The Heart is Open: Your Invitation to the Canopy
At the heart of the Center Camp Plaza, you will find an acre of shade under the Center Camp Canopy. The Canopy is YOUR community venue — a space designed ...Read More
Yellow Bikes: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
By The Hun
Did you know that Black Rock City has a bikesharing program? For the past few years an independently funded, DPW-organized ...Read More
Our Meetings Are Better Than Yours
By John Curley
The morning DPW meeting is half performance, half communication of vital information, and half social catch-up time, which means that ...Read More
On-Playa Edjumication Explosion
Though it’s not specifically addressed in the Ten Principles, ours has always been a culture of teaching and learning. It’s ...Read More
Things Are Heating Up
By John Curley
Black Rock City is slowly taking shape thanks to the hard work of the Department of Public Works. ...Read More
Little Luxuries
Part camping trip, part survival exercise, Burning Man requires a lot of utilitarian gear. Water cubes, tents, duct tape, rebar… ...Read More
The Signs Are Good
By John Curley
Don't you love reading the Burma Shave signs on your way into the city? And aren't you grateful that you ...Read More
A Playa Tip: Where’s the Orgy?
It's a well known fact that at Burning Man, "I'm here because I love art" is a synonym for "you ...Read More
Poop in a Cooler: A BM Story
By The Hun
Once upon a time, some 340 days ago, a Reno grocery store employee received a very special Burning Man gift. ...Read More
Meanwhile, at the Center Camp Cafe …
By John Curley
Like so many of the crews and departments this year, there's been a big turnover in the Oculus crew, the ...Read More