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NUCLEAR PROJECT ‘FEASIBLE’: Despite skepticism from attorneys for consumer and busi- ness groups, Florida Power & Light’s long-term Income fell plan to build two nuclear reactors in Miami-Dade THE ACHIEVER remains feasible, staff of the state Public Service Commission said in a recommendation this week in area after that will go to the commission Oct. 2 for approval. It’s part of a process to determine how much FPL should be allowed to collect from customers for its recovery nuclear projects. The utility proposes two reactors at its Turkey Point complex at a cost of $12.6 billion to $18.4 billion to start Tri-county median household generating electricity in 2022 and 2023. Some have questioned whether the income fell more than 2.8% from project remains feasible. But the Public Service Commission staff said FPL’s the recession’s end to last year, evidence considered a range of factors that could affect the feasibility. “While a Census Bureau study unveiled continuing uncertainty exists in virtually all these areas, staff believes comple- last week reveals. tion of the project appears feasible at this time,’’ the recommendation said. The median, adjusted for in- AMERIGO COMES TO MIAMI: Container shipping giant CMA CMG flation, fell from $48,275 in 2010 Group will upgrade its Amerigo service between the US and the to $46,946 in 2013, the Ameri- Mediterranean with a weekly call at PortMiami, scheduled to begin Oct. can Community Survey found. 26. According to CMA CHG Group, the world’s third largest container In 2009, the median was shipping company, the new service will include a fleet of six vessels, start $49,836. a new service to Mexico and maintain its service in Houston on the Florida loop. The new service will cover in 42 days the following ports: Malta, The bureau also found that the Livorno, Genoa, Fos-sur-mer, Barcelona, Valencia, New York, Norfolk, median in Miami-Dade alone last Savannah, Miami and Tangiers. year was $41,913 while the mean household income, pulled up by FOREIGN INVESTMENT: The City of Miami EB-5 Regional Center will large earners, was $64,339. present the second of its conferences on the foreign investment program In Miami-Dade, the shrinkage at 9 a.m. Oct. 8 at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive. Entitled “The New Silk Road: Why the World’s Roads Lead to Miami,” speakers will of the median household income include experts in the EB-5 Regional Center area. This presentation is in inflation-adjusted dollars was geared to professionals, stakeholders and potential project developers. even more pronounced, diving Advance registration is required at [email protected]. more than 7.3% from $44,966 in 2009 to $41,913 in 2013. The ULTRA-FAST SCANS: Following a six-month clinical trial use, West drop from the recession’s end in Kendall Baptist Hospital has purchased a scanner that can enable clinicians to diagnose more patients with erratic and high heartbeats and provide 2010 was over 2%, down from pediatric patients with sedation-free and low-dose scanning. The Revolution Photo by Marlene Quaroni $42,768. CT scanner made by GE Healthcare will allow doctors to scan entire organs The Miami-Dade drop in mean such as the brain, heart and liver in a single rotation of just 28 hundredths of Nino Pernetti household income from 2009 a second, reducing breath-holding time for patients. The speed enables a 25 years of consistent dining for executives, families was less precipitous, under 3.8%, comprehensive stroke assessment of the brain in a single exam. The profile is on Page 4 while the fall from 2010 was only a half percent. As is typical, this report was Downtown expo center work to begin this year devoid of interpretation but long on detail. BY JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS other,” Tony Recio, an attorney for MDM, Looking westward from Miami It showed a Miami-Dade told the review board. Worldcenter’s property, the completed whose lower income population MDM Development Group plans to have Everything is designed around the expo center and hotel will have as its is increasing. While 9.8% had shovels in the ground by year’s end to begin development’s centerpiece: a 100,000- eastern base a 129-foot-tall glass wall, income under $10,000 in 2009, giving new life to the old Miami Arena site at square-foot first-floor open space with a 40- which will allow natural light into the con- by 2013 the figure had hit 10.2%. 700 N Miami Ave. foot ceiling. It will include a fully integrated vention center, said Mr. Reyes. It will also Incomes from $10,000 to The now-barren parcel would become 1,800-room Marriott hotel. allow light to bathe the 60,000-square-foot $14,999 were 6.3% in 2009, home to a sprawling convention center and The complete expo center plan will go grand ballroom. 7.2% in 2013. Incomes from hotel – Miami World Expo Center – with before the Planning and Zoning Board of On the very top is a pool deck, described $15,000 to $24,999 rose from developers shooting for a December 2017 Appeals in early October and before city by Mr. Reyes as grandiose and tropical, 12.3% to 13.5%. completion. commissioners in mid October, he said. with a restaurant and outdoor seating. Unemployment fell from 7% in The city’s Urban Development Review “We have worked with the planning staff, Hugging the northwest section of the 2009 to 6.1% in 2013. Yet fami- Board granted several waivers last week to and the city, for a long time to deliver this expo center is the hotel – four curved glass lies below the poverty line kept allow the expo center and hotel to move dream,” Mr. Recio said. towers of varying heights, the tallest about increasing, from 14.1% in 2009 forward. On Sept. 11 the city commission The project offers the city a unique oppor- 635 feet. to 16.4% in 2010, 17.3% in 2011 gave preliminary approval to new zoning tunity, said architect Igor Reyes from Nichols “This is unique to Miami… it won’t and 17.5% in both 2012 and 2013. language devoted to large projects of this Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates Inc. happen twice,” Mr. Reyes said. “Simply, it Household incomes varied with nature. “It catapults us into the international con- is a once-in-a-lifetime project.” birthplace. Income was at least The developer had requested several ex- vention business,” he said. “And we contrib- Board member Neil Hall said he was $75,000 in 14.1% of all county ceptions including a smaller setback of just ute to Miami Worldcenter.” extremely excited by what the expo center households. Yet 19.8% of house- 10 feet along Northwest First Avenue, lot Mr. Reyes took the review board through proposes. holds of those born in the US hit coverage over the allowed 80% up to 90%, a PowerPoint illustrating how designers “It’s a big deal for Miami,” he said, and that level but only 10.7% of for- and a 25% reduction in required parking worked to create a complex layering of uses, has the potential to transform the neighbor- eign-born households did. spaces. space, amenities and more, and fitting it all ing Overtown area as well. But foreign households showed The land is hugged by two major pro- into an area that’s roughly two city blocks. Approval from the review board was a key division: 14.9% of house- posed developments: All Aboard Florida’s Access is stacked, some services are conditioned on the developer improving holds of naturalized citizens – rail station on the west and Miami stacked, the hotel buildings are stacked, the design and articulation of the rooftop higher than the county average – Worldcenter on the east. parking is stacked, said Mr. Reyes. “We’ve pool, and providing a more detailed land- were above $75,000 but just 5.4% “This building and project are unlike any been very efficient with space.” scaping plan. of those headed by non-citizens.

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THE INSIDER Transportation trust takes a pass

THE ROAD AHEAD: Javier Rodriguez, executive director of the on ending free Metromover use Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, has been elected BY LIDIA DINKOVA Schwiep said during the meeting Instituting a fare, he said, might president of the industry’s International Bridge, Tun- that the proposal is serious enough not bring the county a significant nel and Turnpike Association, effective Jan. 1. He was An appointed residents’ board that the board should let it “sim- amount of revenue. elected at a 1,000-member meeting of the association in Austin, TX. He has headed the authority since has postponed voting on an initia- mer and percolate a little bit.” “In the end of the day, you are 2007. tive that would pave the way for Other members disagreed. barely breaking even,” Mr. charging Metromover riders. “We are not voting on how Martinez said at the meeting. CALMING CARS: Miami city commissioners will The Citizens’ Independent much the fare is going to be or if A memo sent to commission- ask the county for permission to construct a traffic Transportation Trust (CITT) is there is going to be a fare,” said ers earlier this year by county circle to upgrade a dangerous intersection at South- Javier Rodriguez west 55th Avenue Road and Southwest Second Street. primarily responsible for over- board member Linda Zilber, who Mayor Carlos Gimenez gave a At the request of residents, the Miami-Dade County Public Works and seeing transportation projects voted against the deferral. “All breakdown of the numbers: If a Waste Management Department conducted a traffic study to evaluate funded by a voter-approved sales we are voting on is between now 50-cent fare is applied for the conditions around the intersection. As a result of the study, the county surtax. In 2002, Miami-Dade and forever, if they need to raise Metromover, the county would said it would consider the site for a traffic circle based on traffic calming voters agreed to a half-cent sales money, that there can be a fare. net about $125,000 annually. criteria for municipalities, which provide the funding for such installa- surtax that would pay for a slew That’s all we are saying. We are While collections would amount tions. Via petition, neighboring property owners requested the traffic of transportation projects known not saying that it’s going to be to $600,000 annually, it would calming device to help prevent further accidents. as the People’s Transportation tomorrow or 10 years from now. cost $475,000 a year to collect MUSEUM MUSINGS: Though it’s not officially on the group’s list of Plan (PTP). We are not saying how much it’s the fares. issues, at least two board members of Miami’s Down- At its recent meeting, the 15- going to be.” In addition, there would be a town Development Authority are against locating a member trust voted 8-5 to defer Chairman Schwiep said that if start-up cost for the fare collec- Cuban museum behind the AmericanAirlines Arena. voting on legislation that deals the trust OKs the initiative now, tion system of $2.4 million and Board member Alicia Cervera, managing partner of with the Metromover. the issue would be out of the its $9 million, depending on what Cervera Real Estate, who described herself as “very proud to be a Cuban-American,” said the Freedom The Metromover, an elevated hands in the future. system the county uses. It could Tower should be the definitive Cuban museum. Board train that circulates on a 4.4-mile “It’s kind of a one-shot deal,” take the Miami-Dade transit de- member Jose Goyanes, owner of Metro Beauty Cen- route in Miami’s urban core, is he said. “If we amend the PTP partment five to 10 years to re- ter, Churchill’s Barbershop and Tre Italian Bistro, free. now to say that it’s no longer a cover the start-up cost. said he opposes the museum. He is also of Cuban- Alicia Cervera But proposed legislation could requirement that Metromover is In his memo, Mayor Gimenez American lineage. It’s not known how far along the museum backers are change that. free, then we kind of lose jurisdic- recommended alternatives, such in their quest. “It’s a good time to weigh in,” said board Vice Chair Neisen The Metromover is now free tion. Transit can raise fares and as forming a public-private part- Kasdin, who is office managing shareholder of the Akerman law firm, because a county ordinance es- apply fares to Metromover – it’s nership for running the “before things harden.” tablishes that the voter-approved not going to come back to us.” Metromover or creating a special NO CLOSE SHAVE: Mr. Goyanes arrived at Friday’s downtown People’s Transportation Plan sales The trust in essence functions taxing district. authority meeting with a full-face beard, vowing he won’t shave until the surtax proceeds would be used like an advisory board to the The transportation trust would themed signs for the long-awaited downtown wayfinding program are in to provide for the fare-free el- county commission. It sends its probably consider the proposal the ground. The bidding process was set to commerce this month but has evated train. recommendation regarding to allow a fare for the Metromover hit an unspecified snag. “I’ll probably end up looking like Z.Z. Top,” Mr. A proposed ordinance already People’s Transportation Plan-re- at a future meeting. Goyanes said. making its way through the lated initiatives to the county com- In the meantime, the proposed STANDING TALL: Jerome Hollo, board member of Miami’s Downtown county commission could change mission, according to the trust’s ordinance is moving though the Development Authority and vice president of Florida that. The ordinance, sponsored Patrice Koonce Rosemond. The county commission. East Coast Realty, told the group Friday about Pan- by Commissioner Sally Heyman, commission needs a two-thirds Next, the initiative is headed orama, a mixed-use project planned at 1101 Brickell strikes out language that says the vote of members present to over- for public hearing Oct. 15 in Ave. When completed, it will be the tallest residential tower south of New York City, with 82 stories of sales surtax provides for the fare- ride a trust negative recommen- front of the Transportation & apartments, hotel rooms, office space and retail, he free Metromover. The commis- dation. Aviation Committee. To become said. When asked who the architect was, Mr. Hollo sion preliminarily approved the Trust board member Jonathan final, it would then go in front of replied, “My father,” pioneer Miami developer Tibor ordinance. Martinez said he called for the the full commission a second Hollo. The complex has been planned for many years But the legislation didn’t ride as deferral because more informa- time. Two-thirds of commission- but was shelved by the recession. Completion is Jerome Hollo smoothly in front of the trans- tion is needed regarding the initia- ers present would have to vote in scheduled for the second quarter of 2017. portation trust last week. tive to eventually charge for the favor in order for the ordinance CHAPMAN AWARD HONOREE: CEO Carlos Migoya and Jackson Trust Chairman Paul J. Metromover. to pass. Health System are the joint recipient of the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Humanitarian Award for continuing to lead the way to support and assist the county’s homeless. Mr. Migoya will receive the award at New railroad called real estate engine Chapman Partnership’s 13th annual gala Nov. 1 at the BY SUSAN DANSEYAR JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami. “Jackson development but it’s the transit Signorello said as he showed a Health System’s continued support, management connectivity that’s critical,” Mr. video illustration with a quote and staffing of our two health clinics enables us to Florida East Coast Industries Signorello said. “We will be sew- from a statistician who said in meet the critical healthcare needs of the homeless President and CEO Vincent ing together the Metrorail and 1930: “Permit me to state a residents at our two centers serving Miami-Dade Carlos Migoya Signorello says that infrastruc- Metromover, which is really suspicion that perhaps these County,” said Trish Bell, chairman of the Chapman Partnership’s board ture affects everything we do how the systems should have bonds could not be sold to the of trustees. “Being recognized by an organization for which I care so and his company’s express pas- been built.” investing public because the in- deeply is truly an honor,” Mr. Migoya said. senger train from Miami to Or- Mr. Signorello said any real vesting public was not going to ENCROACHMENTS OK’D: Miami’s Urban Development Review Board lando will ben- estate near the stations will be- swallow any of the estimates or last week approved several encroachments into the right-of-way inside the efit real estate come more valuable as a large stories about this project pay- booming Design District. The encroachments consisted of elevated aw- near its lines number of residents want to ing for itself.” nings and other design elements of three projects: Sweetbird South Resi- in a dramatic live and work near public trans- dences, a 14-story multi-family residential development with ground floor way while cre- portation. commercial uses at 92 NE 40th St. and 99 NE 39th St; Paradise Plaza, a small retail building with a restaurant at 115 NE 41st St.; and Museum Garage, a ating a practi- Moreover, he said, Florida’s seven-story parking garage being built at 34, 46, 56, 80 and 84 NE 41st St. The cal, affordable construction boom for ware- city’s Public Works Department also approved the encroachments. way to travel. house and industrial facilities With park- Vincent Signorello will continue. Currently, Mr. GABLES IS A WINNER: Montica Jewelry owners John and Marichi O’Rourke were honored at Tuesday’s Coral Gables Commission meet- ing one of the Signorello said, three quarters ing for being named Florida’s Outstanding Retail Leaders by the Florida biggest strains for office build- of the warehouses in South Retail Federation. Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce President and ings and many of the millennial Florida are over 25 years old Chief Executive Officer Mark Trowbridge, who acknowledged the store generation (whose birth year and about 80% lack the height owners along with Josie Legido Correa, regional director for Florida’s ranges from the early 1980s to needed to store more goods. Retail Federation, also noted that the city was named by Yelp users a few the early 2000s) not even getting “Ninety percent of all flow- months ago as the best community in the 305 exchange. Mr. Trowbridge their driver’s license, Mr. ers sold in the US come through also invited residents to attend the inauguration of the city’s visitor’s Signorello said All Aboard Florida Miami International Airport,” he center at the Coral Gables Museum at 6 p.m. Oct. 2. will serve the population’s need said. GIBSON GROWTH: Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and Commission to be near public transportation. It’s a misconception that Vice Chair Keon Hardemon joined local leaders and residents last week The train, he said, will also serve transportation infrastructure at a groundbreaking for Phase II of Gibson Park’s new gymnasium at 350 the 90 million people who visit doesn’t make money, he said. NW 13th St. The 22,820-square-foot, two-story gymnasium is to be built Florida yearly. In fact, Mr. Signorello said it is over the next 13 months. The first floor will consist of an indoor basketball Speaking at CBRE’s 2015 the single key economic driver court – one full court and two training courts with multi-use as a volleyball in any state. court – along with restrooms, storage, electrical room, concessions, Florida Market Forecast at the stairs and an elevator. The second floor will house a computer room and Four Seasons in Brickell on He pointed as a comparable six classrooms with additional restrooms. There will be 35 parking spaces Thursday, he said a study by his example to the Golden Gate added to the existing parking lot. The total design-building cost was $5.3 company indicated some Bridge, a $35 million invest- million, with $4.3 million funded by the Southeast Overtown and Park 110,000 people are likely to use ment with a 6% rate of return. West Community Redevelopment Agency and $1 million donated by The the train. It was the most important infra- Pay to Win Fund at The Miami Foundation. “The magic is not really in the structure in California, Mr. WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 TODAY’S NEWS MIAMI TODAY 3 Gables managerial choice withdraws, new search outlined BY SUSAN DANSEYAR tions” beyond a past credit problem ways to go about finding another can- “Search firms have three jobs,” said and the city not being able to honor didate. Manuel Kadre, who served on the The Coral Gables City Commission his request for a guaranteed contract Rather than use the methodology that Citizen’s Advisory Committee. “They went back to Square One on Tuesday through 2017. had produced Mr. Beard as the chosen recruit, inspire confidence and vet. This after Atlanta Chief Financial Officer Commissioners agreed that it’s im- candidate, commissioners asked Mr. search firm neither inspired confidence James Beard, its selection less than perative to move forward with a new Park to use suggestions from them and or vetted. There should have never two weeks ago for the vacant city search as soon as possible because the from the Citizen’s Advisory Commit- been a candidate before us who was manager job, withdrew his candidacy. city cannot be without a manager for tee members as a basis and then call the not fully vetted.” Commissioners decided Tuesday four or five months, which has been suggested candidates directly as the Vice Mayor William H. Kerdyk Jr., night to have Dabney the case since the resignation of Pat next effort in the manager hunt. who expressed concern during the Sept. “Bud” Park, a Gables Salerno in April. Earlier in the day, the commissioners 13 commission interviews of the five resident who heads They discussed Tuesday morning debated exactly how to go about the finalists that none had a full skill set to Performance Execu- forming a small search committee, pos- new search but all agreed they would perform the job of manager, said on tive Search, talk with sibly with a representative each from not again use Colin Baenziger & Asso- Tuesday there are people “out there we candidates put for- the commission and Citizen’s Advisory ciates, which had evaluated 105 job can reach out to and bring them in” and ward by others in- Committee, the voluntary five-member applicants in the hunt that chose Mr. it’s highly likely there are city manag- volved in the hunt – group that selected five finalists for the Beard. Mr. Baenziger attended the morn- ers who didn’t apply because of the assuming that the city Dabney “Bud” Park commission’s review. Should this ing meeting and said he stood before Sunshine Law that requires their appli- can reach a deal with search committee not have been able to commissioners in an extremely unhappy cation become public record. Mr. Park on his fees. find a candidate within a few weeks, condition, acknowledging that they Commissioner Vince Lago said he’s City Attorney Craig Leen reported the commission would have consid- might want to use another search firm not sure if city representatives inter- at Tuesday morning’s meeting that ered putting out a request for an execu- and methodology. He promised to re- viewing candidates “outside of Sun- Mr. Beard pulled out of the offer on tive search committee. turn some of the fee the city paid his shine” is a good idea, pointing out the Monday in the wake of a background Then the commission invited Mr. firm since it did not ultimately find the individual would be exposed to public- check that “raised additional ques- Park to its evening meeting to discuss candidate for manager. ity at some point in the process. Strategic location makes area hub for pharmaceutical products

BY LIDIA DINKOVA and so all of the sudden they are con- delphia as a customs district for phar- range between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius suming more pharmaceutical products,” maceuticals, it confirms that we need to as well as between 15 and 25 degrees South Florida is growing as a hub for said Leandro Moreira, director of Life focus on building the necessary infra- Celsius. Most pharmaceutical products the movement of pharmaceutical prod- Sciences at Brink’s, the international structure,” Mr. Moreira said. are transported as air cargo as opposed ucts. freight forwarder transporting valuable Transporting pharmaceuticals should to via ships because medicine is consid- The region has for years been known and sensitive products. be done under ‘good distribution prac- ered a perishable product. As such, as a movement hub for flowers, usually The Miami Customs District has been tices,’ which in essence is threefold: decreasing the travel time is crucial. coming from Colombia and Ecuador, as exporting more and more pharmaceuti- having the properly trained and qualified Traditionally, Florida isn’t home to a well as for other perishables. cals in the past couple of years. staff, having the needed facilities and big pharmaceutical manufacturing in- Now, the area’s strategic location as According to the US Census, in 2012 implementing the right procedure, which dustry. But growing the Miami Customs a gateway to Latin America as well as pharmaceutical exports from Miami In- calls for full transparency along the District as an import-export hub for the the growing economies of countries in ternational Airport, PortMiami and Port supply chain. product might change that – and further South America have created the perfect Everglades totaled $1.383 billion, rank- “It’s an area that we still need to grow Miami’s economy. climate for South Florida to grow as a ing the district fifth in the nation, Mr. grow,” Mr. Moreira said. “Investments “What’s the benefit?” Mr. Moreira major import-export point for pharma- Moreira said. In 2013, that increased are still needed. A lot of business is still said. “There will be benefit for the local ceuticals. 0.06%, enough to bump Miami up a spot in transit. If we build more facilities economy, more specialized jobs since A lot of the pharmaceuticals are manu- in the national ranking for pharmaceuti- here, then we can really grow the num- the logistics of life sciences products factured in Belgium, Germany, Ireland cal exports. Those numbers don’t in- bers significantly, because then more require specialization to comply with and Switzerland as well as India. The clude exports of vaccines or blood companies will feel comfortable that strict regulations, the possibility to at- recent economic growth in South Ameri- plasma. Miami is not only a point of connectivity tract more funding for research at local can countries has increased demand The region surpassed Philadelphia, a but also a point of warehousing.” medical universities to conduct clinical there for pharmaceuticals, experts said. traditionally important customs district Pharmaceutical products have to be trials in an environment closer to Latin “People are having more access to for pharmaceutical exports. transported in temperature-controlled American markets and start to host in- credit and more access to healthcare “When you see Miami passing Phila- containers. Degree thresholds could dustry related events.” 4 MIAMI TODAY PROFILE WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 Restaurateur Nino Pernetti captures Gables’ family flavor... Antonio Banderas, Mario Andretti, Q: Is one location particularly memo- Oprah, Sylvester Stallone, Paul Newman, rable? Frank Sinatra. How would you like to A: They’re all beautiful. They’re all count those as just a few of your dinner different. I worked in Acapulco, Mexico; guests? Istanbul in Turkey; or Lusaka in Zambia; Nino Pernetti’s landmark Coral Gables Livingston, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia; South restaurant Caffe Abbracci has served as a Korea in Seoul. People often ask me which focal point for Greater Miami business, did you like best? It’s like when they ask culture and society for 25 years. Few will you which girlfriend you liked best, they’re argue with the following: it’s Mr. Pernetti all different you like them all. that keeps locals and visitors coming Q: What country had the most unfa- back. A commitment to quality ingredi- miliar lifestyle? ents, consistent service and a family at- A: Afghanistan. I worked in Kabul. mosphere has made Abbracci an institu- That was probably the most laid-back tion, and there’s some truth to the state- country I’ve ever been to. ment that you haven’t arrived in Miami Q: When were you there? until Mr. Pernetti knows your name. A: It was ’69. I was maitre d’. The first When Caffe Abbracci opened in July thing when I got to the airport, I used to 1989 an article in the Miami Herald travel with a big aluminum suitcase and closed with this: “Pernetti stands at the always loved bow ties, so I would put 20, entrance, in his element, as friends and 30 ties on top so they didn’t get wrinkled. customers arrive to admire his creation. Photo by Marlene Quaroni At customs they opened up my suitcase “I’m anxious to reach work. The moment I sit in my office and the moment I am around In his collarless Armani suit and slicked- the tables... it’s my turf. I love to talk to people, and it’s a passion,” said Nino Pernetti. and they take one, they look at it up and back hair, he looks as if he just emerged down. from Miami Vice. He is smiling, smil- around 2 they had in front a nice motor And he takes a tie and then there are five, ing, offering kisses. And hugs.” 25 years boat for the customers to go water skiing six more people coming and each one later much has changed in Miami. But The Achiever and we took off an hour, we had a driver, takes a tie. When you lose a tie, it’s always outlasting even Miami Vice, Abbracci we would go water ski too. the one you love most. Then as I’m has remained a constant. And so has Nino Pernetti But one day when he arrived he said, driving to the hotel I was looking for Mr. Pernetti, offering kisses and hugs Owner, Caffè Abbracci “Nino, we cannot go water skiing to- people wearing ties and couldn’t find every time you walk in. 318 Aragon Ave. day.” I asked why. He said the guy that anyone! I never saw a guy with a tie. Miami Today reporter Nina Lincoff in- Coral Gables 33134 usually does the espresso, he’s not here. I was there five months before the hotel The driver had to be behind the bar, in opened. I was maitre d’, but you go first terviewed Mr. Pernetti in his restaurant. (305) 443-2557 Q: What’s the secret to Abbracci’s those days the espresso was manual because you have to recruit and train the caffeabbracci@comcast.net success? with the lever. I said “I’ll come and help people. A: You need to have passion for this. Age: 69 you make espresso.” Q: You never saw your ties again? You need to love people. A restaurant is Born: Italy Q: Could you even reach over the A: No. They took it as a souvenir, or like a baby, it needs a lot of babysitting Education: Villa Alba, Gardone counter? maybe as a scarf. constantly. Riviera A: No, good observation. I had an old Q: When did you first come to Miami? Q: 25 years later, what could possibly Personal Philosophy: I listen, I learn, I Coca-Cola case, the wooden one. I stood A: 1982. I was in Paris at the surprise you? love. I try never to judge but to on top of that. I came one day, two, three InterContinental. I was the regional man- A: Every day there is a surprise because understand, and treat others as I days, and then I remembered what each ager and the general manager told me that when you deal with people, customers, expect to be treated. person liked, espresso here and double he was going to be the president of Holi- clients, friends, staff there is never a dull espresso there, and people loved it. They day Inn’s international division and he’d day. With human beings anything could a girl. My mom kept saying the girl is would leave a couple of coins tip. After five like me to come with him as vice president happen. We are creative, we are artists, coming, and when my mom was 46 she days the other espresso guy came back and of operations. we are not machines. gave birth to a girl. I’m number six. I I said, “I’ll help you so we do it faster and I love Paris. Everybody loves Paris. For Q: It keeps it exciting. wasn’t very happy because I never got to quicker and we go water skiing.” me it’s the most beautiful city in the A: When people ask, “Nino, you still buy new shoes, new pants, new shirts But my friend’s father approached me world. I would love to live there. I wasn’t like to go to work?” It’s still like day one. because I was inheriting every single thing. and said, “Nino, you are doing a good job. sure about it, but then he told me that I’d I’m anxious to reach work. The moment I made up for that in this period of my life. I see you’re nice, you are friendly with the be stationed in Miami. I sit in my office and the moment I am Q: What did your parents do? people, why don’t you come here all the Miami then was wilder. I took the job around the tables, it’s my territory, it’s my A: My father worked in a cotton fac- time? Plus you make some tips, it’s al- and I came to Miami. I did this for about turf. I love to talk to people, and it’s a tory where they received the cotton and ways helpful.” I said he needed to ask my four years. Though it looked like a glori- passion. made thread. My mom, with so many dad. fied job, because I was traveling all the For this type of business… you must boys home – in those days there was no That night dad said, that they told him I time I was living out of a suitcase. Twenty- have it in your blood. You have to be washer and dryer and all these benefits – would like to go there and work. I never five days out of 30 I was on an airplane smiling all the time. Even when you’re in she watched us. said I would like to… but there I was, and I couldn’t have plans at home or a pain or in grief or you have a bad day, you Q: Do any dishes here come from that recruited the same day. And I started to girlfriend. But one day I was having cof- must be in a good mood and put on a nice time? have a feel for it because I enjoyed it, and fee with a friend, an architect. show. It’s like Broadway. They open the A: I have a couple that my mom used to I moved on to hotel school. In summer Q: Where? curtains, you’re on the stage and the show prepare. We Italians are very attached to time I would work at the hotel there. A: In Coral Gables at Denny’s. starts. their mother. The best dishes are always Q: What kind of hotel was it? Q: At Denny’s? People like to come here and be pam- the dishes your mom prepared. A: A boutique hotel. It was 15 rooms, A: We’re talking about 30 years ago. pered, whether gastronomically or senti- One is a mozzarella that we bake in the and they had a little restaurant. We’re talking about Coral Gables and mentally. People go into a restaurant to oven and then we do it with a little sauce Q: Do you think of Abbracci as simi- work, and I said you know it’s a boring have a nice time. of porcini and red wine and put in some lar, more boutique and family-oriented? life, I don’t know what to do. He says, Q: Where were you born? sage and basil and a little bit of anchovies. A: Yes. It’s a good observation. My “How about we open a restaurant to- A: In Lake Garda. It’s between Venice I still eat this two or three times a week. motto here is you never forget my food, I gether?” and Milan. I was born in 1945, July. I’m Q: Have you been back to Garda? never forget your face. This is a family Q: Did you know that’s what you a Cancer, a nice homey person. Garda is A: I have daughters, they are 15 and 10, restaurant. It’s quaint food, it’s comfort wanted to do? the largest lake in Italy, a big tourist so I go back every year. food, no gimmicks, no dishes which they A: It wasn’t in my vision but I scribbled destination, so I had this business in me. Q: Do you enjoy going back? put all different spices and flower. That’s a few numbers to figure out how much After high school I attended hotel school A: You never forget where you’re born, why I was able to be here 25 years. People we’d need and he told me to find the place. and then I embarked in the hotel business, your little town. It’s like your first love, no want genuinely to be treated good, that’s all. It was about 3:30 in the afternoon and I traveling throughout the world, places matter how much you go on in your life, Q: After you graduated you worked said, okay give me a few days. I called him from Afghanistan, South Korea, Africa, your first love you never forget it. with InterContinental, Sheraton, Holi- at 10 the following day. I had found it. Latin America, Turkey… Q: How did you get into hospitality? day Inn… How long were you working in It was on Ponce de Leon. There was a Q: How many siblings do you have? A: The father of my best friend had a hotels? little Hungarian café. I sat with owner and A: There are seven boys and the last is little hotel with a nice bar. In the afternoon A: 30 years. asked point blank, do you want to sell it? WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 PROFILE MIAMI TODAY 5 ...as hospitality veteran marks 25 years of Caffe Abbracci They told me to come by and make a Codina, four generations coming here. I gateway to South America, everything is I succeed in that because Italian food deal. And then we opened a restaurant we wanted to come to the Gables because it’s key here. That evolution was bound to first of all is very healthy. If you go back called Caffe Baci. It was about ’87. Baci stable and the families are good and you happen, and all these corporations that to the ’80s, Italian restaurants were not in Italian mean kisses and abbracci, hug. have Pinecrest around, Gables Estates. come here it helps. It’s a city well main- popular except pizza, chicken parmigiano. Kisses and hugs. Baci was small, about Coral Gables per say is nice, and those tained, well run. This is not really Italy. It was an invention. only 50 seats. In those days in Coral days Miracle Mile was a few shops but not Q: How does Abbracci’s clientele But we came in with fresh ingredients, Gables the law was you could not serve as vibrant. The only chain is where I use change from lunch to dinner service? made at the moment, and we had to liquor unless you had 200 seats and 4,000 to have my coffee and breakfast some- A: We have commercial lunch and succeed because it’s healthy. You eat square feet. times, Denny’s, nothing else. It’s still “who’s who” at Caffé Abbracci, politi- well, not too much, and you take your Q: That’s a huge restaurant. there. cians and presidents, etc. time. That’s long been the tradition in A: It certainly is, but Baci opened im- Q: The Denny’s is still there? Q: What is it like having that sort of Italy, and now America is catching on. mediately. It was an immediate success. A: Yes. The Gables was very conserva- reputation? Q: Are you still changing the menu Q: What about Caffe Baci made it so tive, very laid back, they had a nice city, A: I feel I achieved something. I feel I and incorporating new dishes? popular? not much traffic you hardly could see a spread credibility and the quality, which A: Change, you do it all the time. Once A: I came in with a different flair. policeman because there was no need. is important and people feel good. You a month you get the printout and see what Q: Was that because you had spent so Those days Coconut Grove was more want to bring a guest here, a customer, sells, what doesn’t. Many times I will much time in hotels? alive than here by far. Coral Gables is very and you know that you won’t be disap- prepare a dish and for me it’s it’s excel- A: Yes. I know public relations, I know conservative. pointed, you know what you get. It’s lent, and then somehow it’s not appealing. what to prepare. I know what makes Q: That’s good for this kind of restau- very important when you go into a res- Q: What do people in Miami tend to people feel good. Baci was very quaint. It rant. taurant that it’s always the same, you like? was very sweet. Simple food. A: Twenty-five years later everybody know what service you’ll receive, what A: It’s very diversified, but it’s still a Q: Similar to what’s served here? wants to come to the Gables because it is food you’ll receive. meat country. When there is a celebration A: Very much so. But we could only the future. The streets are wide and Miracle We have here many people, lawyers, at home, birthday or whatever, you go to serve wine and beer. But here at the Mile will become another or even better doctors, business people, they entertain. a steak house. You start with your Caesar Abbracci location was another restaurant. Lincoln Road. The people that work around It’s strictly business but relaxed. It’s salad, you get your steak, your baked They closed down because the Grey- downtown don’t want to travel all the way quiet; it’s not overcrowded. potato and apple pie, it’s synonymous hound bus station was across the street. from Kendall, they don’t want 40 min- When it is dinner, it’s families. We have with a special day. When a restaurant closes usually they utes, an hour in the car. many of the people that come here at It’s not a fish country, but we really call a friend and ask if you want to buy the There are residential spaces, there are lunch, and then come with their family for came in with a lot of fish, good prepara- leftover food, wines and beer. But I came many buildings coming up, it’s becoming dinner. We treat the children well because tions, and there is a big diversification, over and looked and asked what they had really metropolitan. It’ll become the Man- it’s a destination. There aren’t gimmicks, veal and chicken. in the space next door. This part we’re hattan of Miami. no happy hour, no two-for-one, no get Q: Your chef has been here since the sitting in now was a beauty parlor. Basi- Q: What started that trend? this or get that, no coupons. You come beginning. Anyone else? cally, it was two rectangular spaces. I ask A: Tourism growth is a significant here to get good food, good ambience, A: Sixteen people have been here 25 him, his name was Pino, how many square influence, and the fact that Brickell grew good service. We take good care of you years. feet do you have, 2,000? up more with more buildings and offices and we know who you are. Q: Is that consistency and commit- Immediately I put two and two together and international offices, the expansion of Q: Is it that – consistency, quality, ment what’s bringing customers back? and I said, wow, if I’m able to have this Coral Gables becomes a place with a more ambiance – that make a restaurant suc- A: It is. When you come in and I ask space I’ll have a liquor license. I asked to neighborhood feel. People with children cessful? you how are you? Would you like your speak to the landlord. I was here at 11 let them out, they come around, there are A: Well, if I give you the secret… I’m cosmopolitan and pasta with clams, the o’clock, and at 5 o’clock I signed a many parks. We’re so family oriented, writing a book on that. way you like? This is music to your ears. contract for both spaces. and here you can stroll around. Q: You’re writing a book on it? Or say you come with your children and Q: What made the Gables attractive Q: How has the business community A: About the life in a restaurant. In a I know you by your name, this is the best for a restaurant? changed? restaurant what you look for is that they thing there is. A: South Beach at that time was noth- A: Business has developed enormously. take good care of you, but the number one Everyone wants to be recognized. Ev- ing. The Gables was a ghost town. You The city hall does a good job. The present is quality of food. You must eat good, you ery morning for 25 years I stop some- could play tennis in the street. But I mayor and past mayors did a good job, must eat healthy. The founder of the where on Coral Way to have my espresso. wanted to have a restaurant geared to [Raul] Valdes-Fauli, [Don] Slesnick and French cuisine, his name was Augustus I go in and they say, “Mr. Nino, como families because the family will come over [James] Cason now. They worked very Escoffier, in the mid-1800s he always esta?” Maybe I didn’t want it, but that and over and over. hard to get multinational corporations from said the basics of good food, 80% is in the recognition is invaluable. I have three and four generations com- around the world because it offers the ingredients. You must have good ingredi- Q: Are you here every day? ing here. I have the Codina family, Armando right environment. We know Miami is the ents, and the rest comes along. A: Except Sundays. This is my love.

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So the team’s stadium is still called moving into a $622 Those three factors – playing indoors, Was that gain worth $3 billion in public Marlins Park, with no naming rights million suburban near downtown and with a well-paid funds? Nobody but the Marlins owners income. Nobody wants to be linked by ballpark, last week team – were going to turn Miamians into will say so. Commissioners who voted for name to a shameful giveaway. announced a 25- cash customers as the stadium uplifted the ballpark say they were hoodwinked – It’s not that naming rights here can’t year deal that will a shopworn Little Havana area. though if they’d read the deal before they be sold. Florida International University, see the 41,500-seat What happened was almost the re- voted they might have seen through it. whose football team isn’t doing any bet- stadium branded verse. The neighborhood, meanwhile, hasn’t ter than the Marlins have done in base- SunTrust Park. Team owners, who had pleaded pov- prospered. The city, which built 53,000 ball, last month signed a three-year sta- Meanwhile, the Michael Lewis erty until a giveaway handed them all square feet of retail into stadium ga- dium naming rights sale to Ocean Bank. Miami Marlins to- revenues from a ballpark that the county rages as an income-producer, still hasn’t The difference: Florida International day finish their third year in their new owns, were revealed afterwards to be leased most of the space in three years. University has credibility and mountains 37,442-seat stadium, financed by tax- making the biggest profits in baseball by The largest tenant, a medical facility, of local goodwill. Football aside, no- payers to the tune of $3 billion, with the not spending on players. Rewarded in a isn’t there because of baseball. body says a discouraging word about name still Marlins Park because they’ve new stadium with income streams they’d The stadium, true, is better. Team FIU. The Marlins are on the opposite been unable to sell the naming rights. never gotten in their former home, the owners always said they had to have a side of the goodwill ledger, for every The Braves for years branded them- owners kept on not spending and pock- stadium built only for baseball rather good reason. selves America’s Team. If the Marlins eted even larger annual sums. than one used for football – though they So FIU will have Ocean Bank Field at were lucky enough to have any brand at Disillusioned fans continued to shun now use the stadium for soccer and FIU Stadium and the Braves will be all, they’d be Nobody’s Team. games – the team today is 27th in the football too. It was intentionally built playing for a quarter century in SunTrust It wasn’t supposed to be that way. league in ticket sales, a tiny gain from that way, Marlins executives have ad- Park. When a mayor and county manager got 29th when they had no roof and were mitted. Meanwhile, until the Marlins are sold nine of 13 commissioners to spend bil- smack in the middle of nowhere playing Not a single promise leading to the they will play their 81 yearly home games lions – although none of them ever in a football stadium. ballpark deal was kept. Even a pledge to in NoTrust Park. uttered the word “billion” – it was agreed It’s true that games are no longer rained open a youth baseball academy in the For the sake of baseball fans and the that a covered stadium near downtown out, a change owners claimed was crucial county before the stadium was finished taxpayers, pray that a team sale comes would jumpstart ticket sales as team to build sales. So the average has risen remains a dream. Major League Baseball quickly. It can’t be too soon. Forget the ‘what-if’ Inside scoop on Hollywood’s top 10 gossip items The following material was salvaged Working at a university, I have great whereabouts of the famous banker, from my randumb access to unique re- The Writer Faigel’s former husband, Dovid the notes on floating sources. Using the Isaac Prilleltensky is Dean of the putz?). scraps of paper latest software from School of Education and Human De- My observations also revealed that hereabout. our Center for Com- velopment at the University of Miami. Gossipers come in different personality None of it is ready putational Time He can be reached at [email protected] types: for either full colum- Wasting, I came to „The diarrheic gossiper: Cannot con- nar treatment or the the conclusion that name is José) never pays child support. tain herself. Gossip is a force of nature shredder, thus it is the average human 2. Sofia’s plastic surgery came out that needs to come out no matter what. submitted for your being spends on av- awful (her real name, used with permis- Gossips without regard for personal cred- edification, vilifica- Joe Klock Sr. erage 7 million Isaac Prilleltensky sion). ibility. Procreates a lot. tion, aggravation or forwarding to other hours gossiping. 3. Castro, Castro, Castro, Castro „The constipated gossiper: Really defenseless recipients. This amounts to eight hours a day. (real name, used without permission). wants to gossip but cannot come out. „The past is a canceled check and the The average goes up considerably 4. Dovid is a putz. Early trauma involved. Victorian upbring- future, at best, a promissory note, so when the Miami Herald publishes specu- 5. Faigel (real name) is such an Alte ing. Sexually repressed. Has problems don’t piddle away the present with point- lations about Castro’s death, but using a Makhsheyfe (old witch in Yiddish) (re- procreating. less games of “what-if” and “if-only.” smoothing function that controls for ru- produced with permission from Faigel’s „The closeted gossiper: “I’m going to Better to fix what you can and forget mors about the premature death of Latin daughter in law). tell you something that you cannot repeat what you can’t.... like, maybe, today! American dictators, we are pretty sure 6. They don’t know how to make to anybody.” Gossip usually involves „’Splain me this, if you can: When eight hours per day is about right. beer here (Quebecois visitor). self-aggrandizement and false humility. domestic animals are found in inhumane Given that most people sleep about 7. They don’t know how to make „The obsessed gossiper: Focuses on conditions, they are taken away from eight hours, watch TV about six hours vodka here (Russian couple). a single subject: Kardashians (half the US their owners. Young children in similar and struggle with constipation in the 8. Victoria/Gabriela/Yolanda/ population), Obamacare (John Boehner), circumstances, on the other hand, are toilet about two hours, it is abundantly Amanda cheats on him. missing flights (CNN), catastrophes customarily left with their delinquent non- clear that ALL of their gossiping is done 9. Dovid is going out with Victoria/ (Anderson Cooper), Castro (El Nuevo care-givers, who are subsidized for their at work, which explains why our Gabriela/Yolanda/Amanda, and none of Herald). negligence – this, presumably, under the economy is in such abysmal state and them are Jewish. „The benign gossiper: Harmless. Gos- (dis)guise of the sanctity of parenthood. why GM had to recall 2.6 million cars. 10. Faigel has no idea that Dovid (the sips mostly about people you don’t know. „Among the higher aspirations of Gossiping is such an epidemic that I putz), paid for Sofia’s plastic surgery „The toxic gossiper: You know who personkind (we are striving here for politi- decided to do research on it. before going out with Victoria/Gabriela/ you are. cal correctness) is inner peace, and the I, of course, never gossip, so I lacked Yolanda/Amanda, who now want him to road to that begins with acceptance – any personal experience with the phe- pay for their plastic surgery too. acceptance, that is, of situations we are nomenon. As a result, I had to rely on Gossip serves many evolutionary func- powerless to change. Implicitly, that rules validated tools to collect data: random tions such as self-protection. Talking gar- MIAMITODAY out anything and everything we are able to eavesdropping. bage about someone else fills the air and miamitodaynews.com change for the better. It follows that I chose a representative sample of prevents people from contemplating their FOUNDED JUNE 2, 1983 VOLUME XXXII No. 18 “awfulizing,” also called “stewing without visitors to the broadwalk in Hollywood own foibles. This is a well-known psy- ENTIRE CONTENTS © 2014 doing,” is never an acceptable substitute Beach (don’t even try to call it a board- chological defense mechanism character- To contact us: for taking action, however small a step it walk). The 2½-mile stretch by the ocean istic of 3-year-olds, Kim Kardashian, Silvio News (305) 358-2663 Advertising (305) 358-1008 might be toward solving or mitigating the invites populations from all over the world Berlusconi, Vladimir Putin, Dovid the putz, Classifieds (305) 358-1008 Subscriptions (305) 358-2663 problem at hand. Suffering in silence, in a to congregate for daily gossip conven- and mayoral candidates in Hialeah. Reprints (305) 358-2663 free society like ours, is a self-inflicted tions. I can detect what passersby are Gossip is essential for procreation too. Editor and Publisher / Michael Lewis wound... so speak up or shut up! saying in only a few languages, but using If people ever stopped gossiping and real- Vice President / Carmen Betancourt-Lewis the latest google glasses I surreptitiously ized who they were procreating with, it The Writer record and translate what I do not get, would be the end of the human species, which is usually in Russian and involves Freelance wordworker Joe Klock Sr. causing the demise of the diaper industry. the words Absolut, Smirnoff and vomit. ([email protected]) winters in Key Largo Gossip comes in several forms and The following is a list of the 10 most levels of sophistication, from the pedes- MIAMI TODAY (ISSN: 0889-2296) is published weekly for $145 per and Coral Gables and summers in New year; airmail: to Europe $190 per year, the Americas $145 per year. frequent gossip statements emitted by trian (Dovid is a putz) to the refined Published by Today Enterprises Inc., 2000 S. Dixie Highway, Suite Hampshire. More of his “Klockwork” can broadwalk visitors: (Something has been on my mind lately. 100, Miami, Florida 33133, USA. Periodicals postage paid at Miami, be found at www.joeklock.com. FL. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MIAMI TODAY, 1. Pepe (not his real name, his real I wonder if you happen to know the 2000 S. DIXIE HIGHWAY, SUITE 100, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33133. WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 TODAY’S NEWS MIAMI TODAY 7 County puts rush on sewers upgrade

BY LIDIA DINKOVA systems prior to seeking county than the base estimate for that commissioners’ approval. contract. Miami-Dade County wants to “The purpose of this ordinance „The mayor may OK settle- speed up work on upgrading its is to expedite the procurement ment agreements and change or- decaying sewer system. process for capital projects,” Doug ders for capital improvement The county is under a federal Yoder, deputy director for the project contracts as long as a order, commonly referred to as a Water and Sewer Department, told change order doesn’t exceed 10% consent decree, to upgrade its Miami Today via email. of the contract’s base amount. sewer system after the Environ- The ordinance vests the mayor Every month, county commis- mental Protection Agency and the with the authority to award and sioners will receive updates as to Florida Department of Environ- reject applications by companies the work staff is doing regarding mental Protection sued Miami- seeking to sweep up county con- procurements for water and Dade for violating environmental tracts for water and sewer capital sewer projects. That way the com- legislation, including the Clean improvements. mission can request that particu- Water Act. Here are some of the logistics of lar solicitations be brought up for The county is to upgrade its the ordinance: a vote. sewer system – an overhaul esti- „If a contract award is pro- In addition, all procurement- Broadstone at Brickell won conditional OK from a city review board. mated to cost about $1.6 billion. tested, the award for that particular related action staff did would have On Sept. 3, county commis- contract would have to first go in to be brought in front of the com- sioners gave final approval to a front of county commissioners. mission for ratification. If the com- Brickell growing west: new ordinance that essentially al- „The mayor may award a con- mission doesn’t ratify a particular lows the mayor to move forward tract without first bringing the action, then the contractor won’t with contracts for consent decree recommendation to the commis- be entitled to lost profits as a 372-unit project OK’d or other capital improvements sion as long as the base value of result, according to language in work on the water and sewer the bid isn’t more than 10% higher the new ordinance. BY JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS bility of the vinyl panels meant to be an artistic touch for the The neighborhood known as garage. He asked how the pan- Brickell in Miami continues to els would hold up in South grow westward, with more and Florida’s weather, and who Forecaster sets aside interest gloom more residential towers adding would be responsible for main- BY SUSAN DANSEYAR mercial real estate market’s perceived as a banking crisis to the financial district. taining the screening panels. lower occupancy rates and ris- but was actually a real estate Last week the city’s Urban An attorney representing Al- CBRE Global Chief Econo- ing rents. crisis, Dr. Barkham said. Development Review Board liance Residential said the city’s mist Richard Barkham warns Florida’s gross domestic “It’s been a slow, somewhat gave conditional approval to Public Works Department re- against listening to gloomy me- product is at an all-time high, he fitful recovery in the housing Broadstone at Brickell, a pro- viewed the proposed loading dia reports of interest rates said. Dr. Barkham predicts market,” he said. “As the US posed residential project at 267 zone and was “comfortable” trending higher and predicts con- Florida’s retail market will out- economy moves into gear, SW 11th St., along Southwest with the space allotted. tinued eco- perform the rest of the nation growth will pick up.” Third Avenue and extending The loading area would in- nomic expan- and create demand for ware- Dr. Barkham said the US northward to Southwest 10th clude a dockmaster’s office, sion in Florida houses, distribution centers, economy has become super- Street. and the building owner would for several multifamily housing, new shop- productive over the past de- The location is very close to control the schedule for tenants years. ping centers and office space. cade, giving purchasing power I-95 and about two blocks from moving in and out, and sched- “When we A specialist in global macro- to its consumers and retarding the Brickell Metrorail station. uled trash collection, the attor- look through economics and real estate strat- inflation. The development includes a ney said. the noise, egy, Dr. Barkham began his He said he does not see inter- 24-story, 253-foot residential The zoning requires five load- there are an- Richard Barkham market forecast with an over- est rates trending up nearly as building, and a seven-story, 520- ing spaces or bays, three at 10 other three years – possibly four view of the worldwide quickly as some are predicting space garage. by 20 feet and two at 12 by 35 – of good growth,” he said dur- economy. because there is no inflationary The development firm Alli- feet. The developer also asked ing the 2015 Florida Market “America drove the global pressure coming from wages. ance Residential plans 372 units for a waiver to allow all five Forecast at the Four Seasons in economy and is back in the “The story of inflation is way in the building, offering studio loading spaces to be 10 by 20 Brickell on Thursday, part of driver’s seat,” he said. The glo- overcooked,” Dr. Barkham said. units, 1- and 2-bedroom apart- feet. CBRE’s 2015 national forecast bal recovery will continue in “With more stimulus, the normal ments and townhouses. Mr. Marston asked how larger series “Moving Up the Risk 2015, albeit somewhat unpre- cyclical recovery will pick up.” Amenities are to include a trucks would be accommo- Curve.” dictable, he said, but will post Yet Dr. Barkham said rent pool, fitness area, theater and a dated. Dr. Barkham said he is “re- good growth driven by the US, growth forecasts are safe for pet grooming spa. Board member Anthony E. lentlessly optimistic” about a return to healthy economic three years but there’s likely to The design from Dorsky + Tzamtzis said he had reserva- Florida’s future with its popu- conditions in the Eurozone and be a tail off around 2018. There- Yue International LLC features tions about using the vinyl pan- lation growth (the third largest China’s eventual foray into its fore, he advised wrapping up aluminum guardrails and a els to dress up the garage, say- in the US), tourism providing a housing market. development projects within “graphic” vinyl mesh screening ing the panels would fade over stimulus for retail, and the com- The downturn in 2007 was three years. on the garage. time and have a tendency to get The developer was asking for moldy or tear. permission to extend parking “I’d prefer to see more du- beyond the second level and to rable materials,” Mr. Tzamtzis be allowed to build 13% less said. parking than required. Mr. Marston commended the The board approved the attempt to use artistic panels to project with these conditions: make the parking garage look „Consider a larger loading good but said he continued to be area. concerned about the durability „Investigate a different ma- of the material and the commit- terial for the screening on the ment to maintain the “vibrant garage. color” of the panels. „ Come up with a tree The artistic panels on the ga- remediation plan. rage would be large printed Board member Gerald C. graphics, and designed to allow Marston was the first to ques- for ventilation of the garage, tion whether the design of the and the building’s owner would loading zone was large enough be responsible for maintenance, to maneuver trucks. said the attorney for the devel- He also questioned the dura- oper. 8 MIAMI TODAY TODAY’S NEWS WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 FIU grad Oxford bound with first Frost scholars BY MARILYN BOWDEN sand flies in the transmission of the leishmania parasite. A recent Florida International Leishmaniasis, an infection University graduate is among that causes ulcers, fever, and 10 students heading to England an enlarged spleen and liver, this month to study at Oxford flourishes in tropical and sub- University, compliments of the tropical areas, he said, and is newly created Frost Scholar- exacerbated by poverty and ship at Oxford. malnutrition. The scholarship program, With the encouragement of endowed by the Phillip and Dr. Mukhopadhyay, Mr. Orta Patricia Frost Philanthropic presented his research at a num- Foundation for the next five ber of international conferences years, gives 10 graduates of and was also listed as co-author state universities in Florida the of a paper published in the jour- opportunity to get a master’s nal “Diseases.” degree in science, technology, “Dr. Mukhopadhyay has engineering or mathematics – given me a lot of help in my known collectively as STEM – career path,” he said. Photo by Maxine Usdan at one of the world’s oldest and Born in Cuba, Mr. Orta at- Jose Orta is taking his two FIU degrees in biology and chemistry to pursue a master’s degree at Oxford. most prestigious universities. tended schools in Venezuela, then vetted by the State Univer- principal of West Laboratory ford with the Frost Scholars at Jose F. Orta, who this sum- where his family lived before sity System of Florida Board of Elementary School adjacent to the end of this month to help mer graduated with bachelor’s immigrating to the US in 2007. Governors, said Patricia Frost, the University of Miami cam- them get settled into the degrees in biology and chemis- He spent a year at Miami Dade who sits on the board. pus. university’s Exeter College prior try from FIU’s Herbert College perfecting his English “We chose to select students She and her husband, Phillip to the start of the academic year Wertheim College of Medicine, before transferring to FIU, who would be getting a master’s Frost, founder and former chair in October. will pursue a master’s degree in where he was president of the in STEM-related fields,” she and CEO of IVAX Corp., a Mi- The Frosts intend to keep in integrated immunology at Ox- university’s chapter of Medlife, said. “Our hope is that this will ami-based multinational pharma- touch with the scholars, Ms. ford, focusing his research on a nonprofit committed to bring- enhance Florida’s already high ceuticals company, and chair of Frost said, and look forward to cancer or HIV. ing medicine, education and quality of education.” the board of TEVA Pharmaceu- alumni gatherings in the future. “It will be a great experi- development to low-income The Frost Scholarship ticals, are well known locally for “We hope they will stay in ence,” he said. “Oxford is one families, primarily in Latin program’s narrower focus dis- their philanthropy, which in- Florida,” she said, “and become of the top universities in the America. tinguishes it from Oxford’s cludes support of such institu- leaders in science and technol- entire world to do biomedical The Frost Scholarship at Rhodes Scholarship program, tions as the Patricia & Phillip ogy in the future.” research.” Oxford, announced about a year with which it is sometimes com- Frost Museum of Science, the After Oxford, Mr. Orta said As an FIU undergraduate, Mr. ago, covers tuition, fees and pared. Phillip & Patricia Frost School he’d like to go to a good medical Orta worked as a research as- living expenses for Frost Schol- “This is the first time Oxford of Music at the University of school out of state, “but I hope sistant in the lab of Professor ars, who are chosen through a has worked with a state univer- Miami, and the Patricia & Phillip in future to come back to South Rita Mukhopadhyay for two rigorous process that involves sity program,” said Ms. Frost, a Frost Art Museum at FIU. Florida. I am not a big fan of the years, investigating the role of getting accepted by Oxford and retired educator who was the The Frosts will travel to Ox- cold.” WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 MIAMI TODAY 9

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Citi, Citibank, Citi with Arc Design, Citigold, Citi Mobile and CitiPhone Banking are registered service marks of Citigroup Inc. 10 MIAMI TODAY TODAY’S NEWS WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 Literary Society opens its season with novel of forgiveness BY MARILYN BOWDEN Cummings saw her, he still saw “that in India, Sudhir would not a professor of English at Case a black woman married to an talk to someone from Lakshmi’s Western Reserve University. “The Story Hour,” Thrity Indian immigrant who taught at station in life as easily as he was She is a winner of the Nieman Umrigar’s sixth novel, explores the university... Did white doing right now. So much would Fellowship to Harvard, the 2009 themes of betrayal and forgive- people presume some primal divide them in India: language, Cleveland Arts Prize and the ness, loss and recovery through solidarity between all people of religion, class, caste, education. Seth Rosenberg Prize. the unlikely friendship of two color?” Here is America, all the differ- The Brickell Avenue Literary women with wildly dissimilar When Lakshmi Patil sees ences paled under the imperative Society is sponsored by Sabadell backgrounds. Maggie walk into her room, she of their brown skin. And the Bank & Trust and Miami To- Ms. Umrigar is guest speaker is terrified. “I get the shock tenuous links they shared – a day. For information: (786) 691- at the Brickell Avenue Literary when I see her black face,” she love for Hindi film music, a pas- 4521 or contact@Brickell Society’s season-opening meet- records. “My husband always sion for Indian cooking – carried Literary.org. ing, scheduled for noon Oct. 1 say never to talk to the black. so much more weight here than “The Story Hour,” by at its new venue, the Wolfson They liar and cheat, he say.” they would back home.” Thrity Umrigar, 336 pages, is Auditorium at Temple Israel of Yet even at this first meeting, Under the guidance of the $25.99 hardcover from Greater Miami, 137 NE 19th St. Maggie and Lakshmi feel a kin- Boses, Lakshmi blossoms. But Harper. Details: Psychologist Maggie Bose is ship that has little to do with both women hide shameful se- www.harpercollins.com. annoyed when a call from Dr. race and culture. Both lost a crets that, when brought to light, Cummings, head of the psychi- beloved mother at a young age. Lakshmi neither understands strain their ability to overcome atric unit where she is on staff, And though Lakshmi is trapped nor respects Maggie’s need to cultural biases. interrupts her Friday night plans. in a loveless marriage while keep her professional and per- Ms. Umrigar tells the stories FILMING She’s asked to attend a young Maggie appears to have a per- sonal lives separate. She insists of these conflicted, complex and Indian immigrant admitted fect relationship with her hus- on calling their relationship a unforgettable characters in al- IN MIAMI through the emergency room band of three decades, both friendship – and Maggie’s Brah- ternating chapters, with warmth These film permits were issued last following a suicide attempt. battle with gnawing loneliness. min husband makes matter and compassion that never week by the Miami-Dade County Mayor’s “After all the years of work- Maggie offers to treat worse by befriending the lonely stumble into sentimentality. Office of Film & Entertainment, (305) 375- 3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, ing at the hospital,” she fumes, Lakshmi once a week in her young patient himself. Born in Bombay, journalist Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; “of being the best goddamn psy- home office for free, but she is “She knew from her visits to and novelist Thrity Umrigar now and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, chologist on his staff, when unprepared for the results. Calcutta,” Ms. Umrigar writes, lives in Cleveland, where she is Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. BOARD OF DIRECTORS FILMS INC. Miami. KFC “festive Feast-Buckets.” Swale Parking. YELLO BUTTERFLY PROJECT. Miami. Texting While Driv- ing PSA. Metromover, Riverwalk Station. SNYDER PICKERILL MEDIA GROUP LLC. Chicago. Mi- City board gives its nod ami-Dade Courthouse. Dade County Courthouse. VENEVISION PRODUCTIONS LLC. Miami. Voltea Pa’ Que Te Enamores. Swale Parking. SOUTH BEACH TOW PRODUCTIONS INC. LA. South Beach Tow. Miami Beach citywide, Haulover Beach to 647 Edgewater units Park. TELEMUNDO STUDIOS/NBC UNIVERSAL MEDIA LLC. BY JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS the residential tower will be Miami. Dueños del Paraiso. Ocean Ter. /73rd to 75th streets, Opa-locka West, Unincorporated Miami-Dade handled by Arquitectonica, led County – Driving Shots. CINEMAT INC. Miami. Every Witch Way 3. Village of The Melo Group plans to bring by Bernardo Fort-Brescia. Palmetto Bay. hundreds of condos to the water- The loading area has been con- MULTI IMAGE GROUP. Boca Raton. Communication Tow- ers B-Roll. Miami-Dade County Transit. front in theEdgewater neighbor- cealed in the newest plan, said AMERICA CV NETWORK LLC. Hialeah Gardens. America Noticias. Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office. hood. Mr. Fort-Brescia. FLAMA MEDIA NETWORK LLC. NY. Left Unattended. Mi- Aria on the Bay will begin con- Because the site is in a flood ami Beach citywide. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORP. England. Nature’s Weird- struction in early 2015 and bring zone, the development needs to est Events. Countywide, Cultural Center Plaza, Miami Beach citywide, Open Space Park, Stephen P. Clark 647 units to the high-profile site be elevated 11 feet, he said, which Building/Government Center. BOZA AGENCY. Miami. Owner. Miami-Dade County Tran- at 1770 N Bayshore Drive. shows up as broad steps from sit. The city’s Urban Development Bayshore Drive to the first floor. TURKEL BRANDS. Coconut Grove. Greater Miami Con- vention & Visitors Bureau “Its So Miami.” Sunny Isles Review Board approved the Aria on the Bay is “the first real Beach. THE BOLLOCKS PRODUCTION LLC. North Carolina. Stills project Sept. 17. dense residential development for UK Editorial. Crandon Park Beach. Iris Escarra, an attorney repre- north of downtown,” Mr. Fort- INLINE PHOTOGRAPHY. Miami Gardens. Stills for Inline Photography. Crandon Park Beach, Crandon Park Gar- senting the developers, told the Brescia said. dens, Miami Beach citywide, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County. board a similar project had been The tower is to feature 1- to 4- TROPICAL PRODUCTIONS INC. Wellington. Stills for Cata- planned for the site and was ap- bedroom “grand residences” with log #1. Miami Beach citywide. SPIKE PRODUCTIONS CORP. Biscayne Park. Stills for PC proved via a special use permit in private elevators, 9-foot high ceil- Kids and Klinger. Countywide, Miami Beach citywide. SELECT SERVICES INC. Miami. Stills for Next. 2006 under the former zoning ings, and terraces up to 11 feet Countywide, Miami Beach citywide. code. deep. ROUTE 7 PRODUCTIONS. Miami Beach. Stills for LEONISA S.A. Crandon Park Beach, Miami Beach It was necessary to approve Planned amenities include a citywide. GO SCOUT INC. Miami Beach. Stills for Roamans Cata- the new plan, which has several sunrise pool, sunset pool, log. Crandon Park Beach, Miami Beach citywide, Sunset changes, she said. They requested children’s pool, gym, spa, the- Islands. P. STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS INC. Miami Beach. Stills for an amendment to the original spe- ater/media and entertainment SEAT. Countywide, Miami Beach citywide. PRO ONE PRODUCTIONS INC. Miami Beach. Stills for cial use permit. rooms, business center, confer- Fashion. Countywide, Miami Beach citywide. Aria on the Bay is to have 50 ence rooms, outdoor fire-pit with SUNRISE PRODUCTION RENTALS LLC. Miami Beach. Stills for Pro Towels. Crandon Park Beach. floors, including 40,000 square custom seating, and a hot tub N HOUSE PRODUCTIONS. Miami. Stills for Next. feet of commercial space. The overlooking Biscayne Bay. Countywide, Miami Beach citywide. HEARST MAGAZINES. NY. Stills for Dec-Jan Cover Shoot. parking garage is to have 843 The tower is to rise right across Crandon Park Beach. DANNY CARDOZO & CO LLC. Miami. Stills for Yanbal/ spaces, down from the original the street from the city’s Marga- Unique. Crandon Park Beach. 1,035. ret Pace Park. DON DIAZ (PHOTOGRAPHER). San Diego. Stills for CYZONE print catalog. Miami Springs (trees on golf course, The architecture, interior de- The developers anticipate deer run). SOUTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL BROADCAST MAGNET. sign as well as the landscaping of completion in summer 2017. Melo’s 50-story Aria on the Bay is to begin construction in early 2015. Miami. Student Project: Smeared Family. Old Channel 6 Tower. Film professionals script picture as county backs incentives BY CATHERINE LACKNER there were elderly people sitting in their high impact television shows like “Magic fund the incentive program, said Chris rocking chairs, staring out at the empty City,” “The Glades” and “Burn Notice.” Ranung, president of I.A.T.S.E. Local Film and entertainment professionals beaches.” The state’s film incentives come in the 477 and chair of the COMPASS advo- turned out last week to implore the Mi- The film industry does more than pro- form of tax credits based on the scope of cacy group. “People will sell their homes ami-Dade County Commission to pass a vides jobs, she said; it also gives the state the production, number of local people and move out of state,” depriving Florida resolution, which it did, “urging the exposure. “Thousands of people watched hired, the season in which filming occurs of tax dollars. Florida legislature to enact legislation that show every Friday night,” she said, and several other variables. The credits Gary Ackerman is the owner of G-Force that would fund film, television and en- and wanted to visit Miami Beach. can be sold at the end of the term if the Protective Services, a company that sup- tertainment incentives that foster eco- “It’s imperative that you support the production doesn’t need the equivalent plies guards to production sets. “These are nomic development and create jobs; pre- entertainment industry,” she told com- tax relief. not high-paying jobs,” he said. Many of his liminarily identifying this issue as a criti- missioners. “For 30 years, we’ve seen Because the Florida Legislature has not employees will not be able to afford to cal county priority for the 2015 session; firsthand the impact it has had on the approved any new incentives funds in move to another state, and will be unem- and urging the Florida Association of state’s growth.” the past two legislative sessions, the ployed or forced to take other work, if Counties to identify this issue as one of In 2010, a Jobs for Florida bill desig- industry is jeopardized, experts say. Forty entertainment jobs dry up, he said. its priorities for the 2015 session.” nated $242 million over five years for tax states offer incentives, and some of their Next year’s legislative session doesn’t Casting director Lori Wyman recalled credits for film studios and other pro- programs – particularly those in Louisi- begin until January, but individuals and South Beach before “Miami Vice” made duction companies. By March 2011, $227 ana, North Carolina, and Georgia – are groups are already heading to Tallahas- it one of the world’s most desirable million of the credits had been commit- well-funded and aggressive. see to lobby key senators and represen- locales in the late 1980s. “All that was ted, with the majority going to so-called “Jobs will be lost,” if the state doesn’t tatives for the incentives. WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 TODAY’S NEWS MIAMI TODAY 11 Matheson family holds serve in tennis center legal match BY SUSAN DANSEYAR erning the relationship between IPC and the county. If International Players Cham- Mr. Matheson’s attorneys as- pionship doesn’t appeal a ruling sert that the four additional claims against its goal to build more sta- were predicated on IPC winning dium space and more permanent one or more of the first three grandstands in Key Biscayne’s claims. What that means is that if Crandon Park, it would appear the IPC cannot invalidate the settle- Miami Open operator’s aims are ment agreement, they are bound doomed by a court ruling in favor by it and can’t move forward. of a family that wants to keep the Consequently, Mr. Matheson’s at- property as is. torneys say they will move to dis- Attorneys for Bruce Matheson, miss the four additional claims due representative of the Matheson to Judge Schumacher’s decision. family, which donated the park to Gene Stearns, the attorney for the county, said they assume the IPC, said last week he would not tennis organization will appeal last make any statements on behalf of week’s decision by Judge Marc his client now. The Miami Open, Schumacher derailing its theory Photo by Maxine Usdan however, did issue a brief re- that earlier agreements were in- Tennis tournament organizers are battling to replace tents with buildings and add more stadiums at site. sponse. valid. ment agreement was permissible, Schumacher and we wait for the erendum are within the guidelines “We are disappointed with the Those agreements resulted from the amendment procedure is not next move from the tennis pro- that the voters approved. decision,” said Miami Open Tour- prior lawsuits: a 1993 settlement an unlawful delegation of legisla- moters,” Bruce Matheson told The other two claims are that nament Director Adam Barrett in a concerning tennis facilities at the tive authority, Judge Schumacher Miami Today last week. Bruce Matheson committed tor- written statement. “The Miami park and a subsequent master plan wrote. “It is entirely irrelevant Judge Schumacher’s ruling last tious interference (meaning an in- Open is carefully evaluating all of that spelled out what the parties whether the Mathesons had a right week was not a dismissal of the dividual not party to a contact its options.” could do with the oceanfront prop- of re-entry to [a section of] lawsuit. Rather, the decision on who is interfering for his own In July, Mr. Barrett told Miami erty. Crandon Park because the County summary judgment (a procedural financial gain) through his “zeal- Today the annual spring tennis Judge Schumacher denied In- may settle a dispute regarding the device used during civil litigation ous undertaking to terminate or tournament will be forced to leave ternational Players permissible uses of land with any- to expeditiously dispose of a case severely impair the contractual Miami, its home for nearly 30 Championship’s claim that Mi- one standing to challenge the without a trial) only addressed relationship between IPC and the years, if the expansion plan is ami-Dade County committed fraud County’s use of the land and file a IPC’s first three claims. The other county using deceit, coercion and blocked. He said the tennis center on the court by failing to abide by declaration of restrictive covenants four claims have yet to be ad- abuses of wrongfully acquired is no longer a top-tier facility. the agreement and build more sta- regarding those permitted uses.” dressed. power,” and that he has no legal “If I cannot satisfy the industry diums. IPC also alleged that the IPC’s third claim, challenging Among those claims, one seeks right to assert any control over standard, the industry will stop county’s true purpose was to pre- whether the Matheson heirs had a declaration that the tennis center Crandon Park; and an allegation supporting the event,” Mr. Barrett vent IPC from challenging the standing at all to challenge the expansion approved by Miami against the National Parks Con- said at the time. validity of the settlement agree- “park purpose only” deed restric- Dade voters in 2012 is a valid use servation Association and Frank IPC has another nine years on ment and master plan. tion, was also denied. Judge as a public park. Another seeks a Sawyer Hight III (a member of its contract with the county, Mr. “The Court finds that there is no Schumacher said IPC could not declaration that arrangements ap- the Matheson family) for aiding Ovelmen said last week. “I under- evidence that any of these attor- attack the settlement agreement in proved by the county commission and abetting Mr. Matheson’s in- stand the tournament was a great neys or their clients committed this way and – even if it could – the following the November 2012 ref- terference with the contracts gov- success this year.” fraud or misconduct of any kind Matheson heirs would nonethe- and that the IPC’s attempt to manu- less have standing to assert the facture a fraud claim under the restriction. If there was no stand- facts presented is fanciful at best,” ing, the judge ruled, the Mathesons Judge Schumacher wrote in his would not have been allowed to decision. “The Court finds …the participate in the early cases back IPC fails to allege anything resem- in the 1980s. DAYS TO CLOSE bling a fraud on the court and does Attorneys Enrique Arana and not site a single case which would Richard Ovelmen of Carlton Fields support such a finding here.” Jorden Burt, who represent Bruce The judge also denied that the Matheson, said last week they are 1993 settlement – as ratified in extremely pleased with the “very Local Mortgage Decisions Made Daily. 2000 – designated legislative au- fine order” issued by Judge Property is moving quickly in South Florida. If you are looking to finance, FirstBank Florida can move you fast. 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‘Who can we sue’ on Brickell Bridge timing? Sarnoff asks BY CATHERINE LACKNER

During last Friday’s rainy morning commute, drivers seethed in their cars as traffic ground to a halt. One of the causes, said Marc Sarnoff, Mi- ami commissioner and chair of Miami’s Downtown Develop- ment Authority, was that the Brickell Avenue Bridge was open during rush hour. “Who can we sue?” Mr. Sarnoff asked the group, not A suit may fail because “the Coast entirely in jest. “A study is not Guard has complete authority the proper thing to do.” over the waterway”: Alvin West. Years ago, the downtown au- firm?” asked board member Hank thority hammered out an agree- Klein, who is vice chairman of ment for all bridges over the Blanca Commercial Real Estate. Miami River to remain in the “Yes,” Mr. Sarnoff replied, down position during the work “the biggest and most expen- week between 7:30 and 9 a.m., sive we can find.” noon to 1 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. Jay Solowsky, the authority’s But the Brickell Avenue Bridge outside counsel, suggested the continues to open during those group get traffic counts to show times, Mr. Sarnoff said, be- the economic impact of the cause the Miami River Com- bridge closings. mission and the US Coast Guard “Other downtowns have riv- intervened so that commerce ers, and they don’t have these on the river would not be de- issues,” Mr. Kasdin said. He layed. Boat captains who want suggested the group find out Photo by Maxine Usdan the bridge opened have only to how the other cities resolved send a distress signal, he said. Traffic going downtown backed up Monday on Brickell Avenue during a Brickell Avenue Bridge opening. the issues. “So Joe’s Bike Shop, which lobby [US Sen.] Bill Nelson. The suit might be in vain, chair Neisen Kasdin, who is “The kid on the bicycle sounds goes directly to Haiti, gets Typically they’ll resolve it.” suggested board member Alvin office managing shareholder at better,” Mr. West quipped. through.” Government workers are chiefly West, who is senior vice presi- the Akerman law firm, “but I In the end, Mr. Lydecker Board member Richard interested in looking good to dent and chief financial officer agree that it’s ridiculous that agreed to tackle the matter pro Lydecker, who is senior part- their superiors, he added. of the Greater Miami Conven- one boat gets through and the bono and bring a report to the ner in the Lydecker-Diaz law “Or, if you want something tion & Visitors Bureau, because, entire town is clogged. Let’s board within 30 days, focusing firm, suggested the authority cheaper, we could hire an 8- “The Coast Guard has complete verify under what authority it’s on what can be done to regulate sue whatever entity rules the year-old kid to stand on the authority over the waterway.” done and what our opportuni- not just the Brickell Avenue bridge in administrative, state bridge with a broken bicycle,” “Their authority is long es- ties are.” Bridge but all of the movable and federal court. “Then we he quipped. tablished,” said authority vice “Are we going to hire a law Miami River bridges downtown. Schools looking at new sites to meet downtown pupil flood BY CATHERINE LACKNER

As downtown’s population grows, the leadership of Mi- ami-Dade County Public Schools is considering several options to respond to the new demand, school board member Rachel Regalado told Miami’s Downtown Development Au- thority last week. One plan is to renovate Booker T. Washington High School at 1200 NW Sixth Ave. Another is to create a school at Temple ‘We need data to prove Israel, 137 NE 19th St. we need options for There are problems with both plans, she said. Booker T. Wash- downtown.’ ington is an older school that has Raquel Regalado what she called “a trademark issue” in that it is in an economi- cally challenged area. The mendations. Temple Israel campus is spa- Photo by Maxine Usdan “Put together a question- cious, which would allow for Renovating Booker T. Washington High School to handle more students is under school board review. naire,” Mr. Motwani told Ms. outdoor activities, but it prob- Often, she said, families buy Ms. Regalado told the author- Housing Opportunities Fund. Regalado, “and we’ll send it to ably would be a charter school homes because they are near ity, “and you need to push back “That’s the way to reach out. management companies and that would admit children from magnet schools, only to find to secure a number of seats for We all know intuitively that we condo associations” She agreed throughout the county. out that their children can’t at- residents if a magnet school is need schools, but we need facts.” to do so. “We are trying to get residen- tend them unless they win a seat built.” “This has been discussed at “Thousands of units are com- tial seats in magnet schools,” in a lottery. They resort to pri- “We’re expanding our rela- our last two board retreats,” ing online,” said Jay Solowsky, she said, meaning that a certain vate schools when they would tionships with condo associa- said Alyce Robertson, authority the authority’s outside counsel. number of seats would be re- have preferred the public school, tions,” said board member Nitin executive director. She intro- “It’s an exploding population.” served for students who live in she added. Motwani, who is managing prin- duced Lisa Martinez, whom the The consensus was that gath- the magnet school’s surround- “We need data to prove we cipal of Miami World Center and authority has hired to study the ering data would be a good first ing area. need options for downtown,” managing director of the Encore issue and come up with recom- step. 14 MIAMI TODAY DOWNTOWN & BRICKELL WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 Brickell Mazda enters the neighborhood at Brickell Motors BY MARILYN BOWDEN and any disputes must be re- solved via an administrative pro- Mario Murgado, who owns cess within the Department of several automobile dealerships Motor Vehicles. on Brickell’s Southwest Eighth “The franchise system has Street, will soon be opening been around for 40 years,” Mr. Brickell Mazda at the same lo- Smith said. “It’s a good sys- cation. tem. Franchise laws protect the “We are really, truly excited customer. about opening a Mazda dealer- “It’s not just about opening a ship,” he said. “It’s an opportu- new store where you can pur- nity to put Mazda in a place that chase cars. People today buy has really grown, with good from all types of locations, but access both for new customers it is important to have locations and for those who already exist to service customers, and ser- to get their Mazdas serviced.” vicing the customer is very Brickell Mazda, he said, will much geographical.” open in about two weeks at a Dealerships also encourage temporary facility at 618 SW price competition, he said; good Eighth St., pending construc- deals would not exist if every- tion of its permanent home one bought their vehicles online across the street at 701 SE Eighth from the manufacturer. St., which is now in permitting. “The dealer’s job is to do the “It will be a state-of-the-art best he can for the customer,” facility which will be the latest Mr. Smith said. “His desire is to Mazda design,” he said. make the customer happy, not Brickell Motors, comprised Photo by Maxine Usdan the factory. That’s a huge dif- of Brickell Mazda, Brickell Mario Murgado is about to open Brickell Mazda in a temporary home, and later move across the street. ference.” Honda, Brickell Buick & GMC city, not an urban city. Miami about to change dramatically Mr. Murgado said he has been Florida’s 850 dealerships sell and Brickell Luxury Motors, got has always been a boom town, proved correct, and it has re- pursuing the right to open a about a million new cars annu- its start 13 years ago, Mr. and it was coming into its own. warded him. Mazda dealership since 2008. ally, he said, accounting for 16% Murgado said, when he bought I wanted to be a part of that. “It’s been wonderful,” he New dealerships come about of the state’s retail sales tax. an existing store called Buick “When I looked at the X, Y said. “I started with three em- through agreements between In addition to Brickell Mo- Pontiac & GMC. and millennial generations, I ployees; now there are 148. This manufacturers and dealers, said tors, Mr. Murgado owns Audi “It was a tired store, and we didn’t think they wanted to live year we will sell over 5,200 Ted Smith, president of the Stuart and Infiniti Stuart. Last took a huge risk with it,” he in suburbia. So I looked for an vehicles. Since our inception in Florida Automobile Dealers As- week, he also purchased Ocean said. “But I look at things his- opportunity.” this community, we’ve sold al- sociation. However, Florida law Cadillac at 1000 NE 96th St., torically. Henry Flagler devel- Mr. Murgado’s sense that most 50,000, and we are very mandates that franchise own- Kane Concourse, in Bay Harbor oped Miami as a commercial Brickell and downtown were grateful.” ers in the area must be notified, Islands. Two condo association teams form to gain clout downtown BY MARILYN BOWDEN

A pair of new associations comprised of directors of downtown condominium asso- ciations hope to give residents a voice in decisions affecting qual- ity of life in the urban core. The Biscayne Neighborhoods Association, or BNA, covers the territory from Northeast 39th Street to Interstate 395 and from Biscayne Bay to North Miami Avenue, said President Tom Bailey, as well as buildings on the Venetian and MacArthur causeways that are within city limits. BNA also welcomes as non-voting members businesses Photos by Marlene Quaroni and other organizations with an Presidents of the new clusters of directors of downtown condominium associations are Dalia Lagoa City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff interest in the welfare of those of the Downtown Neighbors Alliance and Tom Bailey of nearby Biscayne Neighborhoods Association. talks at a meeting of the groups. who live and work downtown, “In November 2013, Sharon “We are all founded on the dium issue came along. It be- be more of a district issue.” he said. put out emails and mailings to principle that in unity there is came very clear to downtown Right now, Mr. Bailey says, The Downtown Neighbors board member at all condos in strength,” said Gail Feldman, the residents that government offi- the Biscayne Neighborhoods Alliance, or DNA, is bordered the area,” he said. “Over the Brickell association’s president. cials aren’t always keeping resi- Association is focused on grow- on the south by the Miami River past eight-10 months, it evolved “We pay a lot of taxes, and we dents in mind. ing its membership, but it will and on the north by Interstate from there.” want to see that our dollars are “Estimates are that between collaborate with partners on 395. President Dalia Lagoa esti- Attorneys in the Community put to the best use possible, and 10,000 and 14,000 people live finding solutions to such con- mated DNA so far represents Association Law Practice group that our members are getting the north of the river, and we feel that cerns as traffic density and speed about 9,000 residents in about a of Becker & Poliakoff provided services they need.” we can make a big difference.” control; a large enough police dozen residential buildings. legal support to both organiza- Last week, BNA and DNA For now, the Ultra Music presence to discourage crime Incorporated earlier this year, tions. co-hosted a meeting at Miami battle seems lost: Mr. Sarnoff and provide security; how DNA has been formally active The new associations have as Dade College open to anyone in was the only city commissioner demolition of the former Miami since May, Ms. Lagoa said. a model for civic involvement the downtown area to discuss to vote to banish the event, de- Herald building will play out; Early successes include spon- the venerable Brickell issues of mutual concern. City spite the fact that, during the the lack of efficient public tran- sorship of a voter registration Homeowners Association, or Commissioner Marc Sarnoff most recent festival, a security sit; responsible controls on LED drive and helping to defeat the BHA, which will celebrate its fielded questions from the audi- guard was severely injured in a signs and billboards that con- proposal to build a soccer sta- 25th year next spring. Mr. Bailey ence of about 200. stampede, 76 festival-goers sider impact on area residents; dium adjacent to American Air- said BHA helped by sharing its High on the list of issues that were arrested and 118 required and well-distributed parks and lines Arena. bylaws and incorporation docu- have plagued downtown resi- treatment by paramedics. green spaces. BNA collaborated with DNA ments. dents is the Ultra Music Festi- Ultra, Mr. Sarnoff said, high- “Miami is on the verge of to protest the soccer stadium Last June, all three neighbor- val, an electronic music blow- lights the need to take a new becoming a great city,” he said, proposal, Mr. Bailey said. BNA hood organizations jointly spon- out held for several years now look at how issues impacting “and we are the ones who are was formed by Sharon Dodge, sored a town hall meeting at at downtown sites that nearby downtown residents should be closest to the issues.” former president of The Venetia Mercy Hospital organized by residents find unacceptably resolved. Condominium Association, and Becker & Poliakoff where state noisy and disruptive. “Historically downtown was Details: Dalia Lagoa, Bill Mathisen, business devel- legislators took questions about In fact, Ms. Lagoa says, “Ul- treated as almost a citywide is- [email protected] opment manager at K&W Prop- new state laws regarding shared tra was the primary reason DNA sue,” he said, “but now with the (DNA); Tom Bailey, erty Management. ownership housing. came to be, and then the sta- residential component it should [email protected] (BNA). WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 DOWNTOWN & BRICKELL MIAMI TODAY 15 After going around in circles, Brickell Circle parking rolling BY SUSAN DANSEYAR changed, Mr. Noriega said. The Miami Circle beneath 401 After two seemingly endless Brickell Ave. was discovered years seeking approval to build during an archeological study a parking lot, the Miami Parking conducted after a 1998 demoli- Authority is one step closer to tion to make way for a high-rise creating 20 parking spaces for condominium. the Miami Circle in Brickell now After the base of a stone circle that an updated plan was sent to was discovered, the state bought the state last week. the site for $26 million in 1999 The authority has been work- and eventually construction was ing for several months on a started on a $1 million park study, evaluating the 2,000-year- funded by several state and lo- old Native American historical cal organizations. site and outlining procedures to The Miami Circle is now man- follow should any artifacts be aged by HistoryMiami, for- found during construction for merly known as the Historical parking spaces under the Brickell Museum of Southern Florida, Bridge. The authority has sent a but the parking authority would number of versions to the Florida operate the planned parking Division of Historical Resources, site. which coordinates construction The parking authority plans projects on state-owned land to Photo by Maxine Usdan to install meters to charge for identify and protect historic sites. The only parking for the Brickell Circle historic site at upper right is a circular drive marked “No parking.” parking to offset the cost of The studies have come back with ing Authority CEO Art Noriega get any more comments [for ment of Transportation and up- building the lot, and remaining the state’s suggested revisions. this week. “We sent an update changes]. date the pricing component.” revenues are to get divided be- “For three or four months, on Friday and are now waiting Should the recent study be In 2011, the proposed cost to tween the state’s transportation we’ve been going back and forth for the state to acknowledge acceptable, the authority can build a 20-space parking lot was department and the parking au- with the state,” said Miami Park- this version and hope we won’t finalize a plan with the Depart- $90,000 but the market has thority. Downtown trash cleaned up BY CATHERINE LACKNER downtown’s revitalization roughly coincided with the 2008 Trash conditions in the cen- recession, which drained city tral business district have much coffers. “It was a weird inverse improved since March 2012, situation, and politics plays a when Miami Commissioner part, too.” Marc Sarnoff, chair of the Because of the city’s five- Downtown Development Au- district system of government, thority, distributed to the group “each of the five districts would a 36-page booklet showing “ob- argue the same thing, that they stacle courses on our down- don’t get enough of the city’s town sidewalks.” resources,” regardless of where The collection, which carried the tax money comes from, Mr. the disclaimer that the images Betancourt said. might be “revolting and disturb- And observers say it’s a tru- ing,” showed bags of garbage, ism that each commissioner rotting food, abandoned con- fights primarily for his own dis- tainers and other debris. Mr. trict. Sarnoff said at that time that, The downtown authority’s because downtown contributed Neighborhood Enhancement 42% of the city’s tax base and Team has stepped up to provide was rapidly becoming a resi- clean-up services, Mr. Photo by Maxine Usdan dential center, it deserved more Betancourt said, but it’s again a China Grill still on order sanitation services. story of limited resources. The long-awaited opening of China Grill Brickell is experiencing delays, given how complicated the But the issue is more com- “We’ve seen some improve- construction is for its new restaurant, says Terry Zarikian, director of product development. He said plex, said Javier Betancourt, ment,’ he said, “but the levels this week that management doesn’t have a precise date but hopes to open at the end of this year or early 2015. In 1995, China Grill opened in South Beach but, after 17 years, closed April 28, 2012, and owner authority deputy director. are still not what we’d like to Jeffrey Chodorow announced he would reopen China Grill at 801 Brickell Ave. later that year. At the time, “There are limited resources,” maintain for our residents, he said the venue’s menu would not greatly differ from the old one. The Brickell restaurant is to feature he said, particularly since workers and visitors.” more than 13,000 square feet indoors and a 3,900-square-foot patio, above, with seating for 452 diners. New mat program credited with reducing downtown homeless BY CATHERINE LACKNER In fact, Officer Bernat said, depart- The new agreement spells out whether authority chair Marc Sarnoff, who is a ment statistics indicate that in January, a police officer can arrest a homeless Miami commissioner. “This is the first James Bernat, homeless coordinator there were 381 homeless people down- person for public nudity, “responding to time the City of Miami has done some- for the Miami Police Department, added town. By Aug. 29, that number had the call of nature” or being in a park after thing on its own. Next year is going to be his voice Friday to those who say the mat shrunk to 277. hours. Further, it lays out a procedure challenging, though.” program at Camillus House appears to be But the drop might reflect homeless for law enforcement or community out- “I don’t know that you’re going to working. people who were here in the winter and reach workers to offer shelter, if it is raise $700,000 every year,” Mr. Hollo Speaking to Miami’s Downtown De- have gone back to the northern states for available, to a homeless person. said. “I’m worried about the program.” velopment Authority, Officer Bernat said the summer, said board member Jose Available shelter is defined as a free Amid rumors of a rift between Camillus 224 homeless persons have been taken to Goyanes, owner of Metro Beauty Cen- bed – or mat – in a facility that can house House and the Homeless Trust, a clear- the facility at 1603 NW Seventh Ave. ter, Churchill’s Barbershop and Tre Ital- someone for at least 24 hours. The facil- ing house for homeless funding, and that since Aug. 1, when 100 mats were made ian Bistro. ity can impose no religious requirements Camillus House might see its funding cut available to homeless people who could Nevertheless, “It’s a testament to the or insist on substance abuse or mental because of the mat program, at least one then sleep in the safety of an enclosed program’s success,” said Jay Solowsky, health treatment as conditions of shelter. authority board member wants to make courtyard, at least for a night. Since then, the authority’s outside counsel. A coalition of public entities, including the authority’s case to that entire body. 23 have gotten more permanent shelter, The mat initiative is an outgrowth of last the city, the community redevelopment “If we can show board members the gone into treatment or returned to their year’s agreement between the City of Mi- agencies of Omni/Midtown and South- numbers,” Mr. Goyanes said, “maybe families, he said. ami and the American Civil Liberties Union. east Overtown/Park West, and the down- we can circumvent [trust chair] Ron “I’m approached by dozens of home- Arguing that the urban core is dispropor- town authority, along with the private Book.” less people at any given time about the tionately affected and that the 1992 settle- non-profit End Homelessness Now, do- “There are various reasons people are mats,” he said. With 100 mats, though, ment of a suit brought by a group of nated $700,000 to buy the mats. homeless,” said Brian Alonso, a principal capacity is limited. homeless people didn’t go far enough to “Before the mat program, we weren’t of La Epoca department stores, who is a “Twenty-three is a tremendous rate as address the issue, the Downtown Devel- able to provide these services,” Officer Homeless Trust board member. “The far as getting people to the next step,” said opment Authority led the charge to modify, Bernat said. solution is not one-size-fits-all. The more board member Jerome Hollo, who is vice or at least have the courts clarify, the so- “The Homeless Trust has no modality tools we have, the more chance we’re president of Florida East Coast Realty. called Pottinger settlement. to deal with chronic homelessness,” said going to end homelessness.” 16 MIAMI TODAY DOWNTOWN & BRICKELL WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 Electric cars to race along boulevard downtown in March BY LIDIA DINKOVA Formula E Championship spokesman, bound lanes of Biscayne Boulevard are to sued by the city and/or a county based told Miami Today via email. “We hope close during the race, Mr. Regalado said. on FDOT plans.” Plans for an electric car race in that by showing these open-wheeled To hold the race on Biscayne Boule- Mayor Regalado said there have been Miami are moving forward, officials cars racing at 150 mph through cities vard, Formula E would probably re- meetings between the motorsport gov- say. around the world we can help change quire permits. But details as to which erning body and transportation de- On March 14, the international For- this perception, whilst also improving agency would issue the permits re- partment and that the state department mula E race series is to be held on the technology used.” main murky. is “already on board” with plans for Biscayne Boulevard downtown. Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado, who The Florida Department of Trans- the race. The Fédération Internationale de initiated discussions for the race to be portation (FDOT) has jurisdiction over Formula E Championship is work- l’Automobil, or FIA, is the global held downtown, said plans are moving Biscayne Boulevard. ing together with Indianapolis-based motorsport governing body. The or- ahead smoothly. A spokeswoman with the state told Andretti Sports Marketing to put to- ganization has licensed the commer- “All I know is that all the stakehold- Miami Today that there isn’t a permit gether the event. Formula E hasn’t cial rights of the race to Formula E ers are on board,” he said. “That was request for the race on file with the requested funding from local govern- Holdings, a consortium of international our concern – that everybody is on department. Since FDOT has jurisdic- ments for the race, a company spokes- investors. board because we don’t want to affect tion over Biscayne Boulevard, it must man said. The Formula E race is like the For- Bayside [Marketplace], Bayfront issue a permit in order for the race to Formula E would probably hire off- mula 1 races – except with electric [Park], and the AmericanAirlines be held on the downtown Miami road- duty City of Miami police officers on vehicles and held in urban environ- Arena, the Miami Heat, the DDA way, the department confirmed. the day of the race. ments as a way to promote the elec- [Downtown Development Authority] Formula E had a different take in an South Florida officials say the event tricity-powered cars. The race is to be and the Arsht Center. Every agency is emailed statement: “Formula E is cur- will give downtown Miami interna- held in about 10 cities globally, includ- supporting this.” rently working very hard with all the tional exposure and marketing. ing Buenos Aires, London, Los Ange- The organization has rented relevant authorizes to obtain the final Formula E, said Mayor Regalado, les and Miami. The Beijing race was AmericanAirlines Arena for an evening accreditation. It is working closely “has big plans in terms of global tele- already held in September. end-of-the-race event, according to with FDOT on the necessary roads vision and things like that. I think it’s “Currently, people view electric cars Mayor Regalado. that may require works. FDOT does going to be a very good thing for as slow or boring,” Tom Phillips, FIA Both the northbound and the south- not issue any permits. These are is- downtown Miami. We are excited.” Port tunnel shows steady traffic growth, aiding downtown BY NINA LINCOFF lanes. On 24 days during Au- gust there was a higher vehicle The PortMiami Tunnel was count headed west, but only over 30 years in the making. five days where there was a Now finally open, it appears to higher count eastbound. be delivering on its promise of PortMiami is happy with the reduced downtown traffic. A upwardly trending traffic vol- review of vehicular flow ume through the tunnel. “We through the tunnel between Aug. have already noticed a signifi- 3 and 31 shows a slight but cant improvement in traffic steady increase day-to-day. flow,” said Andria Muniz- The highest volume day in Amador, a spokesperson for August was Friday, Aug. 22, PortMiami. with over 10,000 vehicles. Mon- MAT Concessionaire was the days, Fridays and Saturdays see consortium that oversaw the the most traffic week-to-week. tunnel’s construction and con- A monthly profile provided by tinues to oversee its operation. Australian asset management The tunnel project was geared company Transfield Services to help relieve traffic in down- shows that on those high-traf- town Miami, which each week- fic days, over 7,000 vehicles day sees nearly 16,000 vehicles use the tunnel. traveling to and from the port. The PortMiami Tunnel offi- Truck traffic contributes nearly cially opened to vehicles Aug. 3 30% of that number, according following a slightly problem- to an Americas Traffic Study. filled summer. A ceremonial The idea was that the tunnel, opening in May preceded prob- which directly connects the port lems like a leaking force main, to highways via a Watson Is- which drains the tunnel under land exit and I-395, would re- Photos by Maxine Usdan the bay of rainwater and spill- lieve congestion downtown. Cargo trucks bound for PortMiami now head east to Watson Island and roll into the port via the tunnel. age. But during August, the tun- “As you drive into the port said Alyce Roberston, authority nel saw routine daily traffic. using the port bridge, the im- executive director. The tunnel is the result of a provement in traffic flow On Monday mornings the public-private partnership be- through downtown Miami, es- traffic southbound on Biscayne tween the Florida Department pecially on Fifth Street passing Boulevard was clogged from of Transportation, Miami-Dade the Miami Dade College is Northeast Fifth Street to I-395 County, the City of Miami, the smooth,” Ms. Muniz-Amador because of the number of ships port and Bouygues Civil Works said. “Fewer container trucks, in the port, Ms. Robertson said. Florida, a subsidiary of Paris- less congestion.” On the Monday after the tunnel based Bouygues, which handled The Miami Downtown De- opened it flowed with no prob- the tunnel’s construction. velopment Authority says it has lem, she said, but only future On opening day, over 4,000 noticed significant improvement monthly traffic volumes will vehicles used the tunnel. Some in traffic through downtown. reveal whether the tunnel con- days, eastbound lanes see more There was a huge difference tinues to deliver on the promise traffic and on others westbound the day after the tunnel opened, of reduced congestion. Before the tunnel opened, cargo trucks entered the port via downtown. Downtown restoring its traffic enforcement program Oct. 1 BY CATHERINE LACKNER Eight City of Miami public service authority team leader for enhanced ser- briefly revived and extended south of aides will work two shifts — during vices. They will have the ability of write the Miami River. That didn’t achieve Major changes are in store when the morning and afternoon rush hours, traffic citations, she said. such dramatic results, possibly because Downtown Development Authority re- though the hours haven’t been decided The aides will be in radio contact with of slowdowns associated with Brickell launches its White Glove traffic pro- yet — Monday through Friday at vari- a police supervisor who can direct them City Centre construction. gram Oct. 1. Likely to be the most ous intersections downtown north of to hot spots such as traffic accidents, Marc Sarnoff, authority chair and popular: the city and authority are fully the Miami River. she added. Miami commissioner, has long cam- footing the $399,000 bill; businesses They will focus on illegal parking In the inaugural program last year, six paigned for the city’s police department will not be asked to directly contribute. (including disabled parking-sticker additional officers in the morning and eight to establish a separate traffic enforce- The downtown authority’s share will be abuses), motorists blocking intersec- in the afternoon were assigned. Observers ment division. He has suggested that $170,000, and the program is expected tions or otherwise breaking traffic laws, said traffic flow improved noticeably. gridlock and congestion won’t be solved to run one year. and other offenses, said Jennifer Rodero, Last November, the program was until that happens. WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 MIAMI TODAY 17

Mini film festival in October to offer taste of the Big Show BY CATHERINE LACKNER As this is Miami’s film festi- val, local film-makers will be To whet the audience’s appe- given their due. “In 2014, we tite for next year’s 32nd incar- had seven excellent Miami-made nation, the Miami Film Festival films in the program,” Mr. (MIFF) is rolling out a mini fes- Laplante said. “We’re proud of tival next month. the work being done in our own “MIFFecito,” named after the community and there are several cafecito style of coffee, runs terrific contenders for 2015 as Oct. 16-19, offering a tiny taste well.” of next year’s event, which will Red-carpet watchers will be be held March 6-15. happy to know that the festival Held at the Tower Theater, captures its share of celebrities. 1508 SW Eighth St., the mini “We’re working on the availabil- festival features films from ity of our guests,” said Mr. Bhutan, Chile, Cuba, Italy, Laplante. “Last year we had such Mexico, Poland and Spain. “It’s terrific Hollywood royalty as the perfect fall break for film Anne Hathaway, Shirley lovers who crave a cinematic MacLaine, Christopher fix,” said Jaie Laplante, festival Plummer, Andy Garcia, John executive director, in a release. Turturro and Jonathan Demme This is the first year for on our red carpets. The excite- MIFFecito, and other changes The main event, the Miami International Film Festival, will be held March 6-15 after a brief taste now. ment will continue in 2015!” he are planned, as well. from a field of 10 finalists, is As for the general festival, involved in making it,” he said. vowed. “We have a new look and a always an exciting festival high- “We are evaluating movies for Some favorites will return, he Considered a top festival for new website,” said Mr. Laplante light, he said. This year, for the next year’s program on two lev- added. “The increasingly popu- Ibero-American cinema, the fes- via email. “Planning your festi- first time, the audience will els. On the first, of course, we lar culinary cinema section will tival each year attracts about val schedule will be easier than choose the winner. are looking for the best films. On be back with great movie-and- 60,000 viewers and more than ever, with increased navigabil- “Pretty cool to know that your the next level, we are also evalu- dinner pairings. My recent trav- 400 filmmakers, producers, ac- ity, more trailers and scheduling vote could influence this signifi- ating these films for the types of els to Asia unveiled a quite-amaz- tors, directors and others in- options that will make choosing cant prize!” Mr. Laplante said. experiences we can build around ing amount of energy going on volved in cinema. Presented by the films you want to go to a real “The films from Latin America them, because attending the Mi- among that region’s film artists, Miami Dade College, it has breeze.” this year so far are outstanding, ami International Film Festival is so we’ll be updating our recent screened films from more than The Knight Documentary so it is going to make narrowing not just about seeing a movie, focus on China program, to a 60 countries over the past five Competition, which awards down to our final 10 competition it’s about connecting that movie broader focus on the Asian re- years, and has staged about 300 $10,000 to the winner chosen films a tough, tough job.” with your life and the artists gion in 2015,” he said. premieres.

The new Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami is to open to the public at the Moore Building in December.

New art museum names leadership Suzanne Weaver has been named the interim director of the institute.

BY NINA LINCOFF Dallas Museum of Art, the Indianapolis mer of turmoil for the Museum of Con- pointment of city-selected director Museum of Art and the Speed Art Mu- temporary Art, whose board of trustees Babacar M’Bow preceded the move. Newly created Institute of Contem- seum, among others. Most recently at announced in August that they were The board would not accept Mr. porary Art, Miami on Tuesday an- the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, leaving the institution and setting up M’Bow’s appointment because he failed nounced the appoint- KY, Ms. Weaver served as the curator temporary shop on the second floor of to comply with a background check. ment of two new staff of modern and contemporary art. the Design District’s Moore Building. The board of trustees rebranded them- members. Suzanne Mr. Gartenfield’s appointment was Former Museum of Contemporary Art selves the Institute of Contemporary Weaver will serve as indeed a promotion. After coming board of trustees members Irma Braman Art, Miami and found a new home in the interim director of the onboard with the Museum of Contem- and Ray Ellen Yarkin are co-chairs of Design District’s Moore Building. Some institute and Alex porary Art as a curator in May 2013, the new institute’s own board. 12,500 square feet in the 191 NE 40th Gartenfield will serve Mr. Gartenfield has helped with the A nonprofit organization, the St. space has been given over for tem- as deputy director and creation and development of the Insti- museum’s board of trustees left the porary use to the institute rent-free, chief curator, effec- tute of Contemporary Art, Miami. He city-owned building after months of courtesy of the Miami Design Districts Alex Gartenfield tive immediately. has worked as an editor and contempo- tension between the board and the city. Associates. The official opening of the Ms. Weaver brings over 20 years of rary art curator, and founded alternative A failed expansion of the museum’s space to the public will be in December, museum and curatorial experience to exhibition spaces like New York’s North Miami facility, the result of a with details to be announced in coming the institute, having overseen exhibition Three’s Company. rejected $15 million bond proposal, and weeks, a press release for the institute and educational programming at the This announcement follows a sum- the board’s disagreement with the ap- said. 18 MIAMI TODAY ARTS & CULTURE WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 11 buzz-worthy events highlight a fall season of the arts BY JENNIFER LIMA AMALUNA Cirque du Soleil’s presents its As the summer ends and the 33rd production “Amaluna.” rainy season lets up, the cool Written and directed by Tony fall breeze brings in more than Award-winning director Diane just beautiful weather. This is Paulus, the production is a cel- the time when cultural nightlife ebration of love and a tribute to comes alive with an array of the work and voice of women. Broadway musicals, exotic bal- The show invites the audience to lets, internationally renowned a mysterious island governed by musicians and progressive cin- Goddesses and guided by the ema from all over the world. cycles of the moon. Their queen, While the upcoming seasons Prospera, directs her daughter’s hold a few classic events like coming-of-age ceremony in a rite “The Nutcracker” ballet and the that honors femininity, renewal, South Beach Food and Wine rebirth and balance that marks Festival, they’re also overflow- the passing of these insights and ing with culturally stimulating values from one generation to the events geared to fascinate and next. Dec. 11- Jan. 4. Sun Life excite. A scene from “Il Capitale Umano,” one of the highlights of the Italian Film Festival in Miami Oct. 9-14. Stadium, 347 Don Shula Dr., With the event season start- Iyanla Vanzant, Rob Bell, Amy Miami Gardens. $30-$265. De- ing to pick up and calendars Purdy, Elizabeth Gilbert and tails: www.cirquedusoleil.com. filling in, here’s a list of a few Deepak Chopra. Founded on the buzz-worthy events you won’t belief that everyone has the po- ROBERT GONZÁLEZ- want to miss tential to live their dreams, the MONJAS two-day event attempts to em- The New World Symphony ITALIAN FILM power the audience through life presents “The Natural World,” FESTIVAL lessons and the transformative by violinist Roberto González- Cinema Italy hosts its 12th journeys of others. Attendees Monjas. For this afternoon of “Italian Film Festival in Miami,” will also have the chance to chamber music for strings, the featuring an opening night cel- experience the interactive “O center will be transformed into a ebration, 10 new and unreleased Town,” a pop-up town square musical aviary with Respighi’s films, after parties every night where all the connection, self- birdsong fantasy based on works and more. Actress, producer discovery and energy is ampli- by Baroque composers. and director, Maria Grazia fied. Oct. 24-25. American Air- Concertgoers will later by Cucinotta, dubbed the “god- lines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., whisked away by a favorite Rus- Cirque du Soleil’s 33rd production, “Amaluna,”runs Dec. 11-Jan. 4. mother” of this year’s festival, Miami. $99-$999. Details: sian romantic and thrown into will host the closing night din- www.oprahweekend.com/events slipper and the clock that strikes Miller Dr., Coral Gables. De- the emotional depths of DvoYák’s ner and award ceremony. Oct. /register/miami. midnight. The romantic, and tails: (305) 284-4940 or traditional Slavic song. The pro- 9-14. Regal Cinema South sometimes hilarious, Broadway www.miami.edu/frost/ gram will include Respighi’s “The Beach, 1120 Lincoln Rd., Mi- CINDERELLA adaptation promises an unfor- index.php/festival_miami. Birds,” Glare’s “String Octet” ami Beach. Details: www.cinema Broadway Across America and gettable experience for anyone and DvoYák’s piano trio italy.com. the Adrienne Arsht Center for who’s ever had a wish, a dream MADAME “Dumky.” 2 p.m. Dec 21. New the Performing Arts of Miami- or a really great pair of shoes. BUTTERFLY World Center, 500 17th St., Mi- OPRAH’S THE LIFE Dade County present Rodgers + Oct. 28- Nov. 4. Adrienne Arsht The Florida Grand Opera pre- ami Beach. Details: www.nws.edu. YOU WANT Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” The Center for the Performing Arts sents one of the world’s most Oprah Winfrey brings her Tony Award-winning musical, of Miami-Dade County, 1300 beloved operas, “Madame But- FAIRY DOLL BALLET inspirational event, “The Life from the creators of “The Sound Biscayne Blvd., Ziff Ballet Opera terfly,” as part of its 2014-15 Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida You Want Weekend” to Miami of Music” and “South Pacific,” House, Miami. Details: (305) 949- season. The production, based presents a gorgeous production as part of her US tour. The features classic moments audi- 6722 or www.arshtcenter.org. on a short story by John Luther of “Fairy Doll.” The production, intimate show will also feature, ences have grown to love, in- Long, takes place in the port of originally known as “Die handpicked “life trailblazers” cluding the pumpkin, the glass NIGHTMARE ON THE Nagasaki, where American Ben- Puppenfee” by composer Josef BEACH jamin Franklin Pinkerton pays Bayer, was one of the most suc- The Little Lighthouse Foun- an unscrupulous marriage bro- cessful productions of the late dation hosts its fifth annual ker to provide him with a Japa- 19th century. The Issaev recre- Nightmare on the Beach, ben- nese wife for entertainment dur- ation and revival of the ballet is efiting children and their fami- ing his stay. The lovely Cio-Cio played in two acts, telling the tale lies who struggle with educa- San, known as Madame Butter- of a doll that uses her magic to tional, financial and medical fly, enters the relationship in one bring more than 60 dolls to life hardships. This Halloween in- of the most rapturous love duets when the toy store closes. March vasion will take over South ever composed, unmindful of 7 and 8. Aventura Arts & Cultural Beach’s Lummus Park, and for Pinkerton’s intention to amuse Center, 3385 NE 188th St., the first time, party on the ac- himself until he can take a “real Aventura. $30. Details: (877) 311- tual sands of the beach. High- wife” from America. Abandoned 7469 or www.aventuracenter.org. lights will include an outdoor with a child born long after nightclub experience featuring Pinkerton’s departure, Butterfly WICKED multiple Halloween themed pa- desperately clings to the belief Broadway Across America and vilions and tents, including the that he will return to her. Sung in the Adrienne Arsht Center for Dos Equis Most Interesting Italian with projected titles in the Performing Arts of Miami- Lounge in the World that will English and Spanish. Nov. 15- Dade County present “Wicked.” feature a life-sized Space In- 22. Adrienne Arsht Center for The award-winning musical vaders game. 8 p.m. Oct. 31. the Performing Arts, 1300 takes place in a time long before Lummus Park, 9th St. and Biscayne Blvd., Ziff Ballet Op- that girl from Kansas arrives in Ocean Dr., Miami Beach. $150 era, Miami. Details: (305) 949- Munchkinland, when two girls and up. Details: www.nightmare 6722 or www.arshtcenter.org. meet in the Land of Oz. One, onthebeach.com. born with emerald green skin, is PHIL COLLINS smart, fiery and misunderstood. GABY MORENO The Little Dreams Foundation, The other is beautiful, ambitious Festival Miami presents Best in collaboration with Orianne and very popular. This is the New Latin Grammy Artist Gaby Collins Mejjati and David Frangioni, story of how these two friends Moreno in concert. The hosts a fundraiser featuring multi- grow to become the Wicked YouTube sensation will be ac- platinum artist Phil Collins. The Witch of the West and Glinda companied by Arthur Braitsch event will also feature perfor- the Good. March 11-29. on guitar and background vo- mances by Grammy award win- Adrienne Arsht Center for the cals; Leslie Lowe on bass and ning Italian songstress Laura Performing Arts of Miami-Dade background vocals; Sebastian Pausini, the Hispanic “Queen of County, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Aymanns on drums and back- Rock” Alejandra Guzman, the Little Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami. ground vocals. Her music is a Dreams Band and more. 8 p.m. Details: (305) 949-6722 or blend of jazz, soul, blues and Dec. 6. Fillmore Miami Beach at www.arshtcenter.org. 1960s rock. The Guatemalan the Jackie Gleason Theatre, 1700 singer-songwriter will deliver Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Get ready South Florida, mark songs in both Spanish and En- $103.50-$353.50. Details: your calendars and get your glish. 8 p.m. Nov. 6. $30-$50. www.ldf.cc or www.fillmoremb tickets and RSVPs in while you UM Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 .com. still can. WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 ARTS & CULTURE MIAMI TODAY 19 County nears picking Grove Playhouse revamp consultant BY SUSAN DANSEYAR after the notification is sent to the con- empty since 2006 when it closed due to Tomothy Barber, executive director of sultant.” accumulated debt – and the money can’t the Black Archives; and George Neary, Miami-Dade County is getting closer Typically, Ms. Cordova-Jimenez said, be released until the county commission executive director of cultural tourism to choosing a consultant for a Coconut contract negotiations take no more than votes approval. In January 2014, Miami- for Greater Miami Convention & Visi- Grove Playhouse rehabilitation now that three sessions. Once the contract nego- Dade received state permission to take tors Bureau. a selection advisory committee has fin- tiations with the consultant conclude, over the mid-1920s vintage building. The county and FIU are to jointly ished its evaluation. she said, the project will be transferred The selection committee, which com- oversee the reborn playhouse, which is Authorization to negotiate with the to the Department of Cultural Affairs to pleted the first tier evaluation Aug. 26, to become the new home to GableStage, top-ranked firm is pending approval and be processed for award. The Depart- has seven members: Ms. Cordova- now based in the Biltmore hotel in Coral should be received within a few weeks, ment of Cultural Affairs Department is Jimenez, the non-voting chairperson; Gables. said Amy Cordova-Jimenez of the spearheading a reconstruction of the Michael Spring, director of Miami-Dade The exact nature of the building or county’s Internal Services Department. long-vacant building with the stated aim County Department of Cultural Affairs; buildings to occupy the Main Highway “Upon receipt of approval, the top- of opening a 300-seat theater on the site Marie Denis, construction projects man- site of the Coconut Grove Playhouse is ranked firm will be invited to negotia- of what was once a 1,500-seat regional ager for Catholic University of America; yet to be determined. Some question tions,” she told Miami Today. “A nego- theater. Phong “Tony” Vu, treasurer of Florida whether any portion of the present build- tiation meeting should take place any- The county has about $20 million avail- International University; Art Noriega, ing can or should be retained in a new where from one week to two weeks able to rehabilitate the aging playhouse – CEO of Miami Parking Authority; incarnation. Architecture exhibit posits small, dense Miami development BY NINA LINCOFF street, with the neighborhood, not to mention that it’s more The recently opened “All accessible to smaller landown- Buildings Great & Small” ex- ers. “When you bring some- hibit at the Coral Gables Mu- one closer to the street, to the seum is rethinking Greater Mi- activity in the street, the im- ami architecture and infill de- mediate buildings become en- velopment. Instead of the sub- hanced,” Mr. Chandler said. urban sprawl or high-rise con- “If you’re 40 stories up you’re dominium development famil- not looking at the street, you’re iar to Miamians, the models detached from the actual local on display suggest a smaller environment.” dense type of development This type of smaller urban similar to urbanism in cities development could take place like New York, Chicago and as infill throughout Greater Mi- Boston. ami and act as an alternative to The exhibit, which runs pushing the urban develop- through Oct. 26 in the An- ment boundary west into the thony Abraham Family Gal- Everglades. lery at the museum, offers an While other cities have ur- alternative look at development ban development of this sort in urban Miami, focusing on from the mid-19th to early- smaller scale mixed-use struc- 20th centuries, Miami doesn’t. tures close together. This type “We missed this moment in of building, as opposed to the history, but we can still fix it more isolating high rise and and create a middle-scale type subdivision developments, of urbanism,” Mr. Chandler gets residents closer to the said. With mixed-used devel- street and offers an easier way opments where people work, to interact with a neighbor- live and play in the same space, hood. there is a more natural sense The displayed works were of a neighborhood. selected from Florida Interna- These projects are the result tional University’s graduate Photo by Nina Lincoff of the first year of a two-year Design 6 Infill Housing Stu- “All Buildings Great & Small” at the Coral Gables Museum rethinks Miami architecture and development. Knight Foundation Grant. dio. One hundred students par- ticipated in the studio, from go high and detach people what it is like to make a home,” never be delivered, but these The exhibit runs to Oct. 26 which about 18 models, six from the street,” Mr. Chan- Mr. Chandler said. “Over the are very buildable,” Ms. Rupp at the Coral Gables Museum, project boards and one large- dler said. years I slowly moved the scale said. 285 Aragon Ave., Coral scale model that every student For Miamians who come down because I wanted stu- Smaller-scale development Gables 33134. Details: had a part in were selected for from other cities, this type of dents to think about living in produces a more diverse en- www. display. building may be familiar. the spaces they were creat- gagement of people with the coralgablesmuseum.org Since the exhibit opened “People have said, ‘This is ing.” Aug. 29, there have been a New York, or Boston,’” Mr. After discussing Miami de- couple great responses. In Chandler said. Although Mi- velopment with a colleague, it general, museum-goers have ami building styles are not nec- became clear that there has appreciated the opportunity to essarily exclusive, there are been a lack of small-scale de- see the work of FIU students. two ideals or extremes of hous- velopers. “In Miami, it’s a win- “We’re very far west, so ing – the single-family home in ner-take-all mentality in that people find it hard to get out to a subdivision or the condo- one large group gobbles up as FIU. It’s great to see what is minium high rise. Both types many pieces of land and puts going on at FIU without hav- tend to remove residents from together a big project. That is ing to drive,” said Jason Chan- the street. the financial model and it is dler, chair of FIU’s architec- “When you get on [Biscayne] very susceptible to boom and ture department. Boulevard there is no sense of bust,” Mr. Chandler said. Another response has been a neighborhood, there is noth- “The idea was for students in regards to the exhibit itself, ing to get people down to the to look at an existing building which is a whole room full of street,” said director of the and what they add to the com- models and project boards. “I museum Christine Rupp, munity and then to take a foot- had one architect, who is now speaking about a recent walk print of those existing build- a developer, tell me that it took she took in Downtown Miami. ings and create a structure that him back to being in school “That really opened my eyes,” would be urban infill and and to being a student in an she said. “It was like walking complement the existing area,” architecture studio,” Mr. in a ghost town, but in a city Ms. Rupp said. The Wynwood Chandler said. that holds millions.” and Coral Gables neighbor- The exhibit’s premise is to The Housing Studio at FIU hoods were the focus of the propose a middle-density type initially started as a high-rise project. of structures, which are four studio. “I have been teaching Because students had a re- to five stories in a townhouse the Housing Studio at FIU for stricted footprint, the models topology to produce high-den- a long time now. When it was could actually be built. “Some sity neighborhoods using very a high-rise studio, people kinds of architectural projects little land. “The idea is to not weren’t really thinking about are very fanciful and could 20 MIAMI TODAY

12-4 p.m. Miami Children’s Museum, ARTARTART 980 MacArthur Cswy., Watson Is- land. Details: (305) 373-5437 Friday 9/26 or www.miamichildrensmuseum.org. GALLERY OPENING The David Castillo Gallery opens Sunday 9/28 its doors on a new Miami Beach SHADOW PUPPET SHOW space with celebratory reception. The The Lowe Art Museum at the gallery’s new exhibition space is in a University of Miami presents China’s historic Lincoln Road building, de- Last Empire Family Day. Attendees signed by architect Albert Anis and will experience “Tiger Tales,” a Chi- built in 1941-42 in two phases on the nese shadow puppet performance and site of Carl Fisher’s Lincoln Hotel art activities celebrating the special (1920). The inaugural exhibition will exhibition “China’s Last Empire: The mark the gallery’s 101st exhibition. Art and Culture of the Qing Dy- 6-11 p.m. opening reception. David nasty.” 1 p.m. Lowe Art Museum, Castillo Gallery, 420 Lincoln Rd., University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Miami Beach. Details: www.david Dr., Coral Gables. Free for members castillogallery.com. and UM students. $5 others. RSVP. Details: (305) 284-5587 or rsvp.lowe BOOKSBOOKSBOOKS museum.org. Saturday 9/27 MALLMAN ON FIRE DINING OUT The Café at Books and Books by Thursday 9/25 Chef Allen, in collaboration with WHISKEY DINNER Bodega Garzon Wines, presents dis- Oak Tavern hosts “High West cussion with author and chef Francis Whiskey Dinner.” Guests will Mallman. Chef Mallman will discuss sample five different whiskeys paired his book “Mallman on Fire,” about with four courses and enjoy a wel- his experiences taking his fires on the coming reception. 7 p.m. Oak Tav- road, cooking on a small grill in Paris, ern, 35 NE 40th St., Design District, Brooklyn, beachside Brazil, and even Miami. $65. RSVP required. Details: out in the snow. Event will feature (786) 391-1818 or www.oaktavern samples of recipes from the book and miami.com. wine tastings by Bodega Garzon. 7 p.m. Books and Books, 265 Aragon Sunday 9/28 Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) I LOVE LUCY: Broadway Across America and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the OUTDOOR PICNIC 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present “I Love Lucy” live on stage. The brand-new Brisk Gallery hosts “A Sunday .com. stage show is adapted from one of the most beloved programs in television history. The Afternoon in the Yard with Brisky,” in celebration of the fall season. Food production features the popular foursome, Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel, on stage and in color will be buffet style and include sev- BUSINESBUSINESBUSINESSSS for the very first time. 8 p.m. Sept. 30. Additional performances through Oct. 5. Adrienne eral Italian dishes. Beer, wine, soft Thursday 9/25 Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Ziff drinks and are also included. Plaids to THE NEW MARKETING Ballet Opera House, Miami. $26-$89. Details: (305) 949-6722 or www.arshtcenter.org. sit on will be provided, but attendees The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian can also bring their own folding chairs Chamber of Commerce hosts “The if needed. Attendees are encouraged New Marketing,” featuring a presen- to bring musical instruments. 4 p.m. tation by Carmen Delia Ortiz of the Brisky Gallery, 130 NW 24th St., Lesbian Business Project, as part of an Wynwood Arts District, Miami. $25. education and networking breakfasts Details: https://www.eventbrite.com/ series. The presentation will focus on e/art-picnic-in-briskys-yard-tickets- “Foundations of The New Marketing 13186078917. Paradigm” where attendees will dis- cover principles of how to attract ideal prospects and convert them into rav- EXHIBITSEXHIBITSEXHIBITS ing fans of their businesses. The 15- calendar Thursday 9/25 step roadmap to growing business by CARIBBEAN FUSION leveraging the power of the internet KROMA presents “Caribbean and digital marketing tools and strat- Fusion: Colors of Africa in America,” egies will also be covered. Soyka Res- featuring artist Carl Craig with sup- taurant, 5556 Fourth Ct., Miami. $30 porting artist, Nadine Anderson members. $40 others. RSVP required. Cheng. The exhibit is curated by Julia Details: (305) 673-4440 or rsvp@gay Polonyi. Exhibits through Oct. 31. bizmiami.com or www.gaybiz KROMA, 3670 Grand Ave., Coco- miami.com. events nut Grove. Details: (305) 576-6278 of or www.kromamiami.com. Saturday 9/27 OPENING RECEPTION INSTALLATION PARTY The Museum of Contemporary Art The Coral Gables Bar Association week of thursday, hosts the opening reception for “Third hosts its annual installation party. Space: Inventing the Possible.” The The cocktail reception will install september 25, 2014 exhibition will be the first opening new officers and directors. Guests exhibition under the museum’s new will enjoy an evening at the Venetian director. 7 p.m. reception. Museum Pool, where cocktails, hors d’oeuvres of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th networking mixer. The networking Luncheon, featuring a keynote ad- Disney’s Tinker Bell. From wheels and dinner will be provided. Attire is St., North Miami. Details: (305) 332- event caters to attorneys, financial dress from an industry leader and an to waves, playtime to pixie dust, tropical-chic. 6-10 p.m. The Vene- 2623 or www.mocanomi.org. tian Pool, 2701 De Soto Blvd., Coral and real estate professionals, inves- introduction of new trustee mem- Disney moments come to life at with Gables. $100. Details: (305) 350- tors, CEOs, entrepreneurs, small bers. 11:30 a.m. registration. Noon skating, special effects and classic SWING/SPACE 2014 Miami Dade College’s Museum 5370 or [email protected] business owners, marketing profes- Luncheon and program. Jungle Is- characters. 7 p.m. Additional perfor- of Art + Design presents its second or www.coralgablesbar.org. sionals, techies, writers, designers, land, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, tree- mances through Sept. 28. American filmmakers, architects and many more top ballroom, Watson Island. $75 Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., year of alumni exhibition series Tuesday 9/30 professionals. Complimentary members. $100 others. RSVP. De- Miami. $16 and up. Details: “swing/SPACE/Miami.” The series LUNCHEON & SOCIAL nibbles, one free drink and drink spe- tails: (305) 577-5433 or spevents www.disneyonice.com. opens with a solo exhibition by CREW-Miami hosts “All Aboard cials thereafter are included. 6-8 p.m. @miamichamber.comor www.miami Asser Saint-Val. His work was se- Florida Luncheon & Social.” The lun- Mortons, 500 E Broward Blvd., Fort chamber.com. Friday 9/26 lected as the signature piece for the cheon will feature Julie Edwards, chief Lauderdale. $10 advance members. COMIC BOOK DAY Miami International Film Festival NETWORKING FOR CHARITY in 2004, and he is a two-time recipi- marketing officer of All Aboard $15 advance others. $20 on site. De- Commerce for a Cause hosts “Busi- The Miami Children’s Museum ent of the South Florida Cultural Florida. Ms. Edwards will share the tails: (212) 227-6556 or events@ ness Networking for Charity” event, presents “Comic Book Day.” The Consortium Fellowship Award for latest information and updates on All networkingforprofessionals.com. benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foun- day-long event will celebrate comic Visual and Media artists. Exhibits Aboard Florida, an express passen- dation. Attendees will network with books that have been American fa- REAL ESTATE CONVENTION through Nov. 9. Miami Dade Col- ger rail service that is to provide CREW-Miami hosts its “CREW over 50 local business owners. Com- vorites since the 1930s. Attendees lege Museum of Art + Design, Free- service from Miami to Orlando once Network Convention & Marketplace: plimentary food and beverages will will create their own comic strips, dom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd., completed. The event will also offer The Rewards of Risk.” The conven- be served. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Lexus of make fun Art Pop masterpieces, and Miami. Free. Details: (305) 237- the opportunity to network with tion will feature speakers, educational North Miami, 14100 Biscayne Blvd., meet a real comic cartoonist. 10 a.m.- 7702 or [email protected] or Miami’s commercial real estate in- sessions and leadership trainings. North Miami. $10 minimum at the 6 p.m. Miami Children’s Museum, www.mdcmoad.org. dustry. Lunch will be served by chef Headlining the conference will be door. Details: www.commercewitha 980 MacArthur Cswy., Watson Is- Danny Grant. 11:30 a.m. Meet & keynote speaker former US Secre- cause.com. land. Details: (305) 373-5437 JARDIM BOTANICO Greet Networking. Noon program. tary of State Hillary Clinton. Sept. or www.miamichildrensmuseum.org. The Pérez Art Museum Miami 12:30 p.m. lunch. 1826 Restaurant 30-Oct. 3. Loews Miami Beach Ho- presents “Jardim Botanico,” by Bra- and Lounge, 1826 Collins Ave., Mi- tel, 1601 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. CHILDRENCHILDRENCHILDREN Saturday 9/27 zilian artist Beatriz Milhazes. Exhib- ami Beach. $60. RSVP. Details: http:/ Details: http://events.crewnetwork Thursday 9/25 UMIGO DAY! its through Jan. 11. PAMM, 1103 /www.crewmiami.org/event/monthly- .org. WORLDS OF FANTASY The Miami Children’s Museum Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Free for luncheon-meeting-27/ or http:// Disney On Ice presents “Worlds hosts “UMIGO Day!” Attendees will members, active military and chil- events.crewnetwork.org. Wednesday 10/1 of Fantasy.” The action-packed ice explore the benefits of UMIGO – dren under 6. $8 students, seniors and BUSINESS NETWORKING TRUSTEE LUNCHEON spectacular will showcase characters You Make It Go. They will watch the children ages 7-18. $12 others. De- Networking for Professionals Shak- The Greater Miami Chamber of from Disney•Pixar’s “Cars,” “Toy “appisodes” and then try their hand tails: (305) 375-3000 or www.pamm ers and Stirrers Miami hosts business Commerce hosts its October Trustee Story 3,” “The Little Mermaid” and at the exciting math-based activities. .org. 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Teaching children about events energy. A celebration of pride. My Green Home Pride, Jazz, Writing of The Miami Children’s Mu- Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader. and Spice seum presents “My Green The Skeleton Twins The Betsy-South Beach, a Home,” the first major exhibit hosts informational presentation The Coral Gables Art Cinema partner and host hotel, presents BOOKSBOOKSBOOKS upgrade. The interactive exhibit, “Understanding Social screens “The Skeleton Twins.” the “Celebrate ORGULLO Fes- educating children and their fami- Security’s Important Role in your The dark comedy, directed by Craig tival.” The festival, with Herb lies on energy and energy effi- Retirement.” Attendees will Johnson, follows a pair of twins Sosa’s Unity Coalition, will fea- ciency in and around the home, learn about social security and estranged for over a decade as ture programs and celebrations allows a “hands-on” approach how it can play an important role they reunite after one of them of unity, music, writing, photog- to learning important lessons on in retirement income planning. attempts suicide. His turn at recov- raphy and more. Some of the efficient energy knowledge. The Topics will include social secu- ery in their childhood home in up- lively and artistic elements in- home features a variety of these rity and what it means to you, state New York sets off a series of clude “Noches de Jazz” (four technologies and emphasizes common questions and strate- revelations and reappraisals of their LGBT jazz nights), an art open- how changing some of one’s gies to help maximize benefits. lives and of those around them, ing with a debut sneak peek at habits at home can also be an Refreshments will be served. including their fractured and neu- “GayFace,” a photography ex- important way to conserve en- 5:30 p.m. Sept. 25. Power Fi- rotic families, lovers, ex-lovers and hibit that reveals innate alliances ergy. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Miami nancial Credit Union, 2020 NW more. Sept. 26. 7 p.m. Additional between people from all walks Children’s Museum, 980 150th Ave., Pembroke Pines. screenings through Oct. 2. Coral of life, three writers in residence MacArthur Cswy., Watson Is- Larry Baker. Free. RSVP required. Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon with salons and readings. Sept. land. Free for members and chil- Details: (954) 538-4426 or Ave., Coral Gables. $15 members. 24-Oct. 4. The Betsy-South Education of Nancy dren under 1 year. $14 for Florida [email protected]. $20 others. Beach, 1440 Ocean Dr., Miami residents. $18 others. RSVP Adams Details: (786) 385-9689 Beach. Free. EXHIBITSEXHIBITSEXHIBITS required. Books and Books, in collabo- or [email protected] or Details: www.celebrate Details: (305) 373-5437 ext. ration with The Center at Miami www.gablescinema.com. orgullo.com. Dade College, hosts discussion 126 or www.miamichildrens with author Larry Baker on his museum.org. OUTDOORSOUTDOORSOUTDOORS THEATHEATHEATERTERTER book “The Education of Nancy Adams.” The book tells of MUSICMUSICMUSIC Nancy Adams, a childless widow who has spent the previ- ous four years slowly spending her dead husband’s estate and drinking too much. Afraid of becoming the town’s official spinster and overall spook, she finally accepts her first real full- time job ever, as a history teacher ”Be Careful! The Sharks Will at the Florida high school from Eat You!” Cris Cab. which she graduated almost 20 Seen for the first time in South Cuban Rafter Crisis years earlier. With the principal, Florida. Woodystock Benefit The Cuban Museum Com- her history teacher as a student Paul Kagan Concert memorates the 20th anniversary that she had an intense platonic Naomi Wilzig’s World Erotic The second annual 2014 of the 1994 Cuban relationship with, she sees this Art Museum presents “A Gada Woodystock Benefit Concert Rafter Crisis with the show as an opportunity to start her life Da Vida” (“In the Garden of returns for another year. The “Crónicas del agua.” Jay Jorge over with her first love. 8 p.m. Yisel Duque. Eden”), a major body of work by grassroots event caters to mu- Alvarez fled Cuba by boat with Sept. 29. Books and Books, 265 celebrated photographer Paul Life is a Song sic, art and food lovers with live his entire family in 1964. He was Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Kagan. The exhibition, is a The Fillmore Miami Beach musical performances, food ven- 4½ years old at the time. In the Details: (305) 442-4408 or sweeping review of the world of presents “Life is a Song,” Yisel dors, outdoor activities and more. play, he plays various family www.booksandbooks.com. the ’60s when all eyes were Duque in concert, as part of the The lineup includes Fourth Di- members, most movingly the role BUSINESBUSINESBUSINESSSS fixated on the San Francisco’s MIAMI ON STAGE: Knight mension, The Boom Booms, of his mother who was terrified Haight-Ashbury counterculture New Work series. Her music Magical Beat, Robby Hunter of venturing into the shark-in- that gave birth to “flower chil- carries Brazilian influenced Band and Katarina Visnevska. fested waters of the Florida dren,” psychedelic drugs and melodies that float over a smooth Proceeds will benefit The Woody Straits. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. Addi- music that spoke to the heart of yet energy-driven soundtrack Foundation, a nonprofit organi- tional performances through the civil rights movement. No where chill-out lounge, R&B and zation created to raise funds for Sept. 28. Cuban Museum at the one under 18 admitted. 11 a.m.- vestiges of world music come the recovery of people with spi- Koubek Center Theater of 10 p.m. Exhibits through Dec. together to form her own very nal cord injuries. 4-8 p.m. Sept. MDC, 2705 SW Third St., Mi- Power Financial Credit Union. 18. World Erotic Art Museum, unique concept of artistry and 27. Peacock Park, 2820 ami. $20 students and seniors. 1205 Washington Ave., Miami creativity. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 26. McFarlane Rd., Coconut Grove. $25 others. Social Security & Beach. $15. The Gleason Room Backstage Free. Details: (305) 529-5400 or Retirement Details: (305) 532-9336 or at the Fillmore Miami Beach, Details: www.woodyfoundation www.facebook.com/cuban Power Financial Credit Union www.weam.com. Jackie Gleason Theatre, 1700 .org. museum.

figuratively to the level of a cave include a one hour reception, an- RSVP. Details: http://www.olympia Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. FILMFILMFILM dweller as he falls deeper into crime nouncement of the selected films and theater.org/recent-cinema.html. Details: (305) 642-1264. Thursday 9/25 and degradation. 9 p.m. Additional a screening of early work by a direc- THE NOTEBOOK MY OLD LADY screenings through Sept. 28. Miami CHILD OF GOD tor featured in the series. A special The Tower screens “A nagy füzet” The Tower screens “My Old The Miami Beach Cinematheque Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Wash- screening of “Dark Blue Almost Black (The Notebook), a film by János Lady,” a film by Israel Horovitz. The screens “Child of God,” a film by ington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 mem- | Azul oscuro casi negro,” written and Szász. The film, based on the novel film tells of down-and-out New Yorker James Franco based on the novel by bers. $9 seniors and students. directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, “Le Grand Cahier” by Agota Kristof, Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) as he Cormac McCarthy. The film, set in $10 others. Details: www.mbcinema will cap off the evening. The festival depicts a story of two 13- year-old inherits an apartment in Paris from the 1960s, tells of Lester Ballad, a .com. will take place Nov. 20-23, showcas- brothers who, facing with the reality his estranged father and is stunned to dispossessed, violent man attempt- CINEMA FROM SPAIN ing Spanish films that capture the of World War II in a village on the find Mathilde (Maggie Smith), a re- ing to exist outside the social order. Olympia Theater and EGEDA host culture Spanish Cinema and include Hungarian border, learn how to ad- fined 90-year-old resident lady, liv- Consecutively deprived of parents kick-off party for the fourth annual discussions with filmmakers. 6 p.m. just and survive in their new environ- ing there with her incredibly protec- and housing and driven by famished “Recent Cinema from Spain” film Olympia Theater at the Gusman Cen- ment. In Hungarian with English sub- tive daughter Chloe (Kristin Scott loneliness, he descends literally and festival. The kick-off celebration will ter, 174 E Flagler St., Miami. Free. titles. 6:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Tower Thomas). 6:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. 22 MIAMI TODAY WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

6 TO PLAN 4 To ANNIVERSARY GALA MIAMI MAGIC The Bass Museum of Art hosts an The Junior League of Miami hosts the calendar submit anniversary gala celebrating 50 years. 11th annual “Miami Magic” fundraiser, This is a calendar of selected events Nov. 1. Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins celebrating 25 years of magic. The in Greater Miami for the week beginning Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 673- evening will include a cocktail party and Thursday, September 25, 2014 7530 or www.bassmuseum.org. sit-down dinner, bookended by Information must be received in BEAUX ARTS BALL magicians and music by the University writing two weeks before the event. Beaux Arts hosts its 62nd annual ball of Miami Frost School of Music, dancing, Include costs, details, relevant “Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil.” raffle prizes and a silent auction. 7 p.m. events phone numbers and photos if possible. Evening events will include a large silent Oct. 18. Newman Alumni Center at the Send to: auction, a sit-down dinner, dancing, a University of Miami, 6200 San Amaro Dr., of Coral Gables. Details: www.jlmiami.org. Miami Today Calendar costume and skit competition, and a Attention Jennifer Lima raffle with the top prize a $2,500 shopping PRIVATE YACHT HOP 2000 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 100, spree at Neiman Marcus. The costume Northrop & Johnson, in collaboration with Miami, FL 33133 ball benefits the Lowe Art Museum at the Marble of the World, hosts “Boys N’ Toys.” Performing Arts presents “Son, E-mail: University of Miami. 7 p.m. Nov. 8. Alfred Guests will get VIP access as they step FI LM FILM Guaracha & Rumba.” Oscar D’León [email protected] I. DuPont Building, 169 E Flagler St., #5, onboard some of the most spectacular cont.— and his Orchestra will take attendees Miami. $275. Details: www.bidpal.net/ yachts at the 2014 Fort Lauderdale on a journey through the most popu- beauxarts. International Boat Show. 6:30-9:30 p.m. tails: (305) 876-8065. Nov. 1. Northrop & Johnson Slip at the Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., lar Cuban musical genres while pay- EVENING ON THE PLAZA SUNSHINE MEETING Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Miami. Details: (305) 642-1264. ing tribute to the all-time greats such The Coral Gables Museum Board of A Sunshine Meeting between Directors hosts “An Evening on the $250. Details: www.boysntoys.org. as Beny Moré, Celia Cruz and Trío Friday 9/26 Francis Suarez, City of Miami com- Plaza,” to honor David Evensky, Thelma GALA DINNER Matamoros. The concert series is missioner; and the Bruno A. Barreiro, Gibson, H.T. Smith and Judith Weissel Les Dames d’Escoffier Miami holds its annual MEMPHIS produced by Nelson Albareda. 8 p.m. for exemplary public and community Escoffier dinner, honoring James Beard The Miami Beach Cinematheque Miami-Dade County commissioner, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Per- District 5, takes place to discuss a service. Nov. 15. Coral Gables Museum, Award-winning chef Michelle Bernstein. 7 screens “Memphis,” directed by Tim 285 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. $250. p.m. Nov. 14. Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, forming Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., water main project that will be in the Sutton. The film, starring Willis Earl Knight Concert Hall, Miami.$55- Details: (305) 603-8067 or info@coral 3300 NW 27th Ave., Coconut Grove. $295. Shenandoah area, which both com- gablesmuseum.org. Details: www.LesDamesDinner.com. Beal, tells of the musician Willis Earl $150. Details: www.arshtcenter.org. Beal, a blues singer of the same name, missioners represent. 2 p.m. Mr. who is facing a devastating artistic Sunday 9/28 Suarez’s Office, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) crisis – a composing and performing BELLE & SEBASTIAN MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS block. His desperate efforts at self- The Fillmore Miami Beach presents 375-1293. NEUROECONOMICS Runs Sept. 26-28. Deauville Beach Resort, VIZCAYA TRUST healing take him on a spiritual jour- Belle & Sebastian, a band that takes CONFERENCE 6701 Collins Ave., Miami. Details: ney through the city of Memphis as its name from a French children’s The Vizcaya Trust Executive Com- The Society for Neuroeconomics holds www.contemplativeoutreach.org. mittee meets. 5 p.m. Vizcaya Mu- he encounters friends, confidants and television series about a boy and his its fall conference. About 215 attendees CHIROPRACTOR CONFERENCE religious counselors dispensing hard- dog. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart seum and Gardens, 3250 S Miami expected. Runs Sept. 25-27. Conrad The International Federation of earned wisdom. 7:15 p.m. Additional Murdoch, the seven-piece band has Ave., Village Garage, Miami. Details Miami, 1395 Brickell Ave., Miami. Details: Chiropractor Organizations holds a screenings through Oct. 2. Miami an intimate, majestic sound that is (305) 860-8452. www.neuroeconomics.org. conference. About 300 attendees Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Wash- equal parts folk-rock and ’60s pop. 8 MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE expected. Runs Sept. 26-28. Hilton Miami The National Management Association Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. ington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 mem- p.m. Fillmore Miami Beach at the Friday 9/26 holds its annual conference. About 250 Details: www.ifcochiro.org. bers. $9 seniors and students. $10 Jackie Gleason Theatre, 1700 Wash- RETIREMENT TRUST The General Employees and Sani- attendees expected. Runs Sept. 25-28. MIAMI TRIATHLON others. Details: www.mbcinema.com. ington Ave., Miami Beach. $32.50. tation Employees Retirement Trust Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 SE Second The US Road Sports & Entertainment Details: www.fillmoremb.com. Ave., Miami. Details: www.nma1.org. meets with Money Managers. 9 a.m. Group holds “Publix Escape to Miami Wednesday 10/1 OUTREACH CONFERENCE REBELREBELREBEL GESE Trust Office, 2901 Bridgeport Triathlon.” About 700 attendees expected. ROCKS IN MY POCKETS The Miami Bach Society kicks off The Contemplative Outreach holds annual Runs Sept. 26-29. Hilton Miami Downtown, The Miami Beach Cinematheque Ave., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) its 2014-2015 concert season with conference and 30th anniversary of its 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Details: screens “Rocks in my Pockets,” with 579-6372. founding. About 250 attendees expected. www.usroadsports.com. Rebel from New York. 4 p.m. St. its director Signe Bauname in atten- LOAN COMMITTEE Philip’s Episcopal Church, 1142 SOURCE: GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU dance at select showings. The ani- The Housing and Commercial Loan Andalusia Ave., Coral Gables. Free mated film is based on true events, Committee meets. 9 a.m. Miami City for students 18 years old and under. involving the women of the director’s Hall, commission chambers, 3500 Pan $5 students and NWS fellows. $30- St., suite 1103, Miami. Details: (305) victims of violence to work on cre- family and herself, and their battles American Dr., Coconut Grove. De- $40 others. Details: (305) 669-1376 373-6789. ative empowerment under the banner with madness. It poses questions of tails: (305) 416-1984. or www.miamibachsociety.org. PLANNING & ZONING of “Drum! Dance! Rise!” The evening how much family genetics determine will also include a screening of the Monday 9/29 The Planning, Zoning and Appeals who we are and if it is possible to Tuesday 9/30 Board meets. 6:30 p.m. Miami City short film “One Billion Rising,” a outsmart one’s own DNA. 7 p.m. MIAMI COMMISSION panel and discussion with Eve Ensler DAVID GRAY The City of Miami Commission Hall, commission chambers, 3500 Pan Additional screenings through Oct. The Fillmore Miami Beach presents and a Francis Ford Coppola Winery- meets with Planning and Zoning. 9 American Dr., Coconut Grove. De- 9. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Grammy-nominated artist David sponsored donor reception. The panel a.m. Miami City Hall, commission tails: (305) 416-2037. Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 Gray as part of his first US tour in will also include Fran Katz of The chambers, 3500 Pan American Dr., members. $9 seniors and students. four years. His ninth studio album, Thursday 10/2 Women’s Fund and Ivon Mesa of Coconut Grove. $10 others. Details: www.mbcinema “Foundling,’ creates a new chapter of SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT Miami-Dade County’s Coordinated .com. lush, soulful songs that found the Tuesday 9/30 The Biscayne Bay Development Victims Assistance Center, as well as Review Committee meets to discuss artist returning to his folk music roots. PARK MANAGEMENT representatives from 30 local organi- MUSICMUSICMUSIC 8 p.m. Fillmore Miami Beach at the The Bayfront Park Management the Executive Shoreline Development zations, including Kateriina Jackie Gleason Theatre, 1700 Wash- Review. 9 a.m. Stephen P. Clark Cen- Rosenblatt from There Is Hope For Friday 9/26 Trust meets. Noon. Bayfront Park ington Ave., Miami Beach. $34.50- Trust Building, conference room, 301 ter, 18th floor room 18-3, 111 NW Me, Casa Valentina, Stop The Sale JAZZ AT MOCA $56.50. Details: www.fillmoremb N Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Details: First St., Miami. Details: (305) 375- Of Our Children For Sex, Lotus House, KCC Productions presents “Jazz .com. 2842. Girl Power, AGAPE, Juvenile Jus- at MOCA,” featuring the Kiki (305)373-8780. CRIMINAL JUSTICE tice, Haitian Women of Miami, Sanchez Latin Jazz Project. 8-9:15 CIVIL SERVICE The Civil Service Board meets. 10 The Dade-Miami Criminal Justice CARE, Guardian Ad Litem and more. p.m. Museum of Contemporary Art, OUTDOORSOUTDOORSOUTDOORS Council meets. 10 a.m. Stephen P. 5-6:30 p.m. film, panel and discus- 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Sunday 9/28 a.m. Miami City Hall, commission chambers, 3500 Pan American Dr., Clark Center, 18th floor room 18-4, sion. 6:30-8 p.m. reception. National Free. Details: (305) 332-2623 WALK FOR AUTISM Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 416- 111 NW First St., Miami. Details: YoungArts Foundation, 2100 or www.mocanomi.org. The South Florida Chapter of Au- 2020. (305) 375-4503. Biscayne Blvd., Miami. $100 mini- tism Speaks hosts 2014 “Broward Saturday 9/27 mum donation. RSVP required. De- Walk Now for Autism Speaks” OVERTOWN REDEVELOPMENT tails: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ VIBRATION OF LIFE fundraising and awareness event for The Southeast Overtown/Park SPECIAL EVENTS The South Miami-Dade Cultural eve-ensler-one-billion-rising-at- families and individuals affected by West Community Redevelopment Thursday 9/25 Arts Center hosts the second annual young-arts-tickets-13031801469. autism, along with their families, Agency meets. 5:30 p.m. Camillus COMMUNITY PAINT DAY “Vibrations of Life” festival. The friends and other supporters. All House, 1603 NW Seventh Ave., Mi- Urgent Inc. hosts its last “Commu- Saturday 9/27 two-day festival will feature holistic event proceeds will support Autism ami. Details: (305) 679-6802. nity Paint Day” of the year. The GLOBAL PARTY GALA presentations, workshops, live mu- Speaks’ work, both locally and na- event will feature mentoring artists The Global Charity Trust, sic and more. Sept. 27-28. South Wednesday 10/1 tionally. The event will feature a two- Chivas Davis, Alex Douyon, Robert Shelborne Hotel and Baby House Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, AGRICULTURE PRACTICES mile walk, a community resource fair McKnight and Kadir Nelson. 11 a.m.- Project host the “Global Party Gala,” 10950 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay. The Agricultural Practices Advi- with educational sources, therapists, 3 p.m. Dorsey Park, 1701 NW First benefiting the United Cerebral Palsy $25-$60. Details: www.stopbreathe sory Board meets. 9 a.m. John D. Ave., Miami. Free. Details: www. Baby House. The Venetian themed schools, recreational organizations Campbell Agricultural Center, 18710 andsmile.org. urgentinc.org. masquerade will feature a performance and creative child-friendly activities, SW 288th St., Homestead. Details: CAM’RON by Kevin Lyttle, bites by Iron Chef and live performances for children (305) 375-2835. Coors Light presents “Sneaker and teens. 8 a.m. registration and re- Saturday 9/26 Morimoto, a fashion show, open bar Pimps: Cam’ron” live in Miami. The source fair. 10 a.m. walk. Nova South- TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION FAMILY NIGHT and more. 7-11 p.m. Shelborne South The Technical Certification Com- event is a touring sneaker hip-hop eastern University, Sherman Library The Miami Beach Coalition hosts Beach, 1801 Collins Ave., Miami mittee meets. 1:30 p.m. Stephen P. lifestyle exhibition, featuring over Green, 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd., “Family Night,” where teens can have Beach. $200-$300. Details: www. Clark Center, suite 1300, conference 1,500 pairs of rare, limited edition, Davie. Details: www.walknowfor a sit-down dinner with their parents. globalpartymiami.com. room B, 111 NW First St., Miami. vintage, celebrity signed, artists col- autismspeaks.org/broward. The evening will also include enter- PRO WRESTLING laborated sneakers and a collection of Details: (305) 375-5637. tainment along with guest speakers, Ronin Pro Wrestling hosts debut sneaker inspired artwork, fashion and WOMEN’S STATUS skits, music and a showcase of art- celebration. The full-day event will photography. The tour also features PUBLIC MEETINGS The Commission on the Status of work created by the teens. Food will include wrestling, a fan fest and semi- live street art installations, live skate- Thursday 9/25 Women meets. 6 p.m. Miami City be provided by the Village South to nars. Several wrestling performers boarding demonstrations, street bas- AVIATION MEETING Hall, staff room, 3500 Pan American about 100 families. 21st Street Teen will be in attendance such as Rob Van ketball competitions and live hip- The Miami-Dade Aviation Depart- Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) Center, 2100 Washington Ave., Mi- Dam, Tommy Dreamer, Al Snow, hop and rock performances. 8 p.m. ment holds Parking Access & Rev- 416-1990. ami Beach. Details: (305) 673-7730 Joel Gertner, The Rock ’N’ Roll Ex- Grand Central, 697 N Miami Ave., enue Control System Industry Re- OFF-STREET PARKING or www.miamibeachparks.com. press: Ricky Morton and Robert Miami. $20-$30. Details: view Meeting. 2 p.m. Miami Interna- The Off-Street Parking Board SAFE SPACE Gibson, B. Brian Blair, Alex Cham- www.sneakerpimps.net. tional Airport -MIA Conference Cen- meets with Finance Committee. 8:20 Eve Ensler, Tony Award winning berlain, Shawn Prime, Edward SON, GUARACHA & RUMBA ter, central terminal “E”, 7th floor a.m. Miami Parking Authority, Court- playwright and activist, hosts “Safe Malken, Jonny Vandal, Leva Bates, The Adrienne Arsht Center for the conference room C-D, Miami. De- house Center Garage, 40 NW Third Space,” a survivor’s workshop with Solo Darling, Justine Silver, Donovan, WEEK OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 MIAMI TODAY 23

.miami.marlins.mlb.com. division. Details: (305) 669-5260 or various family members, most [email protected] or movingly the role of his mother, who Saturday 9/27 www.miamibackgammon.com. was terrified of venturing into the G.O.A.L.S. shark-infested waters of the Straits Gulliver Preparatory School hosts of Florida. 8 p.m. Additional perfor- “Get Out and Love Soccer” THEATHEATHEATERTERTER mances through Sept. 28. Cuban calendar (G.O.A.L.S.) event. The open-to-the Friday 9/26 Museum at the Koubek Center The- public sports event is for children MOTHERS AND SONS ater of MDC, 2705 SW Third St., and adolescents ages 2-17 who are Gables Stage presents “Mothers and Miami. $20 students and seniors. $25 living with autism. Those within the Sons,” by Terrence McNally. The others. Details: (305) 529-5400 or autism spectrum along with their fami- play portrays a woman who pays an www.facebook.com/cubanmuseum. events lies and caregivers are invited to en- unexpected visit to the New York joy a day of activities ranging from apartment of her late son’s partner, Tuesday 9/30 of soccer clinics to exercise and other who is now married to another man I LOVE LUCY sports. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Repeats Oct. and has a young son. Values clash as Broadway Across America and the 4. Gulliver Preparatory School – they struggle to reconcile their vastly Adrienne Arsht Center for the Perform- Athletic Field, 6575 N Kendall Dr., different worlds. 8 p.m. Additional ing Arts of Miami-Dade County present Kendall. Free. Details: (305) 992- performances through Oct. 9. “I Love Lucy” live on stage. The brand- new stage show is adapted from one of 1151 or [email protected]. GableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave., SPECIAL EVENTS SPORTSSPORTSSPORTS the most beloved programs in television Coral Gables. $55. Details: (305) 446- cont.— history. The production features the Thursday 9/25 Wednesday 10/1 1116 or www.gablestage.org. MIAMI MARLINS BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT popular foursome Lucy, Ricky, Fred Aron Agony and Dynamite Didi. 4 The Miami Marlins take on the The Miami Backgammon Club CUBAN RAFTER CRISIS and Ethel on stage and in color for the p.m. fan fest. 8 p.m. wrestling show. Philadelphia Phillies. Promotions hosts backgammon tournament. The The Cuban Museum Commemo- first time. 8 p.m. Additional perfor- The Miami Airport Convention Cen- include a 2015 magnetic schedule tournament features two experience rates the 20th anniversary of the 1994 mances through Oct. 5. Adrienne Arsht ter, 777 NW 72nd Ave., Miami. $10 presented by Pepsi to all fans, “Clos- divisions, fish division and shark di- Cuban Rafter Crisis with the show Center for the Performing Arts of Mi- advance. $15 on site. Details: (954) ing Day” and “Seniors Free Ticket vision. 7 p.m. The 19th Hole Bar & “Crónicas del agua.” Jay Jorge Alvarez ami-Dade County, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., 263-0654 or mike@floridasuper Thursday.” 4:10 p.m. Marlins Park, Grill, Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia fled Cuba by boat with his entire Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami. $26- con.com or www.roninprowrestling 501 Marlins Way, Miami. $15-$235. Ave., Coral Gables. $5 entry fee for family in 1964. He was 4½ years old $89. Details: (305) 949-6722 or .com. Details: (305) 480-1300 or www fish division. $50 entry fee for shark at the time. In the play, he plays www.arshtcenter.org.

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Leesfield & Partners Ruth Valderrama, Fabiano To Submit adds associate Tocantins and Valka Rodriguez Information Leesfield & Partners law firm as sales executives. Miami Today welcomes news of has added Daniel L. Diaz-Balart Mr. Warsing was most recently job changes, promotions, hiring and as an associate. sales director at One Fifty One at awards. Please send your submis- He had worked in the State Biscayne. Prior to that, he was sions to Jennifer Lima at People @Miamitodaynews.com or mail Attorney’s Office for the past sales director for Strada 315 in them to Miami Today, 2000 S. Dixie four years. Fort Lauderdale, Veranda in Plan- Highway, Suite 100, Miami, FL He holds bachelor’s degree in tation and Turnberry International 33133. Be sure to include contact political science with minors in Realty. He holds a bachelor’s de- information. We will select submis- sions for publication. Spanish and legal studies from the Daniel L. Diaz-Balart Jack Hickey Jerry Henry gree in business administration and University of Central Florida and a finance from the University of law degree from Florida State Pittsburgh. Palmer Trinity University. Ms. Valderrama was an on-site adds associate head sales agent at One Fifty One at Palmer Trinity School has Florida Bar Biscayne. named Paul Zamek as its new appoints vice chair Mr. Tocantins worked at associate head of school and di- The Florida Bar Board of Gov- Stateland Brown Real Estate (Boca rector of real estate. ernors has appointed John H. Raton), Berkshire Hathaway Mr. Zamek is also an adjunct (Jack) Hickey vice chair of the Home Service (Aventura) and professor for the University of certification plan of appeals com- most recently as an independent Miami’s School of Architecture. mittee. Joshua Ladle Typhanie Stewart Ruth Valderrama consultant. He was founder and president of Mr. Hickey is principal at Hickey Ms. Rodriguez has been work- Zamek Development. Law Firm P.A., where he prac- ing in the Miami real estate mar- He holds a bachelor’s degree in tices personal injury and wrongful ket. both architecture and urban stud- death and complex commercial ies from Lehigh University and a litigation. The Ritz-Carlton master’s in architecture from He holds a bachelor’s degree names hotel manager Columbia University. from Florida State University, The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, has appointed Dennis Jung hotel YellowPepper and a law degree from Duke Uni- manager. adds to board versity. Mr. Jung joined Ritz-Carlton in YellowPepper, which deals with Fabiano Tocantins Valka Rodriguez John Warsing 2010 and most recently was hotel mobile banking and mobile pay- uAspire appoints manager at The Ritz-Carlton in ments in Latin America, has added executive director Moscow. Sam Shawki to its board. uAspire has appointed Jerry He holds a degree in interna- Mr. Shawki is CEO of Henry as its South Florida execu- tional hospitality from MagicCube Inc., a Silicon Val- tive director. Hotelfachschule Heidelberg in ley startup providing device se- Mr. Henry is a ten-year vet- Germany. curity for remote commerce eran with the organization who solutions. Prior to that, he was most recently program di- Miami Children’s headed Visa’s Global Remote rector. appoints to board Payments unit. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Miami Children’s Hospital has He has also held management economics from the University of Dennis Jung Kelly Lyles Gustavo Marchesini appointed Joseph Nader to its positions with Netscape Commu- Massachusetts Amherst and a board. nications, Siebel Systems, master’s in technological entre- Mr. Nader is managing director ShoreTel, Obopay Inc. and preneurship from Northeastern for Wescott Financial Advisory TrustedID Inc. University. Group. He has served on the hospital’s investment committee Siegfried Rivera Colliers International since 2012 and will also be a names partners adds to sales team member of its finance committee. Siegfried Rivera Hyman Lerner Colliers International South He holds a master’s degree in De La Torre Mars & Sobel P.A. Florida has added Joshua Ladle international business and finance has named B. Michael Clark Jr. to the firm, specializing in retail from The American University. and Nicholas D. Siegfried part- investment sales. ners. Paul Zamek B. Michael Clark Jr. Nicholas D. Siegfried Mr. Ladle previously was asset Opulence International Mr. Clark joined the firm in manager at Equity One Inc. Be- STIR-Communications School of Education. She holds a adds associates 2007 and focuses on construction fore that, he was vice president of promotes executive bachelor’s degree in communica- Opulence International Realty law. He holds a JD, cum laude, acquisitions at Woolbright Devel- STIR-Communications has pro- tions from University of Miami has added Kelly Lyles as luxury from the University of Miami. opment. moted Typhanie Stewart to se- and an MBA from Nova South- estate sales associate and Gustavo Mr. Siegfried joined the firm in He holds a bachelor’s degree in nior account executive in its pub- eastern University. Marchesini as realtor associate. 2006 and focuses on construction business management from lic relations division. Ms. Lyles was a mortgage bro- and community association law. Brigham Young University and a Prior to joining the company, Terrazas Miami ker. She recently obtained her real He holds a bachelor’s in finance master of professional studies in she was a marketing project man- adds to sales team estate license in New York. 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