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February 15, 2002


At the state fair, get a glimpse of history from two men who still build palm-frond shelters, carry hogs on horseback and bake pokie biscuits. And you call yourself a Floridian. Story

[Photos: Carlton Ward]

  The Cracker life

Spears debut 99 minutes too long
Pushing Pepsi in 60-second commercials is one thing. Convincing moviegoers that you're someone else in a feature-length film is more than Britney Spears can handle right now.

Orchestra should not play second fiddle
The Florida Orchestra faces a particular problem in Hillsborough County, where Broadway shows often relegate it to a smaller hall and audiences are eroding.

People: Local Anglophile shares his royal collection
Normally, the cavalcade of lead soldiers from the Coronation of Her Majesty Elizabeth II parades across Sylvia and Ben Corey's mantle, but for the next four months it will be on display at the Florida International Museum.

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