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  • Man found hanging at St. Petersburg theatre

    A workman who disappeared from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre in December was found hanging in the theatre's attic, investigators said. The body of the 22-year-old man was found hanging from a rope. Investigators believe he hanged himself. The legendary Mariinsky Theatre opened a new $700-million stage earlier this month in a gala ceremony attended by President Vladimir Putin. --IANS/RIA ...

  • Murder suspect’s death accusations shock to Orlando neighbors

    KISSIMMEE -- Ibragim Todashev, the Chechen martial-arts fighter killed by an FBI agent in Orlando on Tuesday, was a bit of a mystery to his neighbors in his modest gated community in Kissimmee.They knew little about his lifestyle, his travels or his relationship with one of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing.They did know him as the kind of guy who helped neighbors in the ...

  • 5 things to know in Florida for May 24

    Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.DEFENSE RELEASES PICS, TEXTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH CASEGeorge Zimmerman's defense attorneys have released photos and text messages from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin ahead of a hearing to determine whether they can be used at trial. Zimmerman, accused of shooting Martin last year, is pleading not guilty to ...

  • Zimmerman attorney wants jury pool sequestered

    ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Zimmerman's attorney says he is going to ask a judge to sequester not only the jury but the jury pool in the upcoming trial of the Florida neighborhood watch leader.Attorney Mark O'Mara said Thursday that may involve sequestering 500 potential jurors in order to find six people who can serve on the jury.O'Mara says he hasn't ever heard of 500 people ...

  • Miami Beach developer neighbors settle dispute

    The residents of Sunset Islands 3 and 4 have settled their differences with the developers of a mixed-used condo building at the foot of an historic bridge leading into the island community. The agreement, which was submitted to the city on May 13, marks an end to dozens of hours of hearings, rehearings, appeals and private meetings regarding the project, slated to take the place of what’s ...

Movie Review

The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Blu-Ray]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Blu-Ray]

There had never been--and, since its release, never has been--a movie like The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In terms of both the successfully over-the-top mixture of horror, camp, rocknroll, science fiction, sexual transgression, and purposefully bad B-movie dialog ... ...

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  • Orlando Sentinel picks its best of the Orlando Fringe Festival

    May 23--Among the shows revived at this year's Orlando Fringe Festival are three Sentinel "best of the festival" winners from years past: "Dance for Grandma" "Onomatopoeia" and "6 Guitars." In "Dance for Grandma," Scott Whittemore combines endearingly low-key magic, songs both comic and sentimental on a ukulele, and charming storytelling in ...

  • Miami Heat Burns Indiana Pacers

    Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel told his players on Tuesday that they would win Game 1. He was wrong on that front, and many will say he also was wrong to remove his shot blocker and defensive enforcer, Roy Hibbert, on two late defensive sequences in which LeBron James drove undeterred for layups, including a basket just before time expired. Vogel said a strong case could have been made ...

  • Braddy sworn in says its the

    Ed Braddy is sworn in as mayor of the city of Gainesville by Circuit Court Judge Robert Groeb at the Thelma Bolton Center on Thursday. Braddy is joined on stage by some of his children, from left, Henry, 11, Ella, 8, and Sophia Braddy, ...

  • Gainesville woman injured in I-75 accident FHP says

    A Gainesville woman was in critical condition Thursday after she was ejected from a car earlier in the day on Interstate 75 in Columbia County, according to a ...

  • Hurricane outlook Another busy Atlantic season

    Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, seven to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and three to six that become major ...

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