Dizzying dining
The Wolfgang Puck Cafe could be appealing or annoying, depending on how you feel about its location in Downtown Disney West Side. The tourist zone seems to creep inside the dining area, clashing with the original concept of upscale-casual California cuisine. Not surprisingly, the decor is wild, colorful and playful. Corporate touches are found even…
Sound politics
Warmth was in short supply as Orange County’s year-old Performing Arts Theater made its public debut on Oct. 26. First, the air conditioning seemed to be working on overdrive. Second, and more important, not even a new orchestra shell with a gorgeous cherrywood veneer could push the full sound of the visiting New World Symphony…
Dual standards at Disney
Theme parks and resorts operated by The Walt Disney Co. posted record results during the nine months ending on June 30, 1997. Revenues for this segment of the company alone increased 13 percent to $3.7 billion, while operating income rose 16 percent to $864 million. While lagging next to the performance of its theme parks,…
Weighing the penny
As the days dwindle leading to the 7 p.m., Nov. 4 deadline for voting on Orange County’s 1-cent sales tax increase, the more than 200,000 voters yet to return their mail-in ballots must decide: Do we really need all this stuff in the next decade, or should we expect our government leaders to factor the…
Taking credit where discredit is due
America’s big bankers are terribly upset with you consumers! It seems that more and more of you are taking advantage of the bankruptcy laws by –gasp! — declaring bankruptcy.With the incomes of the middle class being knocked down, lots of folks are having to use credit cards to make ends meet. They have to pay…
High-tech art trips imagination
The digital horizon comes into tighter focus this weekend at the Orlando Museum of Art, as the “Art & Technology ’97: Beyond the Virtual Edge” expo puts tomorrow’s computer arts into the hands of the public. Though the museum is officially closed until Dec. 13 in the wake of the “Imperial Tombs of China” exhibit,…
