegasus

Saori Kido, Athena

Shun, Andromeda

June, Chameleon (*)

Hyoga, Cygnus

Shiryu, Dragon

Marin, Eagle

Shaina, Ophiuchus

Ikki, Phoenix

Gold Saints

Camus, Aquarius

Mu, Aries

Aldebaran, Taurus

Deathmask, Cancer

Shura, Capricorn

Aiolos, Sagittarius

Aiolia, Leo

Old Master, Dohko, Libra

Aphrodite, Pisces

Milo, Scorpio (*)

Shaka, Virgo

Saga, Castor, Gemini

Shion, Aries

Cancer's Aspirant (O)

Silver Saints

Albiore, Cepheus (*)

Haris, Crane (O)

Babel, Centaurus

Asterion, Hound

Misty, Lizard

Moses, Whale

Capella, Auriga

Jamian, Crow

Sirius, Canis Major

Dante, Cerberus

Georg, Crux (*)

Algethi, Hercules

Dio, Musca

Jaeger, Orion (*)

Algol, Perseus

Jan, Scutum (*)

Ptolemy, Sagitta

Karim, Crater (O)

Suikyo, Crater (*)

Orpheus, Lyra (*)

Bronze Saints

Jabu, Unicorn

Geki, Bear

Ichi, Hydra

Ban, Lionet

Nachi, Wolf

Reda, Cassiopeia (NC*)

Alicia, Dolphin (NC*)

Ethel, Lepus (O)

Anka, Piscis Austrinus (O)

Cult of Athena

Aleka, High Priestess (O)

Zamira, Acolyte, Priestess (O)

Thalia, Priestess (O)

Dark Saints

Jango (*)

Dark Andromeda

Filia, Dark Chameleon (O)

Dark Cygnus

Dark Dragon

Dark Pegasus

Dark Bear (O)

Dark Hydra (O)

Dark Lionet (O)

Dark Unicorn (O)

Shiro, Dark Wolf (O)

Gods & God-like Beings

Zeus (O)

Hebe (O)

Ares (O)

Persephone (O)

Artemis (*)

Apollo (*)

Julian Solo, Poseidon

Hypnos (*)

Thanatos (*)

Hades

Hermes (O)

Demeter (O)

Hephaestus (O)

Dionysus (O)

Hestia (O)

Angels

Icarus

Atalanta (*)

Odysseus (NC*)

Electra (O)

Marina

Kanon, Pollux, Triton (*)

Caça, Charybdis (*)

Io, Scylla

Baian, Sea Horse

Sorrento, Siren

Thetis, Mermaid

Krishna, Chrysaor

Isaak, Kraken

Judges

Minos

Rhadamanthys

Aiacos

Cult of Hades

Pandora, Divine Adoratrice of Hades

Specters, Decanal Stars

Myu, Brysous, The Lower Wing

Niobe, Chnuphis, The Darkness

Mills, Nephtimes, The Feather (*)

Gigant, The Tortoises

Thema & Naeema, Atem, The Twins (O)

Miyan, The Potter

Others

Shunrei

Esmeralda (*)

Miho

Tatsumi

Delina (O)

Cassios

[eggyboyoart]

the full finished piece with dante and MY NUKANI OC, MY SON MY BABY

and also POV: you can read minds and see these two arguing

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, September 27

DRUSILLA: I'm naming all the stars. SPIKE: You can't see the stars, love. That's the ceiling. Also, it's day. DRUSILLA: I can see them. But I've named them all the same name. And there's terrible confusion.

~~BtVS 2x14 “Innocence”~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

The Secret To Survival (Buffy, PG) by badly_knitted

Guilty (Buffy/Spike, Clem, PG-13) by veronyxk84

The Crypt (Buffy/Spike, E) by RandomPizzaEater

Things Unnamed (Wesley/Lilah, not rated) by naoa-ao3

Under One Roof (Giles, not rated) by naoa-ao3

Just five minutes (Buffy/Spike, M) by Zenzi

Halloween Cuddles with a Bat (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Slaymesoftly

[Chaptered Fiction]

The SourVerse, Chapters 8-11/? (Jenny/Giles, Series, various ratings) by Jess_Ann_Perreault

Power In Your Eyes, Chapter 3 (Buffy, Giles, Constantine xover, G) by TheSovereigntyofReality

A White Knight in the Cove, Chapter 25 Complete! (Xander/Ambrosius, Dante's Cove xover, M) by WhiteKnightDragon

Chocolate and Emeralds, Chapter 21 (Dawn, multiple xovers, T) by acs

House of Slayer: The Slayer, The Witch, & The Key, Chapter 8 (Buffy, Dawn, Hermione, HP xover, T) by BrennaLynn

Slayer Begins 3: Iron Heart, Chapter 6 (Faith/Tony Stark, Iron Man xover, T) by BrennaLynn

Surprise, Surprise, the Unexpected Hits You Between the Eyes, Chapter 7 (Angel/Spike, M) by the_widow_twankey

[French language] En l'an 2023, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Faith, T) by FridayQueen

Days of Future Past, Chapter 22 (Buffy/OC, Angel/OC, Buffy/Angel, M) by a2zmom

but i never thought i'd live to see it break (2021 version), Chapter 16 Complete! (Giles/Jenny, T) by jennycalendarswife

Supporting Natasha Romanoff (and Iron Man too), Chapter 73 (Willow/Natasha Romanoff, Marvel xover, T) by SomeMeaninglessName

Shanukshab Demon Nest, Chapter 3 Complete! (Buffy/Giles, E) by Skylark62

Spidey Does Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2, Chapter 3 (multiship, Spiderman xover, E) by megamatt09

Stained, Chapter 7 (Scoobies, X Files xover, not rated) by bakedbakermom

Stained, Chapter 8 (Scoobies, X Files xover, not rated) by bakedbakermom

The Vampire's Daughter, Chapter 16 (Spike, OC, T) by Puella Pulchra

[French language] Du Passé au Présent, Chapter 2 (Buffy, Spike, T) by guepard54

Destiny or Choices Made?, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by charmed4lifekaren

Because I could not stop death, Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Desicat

Presumably Dead Arm, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by tragic

Old Fashioned Romance, Chapter 2 (Xander/Steve Rogers, Marvel xover, FR13) by calikocat

A Marriage of Inconvenience , Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, R) by all_choseny

He Called Me Frigid , Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Desicat

Origins, Chapter 49 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Niamh

Blood and Black Lace, Chapter 14 (Buffy/Spike, R) by SlayrGrl

A Very Sims Halloween, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Harlow Turner

A Place in the Sun, Chapter 22 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by honeygirl51885

What the Drabble?, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, R) by VeroNyxK84

Plenty Of Fish, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by all_choseny

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Drusilla and Spike (drawing, worksafe) by kakashisith

Artwork: Drusilla and Spike (drawing, NSFW) by isevery0nehereverystoned

Artwork: He’s so lame I love him so much (Spike, drawing, worksafe) by keelifallen

Artwork: I didn’t appreciate Jenny as much as I should have upon my first watch (Jenny, worksafe) by pocketsizedann

Manip: Mirror-self effect rejected art. (Buffy, worksafe) by pass-the-dynamite

Manip: Dark Mirror (Buffy, Drusilla, worksafe) by pass-the-dynamite

Manip: GILES: (whispers) She’s not your sister (Buffy, Dawn, worksafe) by pass-the-dynamite

Fanvid: 1 second of Buffy Summers in every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (not rated) by Clara Huet

[Reviews & Recaps]

The Buffy Re-watch: S2E21 (part 1) by jvstheworld

The Buffy Re-watch: S2E21 (part 2) by jvstheworld

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (No, not the series), Part 1 by fancoloredglasses

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (No, not the series), Conclusion by fancoloredglasses

Buffy blogging 2x01 by polniaczek

My Angel (The Series) Rewatch by vampandvisiongirl

“You’re Welcome” (ATS) by vampandvisiongirl

Buffy the Vampire Slayer S02E03 First Time Watching || "School Hard" by JabberwockyReacts

Let's Rewatch Buffy! Season 1, Episode 4 by Jenny Trout

Dru Scares Me! // Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode 2x07 Reaction // Poor Buffy! by Brooke Whipple

**UNBELIEVABLY GOOD!!** Angel Season 2 Ep 7 "Darla" Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING Buffy by Nick Reacts

[Fandom Discussions]

Cangel makes me irrationally angry because there is no reason for it. None whatsoever. by bluestarsandclouds

The novelization of “Potential” in the “Chosen” book, where Dawn thinks she’s a Potential by oveliagirlhaditright

Actually convinced now that Jenny and Rupert slept together between When She Was Bad and Some Assembly Required by twosomeofcuteness

[About fans dismissing the Buffy comics as canon] by castielmoriarty, rahirah

Kennedy and Willow/Kennedy in the “Chosen” novelization by oveliagirlhaditright

Every now and then I just remember how Riley was painted as the victim in his relationship with Buffy and it just makes me so mad by hello-nichya-here

PJO: Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Scooby Partners by marilyn-not-monroe

Thinking on starting a Buffy/Cordelia fic but having a problem deciding where & when to start by ChaseRules

Does anyone else find Seth green so attractive as Oz? by Bonitabonilla558, multiple authors

I really wish Buffy had handed Dawn over to Glory by TallOutside6418, multiple authors

If Buffy was made today instead, how would it be different? by Tuxedo_Mark

My theory to why fans root for Spike by Hopeful_Routine8942

Kakistos by MORDOOM2

Wouldn’t it have been easier… [if the monks turned the Key into a baby] by DifficultRice7075

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

PUBLICATION: The Heartbreaking Demise: Ranking the Top 10 Saddest Deaths in Buffy The Vampire Slayer by hocMarketing.org

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[carcosapr]

HAUNT and SAVAGE MASTER Announce Thee Eternal Reign U.S. Tour

American heavy metal savants HAUNT and SAVAGE MASTER unite for heavy metal glory as they prepare to blaze across a 27-city US tour dubbed Thee Eternal Reign. Kicking off August 2 at The Lost Well in Austin, Texas, the bands will leave a path of steel shavings through nearly two dozen states, concluding August 31 at Dive Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada. See full dates listed as follows: Thee Eternal Reign Tour Dates: 08/02 – Austin, TX @ The Lost Well tickets 08/03 – San Antonio, TX @ Bonds Rock Bar tickets 08/04 – Lafayette, LA @ Freetown Boom Boom Room 08/06 – Pensacola, FL @ Handlebar tickets 08/07 – Winter Park, FL @ Conduit tickets 08/08 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor tickets 08/09 – Richmond, VA @ Cobra Cabana tickets 08/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie tickets 08/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kingsland Bar and Grill tickets 08/12 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery tickets 08/13 – Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl tickets 08/14 – Louisville, KY @ Portal + Artportal tickets 08/15 – Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge tickets 08/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Club Garibaldi tickets 08/17 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club tickets 08/19 – Denver, CO @ HQ tickets 08/20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon tickets 08/22 – Richland, WA @ Ray’s Golden Lion tickets 08/23 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon tickets 08/24 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s tickets 08/25 – Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s tickets 08/27 – Albany, CA @ Ivy Room tickets 08/28 – Oxnard, CA @ Mrs. Olson’s tickets 08/29 – San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick tickets 08/30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Underground tickets 08/31 – Las Vegas, NV @ Dive Bar tickets About HAUNT:

Founded in 2017 as the solo project of Trevor William Church, HAUNT quickly became the face of the new wave of traditional heavy metal. Since the band's kickstart six years ago, the heavy metal titans have released eight studio albums and multiple extended plays. Dubbed a "prolific songwriter-shredder" by Rolling Stone, Church continues to champion what was once a bygone era of heavy metal. Their latest album, Dreamers, dropped March 1 via Church Recordings.  About SAVAGE MASTER:

One of the most exciting and electrifying bands in the occult metal scene, SAVAGE MASTER swiftly built an impressive canon of work by releasing two cult albums, an EP, and over-the-top live shows. Founded in 2013 by guitarist Adam Neal and vocalist Stacey Savage, the band was inspired by their love of heavy metal and horror. Shortly thereafter, Savage and her hooded henchmen began their assured ascent through the underground, touring nonstop across North America and Europe, playing festivals such as Keep It True, Hell Over Hammaburg, Legions of Metal, Frost and Fire, Ragnarokkr, Hell's Heroes, and many more, helping land their longstanding album deal with Shadow Kingdom Records. HAUNT Social Links:  

https://hauntthenation.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/hauntthenation https://www.instagram.com/hauntthenation https://twitter.com/hauntthenation SAVAGE MASTER Social Links: http://savagemasterofficial.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/savagemasterofficial https://instagram.com/savagemaster_official "You can’t stop Trevor William Church, you can only hope to contain him." – Decibel Magazine "...the album has everything you’d expect from an ’80s metal purist." – Hard Noise "...it’s not just Trevor Church’s prolific output that’s impressive, it’s his continued evolution."– MetalSucks "...true, old school, pure heavy metal..." – Velvet Thunder "...(SAVAGE MASTER) certainly (does) put on a show from every angle imaginable..." – Mystification Zine  "Singer Stacey Savage channels Ann Wilson and Ozzy, spinning tales of pure D&D glory — magical seers using mystic objects to look into the beyond, creatures of the night and lustful devils." – LEO Weekly

[libroazzurro]

È PIÙ SACRO VEDERE CHE CREDERE – DANTE CONOSCE LO SPLENDORE

Dante ha conosciuto lo Splendore quando era ancora un bambino. Giocarono insieme un intero pomeriggio nel cortile di una casa: lei, lo Splendore, gli insegnò a colorare i sassi con i petali dei fiori, a cantare le canzoni dei grandi storpiandole fino a farle diventare così diverse, gli disse, che solo gli angeli le possono capire, e poi gli mostrò la voce degli oggetti inventando che loro due erano il primo uomo e la prima donna, e che stavano in paradiso, e gli dimostrò quindi che il paradiso è una cosa facile, perché in paradiso non ci sono le regole secondo le quali gli uomini devono lavorare e andare in guerra, e alcuni sono poveri e altri ricchi, e i maschi e le femmine, appena diventano pronti per fare i figli, devono smettere di giocare e devono separarsi e diventare infelici. Poi, un giorno, Dante diventò adulto, e cominciò a vivere nella speranza e nella paura di incontrare di nuovo lo Splendore; visse come uno che fuma tre pacchetti al giorno per non telefonare alla ragazza che ama (tanto, tanto lei nemmeno mi pensa): e vivere così fu il suo modo di rimanere fedele a quel giorno, in quel cortile, quando imparò a colorare i sassi con i petali dei fiori e a scrivere versi che solo gli angeli possono capire davvero.

Nell’immagine “Dante’s First Meeting with Beatrice”, illustrazione a inchiostro, acquarello e gouache su carta, realizzata da Simeon Solomon, tra il 1859 e il 1863, oggi conservata a Londra, presso la Tate Gallery (Foto © Tate, immagine rilasciata sotto Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND [3.0 Unported]).

Testo di Pier Paolo Di Mino.

Ricerca iconografica a cura di Veronica Leffe.

Potete trovare questa nota archiviata su:

https://www.libroazzurro.it/index.php/note/e-piu-sacro-vedere-che-credere/517

[dr-archeville]

This Friday (January 26th, 2024) night at the Carolina Theatre of Durham, a retro film series extraterrestrial double feature:

Harold Ramis’ Ghostbusters (1984)

Joe Dante’s Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

$12.00 [plus tax] to get in, movies start at 7(-ish).

“Along with the City of Durham, we have made major investments in the Carolina Theatre for the comfort and safety of our guests during our closure,” says Randy McKay, the Carolina Theatre’s President & CEO. “That includes tens of thousands of dollars in new state of the art HVAC upgrades from Global Plasma Solutions (GPS) that remove biohazards, pollen, and other contaminants to make our air as pure — and sometimes purer — than outdoor air.”  The theater has also earned a Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation for its cleaning practices to ensure that guests have a safe and enjoyable experience.  “Together, these cleaning practices and advanced air filtration make the Carolina Theatre one of the safest spaces to attend a film or live event in the region,” says McKay.  [source]

Carolina Theatre of Durham 309 W. Morgan St., Durham, NC http://www.carolinatheatre.org/

[thewaybackcloset]

Miami, Yes ma'am

The tail end of my flight training I was fortunate enough to get the hell out of Greensboro, NC, where the majority of my ground training took place. The highlight of this first part was the North Carolina Foral Convention across the street at the Embassy Suites, where my roommate came back with arms fulls of bouquets one day.

MIAMI though... I've popped through once before when I worked the world series baseball games. But, this time I got explore a bit more of the Wynwood and Miami Beach neighborhoods.

First off, why are we in Miami? Pan Am Flight Academy headquarters is located near MIA and they host a handful of airline companies to their training facility for ground coursework and in-flight simulations for pilots. There's one portion of the original building foundation left, that will soon be turned into a museum of sorts.

Miami itself is expansive. It has a pulse. The downtown skyline goes on forever. It's warm all year, of course. I was here in March and even then it was scalding hot in the sun. August in Miami is another type of hedonistic amalgamation of colorful architecture, gorgeous beaches, warm waves, and delicious Caribbean food.

Speaking of Caribbean, I dabbled in Cuban cuisine at a local diner near our hotel. We were walking to the gas station for something and could see the storm looming ahead of us (or behind us?) and figured we may have to duck away in this open-air Cuban spot, Rincon Criollo Cafe Restaurant, while it poured for 20 minutes and moved on. A daily storm in Miami and along the Atlantic coast is pretty typical. Watching the downpour, listening to locals sipping their cafecitos, as we enjoyed some shrimp creole and sangria is as peaceful as a storm watch can get.

Nestled within the vibrant heart of Miami, the Wynwood Mural District (Wynwood Walls) is a kaleidoscope of creativity, a place where art and urban life collide in a symphony of colors, shapes, and stories. It embraces a spirit of eclecticism that invites visitors and locals alike to explore, ponder, and celebrate the myriad forms of human expression.

Wynwood and greater Miami as a whole blows up for Art Basal and Miami Art Week, where artists from all over the world take over to showcase their best works. A friend of mine who manages the Dr. Martens store in South Beach was our friendly tour guide for everything above and underground about Miami's art scene.

One spot we checked out early is Dante's HiFi, a lounge known for a bounding collection of vinyl and local DJ spotlights. First impression: love the intimacy of it, although you need a reservation if you want a dedicated spot to sit in their 70s-inspired living room sets. Though its petite inside, you may want to dance! And its definitely a place for the audiophile that appreciates the analog nostalgia.

There are plenty of bars, art galleries, popup events and all sorts of goings on that will make you ask: "What is Miami?" We walked by one particular sneaker boutique that was blaring trap rap or SOMETHING comparable (I'm horrible with genres and sub-genres) and there was a full blown launch party going on with test tube shots and everything. It's a moment when you take a double-take and still can't decipher what is happening.

This little plot in the center of Wynwood is where you can satiate yourself on the go, cause you have lots of mural's to see. Smorgasburg Miami's food truck lot promises an unforgettable, palate-pleasing adventure that celebrates the vibrant and diverse food scene of the Magic City. We sampled some new, almost on the market, canned beverage that supposed to taste like aromatic gin and tonics. Quite pleasant, but the name escapes me.

Even the sidewalks are tagged or else, artistically loved on. I had to snap this Warhol in the wild. Looks as if someone used the cig ash to create this iconic print.

We walked all over the place and in circles around Wynwood, there's something to see at every turn of the block. And I recommend going at night: obviously its cooler at night and the neon lights are out.

Peep my next post all about how shocked I was that I secured a reservation at the luxurious Gianni's Restaurant at the old Versace mansion, coming soon.

xo, H