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Swim lesson season opens with a ‘Splash’

BY RICHARD YAGER ore than 50 adults and a pool full of youngsters welcomed A. D. Barnes Park’s new “Splash Playground” on Apr. 29, launching the summer’s Learn-to-Swim program that will be opening in MiamiDade County in June.

Mayor Carlos Alvarez urged Kendall youngsters to “keep up your lessons, because we live in a county surrounded by water areas, from the ocean to lakes, canals and pools.”

The swimming program, open for those from age 3 through adult, runs from June 8 through Aug. 14 in 12 county parks.

Mayor Alvarez and Miami-Dade Parks director Jack Kardys welcomed District Six Commissioner Rebeca Sosa who presented a $5,000 check to advance the Barnes Park program. The presentation was followed by water-safety demonstrations by instructors under the direction

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hile attention centered on its “green” construction during mid-April’s Earth Week, Kendall’s soon-to-open high school is developing an environmentally conscious curricula to match its new building features.

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gricops” might best describe a 16-member unit of Miami-Dade Police Hammocks District whose territory sprawls throughout West Kendall and southwest Miami-Dade County.

“We have about 440 square miles to cover in the hinterlands,” said Sgt. Jim Hutton, a six-year veteran of patrolling vast and largely uninhabited areas both east and west of Krome Avenue from Tamiami Trail (SW Eighth Street) south to the Monroe County line.

Officially known as the South Regional Agricultural Patrol Section, the special unit has duties ranging from investigating fruit stand violations to chasing down cattle on the loose.

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This architectural rendering shows the courtyard area for the new high school being built in Kendall.

(Courtesy of Silva Architects & Solo Photography)

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BY JUAN CARLOS FLORES Miami-Dade Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez joined Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Commissioner Katy Sorenson to celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, Apr. 22, at the Stephen P. Clark Center (SPCC) in downtown Miami.

Commissioner Gimenez was on hand to witness the unveiling of the county’s new fuel-efficient hybrid waste collection vehicle, which is being tested on two collection routes.

The vehicle, brought to fruition by the efforts of Miami-Dade’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) and General Services Administration (GSA), is a hybrid with a unique energy recovery system that uses stored hydraulic energy rather than diesel fuel to power the truck as it makes house-to-house stops for waste collection. Major benefits of

the hybrid vehicle include a reduction in diesel fuel consumption and cleaner air emissions.

SWM is the first municipal solid waste agency in the country to be given the opportunity to test this hybrid vehicle in its waste collection operation.

“This hybrid truck is just one of many steps the county is taking in order to be more environmentally conscious,” Commissioner Gimenez said. “We live in a beautiful community and government officials and residents alike need to do all they can to preserve it.”

To close the event, Commissioners Gimenez and Sorenson also took the opportunity to plant a tree at Government Center’s pavilion.

To learn more about the county’s green initiatives and what you can do to “go green,” visit Miami-Dade’s website at <www.miamidade.gov/earthdade>.

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AGRICOPS, from page 1 –––––– centers around answering reports of agricultural crimes that cover a far different range than those in urban or suburban areas.

A typical daytime call might involve a complaint of animal cruelty to livestock; other complaints involving domestic pets are more usually referred to Animal Services.

Thievery in western Miami-Dade commonly focuses on items such as stolen produce, bagged fertilizer or water pumps rather than suburban-type house burglaries or purse snatching.

Since July 2008, Miami-Dade Police report increasing numbers of landscaping equipment and trailer thefts, includ-

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ing a special report involving three males in their mid-20s, suspected in two incidents of “casing” business areas in daytime hours.

“Western-oriented” thieves look for farming equipment, unsecured trailers, boxed and bagged fruit and plants from nurseries, groves, farms and packing houses, mostly stolen during nighttime hours.

“At night, we often go into places where it’s so dark, you literally can’’t see your hands in front of your face,” Sgt. Hutton added. “It can make things a little nervous.

“One time, we drove to a vacant field west of Krome in answer to a report for a burning vehicle. Two guys had driven their car west of Krome, stripped it of all

HIGH SCHOOL, from page 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Carmen Brodermann, lead teacher, when a second articulation meeting is scheduled at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, at Killian Senior High School.

“Many parents and students are most anxious to learn more about the study opportunities,” said Montano, who noted that in its first year, the school will open with only ninth grade students with about 500 anticipated.

Completing construction at 11005 SW 84 St., adjacent to Indian Hammocks Park, State School YYY-1 is being built to accommodate 1,864 students in grades 9-12. The campus structures covering 178,000 square feet are designed by Silva Architects of Coral Gables with more than 20 specialized features to reduce energy use, increase natural lighting and conserve water.

Study programs will be offered in three disciplines, largely directed toward environmental and biological sciences in three academies that comprise the magnet “school of choice” curriculum: Environmental Research and Field Studies students will seek solutions for contemporary environmental problems, including field studies, observations and laboratory investigations of natural habitats. Students also will study current environmental political issues through research, analysis and classroom debate.

Biomedical Research students will study current and future human health issues causing environmental changes, conducting research to determine those impacted by environmental changes. Healthcare professionals will act as mentors, providing the most current techniques and research methodologies to guide study programs.

Engineering and Robotics will develop a study path investigating methods to conserve natural resources, designed to curb negative impacts of human involvement. Engineering and robotic technologies will be used to address current and future energy management and conservation needs, including project work to be tested by entering local, state and national competitions.

“We will have internship programs so that a student in biological science will be able to work in an outside biological laboratory, or an engineering senior with an engineering firm,” Brodermann said.

“The overall goal is to imbue each student with the desire to translate what is formally learned in classrooms into real and positive solutions,” said Montano who has spent the past year preparing for a staff and study program.

Freshmen students will be offered a basic core curriculum: English regular or honors; science, world history, and physical education and physical fitness with one elective course chosen from among a foreign language, performing art, and an Academy alternative course.

The second year program will include English II, science, math, plus two electives from foreign language, performing art or an academy course, plus a second course from one of the three academy disciplines.

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Sgt. Jim Hutton describes agricultural patrols to West Kendall residents.

the valuable equipment and then set it afire to recover any insurance they might collect.”

Horse thefts have become one of the biggest crimes in western Dade, Sgt. Hutton noted during a recent session of the Hammocks District Citizens Advisory Committee.

“Owning a horse is an expensive business,” he explained. “With $200 to $400 needed to keep a horse in feed and stabling each month.”

The result is people pressed by the economic times have to get rid of animals, and in some cases, they’re sold to ethnic

restaurants. In turn, that’s created a market for stealing horses.

“Horse meat has a distinctive rich and somewhat sweet flavor,” he continued.

“There’s a continuing demand for it among people who have come here from countries in Latin and South America where horse meat is a common menu item.”

Suspicious activity can be reported to individual squad patrols that operate on midnight, afternoon and day shifts. While 9-1-1 should be used for crimes-inprogress, non-emergencies or suspicious activity reports can be telephoned to 305476-5423.

SPLASH, from page 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– of Jim Connors, aquatic director.

The new 1,496-square-foot facility, adjacent to the pool, includes colorful overhead buckets, towers and mock water guns that shower cooling water sprays over youngsters cavorting beneath them. Three large umbrellashaded areas nearby provide sun cover.

The Splash Playground meets standards of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and features an ADAapproved elevator lift to help disabled individuals move easily from the pool deck area to the Splash area.

Funding for the project was provided through the Neighborhood Parks Bond Project, Building Better Communities capital improvements bond issue, and a Capital Outlay Reserve Fund.

The 2009 Parks “Learn-to-Swim” program is open to qualified children and adults with disabilities with classes Monday through Friday in two-week sessions by certified American Red Cross Water Safety instructors. Evening classes

at select locations will be conducted from June through September. Costs vary at each park.

Each year, the county’s Learn-to-Swim program serves nearly 10,000 children and adults. Instruction groups include Tiny Tots 1 and 2 for children ages 3-5; Levels 1-3 for age 6 and older, and Levels 4-6 for more advanced swim training, 6 and older, and Adults (18 and older) for beginners.

For information on swimming lessons at A. D. Barnes Park, call 305-665-1626.

Other southwest area parks with Learn-to-Swim programs include Goulds Park, 21840 SW 114 Ave., 305233-0537; Helen Sands (South Dade Park), 16350 SW 280 St., 305-248-1386; Naranja Park, 14150 SW 264 St., 305258-4534; Rockway Park, 9460 SW 27 Dr., 305-223-8742; Richmond (Sgt. Delancy Park), 14450 Boggs Dr., 305238-5692; Tamiami Park, 11201 SW 24 St., 305-223-7077, and Tropical Estates Park, 10201 SW 48 St., 305-221-5041.

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Disc Golfers plan autistic assistance FREE CONSULTATION Michael Miller EXECUTIVE EDITOR

AROUND TOWN Disc Golf Club members who regularly play at Indian Hammocks Park are linking up with an organization to assist autistic children in the Kendall area.

A benefit outing, perhaps later in May, will result after George Alvarez, president of the local Disc Golf Club, joined parents of autistic children at a MDC Parks meeting reviewing park expansion.

The Disc Golf group wanted the two 18hole layouts preserved in an area of the Park where plans had been designed for a new swimming pool, including a facility to help autistic kids learn to swim. Folks favoring the pool pointed out the importance for autistic youngsters, perhaps even at the expense of the golf layout.

Now, Alvarez reports his group will join forces to help autistic youngsters, both groups hoping a re-planning effort can provide room for both pool and the disc golf courses. The project is now being reworked by a Parks Department consultant. So whoever said ‘never the twain shall meet’…? (And yes, we know it was Rudyard Kipling.)

Virgilio Alvarez, manager of VE Alvarez & Partners, LLC, consulting engineers, calls attention to SW 127th Avenue, just south of SW 128th Street, where CSX railroad tracks dead-end the north-south thoroughfare. Mr. Alvarez says continuing four-laning of SW 127th south to SW 152nd Street should be a DPW priority, because of the traffic problems created for residents who seek northward access, east and west of SW 127th Avenue, and who now must go to south to SW 152nd — to go north! We suspect the expense of a CSX grade crossing or bridging may be a funding problem, but four-laning SW

127th (now starting at SW 8th Street) should be continued. It just makes good sense to anyone tangling with Kendall’s traffic.

Last year we commented in this column (at the expense of losing environmental readers) that preservation of endangered lands by setting aside areas like Nixon Smiley Park hardly made long-term sense if they are simply fenced and left as natural habitats.

Now, Tiffany Smith of the Endangered Lands purchasing force informs a West Kendall group that most of Miami-Dade’s land worth saving as a natural habitat has been purchased. The group that began buying 20,000 acres (including the Matecumbe Park tract of pineland) now seeks ways to open up those areas with nature and biking trails.

We applaud the effort!

Reminders: Many civic-minded and police-supportive residents in Kendall annually pay tribute to MDC Police Department officers who have given their lives in performance of their duty. James Blough of Hammocks Police District Citizens Advisory Committee notes the annual memorial begins at 7 p.m., Thursday evening, May 7, at Tropical Park to “honor the fallen officers who have died serving our community.”

Another worthwhile date: Citizens Crime Watch of Miami-Dade holds its 34th Annual Awards Ceremony, Friday, May 29 at Doubletree Miami-Mart Airport Hotel. You can Email Carmen Caldwell, Director, for details at Carmen@citizencrimewatch.com.

Thought of the Day: It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

— Herman Melville Richard Yager contributed to this column.

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Legislators trying to re-amend classroom size amendment R. Kenneth Bluh KENNETH’S COMMENTARY The year was 2002. Thousands of registered Florida voters donated tens of thousands of dollars and many thousands of hours to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would limit the number or students that could sit in a public school classroom.

They were successful. The amendment passed and the limitations were to take effect by 2010. That was before the recession hit Florida. That was before unemployment in Florida almost hit 10 percent. Yet, that was the will of the people. Expensive as it might be to implement, it was the will of the people.

Members of the Florida House and Senate want us to re-amend the Constitution removing what we just approved. The 2002 constitutional amendment wasn’t intended only for good financial times. It was passed to

allow teachers to relate to the needs of their students and assist them in obtaining an education. We didn’t want middle school students sitting in rooms that look like a lecture hall in some university where it is solely up to the student if he or she was to get an education.

Now, rather than find the money to implement what the voters demanded, the Florida Legislature is attempting to place an amendment on the ballot revoking the 2002 amendment.

It would seem that it is better for legislators to “kowtow” to their financial supporters than to “find” the needed dollars.

I can hear their propaganda now.

“Voters of Florida, support our new proposed constitutional amendment. We do not want to tax you to death in order to implement an unnecessary limit on classroom size. It is the parents’ responsibility to see that their kids get an education, not our responsibility to spend money that could be better spent on building jails, and building high speed railroads across the state.”

Rep. Janet Adkins, a Republican from Fernandina Beach, is quoted as saying

VIEWPOINT that as a mom, she doesn’t think class size is [the] No. 1 indicator of a school’s success, but that parent involvement and discipline in the classroom are more important.

Tell her story to the kids from one parent families who are spending every waking hour holding down several parttime jobs so he or she can put food on the table. Tell it to the teacher who is expected to maintain “discipline” in a room filled with dozens of children.

I’ll bet Ms. Adkins would pull her two children out of a public school and quickly move them into a private school if that happened. Who knows, her kids might already be in private schools.

I hope that the legislature realizes that they need 60 percent of voting Floridians to pass their amendment.

They were so happy to “sell” that 60 percent amendment to the public; now it is

going to come back and bite them in the collective rear ends!

Tallahassee, start taxing ostrich feed, start taxing skyboxes and start taxing the purchase of yachts. Start finding the money we need to survive!

I guess we do have something to be happy about. We could live in the Republic of Texas, excuse me, I mean in the state of Texas, which first helped elect Obama to office and now is refusing to accept billions in federal stimulus money to supplement their educational needs.

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Maggie Grayson has two little ones to clothe and feed, so she’s always on the lookout for new products she can try.

She enjoys saving money, too, and says, “It certainly is great to try things out in sample sizes instead of buying a full size.” Consequently, she’s discovered that many companies are willing to give away free samples of baby products as a way to build brand loyalty.

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Miami International U. of Art & Design to hosts student exhibit Miami International University of Art & Design is hosting the Seventh Annual Student Exhibit through May 15 at the Main Gallery of the university, 1501 Biscayne Blvd.

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MIAMI AREA VETERINARIANS OFFERING LOW-COST MICROCHIPPING OF PETS The South Florida Veterinary Medical Association (SFVMA) is offering low-cost microchipping to help reunite pets with their owners through Saturday, May 9, at participating veterinarians’ offices.

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YMCA OF GREATER MIAMI TO HOST ANNUAL CASINO NIGHT ON MAY 9 The YMCA of Greater Miami is going Bond, James Bond, for its third annual YMCA Casino Night taking place on Saturday, May 9, 8 p.m., at The Collection, South Florida’s foremost luxury auto dealership.

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COMMUNITYNEWS briefs Tickets purchased for $125 admit one guest, $225 admit a couple and $250 admits one guest with a seat in the poker tournament and the VIP Martini and Champagne hour at 7 p.m. All proceeds from this signature event benefit the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign scholarship fund for aquatics, sports and summer programs at the South Dade and Homestead Family branches.

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MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR PROJECT L.E.A.D. The Miami-Dade Public Library System is seeking volunteer tutors for Project LEAD (Literacy for Every Adult in Dade), a free, confidential one-on-one tutoring program to assist adult learners with basic

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SPECIAL CONCERT TO BENEFIT PRIDELINES YOUTH SERVICE The group Here II Here as well as local singers/songwriters Samantha Natalie and Ria will perform on Sunday, May 16, 7 p.m., at Gusman Hall, 1314 Milller Dr. on the Coral Gables campus of the University of Miami Ticket prices for the show are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. To order tickets, call Natural Awakenings at 305-5983315 or visit <www.namiami.com/event>.

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BISCAYNE NAT. PARK’S FAMILY FUN FEST SEASON ENDS WITH ‘A SALUTE TO MOM’ The final installment in Biscayne National Park’s 2009 Family Fun Fest series will pay tribute to mothers with “A Salute to Mom,” a free event taking place from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center, 9700 SW 328 St. This installment features stations located around the visitor center that provide a variety of interactive and hands-on activities, including Sibling Rivalry, Turtle

Hurdles, Mr. Mom, Are you my Mommy? and Crabby Mom. Participants will receive a paper passport to be punched at each station as they complete the activities. Those who complete all five activities will earn a special button to help remember the day, and those who can prove they’ve earned all five buttons this season will receive a Family Fun Fest Fanatic Award.

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CONSIGNMENT CORNER INC. ANNOUNCES GIVEAWAY FOR THOSE WHO LOST JOBS Consignment Corner will offer two free articles of apparel (clothing and shoes), from May 18 to 30, to individuals who have lost their jobs. Proof of job loss may be provided through unemployment check stub or letter of dismissal from employer. Limit of one offer per eligible individual and there are some restrictions.

This gesture is to give back to the community the business has served for more than 20 years. Mary Tyre, owner of Consignment Corner, strives to help her community avoid the “economic crisis from turning into a fashion crisis.”

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LOWE ART MUSEUM TO HOST OPEN HOUSE FOR VOLUNTEERS The University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum is having an open house on Thursday, May 21, 6 p.m., at the museum, 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables to find docent volunteers.

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GROUP TO CONDUCT PROGRAM ON ‘WRITING MEMOIR OF YOUR ADOPTION EXPERIENCE’ Cherish Adoptive Families of Miami, a support group for individuals and families considering adoption and for parents who have adopted, will hold an educational program, titled “Writing a Memoir of Your Adoption Experience,” on Tuesday, May 19, 6:30 p.m., at Books and Books in Coral Gables, 265 Aragon Ave. Meetings are free to the public.

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Cherish members who have written adoption books for children will read from their books as well.

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LUIS TRELLES, AIA, TO SPEAK, SIGN BOOKS AT WOLFSONIAN-FIU, MAY 28 Luis Trelles, AIA, will present two new publications, TrellesCabarrocas Architects (ACAM Ediciones) and Casas/Houses: Trelles Cabarrocas Architects, complete with annotations and commentary by architects from Europe and the Americas, during a talk and book signing at the WolfsonianFIU on May 28, 7 p.m., in the Dynamo Museum Shop, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.

Operating out of downtown Miami, principals Jorge Trelles, Mari Tere Cabarrocas Trelles and Luis Trelles have built projects ranging from houses and gardens to civic and commercial buildings, while simultaneously perfecting and defining their unique architectural vision.

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For more information about this event, call 305-535-1456 or send email to <paola@thewolf.fiu.edu>.

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CAMP SEAQUARIUM BEGINS JUNE 8 FOR AGES 5-18 Camp Seaquarium will run from June 8 to Aug. 14 at Miami Seaquarium, 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, for campers ages 5-18.

Curriculum for each grade level at Camp Seaquarium will revolve on a oneweek schedule with additional weeks optional. Camp hours are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with optional early and late care for an additional charge.

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FROST SCHOOL’S YOUNG MUSICIANS’ CAMP ‘SESSION A’ BEGINS JUNE 22 The University of Miami present a fulltime music camp for students ages 7-18.

The camp’s Session A will last from June 22 to July 2, and Session B will be from July 6 to 17. Both sessions, as well as registration, will take place at Gusman Concert Hall on the University of Miami campus, 1314 Miller Dr.

The Young Musicians’ Camp offers junior, intermediate, pre-college and honors programs in piano, strings, winds, percussion, vocal, guitar and jazz. Bus transportation from Broward, North Miami, and Miami Beach, as well as a teen dorm (Monday-Friday or full-time) is available. A community service program for high school age participants also is available.

Visit <www.youngmusicianscamp.com> for an application and full program description. You also can send email to <info@youngmusicianscamp.com> or call Sarah Neham Salz at 305-238-8937.

TEN STAR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL CAMP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Final applications are being accepted for the by-invitation-only Ten Star All-Star Basketball camp, which will take place in Gainesville later this year. Boys and girls ages 10 to 19 are eligible to apply.

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Dadeland Mall playing host to ‘Mom’s Nite Out,’ May 7

BY ASHLEY SUGARMAN

“Nurturing the curiosity of young minds”

Dadeland Mall, one of Miami’s leading shopping destinations, will welcome three of the best talents that Miami has to offer for “National Mom’s Nite Out,” on May 7, the Thursday before Mother’s Day. The first nationally organized celebration of motherhood will pay tribute to moms while providing a great social networking opportunity with cooking demonstrations, a style presentation, complimentary wine and cheese samples by Winn-Dixie and more.

CBS 4 News anchor Shannon Hori, renowned Chef Cindy Hutson and event designer and stylist Godfrey del Rio will participate in the evening. All attendees will enjoy special shopping benefits and giveaways, the chance to meet local businesses and a taste of Winn-Dixie with gourmet cheese and wine sampling.

Hori will serve as the special guest host for “National Mom’s Nite Out” at Dadeland Mall. As a recent mother to fraternal twin boys, Colt and Cade, Hori will be celebrating her first Mother’s Day along with the event attendees.

Hutson will present a live cooking demonstration showcasing a special recipe for all moms to enjoy. The coowner and award-winning chef at Ortanique on the Mile in Coral Gables, Hutson knows her way around the kitchen. Self-taught and internally motivated, Hutson focuses her culinary talents on fusion cooking, drawing inspiration from her travels to and from Jamaica.

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“With mom’s controlling between 85 and 90 percent of household spending, Dadeland Mall is excited to give them the recognition they deserve by taking part in ‘National Mom’s Nite Out’,” said Susana Battistini, director of Mall Marketing at Dadeland Mall. “We value the commitment that moms provide daily and want thank them with an evening of free fun, entertainment and shopping.”

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Crazy Pianos to open in Cocowalk on May 6

BY TINA MENDITTO Crazy Pianos, South Florida’s new dueling piano bar, restaurant, and late night entertainment venue, will debut in Coconut Grove on Wednesday, May 6.

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Crazy Pianos is the No. 1 piano bar in sales worldwide. With an existing location in Scheveningen, Holland, the company has strategic global expansion plans, which include the May opening in Coconut Grove with additional locations planned for London, Dubai, Paris, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and New York City.

The top brass behind the restaurant concept and late night entertainment venue have invested more than $5 million in preparation for the grand opening including a half million dollars for the sound system alone and expansion of the space in Cocowalk from 6,000 to 7,000 square feet. The interior space consists of 100 percent Dutch made woodwork and finishes imported from the Netherlands.

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The company only employs up-andcoming, multi-faceted entertainers from around the world whose focus is on the music. These high-energy individuals are able to sing and play the piano well, while engaging the audience by taking song

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“We take the dueling pianos concept to a new level in world-class entertainment,” said Orin Sands, managing director of entertainment for Crazy Pianos. “We focus on bringing our guests the best musical variety and talent from around the globe, from our entertainers to our state-of-the-art sound system. Our entertainers specialize in a variety of musical genres including oldies and classic rock hits from the ’70s, ’80s, ‘90s, and today,” Sands concluded. “You name it, and they’ll play it — all until 3 a.m.”

The Crazy Pianos menu features a variety of moderately priced International and Americana, Pan Asian, and French-American bistro style cuisine prepared by executive chef John Bond. Specialty dishes include traditional style Peruvian Cerviche, Coconut Rum Glazed Mahi Mahi, Spinach Portobello Mushroom Ravioli, Tasmanian Salmon Bur Blanc, and Kobe Beef Sliders just to name a few. All entrees range from $10 to $30.

There even is a Crazy Kids menu for the little ones with prices ranging from $5 to $6.

Delectable desserts include Deep Fried Cheesecake consisting of melt-in-yourmouth original New York, Lemon, Chocolate Marble and Dulce de Leche deep fried in a flaky pastry tortilla served with chocolate and red raspberry sauce.

There will be a full-service bar, where the bartenders are as much a part of the fun as the Crazy Pianos entertainers.

Crazy Pianos is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. At 10 p.m., Crazy Pianos morphs into a late nightclub venue for adults 21 and older featuring live performances based on special requests from the audience.

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Nissan debuted the front-wheel drive Versa in the U.S. as a 2006 model and it has been a solid seller with consumers looking for fuel efficiency without sacrificing performance or roominess. It also has one of the highest standard horsepower/torque ratings and the largest interior in the entry-level segment, along with good quality, reliability and durability.

Versa is built at Nissan’s Aguascalientes, Mexico, assembly plant (where the Sentra is made) and is available in three models in five-door Hatchback or four-door Sedan configurations: 1.8 S with four-speed automatic and 1.8 SL with Xtronic CVT.

All 2009 Versas feature a standard 122 hp, 16-valve, 1.8-liter DOHC four-cylinder engine and a choice of three transmissions — Nissan Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission), four-speed electronically controlled automatic with overdrive or the standard six-speed manual gearbox. The automatic tranny combination delivers a pleasantly responsive performance, as well as 26 mpg around town and 34 mpg on the highway. You’ll get 27/33 mpg with the CVT transmission; 24/32 mpg with the four-speed automatic transmission; and 26/31 mpg with the sixspeed manual transmission.

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A Sport Package (optional on the Versa Hatchback SL model) adds performance styling with a roof-mounted rear spoiler, lower body side sill extensions, unique front and rear fascia, and fog lights.

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