Black Hammock Fish Camp
Some restaurants try to sell a “dining experience,” which usually means “expensive chairs.” At Black Hammock Fish Camp in Oviedo the experience you get is “Florida.” Travel down snaking Oviedo roads to Lake Jessup, walk past the camp’s live gator cage and you’ll see the impressive stats on the ones that’ve been caught here (14…
Cable competition unplugged
It’s a new year — do you know where your cable-TV bill is? Through the roof, that’s where!;;The typical cable subscriber now pays $36 a month, an all-time high. In 1996, Tele-Communications Inc., the nation’s biggest cable company, jacked up its rates by 13.5 percent. Time-Warner, the second biggest, pushed its rates up by 10…
Wanna get in touch with yourself? Bend over
Advice is never solid and whether you like it or not your own stable of friends knows you better than any celebrities, who will tell you to eat dirt by the handful if they think you’ll pay $12.95 for their book, “How to Eat Dirt by the Handful.” People buy celebrity advice, though, mostly in…
State of the art
Did director John Loesser’s surprise departure set the Civic theatres adrift? A conversation about uncharted waters;;John Loesser still isn’t talking.;;The abrupt decision by the former executive director of the Civic Theatres to quit over Christmas week surprised all who oversee the three-stage complex in Loch Haven Park that is one of the nation’s biggest community…
Dictating success
America’s top business newspaper has put out a fascinating document called the 1997 Index of Economic Freedom. It’s a thick book that illuminates the priorities of Wall Street Journal editors, who teamed up with the influential Heritage Foundation to rank the countries of the world. So, which sovereign nation scored highest in economic liberty? The…
Roots of the Peruvian hostage crisis
The unfolding hostage drama in Peru is only one symptom of a disorder now spreading through large portions of Latin America. From Mexico to Colombia to Peru insurgencies are gaining strength. Behind this instability is a widening gap between rich and poor – particularly between Native Americans and the descendants of European and Asian immigrants.;;In…
Texaco actions challenged again
Texaco’s legal problems just won’t go away. Late last year, the giant oil company was forced to settle a multimillion dollar lawsuit for its discriminatory promotion practices. This came after the disclosure of tapes on which company executives referred to African American employees as “black jelly beans,” though they denied using the famous “n” word,…
A sweetheart deal briefly sours
A done deal was stalled this week at Orlando City Hall, a great and celebrated man insulted by pettiness … and the insipid character of Democracy reared its ugly visage.;;Mayor Glenda Hood Monday postponed for two weeks a council vote to hire a new city attorney after several members of the council, which ordinarily has…
Cable competition unplugged
It’s a new year — do you know where your cable-TV bill is? Through the roof, that’s where! The typical cable subscriber now pays $36 a month, an all-time high. In 1996, Tele-Communications Inc., the nation’s biggest cable company, jacked up its rates by 13.5 percent. Time-Warner, the second biggest, pushed its rates up by…
