Iron grip
Movie: Iron Monkey
Iron grip
Movie: Iron Monkey
Urban flourish
It’s interesting watching the whole “back-to-downtown” movement, not just here but all across the country. I’m not sure if it’s dissatisfaction with suburban sprawl or a far-reaching desire for community, but people all over the country are heading back into the hearts of cities large and small. We see it here, and the amount of…
America’s plans for Havana
Orlando: home of boy bands, theme parks and cola? The delightfully named America Vaughan, the creator of Havana Cola, lives in Winter Park, and her uncommonly local — and uncommonly refreshing — pop has been available since 1993. The logo on the bright red can says “virgin Cuba Libre,” and that’s basically what HC is:…
Mister Regular
Bugs apparently are not confined to the Outback menu. “Where do you live?” bugs a frosty-headed lady sweatsuit standing in my way, preempting my almost-celebrity interview. “Crittenden, Kentucky,” gentlemans Regular Guy Rodger Bingham, the elder statesman of “Survivor: The Australian Outback.” “Only about 2,000 people there.” Too bad there are only about 20 here. Imagine…
Off with their heads
A mass e-mail I recently received (you might have, too) offered an interesting alternative to killing or imprisoning Osama bin Laden. It suggested that, when found, he be whisked off for a sex-change operation. “Then we return her to Afghanistan to live under the Taliban,” the e-mail said. If only justice could be so poetic.…
Everybody duck
No matter what you may have heard, tourism is not dead in Orlando. But it is about to take a dive. In about one week, Duck Tours of Orlando will be up and running — not to mention shifting gears, tearing up the road and even churning H20 when the spirit so moves. Tourists and…
Excess baggage charge
Airport security guards in Tampa busted illegal Peruvian immigrant Maria Riano after she had approached a Continental Airlines counter to buy a ticket to Newark, with eight bulging duffel bags behind her. Apparently new at the smuggling game, Riano froze on the standard airline-traveler question, “Did you pack your own bags?” She snapped back, “Why…
