Nov 17-23, 1999

Nov 17-23, 1999 / Vol. 15 / No. 46

A fest for the senses

To fully appreciate last weekend’s “Phase II” installment of the Central Florida Film & Video Festival, you had to accept the tenet that constant distraction can be an aesthetic virtue. Seeking to effect a three-ring circus of underground arts, our hosts in Frameworks Alliance set up shop for three nights outside Stardust Video & Coffee,…

Steve Schneider

Growth spurt for veggie chain

You know the trend for healthy eating has taken root when even the fast-food eateries, once focused on burgers and fried chicken, are increasingly adding salad bars, meatless soups and baked potatoes. But by far and wide, the Sweet Tomatoes chain offers the most vegetarian/low-fat options. In addition to the Altamonte Springs location, two new…

Colleen Moore

Dead calm

Face it. We’re all going to die. See? Who says Orlando Weekly doesn’t bring you important news in a timely manner? I know this is a shocking piece of information, especially to those of you who drive like you think you’re going to live forever, but it’s true. We’re all going to croak some day.…

Liz Langley

Meanie Mouse

At the age of 57, North Carolina businessman Thomas Dorsett is old enough to remember growing up with television’s Mickey Mouse Club. He used to sing along as they spelled it out: ” M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.” “Disney’s always been an icon to me. I think at one time they were an honorable company and Walt Disney’s…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Getting ’round the law again?

Two years ago, Jerome Feldman’s Orlando mental-health clinic was shut down by fire, health and building inspectors. Little therapy seemed to be going on at the clinic, but Feldman nonetheless had collected more than $1 million from Medicare. Subsequently, Feldman was barred from billing Medicare and Medicaid for any more money. So, it makes sense…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Too-busy signal at BellSouth

You call BellSouth to ask a question about your bill, and next thing you know you’re fending off a sales pitch for caller ID. It’s an annoying exchange for more than just BellSouth’s customers. Last week, about half of the 105 BellSouth customer-service representatives based in Gainesville staged an “informational picket” (their contract won’t let…

Orlando Weekly Staff

You deserve a face today

A May Wall Street Journal dispatch from Beijing profiled China’s first successful restaurant franchise. Now up to seven outlets, Shen Qing’s Baked Pig Face serves a government-patented specialty: a 30-herb, 12-hour-cooked whole pig’s head. Connoisseurs eat all parts of the head, Shen said, including the cheeks, eyes, snout, lips and tongue and especially the brain,…

Chuck Shepherd

Ruthie’s drinking again….

Ruthie’s drinking again. It’s the fifth hour of my couch-bound “The Real World Hawaii” marathon, and all I see is one distinctly unlikeable, middle-part, mouthy girl ingesting well brands and excreting credos like “I just like to have fun!” and “I do what’s right for me, because I’m all that matters!” and “Leave me alone!”…

Billy Manes

Rich and famous

Celebrity Delly bears not even a passing resemblance to a big-city delicatessen; there’s no hustle and bustle, no rough edges, no rudeness behind the counter. Planted in a Best Western hotel on the corner of West Colonial Drive and Tampa Avenue, the restaurant is relatively nondescript in a vinyl-upholstered, Formica-table-topped kind of way. For many…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Thanksgiving bird from the bayou

If you can’t bear the thought of another home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner — the kind that involves a mountain of dishes to wash afterward — here’s a different way to get your fill of bird this year. LuLu’s Bait Shack at Pointe Orlando (9101 International Drive; 351-9595) is hosting a deep-fried Cajun turkey feast from 5…

Colleen Moore

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