Saucy marinade a la West Indies
The chicken dinners coming off of the chargrill at Franklin’s Restaurant offer up a tantalizing smell and flavor that can be traced to a Dominican Republican recipe. Owner Franklin Diaz, a native of Santo Domingo, prides himself on further imparting European influences into his lengthy preparation process. He sauces his marinade with hints of Spanish…
Radio daze
Movie: Frequency
Tragically hick
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Contradictions connect
Movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Fred on arrival
Movie: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Radio daze
Movie: Frequency
Tragically hick
Movie: Where the Heart Is
Contradictions connect
Movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Fred on arrival
Movie: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Ghost of a chance
Just as strip-mall auteur Kevin Smith ventured into the mystic with his recent and enthusiastically Catholic “Dogma,” so has former No Wave auteur Jim Jarmusch, whose Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai derives its main narrative juice from classical Zen. Unlike Smith, though, Jarmusch rejects the idea that his film represents any personal spiritual…
Rescuing Elian from hypocrisy
Donato Dalrymple, the fisherman who found Elian Gonzalez floating in an inner tube last Thanksgiving, and the man who was holding him when he was seized by federal agents last Saturday, said it best: “They took this kid like a hostage in the nighttime.” It’s true — and perfectly to the point. But the reason…
Work in progress
Right now in the minds of people who care about our city’s vital cultural signs, there is the real Orlando, and then there are several imaginary Orlandos: one includes a performing-arts center, another an arts corridor, and yet another a downtown theater district. These possibilities are like constellations in the nighttime sky. It takes some…
City Hall to go?
For several years, Fred Mays hasn’t liked the content of the city of Orlando’s website. It lacked information he needed to do his job as a freelance writer, such as a list of services and facilities available at the city’s 91 parks. So Mays called Orlando’s public-information office and suggested changes. He called so many…
So good, it’s scary
Owl Goingback’s reign of terror continues. The Orlando-area author’s 1999 paperback original “Darker than Night” (Signet) has been nominated in the Best Novel category of the Bram Stoker Awards, the annual competition sponsored by the Horror Writers Association. Goingback was first recognized by the group in 1996, when his debut, “Crota,” lost Best Novel honors…
Lawyers fight it out
Chalk one up for free speech and self-promotion. On April 6, a federal appellate court sided with local attorney Steve Mason in his fight against the Florida Bar Association. The Bar said that Mason’s 1998 Yellow Pages advertisement — which cited his “highest rating” from a nationally renowned legal directory — broke its rules against…
Hood in the clear
Police have dropped charges against Mayor Glenda Hood stemming from a March 13 altercation with a Bruce Gordy supporter, Orlando police said. Ezell Harris of Lake Mann Estates accused Hood of grabbing his arm after he questioned her about a flier accusing Gordy, her opponent in the recent mayoral election, of being a racist. Police…
Taking hold of the imagination
A group of athletes and administrators of the traditional Turkish sport of oil wrestling (grappling contests made more interesting by heavy applications of olive oil) protested to the government in April when they discovered that an organization of gay men was planning an ogling expedition to a major tournament to be held in July near…
How it works
First, buy a Fringe button. It’s $5, and is required for entry to all indoor venues. Proceeds benefit the festival; all other ticket revenue goes to the performers. Buttons are available at the Fringe Tent and the Fringe Information Booth, both at Fringe Central, or at the door of any venue. The festival is open…
Under the influence of Bobby Koelble
It’s not really about a style,” explains guitarist Bobby Koelble about his new project Junkie Rush. And considering the studied musician’s extensive history in the Central Florida swirl of eclectic guitar-strung extremes, style would be the last thing to stand in the way of his progressions. Koelble’s resume is an impressive one, including diverse local…
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Lovin’ human remains
If you’re anything like me (and would it kill you to try?) you have a hard enough time picking a movie, let alone where you’re going when you die. We’re not talking about your immortal soul. For once. Souls get an awful lot of air time, travel plans and chicken soup for something that might…
