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Rochelle Riley to leave Detroit after 25 years, heads to Charleston

by Diego Ramírez – Managing Editor febrero 26, 2026

written by Diego Ramírez – Managing Editor

Feb. 25, 2026, 10:53 a.m. ET

After 25 years, Rochelle Riley is saying farewell to Detroit.

The award-winning journalist, author and arts advocate, who until recently served as director of Arts and Culture for the City of Detroit, has accepted a new role in Charleston, South Carolina, as director of Cultural Affairs, beginning March 16.

Riley is still widely recognized for her long tenure as a columnist at the Detroit Free Press, where she wrote powerfully about issues like education, equity, government accountability and civil rights. Her columns earned national acclaim and helped shape public dialogue on social justice.

febrero 26, 2026 0 comments

Noticias

See this Tallahassee local is Season 50

by Diego Ramírez – Managing Editor febrero 24, 2026

written by Diego Ramírez – Managing Editor

Azzurra Degliuomini, Senior Staff Writer; Kierra Keegan and Caleb Litten, Staff Writers

Feb. 24, 2026, 9:00 a.m. ET

Among the veterans invited back for the landmark installment of «Survivor» Season 50 was FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor Christian Hubicki. To many across the US, he’s known for his time on the Season 37 of “Survivor: David vs. Goliath.”

Hubicki started on the David Tribe and lasted until day 35 of 39 during the show’s original format. After his first appearance Season 37, Hubicki turned to teaching. In his eyes, Season 50 is another shot at the competition.

“I had always known I wanted another shot, you know?” Hubicki said in an interview with the FSView. “Certainly, once I got back, I was like ‘I need a little time’ … I was teaching my first class when the season was airing, so I was building a laboratory, I was building a teaching curriculum. I was doing all of the things you do as a new professor.”

For Hubicki, the fan-driven experiment reflects the same strategic complexity he studies in robotics, bipedal locomotion, optimal control, and biomechanical modeling.

«Dr. Christian Hubicki exemplifies everything we value at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering — brilliance, approachability, and an extraordinary ability to connect people with science,” Assistant Dean for Marketing & Communication for the College of Engineering Tisha Keller said to the FSView.

Hubicki runs the Optimal Robotics Lab, working alongside staff and students from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, they create algorithms that seek the best behavior of robots for real-world tasks.

“I have a whole bunch of great graduate students doing cool stuff, so it’s been a great time,” Hubicki said. “I’m grateful for that time, but I was ready to go.”

The ‘Survivor’ archetypes

Hubicki broke down the cast of “Survivor 50” into four distinct archetypes: challenge, narrative, drama, and threat. Hubicki describes himself as a “narrative” player, someone less focused on brute physical dominance and more attuned to the story unfolding around him and his place within it.

“At our core, we’re cast on a reality show; we are characters. We are there because we cannot help but be what we are,” Hubicki said. “These people who are good at challenges, they’re not only physically fit, they’re incredibly physically competitive.”

Unlike traditional “challenge beasts,” Hubicki sees his strength in charismatic performance and perception. As a robotics professor, he is used to having to perform in order to hold the attention of his students — an experience he is also able to hone on TV.

“I [have to] make sure [my students are] awake. That’s just my instinct,” Hubicki said. “We are who we are and that comes with so many strengths, but also some drawbacks. So knowing that, I think it’s really important when you’re not just playing a game with random people off the street — we are selected to be television characters, and that’s just the reality of it.»

In Season 37, Hubicki leaned into high-level social maneuvering through narrative management, or constantly shaping his perception to control his threat level as a highly social and analytical player. One of the most openly strategic contestants to ever play, Hubicki approached the game the same way he approaches robotics: systematically.

“I can’t be anything but me,” Hubicki said. “I find comfort in analysis. Stressful situation? Go into analysis mode and suddenly, it’s a lot less stressful. You view it from the mechanics that it is. What you choose to analyze, though, is an important choice. That’s what you go back and try to focus on.”

During his maiden season, he set the record for the most elimination votes cast against a man in a single season, a testament to his strategic threat. This time, his focus has shifted.

Hubicki remains the same analytical, self-aware player he’s always been, but his focus has broadened from game mechanics to narrative positioning. The core identity has not shifted, only the framework for his strategy.

Hubicki advises FSU ‘Survivor’ Club through their own challenges

Hubicki also uses his experience and influence to inspire and support students as an advisor to the Survivor Club at FSU.

“[Hubicki] has shown up for several of the on-campus seasons we have done in the past and he is a big part of our club,” Survivor FSU President Ryan Berman said to the FSView. “There are several Survivor Clubs in Florida, but we are the only one that has a past (now two time) player as their faculty advisor.”

The Survivor Club at FSU operates out of Tallahassee and aims to combine social, physical, and intellectual strategy to recreate the thrill of the reality TV show.

The club divides players into tribes that compete in challenges for immunity and aim to avoid Tribal Council. Players are forced to balance alliances, connections, and strategy while surviving to the next day. Episodes and challenges are posted to the club’s YouTube channel.

Hubicki embraces his position and uses it to help influence the youth that looks up to him. He even gives advice to the young players in the community and across the nation. He challenges students to see themselves through the lens of someone who doesn’t know them.

«What is the first thing that they see? They see a guy who’s wearing a corduroy coat, who’s a professor, who talks in big words. They see a smart person,” Hubicki said. “Knowing what you bring to the table is incredibly important and you should shape your strategy around that.”

What will Season 50 of ‘Survivor’ be like?

The first 22 of the 24 returning castaways set to compete on the 50th season of “Survivor” were officially announced on May 28, 2025 during an appearance on “CBS Mornings.”

This milestone season of “Survivor” largely amounts to its title: it’s in the hands of the fans. This new installment provides the dedicated fanbase with ultimate control in the twists in store for castaways throughout the season.

Throughout the show’s airing of “Survivor 48” from February to May 2025 and in the lead-up to filming the 50th season, viewers were invited to shape “Survivor 50” game design through a series of online fan votes, with results revealed to audiences as the season progressed.

«Survivor» fans can look forward to the Season 50 premier on CBS Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. with next-day streaming on Paramount+.

Kierra Keegan, Caleb Litten, and Azzurra Degliuomini are Staff Writers for the FSView & Florida Flambeau, the student-run, independent online news service for the FSU community. Email our staff at contact@fsview.com.

febrero 24, 2026 0 comments

Mundo

Gala «Noche en París» para restaurar Green Gables en Melbourne

by Editor de Mundo febrero 17, 2026

written by Editor de Mundo

17 de febrero de 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET

Una gala con temática parisina se llevará a cabo para recaudar fondos destinados a la restauración de la histórica casa Green Gables en Melbourne, Florida. Los ingresos generados por el evento “Una Noche en París” apoyarán el costoso y prolongado proceso de transformar la vivienda en un museo.

El evento benéfico tendrá lugar el 27 de febrero en el Grand Manor y contará con cena, baile y subastas.

Elegante, romántico, extraordinario. Así es París, la ciudad de las luces.

Igualmente elegante, romántico y extraordinario es el histórico hogar de Melbourne conocido como Green Gables. La propiedad necesita restauración, y el equipo de voluntarios dedicados a Green Gables está trabajando en ello. Esperan que la gala con temática parisina ayude a proporcionar parte de la financiación necesaria para devolver a la casa su antigua gloria.

“Una Noche en París”, la principal gala de recaudación de fondos de Green Gables, invita a los asistentes a sumergirse en todo lo que hace de París un lugar encantador, desde el arte y la música hasta la comida y el baile. El evento formal/semi-formal se celebrará el 27 de febrero de 6 a 11 p.m. en el Grand Manor en Melbourne.

Los organizadores prometen transportar a los invitados a las vistas, los sonidos y los sabores que hacen de París una experiencia inolvidable, pero en el corazón de la noche reside el propósito de unirse para salvar nuestro patrimonio compartido.

No hace mucho tiempo, Green Gables se enfrentaba a la demolición. Las subvenciones para la preservación histórica son difíciles de conseguir y las pocas que existen suelen ser subvenciones de contrapartida que requieren que la comunidad se involucre.

“La Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, que aboga por la preservación histórica en el estado, nos incluyó dos veces en la lista de ’11 para salvar’ antes de que realmente nos convirtiéramos en propietarios”, declaró Sue Fallon, vicepresidenta del grupo sin fines de lucro.

La comunidad atendió a la difícil situación de la casa de 1896 y proporcionó el apoyo financiero, junto con una oportunidad de contrapartida del Estado de Florida, para que la organización sin fines de lucro Green Gables at Historic Riverview Village comprara la propiedad. Ahora llega la ardua tarea de transformar la casa en un museo de historia viva. El plan de sitio preliminar ha sido aprobado por la ciudad.

“Al mismo tiempo, nuestro arquitecto está investigando ingenieros estructurales con conocimientos y dispuestos a examinar nuestra estructura, mientras elaboramos el plan de sitio y consideramos cuál debe ser el siguiente paso”, añadió Fallon.

“Dado que los precios de la construcción cambian con frecuencia, no fijamos una cifra de lo que se necesitará para el proyecto en general. Solo podemos estimar y darnos cuenta de que será un proceso largo”, explicó.

Será también un proceso costoso, y la gala, la más importante del robusto calendario de eventos de recaudación de fondos que Green Gables organiza cada año, desempeña un papel fundamental.

“La gala nos proporciona la mayor cantidad de dinero”, dijo Fallon. “Este año, estamos trabajando con muchas empresas locales que han estado dispuestas a donar a nuestra causa lo que sus presupuestos pueden ofrecer. Estamos muy agradecidos a cada uno de ellos”.

Absolutely Fabulous Event Planning and Rentals creará una fantasía parisina dentro del Grand Manor, con una Torre Eiffel, por supuesto.

“Definitivamente sentirán que están en París”, afirmó Fallon.

Los asistentes a “Una Noche en París” disfrutarán de una cena tan deliciosa como la francesa, con abundantes aperitivos y una cena completa, y podrán disfrutar del vino y otras bebidas en el bar de pago. El postre lo ofrece Creations by Joyce de Skewer’s Restaurant.

También podrán bailar toda la noche con la música de Phoenix con Ellen Onieal, la cantante principal conocida por animar la fiesta.

Como subastador, Greg Pallone del Canal 13 tentará con artículos y aventuras divertidas, como vuelos en helicóptero o paseos en kayak por la Laguna India del Río. También habrá una subasta silenciosa.

Cuando terminen la cena y el baile, los invitados aún podrán disfrutar del ambiente sabiendo que su viaje parisino ayudará a un icono local.

“Cada inscripción a este evento nos acercará a lograr nuestra misión de restaurar Green Gables y preservar una parte de la historia de Melbourne y South Brevard”, dijo Fallon.

“Ayúdenos a convertir a Green Gables verdaderamente en el ‘puente hacia el pasado’ de Melbourne”.

‘Una Noche en París’ gala para Green Gables

Lugar: The Grand Manor, 1450 Sarno Road, Melbourne

Cuándo: 27 de febrero de 6 a 11 p.m.

Entradas: 85 dólares por persona. Hay entradas con descuento disponibles para grupos de ocho o diez personas.

Teléfono: 321-306-8635

Sitio web: greengables.org o zeffy.com

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febrero 17, 2026 0 comments

Entretenimiento

Eventos de Arte en Sarasota y Bradenton (Ene. 4-10)

by Editora de Entretenimiento enero 2, 2026

written by Editora de Entretenimiento

El nuevo año trae consigo un calendario cultural vibrante, y la escena artística de Sarasota y Bradenton promete un inicio espectacular en la primera semana de enero.

Dos de los músicos clásicos más importantes de la actualidad, la soprano Renée Fleming y el violinista Itzhak Perlman, se presentarán en la región. Fleming ofrecerá un concierto en el Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, mientras que Perlman dirigirá una presentación en el Sarasota Opera House. Además, el Asolo Rep estrenará una producción galardonada con el Premio Pulitzer de Drama de 2024. Otros espacios locales como el Urbanite Theatre, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, Manatee Performing Arts Center y Venice Theatre también presentarán estrenos esta semana, ofreciendo una amplia gama de opciones para los amantes del arte.

enero 2, 2026 0 comments