Jesse SchecknerJanuary 2, 2024
11min0
The gadfly behind Festivus poles at six state Capitols is airing grievances over Trump's effort to win back his old job.
Tag: Chaz StevensCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Jesse SchecknerJanuary 2, 2024
Anne GeggisDecember 9, 2022
5min0
A 7-foot likeness of the Governor is an homage to 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.'
Anne GeggisNovember 10, 2022
7min0
Sylvia Poitier broke barriers but was ultimately removed from office.
Anne GeggisJuly 11, 2022
5min0
A Broward County city lands in the crosshairs of free speech activist Chaz Stevens.
Anne GeggisMay 18, 2022
7min0
Chaz Stevens has been putting up displays in the Capitol Rotunda Free Speech Zone for nearly a decade.
Jim RosicaDecember 5, 2017
4min783
An “educational display of the astronomy causing the winter solstice” is the first holiday display to gain approval this year for the Florida Capitol rotunda. A “triptych poster,” sponsored by the First Coast Freethought Society of Jacksonville, is approved for display Dec. 15-22. Nina Ashley, spokeswoman for the Department of Management Services, the state’s real […]
Jim RosicaDecember 23, 2016
3min263
An all-black “Festivus” pole will not be appearing in the Capitol rotunda this holiday season, according to a Department of Management Services spokeswoman. Maggie Mickler said Friday that South Florida-based activist Chaz Stevens emailed the department Thursday evening. He said “he will not be traveling to Tallahassee” to install the display. The department oversees state property and approves proposed holiday displays in the Capitol. […]
Jim RosicaDecember 8, 2016
3min267
The state has OK’d a politically charged “Festivus” pole for display in the Capitol this holiday season. The Department of Management Services, which oversees state property, cleared the pole to have a place in the plaza-level rotunda, spokeswoman Maggie Mickler said Thursday. The all black, six-foot-tall pole “will contain the names of all unarmed black men killed by police in […]
Jim RosicaNovember 22, 2016
5min209
A South Florida activist and former blogger has again filed to erect a “Festivus” pole in the state Capitol this year as a holiday display. But this year’s pole has a politically charged twist, according to Chaz Stevens‘ application to the state. “The all black, six-foot-tall Festivus-inspired pole will contain the names of all unarmed black men killed by […]
Associated PressDecember 17, 2015
3min411
A group of Republican Oklahoma lawmakers say they’re angered about a plan to put up a gay pride-themed, 6-foot-tall pole in the Sooner State Capitol rotunda to celebrate the fictional holiday Festivus from the popular 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld.” South Florida blogger Chaz Stevens was approved to display the pole, similar to one in the Florida […]