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Apr 12-18, 2000

Apr 12-18, 2000 / Vol. 16 / No. 15

Tuscan talent

Despite the trendy, well-heeled crowds lined up at the door, and despite the lightweight name that sounds like it was pulled from a starlet’s bio, there is some substance to Brio, the new, upscale Tuscan grill at Winter Park Village. We arrived without reservations on a busy weekend evening, and it was immediately clear we…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Preying out loud

There were advantages in arriving early to last Saturday’s Orlando Predators game at the TD Waterhouse Centre. For one, I was able to peruse the “Fans’ Bill of Rights” set forth in the team’s seasonal guidebook. “We believe that every Fan is entitled to a wholesome environment for guests and family members,” it read, “free…

Steve Schneider

More room for a Mexican fiesta

One doesn’t go to Garibaldi Mexican Restaurant (929 N. Semoran Blvd.; 407-275-5035) for atmosphere. It’s the downright delicious Mexican food that reels in crowds. Nonetheless, they recently spiffed up the place with outdoor cafe seating and a fountain. The new location in Apopka is another matter entirely (2279 E. Semoran Blvd., Apopka; 407-814-7103). It’s several…

Colleen Moore

Drawing a line on development

Orange County Chairman Mel Martinez has decided to follow the spirit of Florida’s 1985 Growth Management Act — largely ignored in recent years — which seeks to keep development from occurring in ways that cause roads, parks, schools, police protection and other services to deteriorate. Martinez recently told county planners to figure school crowding into…

Al Krulick

Divine comedy

“You are watching ‘The Last Temptation of Christ,'” says the Bravo announcer, and damned if it isn’t true. “The Last Temptation of Christ” (and, no, it doesn’t refer to the Death by Chocolate dessert at the Jerusalem Bennigan’s) was a good movie and the only Bible epic with fashion tips. As Mary Magdalene, Barbara Hershey’s…

Liz Langley

All aboard!

Just a year ago, it seemed nothing could halt light rail’s advance into Central Florida. The need certainly existed — as all who commute on I-4 could attest — and so did the money. Using his rank on an all-important transportation committee, Congressman John Mica secured a $330 million pledge from the feds to help…

Jeffrey C. Billman

Political fisticuffs

By all accounts, the mayoral campaign between Orlando City Commissioner Bruce Gordy and Mayor Glenda Hood was one of the nastiest on record. Only now are we discovering exactly how nasty it had become. A Washington Shores man has filed battery charges against Hood, claiming she grabbed his arm during a verbal exchange while both…

William Dean Hinton

Reelin’ in the smears

In March, British Columbia Supreme Court Judge Glen Parrett overturned Mike Frazier’s Nov. 20 election as mayor of the village of McBride. In a 28-page decision, Parrett ruled that Frazier did not deserve the office because he had passed out knowingly false campaign literature attacking his opponent, Maurice Bonneville. Reasonable limits From the confessions of…

Chuck Shepherd

Backyard grilling without the effort

Along with the longer daylight hours and warmer weather comes grilling season. But if you’re not interested in slaving over hot coals (or cleaning the grill afterward), you can get your fix of smoked meats at Back Yard Burgers, an order-at-the-window joint (290 S. State Road 434, Altamonte Springs; 407-862-0660). There are plenty of options,…

Colleen Moore

Hall monitor

It only figures that an interview with the recently re-formed Kids in the Hall’s Scott Thompson, most famous for his portrayal as the flamboyant professional homosexual Buddy Cole, would have to be rescheduled four times. After all, Thompson and fellow comedy-troupe Kids (Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald and Mark McKinney) are riding high on…

Billy Manes

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