Volume 97 Number 12 | NOVEMBER 6-12, 2019 | MiamiTimesOnline.com | Ninety-Three Cents Formula one, show us the agreement UPPAC’s Betty Ferguson hired a New version of the Miami Gardens food lawyer; wants to know the plan and wine festival puts diners on a bus PHILIPPE H. BUTEAU Miami Times Contributor CAROLYN GUNISS popped up in the city. [email protected] It started out as a three-day While the Miami Dolphins fought to secure a win dine-around for the Labor Day from the New York Jets, Miami-Dade residents were In its first incarnation, the weekend but plans got washed across from Hard Rock Stadium still on defense Miami Gardens Food and Wine out by Hurricane Dorian, whose against Formula One. Experience was held on the track was hard to ascertain, as The Underrepresented People’s Positive Action rooftop at city hall. Power’s it spent more than 48 hours in Council expects a veto from County Mayor Carlos Omari Hardwick held court in a the islands of the Bahamas. Gimenez in favor of the race but is ready for a fight. curtained booth. Restaurants Organizer Starex Smith, UPPAC’s Chairwoman Betty T. Ferguson has law- yered up against Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. and wine distributors shared known as the Hungry Black Ross, who is attempting to add a Formula One to his flavors and libations. It was fine Man, said because of the Miami Gardens-located stadium’s event roster. night. Until the rains came. change, they lost chefs, loca- Ferguson retained the legal services of Dubbin Then it went to Calder Casino tions and even food. & Kravetz LLP. On Oct. 31, Samuel J. Dubbin sent a for its second go around – in- “There were schedule letter to Gimenez asking for a meeting between resi- doors. All went well. dents, the Dolphins and Formula One. This weekend, Ferguson said the letter is to emphasize that the Miami Gar- community is willing to sit and talk if the Dolphins dens is taking and Formula One give them a copy of their agree- the food fest ment. on the road, to “At this point, how can we have any kind of discus- showcase the sion when we don’t know what’s on the table?” Fer- many new cu- guson said. “It’s become apparent the commissioners linary estab- believed what Dolphins told them F1 would bring to lishments the county. We haven’t seen that in writing.” that Dubbin has represented property owners, condo- have minium associations, and neighborhoods on issues from charter enforcement, protection of public property, land use and zoning to public records. Dubbin won on behalf of Downtown Miami residents to convince the city of Miami to reject Ultra Music Festival’s contract renewal to conduct its annual Trick electronic dance music concert in Bayfront Park. Daddy Dubbin also prevented Formula One to hold Grand Prix races in Downtown Miami in 2019 on a pro- posed route through Bayfront Park, PortMiami and Biscayne Boulevard. conflicts; things were chal- location is secret; buy a In the letter, in which Dubbin referred to the com- lenging so we condensed ticket to find out more munity as “his clients,” he challenged the estimated it to one day,” Smith said. details, organizers say. amount of money the Formula One event would One major casualty of Once you get on the generate. the experience is the loss bus, expect to meet and of rap artist Trina, who try the food of chefs Dan- $423 IN BENEFITS CHALLENGED was to join her longtime ny Dominguez of Yarumba If approved, cars with noise louder than accepted friend and mentor Trick in Miami; DeBronya “Chef federal levels would race less than a quarter of a mile Daddy on the dine-around. Dee” Hodges, DJ Khaled’s from homes near Northwest 199 Street and North- The new date proved a former private chef; west 27 Avenue. schedule conflict for Trina, Lordell “Chef Lo” Taylor; The event that is estimated to bring $423 million in organizers said. Jenn Ross of Dajean Eats spending and other benefits to city residents. Formu- The food fest, now in Eatonville; and baker la One is expected to bring more traffic congestion, known as the Lit and Lav- Sharonda Deveaux, who light pollution, hearing pain or permanent hearing ish Foodie Bus Tour with Smith said is “bringing loss, more exhaust from all of the vehicles involved and add millions of pounds of carbon dioxide to the Chef Carla Hall & Trick the sweets.” atmosphere every year. Daddy, is set for Saturday, The ride starts at 4 and “Montreal promoters self-reported $65 million. Nov. 9. ends at midnight. Australia had a major accounting firm do a study and Diners will be taken by Visit www.mgfwf.com they reported $42 million. Our projection for Mi- Chef bus to different locations or email info@thehungry- ami-Dade at $49 million seems reasonable. So, how Carla to try the fare of local and blackman.com for more do the Dolphins and F1 come up with $400 million?” Hall regional chefs. The pickup information. SEE ONE 4A Special Report: Police shootings of Black people White ex-officer tries to explain law Detective Jones. Jones is working with sev- enforcement culture and find fixes eral police departments to find better training solutions, STACY M. BROWN old Botham Jean and murder- primarily for situations when NNPA Newswire Correspondent ing him. officers are interacting with Guyger claimed she had individuals of color. A police officer’s bullet worked a late shift, was tired, shattered a window and fatal- and entered an apartment she DETECTIVE JONES: ly struck Atatiana Jefferson as thought was her own. She “Among my friends who are she and her 8-year-old neph- said she mistook the success- police officers, I’m considered ew played video games inside ful accountant as an intruder. one of the more – let’s say lib- her Texas home. Both Atatiana and Botham eral, as it were. Fort Worth Police Officer were Black. Dean and Guyger I’m hoping we can bridge Aaron Dean, who never iden- are white. build and repair relations be- tified himself as a cop, and, A study conducted earlier tween my brothers and sisters without warning, fired into this year by researchers at of varying backgrounds. So, Jefferson’s window from out- three universities concluded that’s where I’m coming from. side the home, fatally striking that Black Americans are 2.5 From the police side of the 28-year-old. times more likely to be killed Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA things, I’ve seen racist cops. Just a week earlier, ex-Dal- by police than white people. and men, the rate is 39 out of with NNPA Newswire about Unfortunately, a lot of that is las Police Officer Amber Guy- Researchers found that po- 100,000. police shootings. Because because of what the job can do ger received a 10-year prison lice will kill roughly 1-in-1,000 In the aftermath of the kill- of the sensitive nature of his to people. sentence for unlawfully en- Black boys and men during ing of Jefferson, an attorney current assignment, we will SEE REPORT 6A tering the home of 28-year- their lifetime. 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