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Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2001

Nov 28 - Dec 4, 2001 / Vol. 17 / No. 48

Friendly fire

If you want to start an argument at a table full of men, don’t bother questioning religious beliefs, views on women or slamming the local football team. Ask them about the best way to barbecue. And we’re not even talking about Korean bulgogi, Indian tandoori or Spanish churrasco. No, this debate is between Texas brisket…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Bad company

I wanna be bad. It’s just that at 7:30 in the morning on a typically hung-over Friday, good bad is hard to find. That is, unless you’re Rachel Hunter. She’s always bad … and she doesn’t even mean to be. Turns out that said Aussie flake from Rod Stewart’s puffy sap head is in town…

Billy Manes

Saved by sorcery

With several Sept. 11 charity efforts being met by outraged cries of “scam,” where can a would-be donor safely place his or her trust? In a Goth, of course. Thursday, Nov. 29, at downtown’s Cairo nightclub, a coterie of nocturnal crusaders will indulge their most mystical leanings in the name of terrorism relief. The night’s…

Steve Schneider

Show stoppers

These days, you almost have to feel sorry for the folks who handle publicity for Walt Disney World. After all, these are the people who had to put the best possible spin on management’s decision not to open any significant attractions during the resort’s 30th anniversary year. Which is why the PR staff ended up…

Jim Hill

Caddyshack swings our way

If you want a taste of the next big thing coming to Orlando, head over to Murray Bros. Caddyshack at the World Golf Village in normally quaint and charming St. Augustine. Yes, that “Caddyshack,” and those Murray brothers. Chef Andy Murray is cooking in the kitchen of the 180-seat restaurant. Siblings Ed, Brian, John and…

Joseph Hayes

Forward steps

In Italian, the word “voci” means “voices.” It’s also the name of a contemporary dance company in Orlando. Chances are, you’ve never heard of them — and that’s the problem. Twenty-nine-year-old Adrienne Nichols is VOCI’s company director. Comprising eight dancers — six women and two men — the group is stylistically rooted in the modern…

Patricia Madden

Put on a smiley face

You wouldn’t think that a seasoned travel writer would be such an easy sell. Especially Martin Hintz, the current head of the 1300-member Society of American Travel Writers, who — in a one-day visit to Orlando — bought hook, line and sinker into Mayor Glenda Hood’s vision of an arts district (which, after five years…

Jeffrey C. Billman

A skeptical eye on philanthropy

Most Americans haven’t paid much attention to foundations — though many of us have donated money through them, particularly in the wake of the terrorist attacks. If we think of foundations at all, we probably have warm fuzzy thoughts of nice nonprofit types making life a little better for everyone. These are the good guys…

Jim Dulzo

Passing the Hat

When it comes to the relationship between Disney and Central Florida, local leaders fumble around like the three blind mice of the old children’s song. With visions obscured by their partner’s powerful pixie dust, the officials just keep running in circles — while their tails are chopped off by a corporate carving knife. Consider the…

Rick Foglesong

A case of brazen cheek

Mark Wayne Toon, 24, was arrested in Sept-ember and charged with breaking into the Van Alma Tire Center in Fort Smith, Ark., where he allegedly stole some things. He left some things, too. Police investigators learned that Toon not only dropped his wallet at the scene but also — in the course of urinating against…

Chuck Shepherd

Following the potty line

When employees can’t deliver what they’re supposed to, it’s called burnout. When it happens to a writer, it’s known as writer’s block. In either case, it amounts to professional constipation. That is what has happened here. I’ve been trying to write about the fact that so many nations once again have banded together (as has…

Liz Langley

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