![]() On the one hand, they will freely admit that essentially none of the furnishings are known to have belonged to Joplin and many of the details of his life are unknown to this day. It is a small place and you can see everything in about an hour. I was the only visitor to Scott Joplin's house on a Monday afternoon and the guide gave me a personal tour. If they don't offer to play music for you, please ask! There is also a timeline on the wall which places Joplin's works in a historical perspective. Besides talking with the staff, my favorite part of this site was the piano room in the back of the first floor where there was a player piano and staff would play reels of Joplin's music. It was furnished with period pieces, but none of them were actually Joplin's. The upstairs, accessible only with a guide, is Joplin's actual apartment with a kitchen and a couple of rooms, one including a piano. The first floor has a few exhibits and a video to watch. To this day, no one knows who wrote that or exactly what they knew about Joplin's time here. When the truth of the grafiftti was confirmed, it was preserved as a historical site. He also said this particular site had been slated for demolition as part of the city's blight removal efforts (afterall, it is located just north of downtown in one of the oldest parts of the city) but someone spray painted "Scott Joplin lived here" on the side of the building and that spurred an investigation. For instance, one staff member told me this is the only historic site in the world dedicated to this celebrated and talented muscian. Oulson was stuck waiting for delay after delay to be resolved.I enjoyed this place but learned more from the staff than I did from the exhibits. “The eight-year delay is, in my opinion, embarrassing and only benefited Curtis Reeves as it allowed him to contribute to be at home with his loved ones and spend time with his family,” TJ Grimaldi said in a statement, “all while Ms. But an attorney for Oulson’s wife, who was injured in the shooting but survived, called the delays “embarrassing.” The trial comes after years of delays CNN affiliate WFTS has attributed to various motions, pretrial hearings and the Covid-19 pandemic. Reeves was initially held without bond, but was freed on $150,000 bond in July 2014 under the conditions he was allowed to leave his home only to attend church, court, medical appointments or go to the grocery store. ![]() The claim was ultimately denied by a judge, who said after two weeks of pretrial testimony in 2017 the law did not apply in this case, forcing it to trial. The case garnered widespread attention at the time of the killing, in part due to the defendants’ self-defense claim under Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law. Judge denies 'stand your ground' defense in movie theater shooting (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP, Pool) Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times/AP Defense attorneys for the retired Tampa police captain accused of shooting a man in a movie theater are continuing to present their case to a judge during a so-called Stand Your Ground hearing. Sumner Judicial Center in Dade City, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. Curtis Reeves takes the stand to testify during his hearing at the Robert D.
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