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A PUBLICatioN OF THE RIVERWALK TRUST VOL.8 NO.6 july+AUGUST 2011 JULY+AUGUST 2011 www.goriverwalk.com | GORIVERWALK | 1 2 | GORIVERWALK.COM | www.goriverwalk.com JULY+AUGUST 2011 JULY+AUGUST 2011 www.goriverwalk.com | GORIVERWALK | 3 editor-in-chief Riverwalk Trust PUBLiSher George Mihaiu 954.828.1337 [email protected] editoriAL BoArd Mark Budwig, Dave Dawson, Genia Duncan Ellis, Linda Lewis, Lynn Mandeville, Renée Korbel Quinn and Stephen K. Tilbrook eXecUtiVe editor Lynn Peithman Stock [email protected] creAtiVe director Ryan K. Hughes [email protected] director of PhotoGrAPhY Jason Leidy [email protected] cALendAr editor Alexandra Roland [email protected] ProofreAder Paul Sorensen contriBUtinG PhotoGrAPherS Scott Barfield contriBUtinG WriterS Maggie Gunther, Kevin Lane, Samantha Rojas, Alexandra Roland and Chris Wren director of AdVertiSinG Julie Calandriello 954.494.4532 [email protected] diStriBUtion 954.828.1337 A PUBLicAtion of The Riverwalk Trust 300 S.W. Second Street • Suite 7 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Phone 954. 468.1541 Fax 954.468.1542 www.GoRiverwalk.com www.Facebook.com/GoRiverwalk 4 | GORIVERWALK.COM | www.goriverwalk.com JULY+AUGUST 2011 JULY+AUGUST 2011 www.goriverwalk.com | GORIVERWALK | 5 IN THIS ISSUE Features On The Cover 22 32 Quintessential Fort Lauderdale Green Conversations A PUBLICATION OF THE RIVERWALK TRUST VOL.8 NO.6 JULY+AUGUST 2011 Lynn Peithman Stock Photograph by Warren Goldswain Design by Ryan K. Hughes 34 37 GoRiverwalk is Fort Lauderdale’s City The D.I.Y. City Remembering Eula Magazine covering arts, entertainment, business and lifestyles. GoRiverwalk is a Serge Atherwood Kelly Gregorio Riverwalk Trust publication and is published 11 times a year to inform, inspire and connect residents, readers and leaders with the people, places, happenings and events that make Fort Lauderdale one of the Departments world’s best places to live, work and play. © Copyright 2011, Riverwalk Trust. All rights Chair’s Connections Dining Destination 8 38 reserved. No part of GoRiverwalk may be Mark Budwig Alexandra Roland reproduced in any form by any means without prior written consent from Riverwalk 10 Riverwalk Roundup 40 Wine & Dine Trust and publisher GM Strategic Media, Inc. Riverwalk Trust and publisher accept no Event Connections liability for the accuracy of statements made Riverwalk Exclusives 50 12 Compiled by Alexandra Roland by the editors or advertisers. The waves device and GoRiverwalk are trademarks of Downtown Lowdown 16 55 Membership Riverwalk Trust. Copyright 2011. Chris Wren Culturally Speaking 18 59 Snapped@ Samantha Rojas Cityscape 20 64 Then and Now Maggie Gunther 6 | GORIVERWALK.COM | www.goriverwalk.com JULY+AUGUST 2011 JULY+AUGUST 2011 www.goriverwalk.com | GORIVERWALK | 7 RIVERWALK TRUST executive committee Mark Budwig, Chair riverwalk trust S.MARK Graphics Mission Statement Courtney Crush, Vice Chair Crush Law Firm, Chair, Master Plan & Projects Lynn Mandeville, Secretary To be the catalyst in Holy Cross Hospital, Chair, Board Development Patrice Demos, Treasurer Northern Trust Bank building and nurturing Chair, Finance & Risk Management Committee Tom Vogel, Immediate Past Chair Riverwalk as a vibrant One River Plaza community connected Dave Dawson, At Large Executive Committee Nova Southeastern University by the New River Chair, Communications Committee Gregory Oram, At Large Executive Committee Tower Club Chair, Membership Committee Lee Sheffield, At Large Executive Committee Chair, Events & Marketing Committee riverwalk trust Team Board of directors Alena Alberani, Sustainable Community Partners Genia duncan ellis Peter Anderson, Regions Private Bank Executive Director Serge Atherwood, IBI Group, Inc. caitlin fahey James DeChant, Right Management Consultants Administration and Event Logistics Bob Dugan, E D S A Kim Spellacy Stan Eichelbaum, Marketing Developments, Inc. Accounting Jeff Falkanger, Falkanger, Snyder, Martineau & Yates Interns Sarah Kaplan Graphics Frank Herhold, Marine Industries Jarod crush Support Fred Johnson erin o’Shea Support Ken Keechl, Kopelowitz-Ostrow, PA riverwalk trust Andrew Lester, FirstService Financial, Inc. 300 S.W. 2nd Street • Suite 7 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Linda Lewis, Smith & Knibbs Public Relations (954) 468-1541 phone • (954) 468-1542 fax Connie Loewenthal, Clear Channel Miami email: [email protected] Alyssa Lovitt, e-brands , Timpano Bradley Minto, Performance Home Theater Design Susan Fyfe Molnar, The City of Fort Lauderdale Dave Nicholas, Himmarshee Bar & Grille in Partnership Matthew Olsen, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network With Al Padrón, PL&P Advertising Renée Quinn, QuinnProQuo Gloria M. Reese, Tarpon River Civic Association Kenneth Stiles, Stiles Corporation Stephen K. Tilbrook, Shutts & Bowen Doug Tober, Broward Center for the Performing Arts Randall Vitale, SunTrust Bank Tracy Weintraub, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. 8 | GORIVERWALK.COM | www.goriverwalk.com JULY+AUGUST 2011 JULY+AUGUST 2011 www.goriverwalk.com | GORIVERWALK | 9 CHAIR’S CONNECTION By Mark Budwig Chair, Riverwalk Trust Keeping Up on riverwalk With our three months of signature events behind us — the Riverwalk Trust Tribute, Get Downtown and Burger Battle — we now have our general events to get us through the summer. A June wine dinner was hosted by Himmarshee Bar & Grille featuring a German winemaker and provided the opportunity to learn about his vine- yards. We have a special Members Only Sum- mer Kick-off event scheduled for July13 and our next Mutts and Martinis event coming in the fall. Check out www.GoRiverwalk.com for details. With our goal of activating the Riverwalk, fol- lowing is a wrap up of events that have taken place or will take place on the Riverwalk: • On May 18, Mayor Jack Seiler delivered the State of the City Address along the Riverwalk be- side the historic New River Inn. • On May 20, the Marine Industry Cares Foun- dation produced the third annual Spin-a-thon at Esplanade Park along the Riverwalk. More than $100,000 was raised for Kids in Distress. The event drew a diverse crowd from throughout the community. • On June 3, we hosted the national Top Chef Road Show competition with an even draw be- tween the two competing chefs. • Events happening weekly include the River- walk Trust Urban Market, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. With a new market manager, the Urban Market is transitioning with more vendors added each week. • Also meeting weekly is Riverwalk Trust’s @ Riverwalk health series. Every Tuesday, Yoga with Ali Hecht takes place in Esplanade Park (across from the Museum of Discovery & Science) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For additional information, call 954-732-0517. The City of Fort Lauderdale has issued River- walk Trust an annual permit, thereby allowing us to host events on the Riverwalk. If you or your organization is interested in producing an event on the Riverwalk, contact me directly at Chair@ GoRiverwalk.com. We’re happy to have you help us activate the Riverwalk. 10 | GORIVERWALK.COM | www.goriverwalk.com JULY+AUGUST 2011 JULY+AUGUST 2011 www.goriverwalk.com | GORIVERWALK | 11 RIVERWALK ROUNDUP By Genia Duncan Ellis Executive Director, Riverwalk Trust Fred Haug, project director for Bravo’s Top Chef tour, and Lisa Scott Founds, CEO of Winterfest, a celebrity judge for the Top Chef Summer Road Competition. wines from the vine- top chef Serves Up yards of Fritz Keller. healthy Match along With summer Vice Mayor Bobby DuBose, left, and Jason Crush of Crush Law Firm, right, the riverwalk here, there will be served as celebrity judges for the Top Chef competition other happenings and Chef Tiffany Deery. Photos by Genia Ellis Downtown and on NBC/Bravo arrived in Fort Lauderdale in manager to North Miami Beach. the beach and we hope that our residents June and brought us the famous Top Feldman is a graduate of Washington and and visitors take the time to enjoy the many Chef Summer Road Tour Competition. Lee University, where he received a bachelor cool things that are offered! In partnership with the DDA, the Riverwalk of arts in liberal arts. He earned a master’s de- Trust hosted the event in Huizenga Plaza to a gree in governmental administration from the standing-room only crowd. Using local celeb- Welcome to new Fels Center of Government at the University rity judges, Chefs Tiffany Deery and Kenny city Manager of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he has complet- Griffin went head to head to compete and end- ed the Senior Executive in State and Local ed up in a draw in Fort Lauderdale — showing Riverwalk Trust welcomes Lee Feldman, Government Program at Harvard’s Kennedy that our community loves food and the diver- City Manager of Fort Lauderdale. School of Government. sity of the styles! We hope they will remember After a thorough round of interviews, the the good time here next year as they plan the City Commission of Fort Lauderdale unani- next tour. Fort Lauderdale was one of 21 cities mously voted to hire Lee Feldman to take the nationally to host this competition. helm of the City. With years of experience, he Riverwalk also hosted Spin-A-Thon, this year brings a fresh look to government and we look sponsored by Marine Industry Cares Founda- forward to working with him. tion to benefit Kids in Distress. This fun and Prior to his appointment as the Fort Lauder- successful event has become a much-antici- dale City Manager, Feldman was employed by pated challenge each year and is a growing and the City of Palm Bay, where he served as city popular event. Many thanks to all