Last month John Fleming, the Tampa Bay Times’ respected performing arts critic, retired. He will be missed. Fleming, 66, was here for 22 years. He’s especially anticipating one particular aspect of his post-critic life. “I’m looking forward to going to performances where I don’t have to take notes in the dark,” he underscored recently.
Any print journalist who’s ever covered a beat–even with the lights on–can readily identify with those sentiments.