June 2009 Serving the communities along the Biscayne Corridor, including Arch Creek East, Bay Point, Bayside, Biscayne Park, Belle Meade, Buena Vista, Design District, Downtown, Edgewater, El Portal, Hibiscus Island, Keystone Point, Miami Shores, Morningside, North Bay Island, North Miami, Oakland Grove, Palm Grove, Palm Island, Sans Souci, Shorecrest, Star Island, Wynwood, and Venetian Islands www.BiscayneTimes.com Volume 7, Issue 4 By Pamela Robin Brandt Photos by Silvia Ros New Biscayne Corridor restaurants are defying the recession and energizing neighborhoods ver the past couple of years, to be one-way at night — east, from the One was the unprecedented number Evolution, Fifty, Mark’s South Beach, 1 restaurant-going Miami residents Biscayne Corridor to the Beach only — of fi ne-dining restaurants that went 8 /2, Afterglo, and many more. Oand visitors alike have learned actually run both ways. This epiphany belly-up. 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Cuban Music of Celia Cruz Music of Celia Cruz Music of Celia Cruz Following a sold-out K legend and global icon 7:30PM 7:30 PM K 5 & 9PM K international tour, the THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF CELIA CRUZ Celia Cruz is back in Signature Shorts undershorts hot musical that had an explosive musical, Signature Shorts 8PM C 10PM C all Miami singing and 7PM C dancing last summer featuring a hit parade “Summer Shorts… A late-night series of returns to the of her greatest songs. the art still rocks!” provocative short undershorts Begins June 2 Adrienne Arsht Center! -The Miami Herald plays! 10PM C Shorts 4 Kids Celia: The Life & Celia: The Life & Shorts 4 Kids Shorts 4 Kids Shorts 4 Kids 7 1PM C 89Music of Celia Cruz 10 Music of Celia Cruz 11 11AM & 1PM C 12 11AM & 1PM C 13 1PM C 7:30 PM K 7:30PM K Celia: The Life & Celia: The Life & Celia: The Life & Celia: The Life & Music of Celia Cruz Music of Celia Cruz ““The Salsa Queen still Fuerza Bruta Music of Celia Cruz Music of Celia Cruz 5 & 9PM K 3 & 7PM K rules!”-Daily News 7:30PM Z 7:30PM K 7:30PM K Signature Shorts 7PM C Signature Shorts Fuerza Bruta “Unexpected Fuerza Bruta Fuerza Bruta magnificence. 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A truly Come early or stay 3PM C hypnotic, aquatic!” physical and visual spectacular from the spectacular! The one-of-a-kind late and enjoy a – New York Post feats, performed at makers of De La effects are stunning! diversion!” drink at the Fuerza Celia: The Life & -The Star-Ledger Music of Celia Cruz close range to the Guarda.” Bruta Lounge! audience!” -Variety 3 & 7PM K -The New York Times Fuerza Bruta Come early 7:30PM Z or stay late for 28 Fuerza Bruta 29 a drink at the 30 Fuerza Bruta 7:30PM Z Fuerza Bruta Lounge! 7:30PM Z “Ferociously stimulating! “Not many shows can An evening of boast that they jaw-dropping sensation deliver something and an eye-popping you've never seen adventure!” before. THIS ONE -Variety DOES.” -New York Daily News featuring Shorts 4 Kids, Signature Shorts, and undershorts! | June 4-21 Photo by George Schiavone Try our new “bistro” concessions, With several lots and garages located throughout the Center, conveniently close to the ORDER NOW Center, parking is plentiful at created by every performance. DINING: 305.949.6722 • arshtcenter.org PARKING: Valet parking also available. June 2009 Biscayne Times • www.BiscayneTimes.com 3 COMMENTARY: FEEDBACK PO Box 370566, Miami, FL 33137 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Member of the Gravy Train: Why Bother Gravy Train: Next Stop, Gravy Train: How I Lost Florida Press Association with College? Miami-Dade County Faith in Our Government www.BiscayneTimes.com Thanks to reporter Erik Bojnansky for “Gravy Train” was a great article, Thanks for “Gravy Train,” the exposé some outstanding investigative reporting with but you’ve only scratched the surface. on pumped-up Miami civil-servant salaries. PUBLISHER & EDITOR “Gravy Train” (May 2009). And thanks to Bis- Miami-Dade County employees are To start with, since my HMO will now Jim Mullin cayne Times for being the public eyes on our grossly overpaid, and all you have to do lapse at $765 per month (an increase of a [email protected] unaccountable government that thinks money is go into the system and see how taxpay- lot more than the usual annual 20 percent), INTERN is not something to be frugal with — while ers are fi nancing individuals who only I envy all the government employees — Brian Horowitz the general public tightens its belt to barely work two of the eight hours required, not just for all the paid days off, the pen- [email protected] pay property taxes and insurance. especially the General Services Adminis- sions for life, and the all-inclusive health A quote from city commissioner and tration, where laborers make just as much care for life, but for the nearly infallible job CONTRIBUTORS mayoral candidate Tomas Regalado, refer- as craftsmen and where construction security. That is what really makes these Victor Barrenchea, Erik Bojnansky, Pamela ring to the nearly 100 Miami employees managers have nothing to do but make jobs so much more valuable than anything Robin Brandt, Terence Cantarella, Bill (overwhelmingly fi refi ghters) who made coffee and loaf around the offi ce since in the private sector. Citara, Wendy Doscher-Smith, Kathy more than $200,000 last year: “It’s good to there is no work. For me, after observing the way the Glasgow, Margaret Griffi s, Jim W. Harper, Lisa Hartman, Jen Karetnick, Jack King, work for the government, I guess.” You should check how many government here disdains and exploits its Derek McCann, Frank Rollason, Silvia Ros, At a time when local companies projects are current and how many citizens, I have to admit I’ve lost respect for Jeff Shimonski are laying off employees with four-year managers are in charge of those. Also and faith in local government. Ask around. degrees and professional licenses within check the purchase of equipment People who have lived here for a while ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES their discipline, why would I tell my sons that’s not being used. Or the evalua- will tell you the system is about generating Marco Fernandez to go to college when they can become tion system manipulated by manage- money for the government and its employ- [email protected] a policeman or fi reman with no degree, ment, where every employee is rated ees, not about providing services. Why else Marc Ruehle make more than $100,000 after working “outstanding” when 50 percent or do the police routinely jack up lies about [email protected] just fi ve years, get lots of overtime, and more could not pass the carpenter’s traffi c offenses? Why else do the courts run have no stress over ever losing their jobs test used by the Miami-Dade County people around for months and even years, OFFICE MANAGER thanks to the socialist union mentality? Schools maintenance department. extracting court costs, fees, and police Wilmer Ametin One request: Can you do the same These are only a few things to men- overtime for court appearances? [email protected] for Miami-Dade County? I believe you’ll tion, but I suggest you look into this Or think back on the fi asco over pet ART DIRECTOR fi nd the results similar.