Weighing in on impeachment
The Florida Congressional delegation came up big as the House voted an impeachment inquiry, especially our guys on the Judiciary Committee. Charles Canady (Lakeland) wants his constitutional subcommittee to arrive at a definition of impeachable offense (after 211 years under the Constitution) in a one-day hearing. Caffeinated Robert Wexler (Boca Raton) was the Prez’s most…
Surplus of comic bits but still it’s hard to buy
Movie: Holy Man
Tears not enough for â??Daughterâ??
Movie: A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries
Surplus of comic bits but still it’s hard to buy
Movie: Holy Man
Tears not enough for â??Daughterâ??
Movie: A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries
Special livery
The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority put Howard Gumbs out of business in 1991, destroying his seven-year-old shuttle service and forcing Gumbs into poverty. “I almost lost my wife; no money was coming in,” Gumbs says. Until then, Gumbs had offered cheap transportation from Orlando International Airport to Kissimmee and points along U.S. Highway 192 in…
A protest in paperback
Two years into their boycott, the Southern Baptists — still mad — trace Disney’s decline to a whopper of a fish story A new book offers theme-park enthusiasts a wild ride into the minds of those who insist “Splash” is a subversive film and claim that the “homosexual agenda” includes “abolishing the age of consent…
Parramore to get more?
The city of Orlando has applied for a $100 million federal grant to revitalize its depressed west-side neighborhoods and turn them into an “Empowerment Zone.” The program, inaugurated in 1994 by President Clinton, offers direct federal grants of up to $10 million per year for 10 years, plus tax incentives for businesses that open within…
Can CAN?
The Cannabis Action Network (CAN) — also known as the legalize pot folks — have planned a rally from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Walt Disney Amphitheater in Lake Eola Park. And they filed a lawsuit against Orlando to get the city to waive its $1,500 rental and insurance fee. “We…
A pill for nuclear meltdowns
As you approach a certain bridge in Philadelphia, a sign says: “In Case of Enemy Attack Do Not Stop, Drive Right Off Bridge.” Whoever was in charge of Philadelphia’s evacuation policy when that sign first went up must be the same bozo in charge of safety planning for today’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This so-called watchdog…
Cock of the walk
When authorities raided a cockfighting operation near Gadsden, Ala., in July, they found not only a restaurant and 250-seat theater for patrons, but two air-conditioned trailers in which the roosters hung out before their matches, one of which featured piped-in country music. Shakedown cruise According to a Reuters wire service report in August, lobbyist called…
Review – XO
Artist: Elliott Smith
Review – Gentlemanâ??s Blues
Artist: Cracker
Review – Skeletons in the Garage
Artist: The Orignal Sins
Review – Zoom!
Artist: Zoom!
Review – XO
Artist: Elliott Smith
Review – Gentlemanâ??s Blues
Artist: Cracker
Review – Skeletons in the Garage
Artist: The Orignal Sins
Review – Zoom!
Artist: Zoom!
Review – Gentlemanâ??s Blues
Artist: Cracker
Review – XO
Artist: Elliott Smith
Review – Skeletons in the Garage
Artist: The Orignal Sins
Review – Gentlemanâ??s Blues
Artist: Cracker
Review – Skeletons in the Garage
Artist: The Orignal Sins
Review – Zoom!
Artist: Zoom!
Halloween: Season of the bitch
It’s never too early to start thinking about Halloween. As holidays go, Halloween is a rich, surprising Janeane Garofalo in a sea of bland, tedious Meg Ryans. I used to think that Halloween was the one day of the year people got to pretend to be something they aren’t, so it was like every other…
The Samples heed the call of the road
Not long after neo-hippie jazz-pop band the Samples played the Sapphire Supper Club in February 1997, half of the group quit and the remaining members parted ways with its record company. Rather than break up, the Samples morphed into a five-piece, recorded a new CD and undertook their first national tour in more than a…
Naked bunch
Touring Australia has been profitable for pop/punk trio Blink 182. Keeping their pants on, however, has been more problematic. The Poway, Calif., band built a substantial following in the land down under with the release of two Australia-only EPs, numerous personal appearances and naked pranks. Stories of fans wrecking a seaside hotel during a Blink…
Oktoberfest all year ’round
Fall is the season when millions of people converge on Munich for Oktoberfest, a two-week bacchanal of beer-drinking, bratwurst-eating and debauchery. But here in Orlando, you can catch the spirit year-round at Bauern-Stube. It’s an old German restaurant with new digs on South Orange Avenue. A former Pizza Hut has been transformed into a German…
Saturday night epicurean special
Looking for a way to break out of the Saturday-night dinner-and-movie rut? Cornell Fine Arts Museum is hosting a tour of Winter Park art galleries followed by a European dinner buffet on Oct. 24. Guests can explore a variety of art on the tour, which begins at 1:30 p.m., with stops at The Flying Turtle…
