Anne GeggisDecember 9, 2022
5min0
A 7-foot likeness of the Governor is an homage to 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.'
Tag: Festivus poleCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Anne GeggisDecember 9, 2022
Jim RosicaDecember 5, 2017
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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 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 […]
Associated PressDecember 16, 20153min286
A Florida man said Wednesday his plan has been approved to display in the Oklahoma Capitol rotunda a “Festivus Pole” based on a fictional holiday depicted in the popular 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld.” Chaz Stevens, of Jupiter, Florida, will display a “Festivus Pole” next Wednesday in the building’s first-floor rotunda near an existing display of giant […]
Jac VerSteegJuly 13, 2015
4min188
Expect to see the Confederate flag back in the Florida Capitol as an unwanted Christmas present. How? Consider this item from the Broward/Palm Beach New Times. Writer Chris Joseph details plans by Chaz Stevens, described as “a Deerfield Beach activist and blogger,” to erect an elaborate Festivus pole this Christmas in the Capitol Rotunda. Stevens […]
Jac VerSteegJuly 12, 20154min537
Expect to see the Confederate flag back in the Florida Capitol as an unwanted Christmas present. How? Consider this item from the Broward/Palm Beach New Times. Writer Chris Joseph details plans by Chaz Stevens, described as “a Deerfield Beach activist and blogger,” to erect an elaborate Festivus pole this Christmas in the Capitol Rotunda. Stevens […]
Guest AuthorDecember 18, 2013
5min162
Christmas is a time for merriment, but thin-skinned atheists and secularists are making a mockery of what many hold sacred. Just visit the state Capitol rotunda, which has been designated an open forum, and you’ll see this year’s version of the war against Christmas. By the way, the demonstration looks more like a spitting contest […]