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ALSO IN LIFESTYLE 8 EDITOR’S LETTER 13 AROUND TOWN 16 ART IN CORAL GABLES 18 BEST BETS/A&E 20 BAR TALK: VEZA SUR 22 GARDENING 24 THE LISTING 26 5 QUESTIONS: NORIS LEDESMA 30 CAMERA READY 40 DINING: M HOUSE 58 THE GOODS: COERTOC CREDTS Cover: Poolside at STAYCATION EDITION 1 Hotel South Beach TOC: A cocktail from M House TOC photo by: Patrick Dolande Photography 6 JUNE 2019 | PINECRESTMAGAZINE.COM HAZEL GOLDMAN 305-665-7383 [email protected] EVAN GOLDMAN 305-607-8880 [email protected] OVER $42 MILLION SOLD IN 2018! OVER $20 MILLION ALREADY SOLD IN 2019! NEW LISTING! NEW LISTING! EXCEPTIONAL CONTEMPORARY NE PINECREST! PICTURE PERFECT S. PINECREST ACRE HOME LUXURIOUS GABLES CLUB LIVING! Undisclosed Address $3,199,000 6820 SW 132 Street $1,920,000 10 Edgewater Dr #7F $1,869,000 8/7/P/2-Car Over 8690 sqft Masterpiece Updated 5/4/P/2-Car w/5500+ Sqft Art Collector's Paradise! 3/3.5 2950 Sqft. 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When it comes to the latter, our online strategists—including assistant magazine editor Keren Moros and digital/social media coordinator Olivia Bibbee—fi ll the “Short Stuff” section of lmgfl .com with a variety of fresh blogs and community news not found in our magazines. In May alone, we featured restaurant and drink specials related to Cinco de Mayo, gift ideas and brunch options for Mother’s Day, culinary deals connected to National Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week, a month’s worth of weekend highlights 800.611.6631 as part of the weekly “The Lifestyle List,” an item on an online/retail pharmacy trying to do its part to curb the opioid epidemic—and countless other stories. Toward the end of May, we also launched a new online feature called “On the Spot.” In it, we pose 10 questions that we hope will give readers insights—beyond the résumé—into community leaders, prominent businesspeople, and faces that will be familiar to those living in our various tri-county markets. In the spirit of “never ask someone to do something that you wouldn’t do yourself,” here’s my take on a few of the questions you’ll see in our “On the Spot” interviews. • If you had to pick one meal to have every day for the rest of your life, what would it be? Alaskan king crab legs, baked potato (butter only), and the Key lime “pearl diver” cookies shaped like an oyster shell that pastry chef Sabrina Courtemanche is serving up at Wild Sea at the Riverside Hotel on Las Olas. • When is the last time you were scared? Last year, a rogue wave along Boynton Beach rolled all the way to the lifeguard stand and washed over my then-2-year-old daughter, whose little body was completely submerged. Had I not grabbed her leg, she would have ended up about 100 yards away, along with our towels, chairs and beach bags. • Aside from something involving family, what never fails to tug at your heartstrings? The last 30 minutes of “Avengers: Endgame,” which I may see 10 more times before summer is over. Also, and I’m not sure why, but the U.S. hockey team defeating Russia in the 1980 Winter Olympics—and Al Michaels’ “Do you believe in miracles?” call—gets me every time.