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‘In the Park with Art’ finds new setting BY GARY ALAN RUSE

he Cultural Council’s annual “In the Park with Art” fundraising event took place on Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1, braving unseasonably warm temperatures. Previously held at Coral Reef Park, this year’s edition of the popular art show found a new location on the grounds of the Palmetto Bay Village Center. The show has taken place at the Charles Deering Estate and Fairchild Tropical Garden in years past. Profits from the event go to the Cultural Council’s scholarship fund, which awards scholarships to art and music students entering a state college. This year, 83 artists exhibited works in a variety of media ranging from oil and acrylic paintings, watercolors, sculpture, photography and ceramics to stoneware,

glass and jewelry. Many exhibitors were local but there were some from other Florida cities and states as well. The free event also offered music by the Robert Morgan School Orchestra and several other musicians as well as a food court with a tempting and diverse assortment of fare. Yolly Buchmann, the council’s president, was pleased with the new location at Scott Silver’s Palmetto Bay Village Center, after Coral Reef Park became impossible to use for the yearly event. “We love it, and the artists absolutely love it,” Buchmann said. “It’s a wonderful location and everything is pretty steady, without tree roots to contend with. We can have people here without their paying admission, since we don’t have to pay set-up fees, so we’re delight-

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Ludovici & Ludovici law firm marking 50 years of service BY GARY ALAN RUSE

Edward P. Ludovici (left) and his father Philip F. Ludovici are pictured inside their Palmetto Bay law office.

any businesses fail in their first year. Most seldom last a decade. Beating those odds, the Palmetto Bay law firm of Ludovici & Ludovici is celebrating its 50th year in business this month. “We opened in November of 1959,” said company founder Philip F. Ludovici. “The first office was on Fern Street, just two blocks from where we are now. So for the past 50 years I’ve been within two blocks of where I first started practicing.” Philip Ludovici, who also celebrates his 80th birthday on Nov. 18, attributes his firm’s staying power to doing things the right way. Besides an important role in the community, Ludovici & Ludovici played a key part in the incorporation of the village when Palmetto Bay became a municipality. “I was a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit to lift the moratorium that the county had imposed

on incorporation, and my son Eddie was instrumental in the incorporation in that he drew up the original charter for Palmetto Bay,” Ludovici said. “He later drew up the charter for Cutler Bay as well when they were ready to incorporate.” When he graduated law school and passed the bar exam, Philip Ludovici had trouble finding an opening at the big law firms in downtown Miami, so he drove south to the area that later became Palmetto Bay and hung up his shingle. “The only real office building in this area was the Perrine Professional Building on Fern Street,” Ludovici said. “I turned in there and saw a sign up in the window that said ‘Office for Rent — $65 a Month’ and went in and talked to them. I rented the office and put some furniture in, then hired a part-time high school girl. We had one telephone line. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– See

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LUDOVICI, from page 1 –––––––––– We did not have an intercom because that was going to cost more money. And that’s how it started.” Philip F. Ludovici is now the chair of the board of a firm featuring additional attorneys and also real estate specialists, a full-time staff and furniture and equipment in keeping with a major business in the community. The senior Ludovici, who also is a former judge, is proud of the fact that his two sons, Edward and Joseph, became lawyers. Both sons also married women who are lawyers, and Ludovici has five grandchildren ranging in age from 8 to 19 years, at least one of whom is contemplating a career in law and practicing with the family firm. “I’m grateful for my son who joined me in the office,” Ludovici said. “I seriously doubt that I would be sitting here today. I would have thought myself too old to be doing this. He has become the backbone of the organization. He’s the man who carries the heavy end of the pole. I’m grateful for all the wonderful people who brought me here, including my wife, and the community that has supported us.” Ludovici said that they’ve always been willing to give a little bit more than most other professionals, until recently keeping the office open six days a week and

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still having hours to 5:30 p.m. to make it easier for people to stop by. His son, Edward, graduated from Miami Palmetto Senior High and attended the University of Florida in Gainesville before getting his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law. He joined the firm and began practicing in 1987. Edward thinks that 50 years is a milestone event that should be celebrated. “I’m very proud of the fact that we’ve been able to continue what was started by my dad 50 years ago,” said Edward Ludovici. “Having a family- run business — having any business — with the original founder still around after 50 years is really a monumental achievement. So often, businesses fail, for various reasons. There isn’t that continuation of the family. The second generation doesn’t have the same drive. “Nothing would make me prouder than if one my kids picks up the torch and carries it forward for another generation and that we’re sitting here 25 years from now looking at a Diamond Anniversary.” Both men have been involved in numerous area civic organizations and committees. In recognition of the family’s efforts, the park where the newly opened library is located was named Ludovici Park by the Palmetto Bay Village Council. The law offices of Ludovici & Ludovici are located at 17415 S. Dixie Hwy. For more information call 305-235-2161.

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ART, from page 1 ––––––––––––––––– ed. We all go back with Scott Silver from the times we had the jazz concerts here and he’s been wonderful to us. We really appreciate it.” Ronald Lemoine, an artist from Hernando Beach, who does wonderfully clever and whimsical fish sculptures, hammered out of single dimension sheet copper, welded together and coated with a special patina, was happy with the show and its location. “This is the first time I’ve been here,” Lemoine said. “This is a beautiful setting. It’s an absolutely gorgeous piece of property. I love the architecture.” Lemoine’s work can be seen online at <www.fishandfountains.com>. Diane Lary from Homestead, who does vivid and strikingly beautiful watercolor paintings, regularly exhibits in many shows but has a fondness for the “In the Park with Art” events and has attended most of them over the years. “I’ve been in the show since it was at Fairchild Gardens,” Lary said. “I liked the park location the best, with the trees and all, but this is the first year here so we’ll see how it goes. It’s a nice walking environment here, so that’s good. This show

Pictured (l-r) are Cultural Council members Dolly Sander and Trudy Pales with volunteer Maggie Ellis. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

by the Cultural Council is above average, based on the ones I do. The people who put it on make it that much better.” Lary’s work can be viewed at <www.outpostartist.com>. The Cultural Council does not employ salaried personnel but its volunteer members work to bring artistic and cultural events to the South MiamiDade community. Buchmann said she expects the show will return next year, as usual, and hopes everyone will come back for that event as well. For information about the Cultural Council, visit its website at <www.culture-council.org> or call 305-238-0703.

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Special honor to Mayor Flinn for all his efforts Michael Miller EXECUTIVE EDITOR

AROUND TOWN Congratulations to Mayor Eugene P. Flinn, Jr., who was recently honored as the 2009 recipient of the Steven J. Cranman Professional Public Service Award for exemplifying a superior level of commitment to the community. Chamber South’s prestigious award, presented in honor of Steven Cranman, former executive director of the Perrine-Cutler Ridge Council, is a yearly thing and we applaud their choice. Chamber South selected Mayor Flinn for his accomplishments “that demonstrate superior ability to use his position to find innovative solutions that benefit the greater South Miami-Dade, Kendall, and South Miami community. The award was presented at the Oct. 3 Annual Chairman Gala & Silent Auction. Seniors, take note… Here’s your chance to help plan the Seniors Program being developed by the Village Parks & Recreation Department. They want your input regarding what kinds of activities, scheduling times and types of events you would like to have, so pick up a survey form at Village Hall (8950 SW 152nd Street) or go online to fill one out at the official village website: www.palmettobay-fl.gov/ Ever y now and then, a memory-jogger appears ‘out of the blue.’ That happened last month when Walking Through Walls arrived on our desk from Atria Publishers in New York, hopeful

of a book review. While we usually pass these on to an interested writer, for some reason we began reading author Phil Smith’s memoir of his father, Lew Smith, and dimly recalled the locally-famous psychic healer who diagnosed and prescribed ‘energizing’ treatments over the telephone for hospitalized patients. (Some may remember his name on the marquee of the Holiday Inn opposite the UM for weekend seminars — oh, only 30 or so years ago). We won’t try to verify his mysterious powers but we will recommend reading the son’s description of youthful years in South Dade, recalling 1960’s trips to the Tropic-Aire Drive-In, an air raid siren blowing during the Cuban Missile crisis from Loew’s Riviera Theater in South Miami, listening to WFUN-AM radio, the “pink” motel perched on a Coral Gables waterway — page after page of fondly-recalled vignettes of bygone days many of us recall as kids growing up in Miami. Walking Through Walls relives an earlier era of ‘our town’ while providing a son’s description of incidents he witnessed as his dad, Lew Smith, demonstrated amazing and still-unfathomable powers to heal the afflicted. An unusual read for local folks! Checking up on Miami-Dade government telecasts, we learn that Comcast offers Channel 76 as a public service which means you don’t get live Commission and Miami-Dade government meetings on Direct-TV or Dish hookups. An industrious ‘311’ gal called back to let us know that the ‘dishes’ won’t pay the extra freight to provide the service. However, AT&T is trying to add the telecasts to its network — else, you’ll have to hoof it downtown to

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Communities without a local free press cannot survive R. Kenneth Bluh KENNETH’S COMMENTARY One of the very first acts taken by a dictator is the intimidation, repression and the ultimate elimination of a free press. Television, radio talk shows, and magazines all carry their commentaries on the state of the community. However, only the printed word can ever deliver the in-depth detail needed to understand the acts of our leaders. Only a free press has the staffing, the motivation and the resources to dig into the details of a local story and deliver. We read in our papers the stories of elected leaders, such as Hugo Chavez of Venezuela or Fidel Castro of Cuba, who close down the press and opposition radio, knowing full well that an informed citizenry will understand and ultimately rise up in opposition. In America, only the press can deliver

the news on a “local” level. The major broadcast networks as well as CNN, FOX, MSNBC on cable, etc. all do an excellent job, with their perspective, in reporting and commenting on national and international issues. But only the local newspaper will tell you what is happening on a municipal, county and state level. That is why our daily and weekly newspapers are so vital to our survival. Without the local press elected officials can do as they wish and we will never know what is happening to our community. Where else can you learn about political candidates and their platforms? Where else can you learn about zoning issues, public meetings, sporting events, and the comics? Where else can you learn about illegal relationships between government officials and individuals who live off the public trough? Relationships between the press and elected officials aren’t always congenial. Just think of how many elected officials have been brought before the courts of justice as a result of local press investigative reporting? Knowing this, we must

––– VIEWPOINT ––– still remember that the bulk of our elected officials are clean — unfortunately, they don’t always make the front page. Recently, a column, “In My Opinion,” by Jackie Bueno Sousa, in The Miami Herald (Oct. 28) headlined: “Today’s leaders too easily rattled by media scrutiny,” tells of our county commissioners tossing about alternatives to The Herald for the placement of public notices which earns the newspaper about a million dollars a year. Interestingly, Florida statutes require that “public notices” be published in a “local” paper of general circulation. Sousa’s column quotes Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz [referred to in the column as Commissioner Jose Diaz] as saying at a commission hearing: “There’s a lot of love coming from the paper

[Herald] and this is a little love back and making sure that we give back to the community and to the people that need the money. And, I think we shouldn’t be forced to go to a certain media [Herald].” Diaz’s statement sounds like the first baby step in the direction of threatening the press — a very, very dangerous step in a nation that prides itself on the freedom of the press. A freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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lowing the “Cash for Clunkers” program and a residential real estate boom fueled by bottom-line low prices, cheap mortgages and tax incentives for first time home buyers. But some analysts still worry it is artificially stimulating the economy by using billions of public tax dollars. Even President Barrack Obama warns we’ve still got a long way to go before we start feeling much better. The latest unemployment numbers show another 531,000 people applying for unemployment benefits in a recent week leaving more than 5.9 million former workers needing long-term benefits to survive. But the rate of new unemployment claims looks like it’s finally slowing down.

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Saturday is the peak volunteer day at Habitat for Humanity. But for Jews who do not work on Saturdays because the day is their Sabbath, Habitat accommodates these willing volunteers by opening the construction site on a designated Sunday each year. Because Sunday is not a workday for Habitat employees, staff members volunteer to work on Synagogue Sunday. Habitat for Humanity is a Christian organization which invites all people of conscience, irrespective of faith or religious background, to volunteer or to apply for homeownership. “We welcome our Jewish friends to build with us throughout the year. But Synagogue Sunday is a special day where we can highlight our shared values,” said Anne Manning, Habitat’s executive director. “The Judeo-Christian tradition is reflected throughout the work of Habitat, particularly as both faiths call us to live out our theology — to put our faith into action.” Synagogue Sunday will begin at 2341 NW 50 St. in Miami at 7:20 a.m. (morning rendezvous location only; after 8 a.m., call Lilly Izaguirre at 305-323-5325). For information on Habitat for Humanity visit online at <www.miamihabitat.org>.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami is holding its annual Synagogue Sunday, a build day set aside for Jewish volunteers who are unable to work on Saturdays. More than 120 congregants from eight Miami synagogues — Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom Congregation, Bet Shira Congregation, Beth Shalom, Birthright Israel Next, Temple Beth Am, Temple Beth Shalom, Temple Israel of Greater Miami, and Temple Sinai of North Dade — will be working on several homes in the Liberty City area on Sunday, Nov. 15. “Tikkun Olam, which translates from the Hebrew to mean ‘repairing the world,’ is a central value in the Jewish faith,” said Dr. Lori Blum, who belongs to the Bet Shira Congregation and who coordinated the volunteer recruitment. “As Jews, we are commanded to take care of our earth and all of its inhabitants. “I can think of no more important issue for us to address in our community than poverty housing, and no organization that does more to benefit people in a positive way than Habitat for Humanity.”

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CTeen group offers opportunity to show gratitude with service BY LEE STEPHENS Jewish tradition teaches that every person must believe, “The world was created just for me.” What a gift! How does someone show gratitude for such an amazing present? The answer is simple: Give the gift of yourself, the best of yourself, back to those to whom you feel grateful. At CTeen’s event on Sunday, Nov. 15, teens will have the opportunity to come to Chabad of the Grove, where they will check out a great way to give the gift of themselves, by learning to live in wonder and tap into the amazing. Teens will discover the language of thanks with an intriguing discussion, nosh on some good eats, and take a little time at the innovative “Appreciation Station.” Most importantly, they will have the opportunity to give the ultimate thanks by giving back to the community as they pack gifts for the children’s hospital with their CTeen friends. “Teens often fluctuate between thinking they’re the center of the world and that no one cares if they exist or not,” said Chana Fellig of Chabad of the Grove. “At CTeen they discover that by giving to others they become an essential piece of the fabric of God’s world. They learn how to be appreciative of what they have and to show thanks for the blessings in their lives.” Of course, at CTeen it’s not all talk and no action. Teens will roll up their sleeves to personalize the gifts for the hospitalized children with encouraging notes and trinkets. Conversation cards

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“Where Are You Going? When Will You Be Back?” BY KAREN ARONOWITZ, President, United Teachers of Dade I was a good kid – the type of kid, in fact, that got on other kids’ nerves. I turned in all my homework on time, made my mother drive me two blocks to my elementary school one morning because I thought I might be late, and was often derided as a teacher’s pet because some of my teachers held up my work as an example to others – as if the class nerd were someone the others would want to emulate. With all this good kid goodness, I eventually grew up to try some things that make me shake even to this day. Forbidden to ride motorcycles, I rode behind my boyfriend (parental approval rating: zero) all around town, without a helmet. I’d disembark two blocks from my house and walk serenely home. I went to other people’s parties where alcohol was served to minors with a sly wink by a lecherous father. Worst of all, at college, I hitchhiked. After several propositions, one proposal of marriage, and one leap out of a moving car, I was scared enough to stop. Later, I learned of the grisly murder of my sister-in-law’s cousin, who was killed while hitchhiking. So I approached motherhood and teaching with the jaundiced eye of experience. My own good kid experience. Had I been home by curfew, kept up with school work, been a Silver Knight nominee? Yes. Had I also done all of previously mentioned and lived to have a sense of gratitude for the sheer good fortune that kept me alive? Yes. I can look teenagers in the eye and know that they have told me half of a story. The whole story usually comes out years later at some family gathering. I had my own good kids, and their father and I heard the scary tale of baseball bats and chains at the rock pit, the car that wouldn’t start miles from the scheduled event at a make-out spot and a raid by police at a warehouse concert in search of drugs. All kids test the limits. The good ones, and the bad ones, and the ones in

between. Some of us may never have gotten carried away into those difficulties; the rest of us were just lucky not to have been caught. We did this and that, and we survived and moved on with our lives. Sometimes, in our own minds, the danger of it all might even have become glamorous. I write this as we react to the murder of Juan Carlos Rivera at Coral Gables High School. Some parents, wanting to protect their children from the horror of that moment, will move to lock down our schools so that children become prisoners of their schools. They will judge every other child but their own as dangerous and threatening. They will act as if the violence in schools is not happening in our communities, and in the world at large. They will act as if they have control. None of us really has the control we want. Whatever false innocence we harbored about our safety was possibly shattered for our generation on September 11th. No matter what safeguards we put in place, no matter the number of metal detectors we install or the number of doors we padlock, we will never be able to lock up our children or ensure that they are always safe. I say this with the deepest sadness for the family of Juan Carlos and the fear all parents face. Our children will go out in the world, whether we want them to or not. They will do immature and crazy things, risky things, and maybe even horribly wrong things. With our care and God’s grace, most will survive. But what can we do? We can build tighter communities. We can build closer relationships with our children, at home and at school. We can do the things that improve the way we treat each other. These are ways to build safer schools and safer communities. The strength of the fabric we build is one thing we surely do control. The United Teachers of Dade represents 38,000 teachers and school support personnel in MDCPS. The union is committed to being a leader in improving the status and climate of the education profession by fostering a quality public education for all students and elevating the professional status for teachers, paraprofessionals, office employees, and all school support personnel.

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PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HELP WITH UTILITY BILLS SUSPENDED The Miami-Dade Community Action Agency’s (CAA) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) stopped accepting applications for assistance with electricity and gas bills on Monday, Nov. 2. The suspension is temporary to allow the program to process an overwhelming amount of applications received and to determine funding availability. Customers who are in imminent danger of having their electrical services disconnected will be served through the Care to Share Program at the CAA Neighborhood Enrichment Centers. For additional information about the LIHEAP program or other programs available through CAA, call 786-469-4600. CAROLLTON SCHOOL TO HOST GOLF, TENNIS TOURNAMENTS Carollton School of the Sacred Heart will host golf and tennis tournaments Friday, Nov. 13, at Key Biscayne’s Crandon Park Golf Course (Crandon Golf Key Biscayne), located at 7300 Crandon Blvd., and at the adjacent Crandon Park Tennis Center,

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BY CHRIS FRAGA AND GABRIELLA CRUZ The public was invited to join members of the League of Paranormal Investigators on Oct. 29 in searching out the more ghostly aspects of the Deering Estate at Cutler’s long history. Guests were divided into groups of about 15, with each group visiting three separate sites of reported paranormal activity. The sites included the boat basin, where four Bahamian workers died in an explosion while dredging it out; the prohibition-era wine cellar, and the Richmond Cottage. A variety of techniques, including electronic recording devices and pendulums, were used to try to entice otherworldly responses. After the two-hour pre-Halloween tour, all the groups gathered together at the Deering Estate’s visitor center to exchange sto-

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Disney teen star Tiffany Thornton grand marshal for ‘Miracle’ parade BY MARILYN LUNA Now in its 13th year, the Miracle on 136th Street Parade will kick off the holiday season at the Falls Shopping Center on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 4 p.m. Tiffany Thornton, better known for her role as Tawni Hart in the popular Disney sitcom Sonny With A Chance, will be the parade grand marshal and will perform in Center Court at The Falls following the parade. Free to the public, this year’s parade will benefit the MiamiDade County Fair. “Featuring the festive sights and sounds of the holiday season, the parade promises to be a spectacle like no other,” said Julie Goldman, general manager at the Falls Shopping Center. “After 13 years, the Miracle on 136th Street Parade has become tradition in our community. We are happy that Tiffany Thornton will be this year’s celebrity grand marshal and are pleased to welcome the more than 1,000 local participants who will be joining us.” Joining Santa, who will be making his first appearance for the holidays in the parade, will be local dignitaries, Ron Magill and a python from Miami Metrozoo as well as marching bands from local high schools. There also will be a Chinese Dragon; Dixieland Band; a Junkanoo Band with Stiltwalkers; Mariachis; Mrs. Claus and the Elves from Bloomingdales, and more. Giving guests and their families the opportunity to take pictures, immediately following the parade, Santa will take up residence in the “Santa House” in Center Court sponsored by Baptist Medical Plaza at Country Walk. Then, in true holiday tradition, The Falls will light up with one million lights that showcase giant animal topiaries and elaborate water elements to include elephants, giraffes, peacocks, camels, dolphins and more. In addition, deer families, butterflies and flamingoes will be roaming throughout the shopping center’s gardens and waterfalls. The holiday décor will remain at The Falls until early January for Three Kings Day. The parade route, which is located on the Boulevard between the center and the parking lot, will start at the east end of The Falls in front of Bloomingdale’s and traverse the entire length of the

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center, west to Macy’s. Spectators are asked to arrive early and line both sides of the parade route. The Falls Shopping Center thanks 2009 Miracle on 136th Street Parade sponsors Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay, Baptist Medical Plaza at Country Walk and Comcast for their support. The Falls, located at 8888 SW 136 St., is one of the largest open-air shopping, dining and entertainment complexes in the U.S., featuring Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, more than 100 stores, restaurants, cafés and Regal Cinemas. Stroll the one-level, covered walkways surrounded by a million-gallon waterscape and tropical foliage. This year’s Miracle on 136th Street Parade benefits the Miami-Dade County Fair, a local not-for-profit organization that has awarded more than $8 million in scholarships, awards and premiums along with outstanding educational student and youth programs. The Fair is more than just an 18-day fair and a sought-after venue for community events and festivals held throughout the year. The not-for-profit organization is a South Florida institution that is there for the community throughout the year. For additional information about the parade, contact The Falls Shopping Line at 305-255-4570 or visit online at <www.shopthefalls.com>.

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Parasol stirs memories of young love, conflict BY LISA BARNES Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Ballantine Trade Paperback; Oct. 6, 2009) was a surprise hit in hardcover. An Indie Next pick and a Pennie’s Pick for Costco, it hit the New York Times bestseller list, garnered widespread praise from critics and Jamie’s fellow authors (including Lisa See and Sara Gruen), and ultimately went into over 100,000 copies in print. Ford’s novel begins with an event that happened in real life. In the opening pages, the fictional protagonist Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel — once the gateway to Seattle’s Japantown and still standing today. It has been boarded up for decades, but the new owner has made an incredible discovery — the belongings of Japanese families, left when they were rounded up and sent to internment camps during World War II. As Henry looks on, the owner opens a Japanese parasol that gives Henry a shock of recognition — and invites us into the story of a Chinese boy who falls in love with a Japanese girl just as the world they have always known begins to fall apart. This simple act takes Henry back to the 1940s, at the height of the war. Young Henry’s world is a jumble of confusion and excitement. His father, obsessed with the war in China and determined that Henry grow up American, sends him to the exclusive Ranter Elementary. The white kids ignore him, but Henry soon meets Keiko Okabe, a young Japanese American and fellow scholarship student. Amid the chaos of blackouts, curfews, and FBI raids, Henry and Keiko forge a bond of friendship — and innocent love — that transcends the long-standing prejudices of their Old World ancestors. When Keiko and her family are swept up in the evacuations to the internment camps, she and Henry cling to each other and hope that the war will end. Forty years later, Henry Lee is convinced that the parasol belonged to Keiko. In the hotel’s dark dusty basement, he begins looking for the Okabe

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family’s belongings, and for a long-lost object whose value he cannot begin to measure. Now a widower, Henry also searches for his own voice — in order to explain the actions of his nationalistic father; bridge the gap between him and his own modern, ChineseAmerican son, and help him confront the choices he made many years ago. In Henry and Keiko, Jamie Ford has created an unforgettable duo. Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope. Jaime Ford is the great grandson of Nevada mining pioneer Min Chung, who emigrated from Kaiping, China, to San Francisco in 1865, where he adopted the western name “Ford,” thus confusing countless generations. Ford will be attending the Miami Book Fair International to discuss his book on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 12:30 p.m. (Fellow panelists scheduled at the same time include Shilpa Agarwal, author of Haunting Bombay, and Debra Magpie Earling, author of Perma Red).

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BY ROBERT HAMILTON Jazz artist Carmen Lundy will perform new music from her latest CD, Solamente, and hits from a career that spans three decades during “An Evening with Carmen Lundy” benefit concert on Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m., in Ludder Hall at Christ The King Lutheran Church, 11295 SW 57 Ave. The event is a fundraiser for the annual Music InsideOUT concert series. A captivating live performer, Lundy will be joined by Anthony Wonsey on piano, Ryan Cross on bass, and Mayra Casales on percussion. A reception for VIP ticket holders will take place following the performance. Lundy, a native of South Florida, continues to be celebrated around the world for her vocal artistry. She remains in high demand worldwide, appearing annually at festivals and shows in Japan, Europe, South America, United Kingdom, Africa, U.S. and Canada. On her 11th and most recent CD, Solamente, Lundy showcases the full range of her immense talent. A unique departure from her previous work, she arranged, produced, recorded, mixed and performed on the entire album. Her vocals have been described as “sultry,” like her hometown climate, and as a composer, Lundy’s catalogue numbers more than 60 published songs, one of the few jazz vocalists in history to accomplish such a distinction. Lundy attended the University of

Miami as an Opera major, but soon discovered that jazz was where her talent really shined. She later graduated with a degree in Studio Music and Jazz — one of the first singers to do so. A true artist in every since of the word, Lundy also is a gifted painter whose work has been exhibited in New York at the Jazz Gallery (Soho), the Jazz Bakery and the Madrid Theater in Los Angeles. Examples of her paintings may be found in the booklets accompanying each of her recordings. For ticket prices or more information about “An Evening with Carmen Lundy,” call 305-665-5063 or visit online at <www.ctkmiami.org>. To hear samples of her music visit <www.carmenlundy.com>. ABOUT MUSIC INSIDEOUT For the past 18 years, Christ The King Lutheran Church has presented Music InsideOUT, a free concert series performed each Sunday afternoon during the month of March. Held outdoors on the church’s park-like setting, professional groups from the South Florida area perform a variety of musical styles such as jazz, blues, big band, gospel and rock ‘n’ roll. The entire community is invited to bring a picnic, blankets and chairs, and enjoy the free concerts, which occur on the stage “Kate’s Place,” named in memory of a young girl who was a fan of the concert series but succumb to cancer. Benefit concerts are held throughout the year to fund the annual series.

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Spend an Enchanted Evening with songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein BY ELIZABETH AMORE

In such Broadway classics as The Sound of Music , Carousel , South Pacific and Oklahoma , the legendary songwriting team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II forever changed the landscape of the American musical theater. Some Enchanted Evening — a creative revue of some of their best and most beloved songs — powerfully demonstrates how the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein has become such an enduring part of our The performers in Some Enchanted Evening featuring the music of Richard everyday lives. Some of the many Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II are (l-r) Sarah Leary, Megan Lee Moran songs showcased in and Dana Schaaf. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– this infectiously happy For more information and prices, revue are Some Enchanted Evening; Hello, visit online at <www.miami.edu/ring> Young Lovers; People Will Say We’re In or call the box office Monday-Friday, Love; Younger Than Springtime; Shall We Dance; I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right noon–5 p.m., at 305-284-3355. The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre is Outa My Hair; There is Nothing Like A located at 1312 Miller Dr. on the Dame, and Sixteen Going On Seventeen. This concert version of their music University of Miami’s Coral Gables camwill be presented Nov. 13-15, in Gusman pus. The theater is wheelchair accessiConcert Hall adjacent to the Jerry ble, has handicapped parking, and Herman Ring Theatre. Performances offers free infrared hearing devices. are Nov. 13 and 14 at 8 p.m., with mati- Parking is free and plentiful adjacent to the theater. nees on Nov. 14 and 15 at 2 p.m.

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Finding a criminal defense lawyer when you need one. BY JONATHAN BLECHER, ESQ. Attorney at Law How should I find a defense lawyer? Recently arrested people should talk to a lawyer as soon as possible. Often, the most urgent priority is getting a lawyer to arrange a defendant's release and provide some information about what's to come in the days ahead. If you have been represented by a criminal defense lawyer in the past, they are usually the lawyer to call -- assuming you were satisfied with his or her services. If you have no previous experience with criminal defense lawyers, you can look to the following resources for a referral: • Lawyers you know. Most lawyers do civil (noncriminal) work, such as divorces, drafting wills, filing bankruptcies, or representing people hurt in accidents. If you know an attorneys that you trust, ask them to recommend a criminal defense lawyer. • Family members or friends. Someone close to you may know of a criminal defense lawyer or may have the time to look for one. • Nolo's Lawyer Directory. Nolo offers a unique lawyer directory that provides a comprehensive profile for each attorney with information that will help you select the right attorney. Nolo provides information about the lawyer's experience, education, and fees. Every attorney has taken a pledge to communicate regularly with you, provide an estimate of the time and cost involved, and provide you with a clear, fair, written agreement that spells out how they will handle your legal matter and fees. For more information, see: <http://www.nolo.com>. • AVVO Lawyer Ratings. AVVO rates and profiles every attorney, so people can choose the right attorney. Lawyer profiles contain helpful information including a lawyer’s experience, areas of practice, disciplinary history, and ratings from clients. Profile data comes from many sources, including state courts and bar associations, lawyer websites, and information provided by lawyers, see: <http://www.avvo.com> • Referral services. Some lawyer referral services carefully screen attorneys and list only those attorneys with particular qualifications and a certain amount of past experience, while other services will list any attorney in good standing with the state bar who maintains liability insurance.

• Courthouses. You can visit a local courthouse and sit through a few criminal hearings. If a particular lawyer impresses you, ask for their card after the hearing is over, and then call for an appointment. What is a private lawyer likely to cost? It's impossible to give a definitive answer. Attorneys set their own fees, which vary according to a number of factors: • The complexity of a case. Most attorneys charge more for felonies than for misdemeanors because felonies carry greater penalties and are likely to involve more work for the attorney. • The attorney's experience. Generally, less-experienced attorneys set lower fees than their more-experienced colleagues. • Geography. Just as gasoline and butter cost more in some parts of the country than others, so do lawyers. An experienced criminal defense attorney in South Florida will charge much more than one in South Dakota. In South Florida, a defendant charged with a misdemeanor or DUI should not be surprised by a legal fee in the neighborhood of $2,500-$5,000; an attorney may want $15,000-$25,000 in a felony case in state court and double that in federal court. Most criminal defense attorneys want all or a substantial portion of the fee paid up front, especially in federal court cases. Contingency fees (where the lawyer gets paid only if he wins the case) are not allowed in criminal cases. Can I change lawyers if I'm unhappy with the one representing me? Requests for a change of public defender or court-appointed lawyer are rarely granted. A defendant would have to prove that the representation is truly incompetent. On the other hand, defendants who hire their own attorneys have the right to fire them at any time, without court approval. A defendant doesn't have to show "good cause" or justify the firing. After firing a lawyer, a defendant can hire another lawyer or perhaps even represent themselves. Of course, changing lawyers will probably be costly. In addition to paying the new lawyer, the defendant will have to pay the original lawyer whatever portion of the fee the original lawyer has earned. Jonathan Blecher is a former state prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney with offices in the Downtown Dadeland area. He has 27 years of criminal law experience. Visit his website at duilawdefense.com or contact his office at 305.670.1800.

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2010 Mazda3 is a versatile sport compact Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR

LET’S TALK CARS The 2010 Mazda3 is the second generation of this versatile sport compact vehicle. It’s the Japanese automaker’s answer to consumer demands for an affordable, fuel-efficient four-door sedan. The Mazda3 has been a popular vehicle in the United States, accounting for 44 percent of Mazda’s North American sales volume in 2008, and it ranks as one of the best vehicles on the market for under $25,000. It’s stylish and has a rising beltline that gives it a crouched look, like a cat ready to pounce. The low front window opening allows for excellent visibility, while the elevated decklid serves as an aerodynamic aid and maximizes trunk space. In addition to the four-door sedan, the Mazda3 also comes in a four-door hatchback body style. The sedan is offered as 2.0liter i and 2.5-liter s models, while the hatchback is available only as an s model. Sedan trim levels include Mazda 3i SV, i Sport, i

Touring, s Sport and s Grand Touring. Hatchbacks come in only s Sport and s Grand Touring levels. The MazdaSpeed3 is available only as a hatchback. Mazda engineers have given the 2010 Mazda3 several platform improvements that stiffen the structure and make it sportier, with sharper and more precise steering. It handles sharp turns and bumpy roads much better than its predecessor. As for power, two four-cylinder engines are available — the base 148-hp 2.0-liter (25/33 mpg) and an optional new 2.5-liter 167 hp, available with a sixspeed manual transmission or a five-speed automatic with manual shift. The base-level Mazda 3i SV ($15,045) comes with cloth upholstery, power mirrors, power windows, reclining front bucket seats, tilt/telescoping steering column, 60/40 split folding rear seat, AM/FM/CD stereo with four speakers, auxiliary audio input jack, and P205/55R16 tires on steel wheels. It is offered only with a manual transmission. The Mazda 3i Sport ($15,975) adds air conditioning, an outside temperature display and an available automatic transmission. The Mazda 3i Touring model ($17,500) adds power door locks, remote keyless

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stery, eight-way power driver’s seat with memory, automatic headlights, rain-sensing wipers, adaptive bi-xenon headlights, LED taillights, and heated outside mirrors with integrated turn signals. The MazdaSpeed3 comes with a 263-hp turbocharged 2.3-liter inline-4, six-speed manual transmission, limited-slip differential, sport seats with special red and black cloth interior trim.

Ron Beasley is the automotive editor for Miami’s Community Newspapers. He may be contacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext. 261, or by addressing email correspondence to <LetsTalkCars@aol.com>.

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If your homeowners or condominium association attorney is taking their legal fees and costs out of your assessments they are collecting (or only collecting the assessments due to the association and then billing the association without collecting such fees and costs on top of the association assessments), then you may want to consider finding a new attorney. Florida Statutes and most association governing documents protect an attorney’s right to collect his or her legal fees and costs in addition to the assessments due to the association. Therefore, if the attorney only collects the assessment amount for the association and then separately bills the association for their legal fees (which fees, in some cases, may be more than the actual assessments collected) then, in essence, the attorney has taken their fees out of the association’s money instead of taking advantage of the association’s legal right to collect all of its legal fees and costs in addition to the assessments. Additionally, some attorneys either bill their association clients up front or at some other stage of the collection matter instead of deferring such legal fees until the matter is successfully concluded and the association also receives its money. While smaller practitioners may need to bill their clients up front or along the way in order to cover overhead expenses and other financial needs, the irony is that most associations in this market cannot afford to pay any legal fees (which is why they need a good collection attorney in the first place) and therefore should consider finding an attorney who agrees to defer all of their legal fees until such legal fees are fully collected from the debtor or the lender. Additionally, having to pay legal fees up front or along the way is actually a deterrent to many associations from even pursuing advisable legal remedies such as filing their own association foreclosures against delinquent owners (instead of just waiting for the lenders to come through) because the legal fees are cost prohibitive.

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Some naïve attorneys also allow lenders’ counsel to convince them that the statutory cap for a qualified first mortgagee (who completes a foreclosure against its borrower) also includes a cap on the association’s legal fees and costs. It does not. Such statutory caps, if applicable, only apply to “assessments” and, as such, the legal fees and costs are all recoverable in addition to the capped amount of assessments due from the prior owner. If the Florida Legislature had intended to cap legal fees and costs for qualified first mortgage holders, it would have stated so in the applicable statute. Practically speaking, this also could not have been the intent because the legal fees and costs are typically more than the statutory cap in the first place, which would mean that if the legal fees were capped, the association would not only typically get nothing (because the fees would be greater than the assessments due), but would possibly leave the association upside down owing an additional balance to the attorney, in which case no association would be able to hire an attorney for such purpose. Ben Solomon, Esq. is a partner and co-founder of Association Law Group, P.L. (ALG) and practices in the areas of developer representation and association representation. www.AssociationLawGroup.com / ben@algpl.com

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