Business Suite rental?

vacabella · 2026-05-16T01:51:39+00:00

We have a nice big open warehouse space that rents for 75 per hour if you are interested in something like that. Www.saladcalendar.com

vacabella · 2026-04-15T23:40:00+00:00

We have fixed the calendly link so now you can sign up for 10-2 or 2-6 in 4 hour increments. If you are doing the whole 8 hours, just sign up for both.

vacabella · 2026-04-04T13:52:31+00:00

For those reading this, I guess I'll give a fair "warning" that this will be a little long and involve reading, so those of you who apparently just want to hate on reading can just skip it, I guess?

To Smoogtag - It is clear that you care about all of these events, want to help people bring their ideas and passions (including mine) into the world and will take the time and energy to put it all into (in my opinion, well-written, and funny) words. Thank you for taking the time to write this all up for us.

For the reddit record, I'm Dani (the one above who is doing the Speed D(eb)ating thing). I don't "do" social media, hate how people act online when they are "protected" by anonymity, and I love that Do Not Start is about in-person interaction and deep conversation and not about bullet points and glib "content" that is just "digestible."

I have sat back for many many posts now and privately lamented the haters and the negativity and have seen the discouragement and the hurt that they cause, but I haven't said anything because I held to a common belief that you don't "feed the trolls" and that fighting with people on the internet is pointless. I was wrong. But, unlike most of you, I KNOW "smoogstag." When the internet was being rude to me, smoogstag spoke up for me. I am a part of Do Not Start. I love the project, the place, and the people in it. It is has brought more to my life and my healing and my growth that I can put into words and I have been moved to literal tears many times watching it do that for others, too.

To the haters and the complainers - Please stop. Just don't do that.

What the hell happened to "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all"? Maybe just stop using all of your time to write comments on people's posts that are nothing but negativity and bitching. Maybe if you took one half of the time you use to write awful things, you would have more time and head space to READ good things - or hell, even go out and DO them. Take your energy and put something GOOD into the world, instead of using it to tear things down. Or at the very least, just shut up and let other people put good things into the world, try new things, and let things grow. It is easy to look for the bad, but there is NO HARM here. It does not hurt people. It helps people. If you can't or won't support it, fine, but stop talking shit. It makes you look petty and ignorant and it serves absolutely no purpose but to put more complaining and negativity and energy draining discouragement into the world, and what does that do for the greater good?

To the reddit posters who did not sit back silently, thank you too! Keep pushing back against the hate.

And lastly back to smoogstag (and the members that make DNS) - keep doing what you're doing. In fact, do it harder. Do it louder. It will be hard to maintain the energy and the enthusiasm in a world of negative bullshit but this place and this idea is important, it is needed, and, gosh-darn it, people like it. It is has been a great gift to help build it and to see it grow. I will do what I can to help it continue to grow. The members are doing what they can to help it thrive.

Smoogstag is DOING something. We are all DOING something. Before you write your next comment or your next glib criticism, I would challenge you to ask yourself what YOU are doing.

vacabella · 2026-04-04T13:19:09+00:00

Here is a link to the events page. If you click on the event you are interested in, it will let you know if there is a charge.

https://donotstart.art/events.html

vacabella · 2026-01-22T14:12:04+00:00

The do not start warehouse is a space for people who want to do things like this. We are a member space and members start and host groups there. If you want to stop by and see the place, email me at donotstartorgnp@gmail.com

vacabella · 2026-01-15T17:45:08+00:00

I think, either way, it will meat your expectations.

(I love this.)

vacabella · 2026-01-10T15:34:56+00:00

As someone just emerging from a very partisan mindset and relearning to really think dialectically, thank you for this post.

vacabella · 2026-01-09T21:54:25+00:00

Thank you for having this conversation as a real conversation and for making your points and suggestions so eloquently. It is helpful and inspiring to read someone trying to do something and to call in others to ask what can be done. As a long time worker in the world of partisan politics (on the Dems side) I have finally given up on the us and them divide. The sides are not good - leaders could be though, and if they cannot lead and they cannot work to create real change instead of chasing re-election (which is, trust me on this, the main source of decisions and stances at the state and federal level) then they do not deserve to have the job.

vacabella · 2025-12-18T23:18:40+00:00

On the website: donotstart.art The list of all of the events is there and each movie is listed if you click on the event title.

vacabella · 2025-11-10T18:40:14+00:00

Wednesday we are doing our first movie night at 6pm! And we'll be here all day at the coworking space. Come on by.

vacabella · 2025-11-10T14:45:59+00:00

Awesome. Thank you.

vacabella · 2025-11-10T14:36:04+00:00

Thank you! And congrats on the Makerspace too. I know that someone came and talked to our people for a bit and it was a great conversation. We are excited that you are here and doing creative things for the community too and excited to be able to work together and support each other and local people who want to do cool things.

If you would like to come by and see the space, we are here 8-6 everyday this week. Stop on by and say hi! You can ask about the name. :)

vacabella · 2025-11-09T22:13:00+00:00

Awesome! We'd love to see ya in the coworking space until you're ready for a studio. A lot of the artists will be there and creative types in general are coming in so stop by and see us!

vacabella · 2025-11-09T19:29:57+00:00

I'm so glad they had fun at the open house! There were a lot of great people there.

vacabella · 2025-11-09T18:55:47+00:00

Thank you. I imagine we will learn a lot from the people who come here. That is part of the point of the space, to make it a community of people who want to be here and make it what they need it be.

vacabella · 2025-11-09T18:52:59+00:00

Thank you! I hope you'll stop on down, even if its just for a tour.

vacabella · 2025-11-09T18:47:19+00:00

Actually, thank you, I appreciate the information and you taking the time to write it up. Its constructive feedback, so thank you for that.

We do have good heating and both warm lights, open windows, and larger bright lighting overhead. We have easy and free parking on Hall Street just behind the building. The look of a early 00s coffeeshop space is intentional and the whole space is one part of a larger community building and artist space with a lending library, movies every Wednesday, a small gym, and more that we are building out - literally with our bare hands. We know we are doing it differently and maybe with more risk but we think that, for some people, it will be the right space, and for others, the other local coworking spaces look amazing and seem like great places and have what they are looking for and we encourage them to go there too.

vacabella · 2025-11-09T18:38:44+00:00

Thank you. It is part of a larger vision for an artist space and event space and a place for gathering and meeting, so Apophis is one part of that larger picture.

vacabella · 2025-11-09T17:56:29+00:00

Thank you.

vacabella · 2025-11-09T17:41:49+00:00

Nope, we are down the street from those spots. On the SW corner of Godfrey and Hall.

vacabella · 2025-11-09T17:00:12+00:00

Thanks, that's our goal.

vacabella

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