Walt Disney Co.’s board of directors announced Tuesday it expects to name a successor to chief executive Michael Eisner no later than June, setting in motion a wide-ranging search while raising new questions about Eisner’s future in the company. Tuesday’s announcement laid out a clear timetable for the search, which will be conducted by an…

Orlando Weekly Staff

… And then there were 13

Thursday • 30 VANS WWA WAKEBOARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Orlando is the center of the universe – oops, we mean the center of the wakeboarding universe. If you didn’t know, we are wakeboarding central by virtue of our lakes, which draw the top players in the industry – from athletes, to publications, to facilities, to competitions.…

Orlando Weekly Staff

County taunts the ACLU

To the ACLU, Orange County Commissioner Clarence Hoenstine’s use of the county insignia on letters soliciting funds for his church was a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution’s separation of church and state. But the District 4 commissioner, who faces three challengers to his re-election, has nonetheless decided to disregard the ACLU’s letter threatening a…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Third-party presidential debate

Whatever happened to the public part of public broadcasting? I’m not talking today about those “enhanced underwriting announcements,” which really are nothing but full-fledged commercials for the corporations doing the “underwriting” of our supposedly noncommercial, public radio and TV networks. Instead, I’m talking about “public” stations that have stooped so low that they’ve gone to…

Jim Hightower

Proof that rats have the last laugh

THURSDAY • 23 EUGENE SNOWDEN This should be amazing. Oh, sure, the music will be all right, but that’s not what we’re talking about. What will be amazing is if Eugene shows up. When it comes to leaps of faith, booking Eugene Snowden into a monthlong residency ranks right up there with actually believing those…

Chuck Shepherd

Leading men

THURSDAY • 16 KING KONG She made 94 movies in all, but Fay Wray will always be remembered as the terrified plaything of the most dangerous primate the world has ever known (with the possible exception of that guy who used to sing lead for the Spin Doctors). Mark the recent passing of seminal scream…

Liz Langley

From pot to paydirt

Contrasting the rowdy craziness of a Dash Rip Rock performance, an interview with vocalist/guitarist Bill Daivs is about the easiest task asked of a writer. Davis and bassist Ned “Hoaky” Hickel Jr. met while Davis was completing a master’s in journalism at Louisiana State University, but even after assuming the role of interviewee, it’s nice…

Orlando Weekly Staff

The glory of exposure

Toronto pop-rockers Barenaked Ladies might be the least likely candidates to participate in this year’s HORDE Festival. Then again, the 1997 version of the roving summer music festival, organized by Blues Traveler and dominated by neo-hippie bands prone to sprawling jams, featured performances by Beck and Ben Folds Five.;Barenaked Ladies, whose 1991 single “Be My…

Philip Booth

Ska-burbia

Nestled about halfway between New York and Boston is suburban Connecticut, the home of Spring Heeled Jack. As evidenced by the band’s latest record, the aptly titled “Songs From Suburbia,” playing to New York’s discerning, purist ska crowds forced the band to master their craft, even as their pop/punk/ska hybrid is more suggestive of the…

Alex Oliver

Milk men deliver

Surrealistic imagery and kaleidoscopic melodies might imply hippie-damaged psychedelia, but Neutral Milk Hotel’s stunning latest album, “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea,” evokes a much wider span of signifiers. Band leader Jeff Mangum’s creative vision incorporates indie noise and punk riffs, mariachi horns and uilleann pipes, singing saw and tape collage, mournful strums and exuberant…

Roni Sarig

Getting with the program

Employers looking for techies are offering attractive packages Each day Julie LeBlanc, a product planner with Lucent Technologies in Orlando, dons a pair of sandals and walks from her bedroom to her office. As one of the new employees working in today’s virtual office, she loves the freedom of working from home. The computer industry…

Orlando Weekly Staff

The high price of pest control

Since the discovery of the first Mediterranean fruit fly of the season in April in a citrus grove about 20 miles from downtown Orlando, state officials have vigilantly monitored the use of malathion — the potentially hazardous pesticide traditionally relied upon to keep the bugs from infesting groves all across the state. News reports have…

Traci Isaacs

What a babe

Movie: Mulan

Orlando Weekly Staff

What a babe

Movie: Mulan

Orlando Weekly Staff

What a babe

Movie: Mulan

Orlando Weekly Staff

Filled with confidence

Way back in 1988, when sushi was considered more of a punchline than a serious dinner option, Ichiban bravely opened on Orange Avenue, offering sushi and sashimi along with tempura and grilled fare. Ten years later, this spunky downtown pioneer is like the woman scorned in the Gloria Gaynor song — it has survived. And,…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Mexican that sings

There are far more nuances to Mexican cuisine than many people realize. Here in Central Florida, in particular, we’re so removed from the border that the term “Mexican food” generally means basic chimichangas, burritos, tacos and enchiladas. You’ll find all of those fine standards at Margarita’s Grill, a new arrival at Chickasaw Trail and Lake…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Incredible, affordable French

When I go to a fancy, French restaurant, I expect to pay a lot of money. It’s part of the whole experience: Exquisite food, first-rate service, hushed atmosphere, and a bill that makes me flinch. So, I was taken aback when my guest and I received a relatively modest tab at Le Coq au Vin.…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Xtreme squeezes the life into juice

Xtreme Juice has taken its healthy act on the road with a new shop in the Bay Hill area at Dr. Phillips Marketplace (7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd., 248-9444). Their smoothies are a quick, cool choice for lunch or even dinner. You can take-out or sip-in, choosing from various recipes that include fresh fruit, veggies, nonfat…

Colleen Moore

Jun 24-30, 1998

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