public function getEvents() { $events = GameEvent::where('start', '>=', Carbon::now('America/Chicago'))->orderBy('start', 'ASC')->get(); if (count($events) > 0) { $msg = MessageGenerator::buildEventsResponse($events); return Response::json(['error' => false, 'msg' => $msg]); } else { return $this->_error('There are no events upcoming.'); } }