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July 2019 www.BiscayneTimes.com Volume 17 Issue 5 © Miami’s Medieval Wonder The Ancient Spanish Monastery is starting to get noticed CALL 305-756-6200 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ADVERTISING SPACE Our all inclusive 55 or better lifestyle is designed for you to be able to live in care-free comfort. Our residents enjoy a variety of activities, amenities, dining options, and more while living in the best location. Rents start at $2350 and we will pay $1000 towards moving costs. Limited time only on select units, call for details. 2751 NE 183rd Street Aventura, FL 33160 • 305.521.7219 • www.imperial-living.com 2 Biscayne Times • www.BiscayneTimes.com July 2019 Our all inclusive 55 or better lifestyle is designed for you to be able to live in care-free comfort. Our residents enjoy a variety of activities, amenities, dining options, and more while living in the best location. Rents start at $2350 and we will pay $1000 towards moving costs. 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Consult a quali ed electrician. © 2018 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 6 Biscayne Times • www.BiscayneTimes.com July 2019 July 2019 Biscayne Times • www.BiscayneTimes.com 7 CONTENTS COVER STORY 24 Miami’s Medieval Wonder PO Box 370566, Miami, FL 33137 www.biscaynetimes.com© COMMENTARY 12 Feedback: Letters to the Editor Serving communities along the Biscayne Corridor: Arch Creek East, Aventura, Bay Point, Bayside, Biscayne Park, Belle Meade, Buena Vista, Coventry, Design District, Downtown, Eastern Shores, Edgewater, El Portal, 16 Jack King: Can’t Avoid Don the Con 18 Enchanted Lake, Hibiscus Island, Highland Lakes, Keystone Point, Miami Shores, Morningside, North 18 My View: The Muslim Who Saved Me Greynolds, North Bay Island, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Oak Forest, Oakland Grove, Palm Grove, OUR SPONSORS Palm Island, Sans Souci, Shorecrest, Sky Lake, Sparling Lake, Star Island, Wynwood, and Venetian Islands 20 BizBuzz: July 2019 COMMUNITY NEWS PUBLISHER & EDITOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES 38 Quieting the Train Horns Jim Mullin Nancy Newhart 38 Biscayne Boulevard Is Risky [email protected] [email protected] 39 Inside the Fireworks Factory 39 CONTRIBUTORS 954-980-7639 NEIGHBORHOOD CORRESPONDENTS Erik Bojnansky, Senior Writer 46 North Miami Is Punch Drunk [email protected] Marc Ruehle 48 Miami Shores Elementary: Call to Action [email protected] 50 In Aventura, an Ode to the Mall Anne Tschida, Arts Editor 786-514-7080 ART & CULTURE [email protected] 52 Elisa Turner on Art Dealer Anthony Spinello Francisco Alvarado, Geoffrey Anderson, ART DIRECTOR 54 David Bennett’s Galleries + Museums David Bennett, Jay Beskin, Marcy Mock 56 Events Calendar: Two Mango Mash-Ups Jacqueline Coleman, John Dorschner, [email protected] POLICE REPORTS Paul George, Janet Goodman, Margaret Griffis, ADVERTISING DESIGN 58 Derek McCann’s Biscayne Crime Beat Helen Hill, John Ise, Jack King, DP Designs Derek Michael McCann, Dinah McNichols, PARK PATROL [email protected] 60 Janet Goodman: Charles Hadley Park Kim Ogren, Jenni Person, Silvia Ros, COLUMNISTS Dianne Rubin, Mark Sell, Stuart Sheldon, CIRCULATION 57 Picture Story: Freedom Tower, Part 2 Jeff Shimonski, Elisa Turner South Florida Distributors 62 Pet Talk: Dangers of Dog Walking BUSINESS MANAGER 63 Family Matters: Kids Grow Up Too Fast PRINTING Kenneth Cooper 64 Your Garden: No Excuse for Dead Trees Stuart Web, Inc. 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