| Wonderful Twos
In the culinary world of South Beach, where restaurants are as fleeting as an August lightning storm, Laura Cullen is betting that her Irish neighborhood bar will become an institution. Right now, though, Clarke�s is barely a toddler, turning just 2 years old next week. �South Beach is a fickle town for restaurants. Everyone wants to be at the newest place. Even the locals here are transient,� says Cullen, who opened the �south of Fifth� neighborhood spot on Sept. 5, 2005 and plans to mark its second anniversary to the day with a celebration on Wednesday. The eatery, with its brass rail mahogany bar, wall shelves lined bookcase-style with liquor and wine, and handsome vintage-style lamps emitting a gas-like glow, is an anomaly here; there�s not a palm tree, half-naked server or mojito in sight (although I�m sure Mickey Maher, the Irish bartender, can readily mix one).
DVD Dribble
A bunch of TV shows are making their way to DVD.
TV shows old and new are becoming available on DVD. Take a look at what's new in old favorites and check out some other shows that you may not have heard of.
The public television show �Degrassi High� kicks off this edition of the DVD Dribble. �Degrassi High- The Complete Collection� contains 28 episodes of the show about teenage life in high school. The DVD can consists of the fourth and fifth seasons of the show since the first three seasons were called �Degrassi Junior High� and contain all of the same characters. The special features include �School�s Out!� featurette, cast interviews, Degrassi wallpaper and quiz, and DVD-ROM.
Those with an eye for mystery will want to check out �Jericho of Scotland Yard 2.
'High School Musical' (2) is in session
The kids from East High will be back, in just five days.
Disney's "High School Musical 2" will premiere Friday evening on the Disney Channel, and teens and tweens are atwitter with anticipation.
Jake Shillady of Lititz is hoping to mark the occasion with a "High School Musical 2" party in the basement of his family's house.
For Jake, "High School Musical" has particular significance. He played the lead character, Troy, in Lititz Elementary School's spring theatrical production of "High School Musical."
His mother, Jaime Shillady, said that after seeing Jake and his friends in the play, and after listening to them sing the hit songs from the show day in and day out, she came to love "High School Musical" as much as her kids do.
"High School Musical," she said, "is good, clean family fun."
It's that and more — it's become a pop-culture phenomenon.
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