Ch-ch-ch-changes
The jokey funeral wreath set up on the stage last Saturday night wasn’t the only sign that major upheavals were in store for Sapphire Supper Club. The crowd of well-wishers that gathered for the “Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am All-Star Jam” send-off for outgoing promoter Shayni Howen — and incidentally, the club’s simultaneous fourth-birthday celebration…
Robbinâ?? hood: prince of a thief
Movie: The General
Robbinâ?? hood: prince of a thief
Movie: The General
Door jam
For 13 years, Steve deMeer lived the American dream. The blond-haired, blue-eyed son of Dutch immigrants graduated from Florida Institute of Technology and started his own photo-processing center, S&S Custom Photographic Services, with his college buddy and sometime housemate Stan Cheslock. He bought a house on Gulf Stream Bay Court. A 17-foot fishing boat. Jeep…
Abandoned hopes
The worst thing, says Ray Cox, is the hypocrisy. Here’s the city of Orlando, which for 10 years fought to save historic homes from a developer’s wrecking ball, now greasing the skids for a new developer who wants to knock the homes down for offices. In Ray’s view — a view more or less shared…
Time for a raise?
Remember that the federal minimum wage is $5.15? Seems that local folks, business leaders and even the federal government itself don’t agree that’s enough. A February survey by Workforce 2020, a program of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce that helps bring together poor workers and potential employers, came up with some interesting results. It…
Breaking the cycle
For Lisa Cole, spokesperson for the Walgreens Red Ribbon Ride, the past has been erased. “This is really a first-time ride,” says Cole regarding the 275-mile bike trek that took place March 25-28 to raise money for AIDS organizations. The last two rides — which were known as the Florida AIDS Ride — were financial…
Maternal afflictions
World women’s chess champion Zsuzsa Polgar, 29, was scheduled to give birth this month in New York City and so had been permitted to reschedule her required title defense from April to June. However, Polgar pointed out that she might have to breastfeed her baby during the match, though she thought it would be more…
The great (wired) outdoors
Boy, there’s just nothing like experiencing the great outdoors! The majesty of the Grand Canyon, for example, puts the hubbub of our harried lives into perspective. Out there, you can be in touch with the eons, or with your inner self, or … with your cell phone? Yes! CellularONE Group — a joint venture of…
Hip flop
Movie: The Mod Squad
Shrewd comedy
Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You
Futuristic vision full of holes
Movie: The Matrix
Review – 13
Artist: Blur
Review – Traveling Miles
Artist: Cassandra Wilson
Review – Eureka
Artist: Jim Oâ??Rourke
Review – A
Artist: Pan Sonic
Hip flop
Movie: The Mod Squad
Review – 13
Artist: Blur
Shrewd comedy
Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You
Review – Traveling Miles
Artist: Cassandra Wilson
Futuristic vision full of holes
Movie: The Matrix
Review – Eureka
Artist: Jim Oâ??Rourke
Review – A
Artist: Pan Sonic
Review – 13
Artist: Blur
Review – 13
Artist: Blur
Review – Traveling Miles
Artist: Cassandra Wilson
Review – Traveling Miles
Artist: Cassandra Wilson
Review – Eureka
Artist: Jim Oâ??Rourke
Review – A
Artist: Pan Sonic
Review – A
Artist: Pan Sonic
Festival food on the fly
Timing is everything in theater — that goes for the actors as well as the patrons who arrive just as the lights go down. And there’s nothing more embarrassing than missing the curtain, which is especially annoying if the delay was caused by waiting for the check after a rushed dinner. Tens of thousands of…
Funkâ??s first family gains “Street” cred
The Neville Brothers, who’ve been called “the heart and soul of New Orleans” by the city’s Jazz & Heritage Festival’s longtime producer Quint Davis, have been pumping out their infectious anthems for longer than some of the band’s fans have been alive. Keyboardist Art, saxophonist Charles, singer Aaron and percussionist Cyril have thrilled audiences worldwide…
Undressed for success
While people in other parts of the world are beginning to climb out of their frigid winter hibernation like slimy baby birds from a confining egg, we in Florida have been running around half naked for quite a few weeks. Whether you peel off your clothes at the pool, the beach or in front of…
A vegetarian passage to India
Vegetarians have long known that Indian restaurants are a reliable resource. But now there’s Taste of India, a mom-and-pop kitchen on the south side of town that specializes strictly in vegetarian Indian food — not even eggs are used in the meatless preparations. Located a mile south of Florida Mall, Taste of India is not…
