Dim and then sum
There’s something about an authentic Chinese restaurant that lends itself to good conversation. Maybe that’s just a Western perception, but the evening seemed to slip away as we sampled the menu at Chan’s Chinese Cuisine. My guest and I were lulled by the languid surroundings and soft music, and rather surprised when we got up…
Review – Adored
Artist: Daybehavior
Review – Land of the Rising Sea: The Best of Japanese Ska
Artist: Various artists
Review – Chocolate Chords
Artist: Terry Lee Brown Jr.
Review – I’m Not Following You
Artist: Edwyn Collins
Review – Adored
Artist: Daybehavior
Review – Land of the Rising Sea: The Best of Japanese Ska
Artist: Various artists
Review – Chocolate Chords
Artist: Terry Lee Brown Jr.
Review – I’m Not Following You
Artist: Edwyn Collins
Review – Adored
Artist: Daybehavior
Review – Land of the Rising Sea: The Best of Japanese Ska
Artist: Various artists
Review – Chocolate Chords
Artist: Terry Lee Brown Jr.
Review – Adored
Artist: Daybehavior
Review – I’m Not Following You
Artist: Edwyn Collins
Review – Land of the Rising Sea: The Best of Japanese Ska
Artist: Various artists
Review – Chocolate Chords
Artist: Terry Lee Brown Jr.
Review – I’m Not Following You
Artist: Edwyn Collins
Plugging in Florida
For the most part, Floridians have had to stand on the side of the road, hands in pockets, as EVs raced off to the golden land of opportunity, California — despite the fact that Florida’s climate is just as conducive to EVs as California’s, and the flat terrain here is perfect for vehicles that, for…
Driving forward
If you squinted real hard while watching the steady parade of exotic-looking electric vehicles zoom around the forecourt of the Walt Disney World Dolphin last month, you might have thought that the future was already here. Instead, it was a procession of one-of-a-kind prototypes and experimental cars that just might be getting ready to seize…
The latest buzz on Medfly eradication
At the request of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is abandoning its reliance on the aerial spraying of malathion to stop Mediterranean fruit flies from infesting Florida citrus. “We’re aggressively re-evaluating the program. We agree with EPA on reducing the reliance on chemicals, if possible,” says Teung Chin of USDA. Instead…
Where eagles fall to earth
The Volusia County landfill, south of Daytona Beach on Tomoka Farms Road, is a great place to observe our national bird, the bald eagle. ;;The majestic birds are drawn in uncommon numbers to the steady supply of animal carcasses left there to rot. And members of the Florida Audubon Society’s Eagle Watch program are drawn…
Clear Channel to peddle Red Ribbon
Six Florida AIDS organizations — which together had put the brakes on a third Florida AIDS ride this year — are gearing up for their own version of the fund-raiser to take place with support from Clear Channel Communications. This year’s pedal between Miami and Orlando will be called “The Red Ribbon Ride,” rather than…
The Club steps back
The Club at Firestone has decided to withdraw its lawsuit challenging the city ordinance that effectively killed downtown’s late-night dance scene.;;The action comes after city ;officials promised to reconsider the ordinance that requires all downtown clubs to close at 3 a.m. (“The Club strikes back,” Jan. 8). As a result, “the Club at Firestone has…
Telling off the automatic teller
You people are revolting! Revolting against America’s banking establishment, that is. As you know, our friendly bankers have been trying to shove us small depositors out of their institutions, insisting that we bank at their ATM machines, rather than expecting to have branch banks located in ourcommunities and to have the branches staffed by actual…
