This past Friday night, I had a chance to go see the opening performance of Breakthrough Theatre's rendition of RENT. For those of you who don't know of the Breakthrough Theatre (which included me up until...
My two art teacher friends and I have been excited about this day for a while: what's not to love about a nice morning stroll at the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, no kids, no pets, no students in tow,...
Back in the mid-70s, a wild cult-movie director assembled an epic team of artists and made a glorious attempt to adapt the classic science fiction novel Dune. After spending over two years in pre-production,...
If you live in Orlando, there is a good chance you’ll entertain visitors. Living in Florida can make even the blackest of sheep popular. Mid-April snow works wonders on family resentments. But Orlando is...
Have you ever said to yourself, “Man, if I only had a six foot tall replica of a T-800 from The Terminator I could die happy?” If so, I have the place for you, but you will need a serious roll of bills,...
If you live in Florida and haven’t had a chance to check out Miami, I highly suggest it. It’s the closest thing to leaving the country without actually crossing the border. Its mix of Cuban, Latino, and...
My cellphone rang the other day and it was lunchtime, it must be Dave I thought. Sure enough, Dave was calling to invite me out for a lunch meeting, we would discuss business over a hot meal and today I was in...
As a native Floridian traveling to NY many years ago, I was surprised to find, at 6am, hot coffee and fresh bagels being sold on the street corner right in front of my hotel. I took a chance and indulged in...
I had a meeting scheduled with Mike, our arts editor, last Tuesday and seized the opportunity to eat at one of my favorite restaurants, Royal Thai, by making it a lunch meeting. Schedule changes thwarted my...