2018 SEMINOLE HARD ROCK WINTERFEST BOAT PARADE Indulgein the GOOD LIFE at TOWER CLUB FORT LAUDERDALE
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FORT LAUDERDALE’S CITY MAGAZINE AA PUBLICATIONPUBLICATION OFOF RIVERWALKRIVERWALK FORTFORT LAUDERDALELAUDERDALE •• SINCESINCE 20032003 •• VOL.15VOL.15 NO.11NO.11 NOVEMBERDECEMBER 20182018 2018 SEMINOLE HARD ROCK WINTERFEST BOAT PARADE IndulgeIN THE GOOD LIFE AT TOWER CLUB FORT LAUDERDALE TOWER CLUB IS A HAVEN LOCATED IN FORT LAUDERDALE. EMBRACE THE POSSIBILITIES TODAY! EVERY EVENT IS A Special Occasion A CLUB WITH SOMETHING FOR Everyone • Picturesque views from our private event rooms for your • Celebrate and dine in style with exceptional cuisine next corporate event, social celebration or wedding event • Work efficiently in our flexible workspace • Accommodations for up to 350 guests • Enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, snacks and more • Customized menus by culinary experts created each day • Personalized private club service • Engage with Members at a rich calendar of club events • Audio/visual capabilities • Access to 300 clubs nationwide when you travel • Non-Members welcome to host • Plus, enjoy complimentary room rentals as a Member ALENA RUBEN | PRIVATE EVENTS DIRECTOR JULIE O’NEILL | MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR 954.764.8550 x 229 | [email protected] 954.764.8550 x 228 | [email protected] *Actual offer amount will vary depending on category and classification of membership selected. Offer contingent on Member maintaining his/her membership in good standing. Private Events offer is not applicable to existing booked events and you do not have to be a Member to book an event. Other restrictions and exclusions may apply. Call for details. © ClubCorp USA, Inc. All rights reserved. 42491 1018 LK FEATURES 38 AIRPORT TRAVEL STRESS? PLEASE REPORT TO GATE K9. by Teoti Anderson 40 A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY TRADITION by Patrick A. Harris 42 2018 BOAT PARADE POSTER ARTIST by Kathy Keleher RIVERWALK 4 GO RIVERWALK MAGAZINE & SOCIAL MEDIA 6 THE TEAM & MISSION CONTENTS Board of Directors, staff, and partners 10 FROM THE BOARD by Jim Ellis 12 ALONG THE WALK by Genia Duncan Ellis COMING TO THE 14 MEMBERSHIP RIVERWALK DEPARTMENTS 18 FROM THE CITY by Commissioner Heather Moraitis 9/II 20 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT by Jenni Morejon 22 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MONUMENT by Anthony G. Fajardo 24 TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY THE MONUMENT SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE by Julie Leonard NEARLY 3,000 LIVES LOST ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. THE STRUCTURE IS TO COMMEMORATE AND 28 CULTURALLY SPEAKING HONOR THESE LIVES AND THE SACRIFICE OF THE by Meredith Clements FAMILIES AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS. 30 LOCAL ECONOMICS by Dan Lindblade FUNDING THE MONUMENT 32 MARINE INDUSTRIES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN by Phil Purcell GRANITE PLATE DONOR: $50,000 34 SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE GRANITE PILLAR DONOR: $25,000 by Pete Stevenson BENCH DONOR: $5,000 - $15,000 36 FROM YOUR PROPERTY APPRAISER ALL DONATIONS OVER $5,000 WILL BE by Marty Kiar COMMEMORATED ON A BRONZE PLAQUE LOCATED BY THE MONUMENT 56 ARTIST PROFILE DONATIONS UNDER $5,000 CAN BE MADE VIA by C.T. Kerney GORIVERWALK.COM/DONATE SAVOR 44 #BITES + SIPS Contact: Genia Duncan Ellis, President/CEO by Renée Quinn, Jason Leidy, (954) 468-1541 or [email protected] Penny Sanfilippo, and Jonny Altobell www.GoRiverwalk.com EVENTS 16 RIVERWALK EXCLUSIVES Riverwalk Fall Power Mixer 200,000 Fourth Annual Fall Festival 175,000 48 EVENTS CONNECTION 150,000 125,000 Listing of upcoming activities 100,000 54 SNAPPED@ 75,000 Social scene photos 50,000 33,850 25,000 ON THE COVER 0 Cover art by Winterfest Poster Artist Raquel Cordón RENDERINGS OF 9/II MONUMENT DESIGN AND RENDERING BY EDSA A Publication of Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale 2 NOVEMBER 2018 • GORIVERWALK.COM GORIVERWALK.COM • NOVEMBER 2018 3 FORT LAUDERDALE’S CITY MAGAZINE Editor-in-Chief GENIA DUNCAN ELLIS RIVERWALK FORT LAUDERDALE [email protected] (954) 468-1541, ext. 202 Editor PETE STEVENSON Publisher MARK BUDWIG [email protected] S.MARK Graphics [email protected] Director of Photography JASON LEIDY (954) 523-1980 Middle River Arts Photography [email protected] Creative Director NICK SCALZO S.MARK Graphics Calendar Editor PATRICK HARRIS [email protected] [email protected] Bites and Sips Editor RENÉE K. QUINN CONTRIBUTORS [email protected] Teoti Anderson, Meredith Clements, Genia Duncan Ellis, Jim Ellis, Anthony G. Fajardo, Patrick Harris, Proofreader PAUL SORENSEN Kathy Keleher, C.T. Kerney, Marty Kiar, Julie Webmaster MIKE QUINN Leonard, Dan Lindblade, Jenni Morejon, QuinnProQuo Phil Purcell, Pete Stevenson FEATURED WRITERS Jonny Altobell, Penny Sanfilippo, and Renée K. Quinn A publication of RIVERWALK FORT LAUDERDALE 888 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 210, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone (954) 468-1541 • Fax (954) 468-1542 [email protected] • www.GoRiverwalk.com www.Facebook.com/GoRiverwalkMagazine CONNECT WITH US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. @GORIVERWALK GO RIVERWALK FORT LAUDERDALE GORIVERWALK RIVERWALK FORT LAUDERDALE @GORIVERWALK RIVERWALK TRUST @RIVERWALKFTL SHARE YOUR PHOTOS WITH US! USE THESE HASHTAGS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. #WEEKENDSONTHERIVERWALK #GORIVERWALK #RIVERWALKFTL #FTLVANTAGEPOINT #RWBBX Go Riverwalk is Fort Lauderdale’s City Magazine covering arts, entertainment, business and lifestyles. Go Riverwalk is a Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale publication and publishes 12 times a year to inform, inspire and connect residents, readers and leaders with the people, places, happenings and events that make Fort Lauderdale one of the world’s best places to live, work and play. © Copyright 2018, Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale. All rights reserved. No part of Go Riverwalk November may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written consent from Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale and publisher S.MARK Graphics. Publisher accepts no liability for the accuracy of statements made by the editors or advertisers. The waves device and Go Riverwalk are trademarks of Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale. © PHOTO JASON BY LEIDY Copyright 2018. 4 NOVEMBER 2018 • GORIVERWALK.COM PELICANBEACH.COM 800.525.6232 800.525.6232 PELICANBEACH.COM Pelican Grand Beach Resort FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA NEW HORIZONS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JIM ELLIS, CHAIR DIANA ALARCON, AT LARGE Ellis Diversified Alarcon and Associates JOHN ROPES, VICE CHAIR LACEY BRISSON, AT LARGE Ropes Associates, Inc. BB&T RICHARD RODRIGUEZ, TREASURER MICKI SCAVONE, AT LARGE Centuric LLC Carr Workplaces KATIE DONAHUE, SECRETARY KARLA NELSON THATCHER, AT LARGE The Riverside Hotel Hotwire Communications MOTIVATE • ACTIVATE • PARTICIPATE *BARBRA STERN, PAST CHAIR ALTERNATES Law Office of Barbra Stern. PA JAMES FERRIERO, AT LARGE RIVERWALK First Life Financial ED SMOKER, AT LARGE FORT LAUDERDALE TEAM E.J. Smoker GENIA DUNCAN ELLIS President/CEO BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY BOARD CRISTINA M. CURRY LORI ADELSON, Adelson Law & Mediation AARON ABRAMOFF, The Restaurant People Vice President - Operations NECTARIA CHAKAS, Lochrie & Chakas MARY ADAMS, The Employee Relations Group ROSE FARAONE HOWARD ELFMAN, Distinctive Homes DAVID BECKEY, Seacost Bank Vice President - Marketing & JOE EPPY, The Eppy Group *MARK BUDWIG, S. MARK Graphics Communications JEFF FALKANGER, FSMY ROGER CRAFT, Sunchase Group JIM FARRICK, Kunin Associates *COURTNEY CRUSH, Crush Law KIM SPELLACY Director of Accounting ANN MARIE FOX MANCUSO, Richard J. Fox Foundations BOB DUGAN, EDSA JACQUI HARTNETT, Starmark MAXINE GOMEZ, Dry Tech PATRICK A. HARRIS BRITT LANIER, Two Men and a Truck ADRIANNE HARTMAN, Property Market Group Director of Communications & MICHELLE KLYMKO, Klymko Law, P.A. TIM HEISER, City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Development MICHAEL KUBINSKI, ID Automotive STEVE HUDSON, Hudson Capital PETE STEVENSON MICHAEL MARSHALL, Gunster LYNN ANN IERNA, Midgard Management Group Director of Marketing & Media MALENA MENDEZ-DORN, Broward Center for Performing Arts CHIP LAMARCA, Broward County BLAISE MCGINLEY, Stiles Corp. *GREGORY ORAM, Vistage Florida MAUREEN POTTER Event Manager MELISSA MILROY, Galleria *RENEE KORBEL QUINN, Spirited South Florida MARGARETHE SORENSEN, Make Up Artist ENRIQUE SANCHEZ, City of Fort Lauderdale Parks & Recreation JOANN SMITH CRAIG TANNER, Print Basics LISA SIEGEL, Beer Famous Group Ambassador Coordinator ELIZABETH VAN ZANDT, DDA TYLER SMILLIE, Fifth Third Private Bank JEROME VOGEL, Vogel Law ASHLEY WALKER, Mercury LLC PAUL WEINBERG, Keith & Associates RIVERWALK FORT LAUDERDALE MICHAEL WEYMOUTH, The Las Olas Company 888 E.Las Olas Blvd, Suite 210 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 * Past Board Chair Phone (954) 468-1541 Fax (954) 468-1542 MISSION STATEMENT [email protected] To be the catalyst in building and nurturing Riverwalk www.GoRiverwalk.com as a vibrant community connected by the New River. www.facebook.com/RiverwalkTrust IN PARTNERSHIP WITH boat parade 6 NOVEMBER 2018 • GORIVERWALK.COM The stage is set for Get in on the ACT! Transforming Parker Playhouse Join us! Help us restore Fort Lauderdale’s own heritage venue. With your support, we will show that Parker Playhouse has $20 $20 MILLION more than a past. It has a future. And it MILLION will be glorious. RAISED Support the Campaign for the Parker and receive the following benefits:* Naming opportunity at the Parker Permanent recognition on the Parker $15 donor wall MILLION Recognition in printed materials Invitations to special Parker Playhouse events Access to premium seats Access to private VIP Lounge at the Parker $10 MILLION VIP parking at the Parker Membership in Entourage or Patrons’ Circle at the Broward Center Help raise the curtain on the Campaign for the Parker with your own gift to Act II. $5 MILLION Get in on the act! Contact Lisa Kitei, president of the