Fire Crew Returns From One Blaze, Spots Another
- June
- 16
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A Dayton East District fire crew returning Sunday afternoon from a fire on the West Side spotted smoke billowing from another fire at a home along Saint Joseph Avenue in Dayton.
That fire crew called in the fire and, after a second engine arrived, quickly determined that no one was at the home at 580 Saint [...]
Live Nation Changes Name Of Philly Venue
- June
- 9
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The Fillmore at the TLA in Philadelphia recently underwent a name change, part of Live Nation’s cross-country re-branding of several of its theaters. The venue has quietly returned to its original name, Theatre of the Living Arts aka TLA.
Other Live Nation owned Fillmores include the Fillmore at Irving Plaza in New York, the Fillmore Miami [...]
Comstock: Tax Big Box Acres Of Free Parking
- June
- 4
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One of the massive changes in how we build our cities is in the retail sector. Most notable is the Wal- Martization factor where 60% of the city’s commercial tax base is being undermined by the tax treatment of this new-format retail: the Big Box with acres of parking. This change is not really surprising, [...]
Live Theater Performed Among The Trees At Morton Arboretum
- June
- 1
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Anyone who thinks the Morton Arboretum is just a place to see plants can’t see the concerts and theater events for the trees. Look a little closer and you’ll find a full entertainment venue where families, friends and couples can enjoy outdoor concerts, embark on a scenic bike hike or gather for a musical evening [...]
Not So Entertaining These Days
- June
- 1
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As our daughter rose in the musical ranks, my husband and I attended every performance that we could. We rearranged work schedules to hear her play for two minutes. She would roll her eyes in humiliation as her parents sat beaming in the front row, trying desperately not to shout, “Encore, Encore” after her rousing [...]
Dunedin Plans Summer Downtown Theater Series
- May
- 19
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The city’s Community Redevelopment Agency and Dunedin Showcase Theater will put some magic in the air along Main Street with a downtown summer theater series.
The idea of presenting live summer theater came about after everyone saw the success of the city’s Films in Pioneer Park series, said Jan Sebald, who works on special projects in [...]
Lake Concert Band plans annual spring show in Mount Dora
- April
- 27
Donations will be accepted. The all-volunteer group, under the direction of Gordon Purslow, has more than 70 members. The free musical extravaganza, sponsored by the Mount Dora Parks and Recreation Department, will include “Disney Spectacular,” featuring songs from the hit movies The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast [...]
Will a PS3 Download Service Starve Blu-ray?
- April
- 25
Two Strikes …
A PS3 movie download system would mark Sony’s third attempt to create a video service. The first two include Movielink, purchased by Blockbuster in 2007, and Sony Connect, which came to an end in March.
In moving the PS3 into the download market, Sony enters a realm currently ruled by rival Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) [...]
Avaya’s Jim Smith on the Advantages of SIP in the Call Center
- April
- 25
Question: You’ve positioned the announcement as allowing companies to offer “faster service with a personal touch.” Can you explain what you mean by “personal touch”?
Jim Smith: Customers interact with businesses for a variety of reasons. They could be seeking information, shopping for a new service, trying to solve a problem, seeking an update, exploring additional [...]
Coding for Dollars - and Bragging Rights
- April
- 25
Thunderdome for Devs
As an online software developers’ community, TopCoder.com is a chat room, practice range and gladiatorial arena for more than 145,000 members who compete for hundreds or thousands of dollars. Membership is free, said Hughes’ brother and cofounder, Robert Hughes, 38, TopCoder’s chief operating officer.
Online competition directly contributes to TopCoder’s business , which [...]
