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Planning Board postpones Amy on Sunset rezoning for senior project Winnie the Pooh Day BY AMY LIVERGOOD DONNER
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decision to rezone a fa city owned piece of property to construct an eightstory residential building was deferred January 11 by the South Miami Planning Board to January 25. Carlisle Development Group is seeking a change from current LI-4 zoning for the former auto inspection station at 5890 SW 69th Street to allow construction of an eight-story building with a maximum height of 100 feet. Rezoning to MU-5 was jointly requested by City Commissioners and Carlisle Development Group to meet a city need for affordable housing by allowing a fixed-rent apartment complex for active seniors to be built on the site. Previously both an inspection station and storage building, it has been vacant since 2004. As late as November 2010, planning officials heard a proposal to convert the property into a community garden. The latest effort to change zoning is caused by Carlisle’s desire to apply for housing tax credits from
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SMH to celebrate 51st Annual Mercury Bal with Brazilian Flair BY LEE STEPHENS
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n Saturday, March 5th, South Miami Hospital will celebrate its 51st annual Mercury Ball, “Paraiso Brasileiro – A Celebration of Color Music and Joy,” at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa. Hosted by the South Miami Hospital Associates, business and community leaders who serve as goodwill ambassadors and fundraisers for the hospital, the black-
tie affair starts at 7 p.m. with a reception and silent auction, followed by dinner and musical entertainment by Marty K’s Music Makers. Chairing this year’s ball is Jim Brennan, along with Sylvia Sanchez Vegas and Steven Kang, M.D., as co-chairs. Proceeds from the Mercury Ball will be used to renovate and expand South Miami Hospital’s emergency center, operating suites and imaging
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Today, January 18th, is Winnie the Pooh Day. As a Pooh aficionado, when I ran across this bit of trivia I began casting the Red Sunset Merchants Association characters as the inhabitants of A.A. Milne’s Hundred Acre Wood. If you know Hans Huseby at Footwork’s, you will agree with me that he is indeed our very own Christopher Robin. Like Christopher Robin, he knows the entire woods because he has been here 25 years. Like Christopher Robin, Hans shows up everyday ready to make the best of it with all the characters. So at the Red Sunset Merchants Association, we count on his wisdom and knowledge of the woods and its characters to make things work. It’s a pity, but about one-third of the merchants in our community could audition for the role of Eeyore. They are endearing and wonderful, but do lots of complaining. They fire off a few emails about one thing or another, then go back to their thistle bushes to search for their tails. Pooh once said, and Christopher Robin agreed, “You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” But Eeyore rarely listens. The Hundred Acre Wood is full of bees and they keep Pooh away from the honey. In South Miami, I think the meter maids are like bees. They keep customers away from our stores, which bring in the money, I mean the honey.
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Due to the property’s proximity to mass transit, medical centers, food markets and schools, it would be an extremely viable candidate to win funding, noted Chris Peterson, senior development manager for Carlisle While concerns were expressed about a sudden need to rezone the property, planning and zoning consultant, Sanford Youkilis recommended approval of the application “with the condition of a traffic analysis” by the developer.
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Initially, application for state funding required new zoning to be in place and a site plan approved by the beginning of February, he explained. However, that deadline has now been reset to April 2011, the board learned. “That really blows me away,” interjected Sharon McCain. “As a South Miami resident, why do I care that they’re going to get tax credits?” Jorge Cruz, a member of the Planning Board, moved to defer voting on the amendment until the next planning board meeting January 25, reflecting members’ desire for more time to have specific questions answered. The motion passed 5-2.
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Beaux Arts Festival of Art attracted thousands Gloria Burns GLORIA’S GAB Beaux Arts Festival of Art blessed with picture-perfect weather attracted thousands of art lovers for organization’s 60th annual event on University of Miami campus, chaired by Allison Holly and Abby Zananini. That made up for the terrible weather conditions last year as festival-goers enjoyed great art, entertainment and an incredible selection of food. Of several nonprofits on hand to raise funds for charity: both the Rotary Club of Coral Gables, selling Bruce Kerestes’ famous chicken wings, and the Coral Gables Grilling Kiwanians, hawking hamburgers and hot dogs. GableStage’s new play, the Southeastern Premiere of “A Round-Heeled Woman,”
received a standing ovation opening night with a packed house. Carbonell Award winning director, Joe Adler, Producing Artistic Director of GableStage, continues to bring quality plays to South Florida and this one is no exception, The play, starring multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress, Sharon Gless (Burn Notice, Queer as Folk and Cagney & Lacey) was hilarious and fearless in her role. The play which runs through January 30 highlights Gless as a retired school teacher, sexless for 30 years, based on a true story of Jane Juska, written for the stage and directed by Jane Prowse. As Juska sets about changing her situation, she places a personal ad in the New York Review of Books, leading to sexual adventures and emotional entanglements. The great supporting cast includes Antonio Amadeo, Stephen G. Anthony, Howard Elfman, Kim Ostrenko, and Laura Turnbull. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets range from $37.50 to $47.50. Subscriptions offer six plays for $200. For
From left to right at Junior Orange Bowl Creative Writing event at Books & Books seen here are Chair Connie Goodman-Milone, Princess Sloane Rice, 2nd Place winner Javier Guerrero, Winning Teacher Esther Reyes, 1st Place Winner Elizabeth Lleonart, Queen Leia Schwartz, and Princess Valerie Katz. Ms. Reyes is the teacher of both 1st and 2nd place winners at St. Timothy Parish School.
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more information, visit www.GableStage.org. GableStage is located at The Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables. Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Junior Orange Bowl Creative Writing Contest winners: Elizabethh Lleonart, St. Timothy Parish School, first place; Javier Guerrero, also from St. Timothy, second; and Shoshy Ciment, Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy, third. Contest theme for the 23rd annual contest was “Why Respect For Others Matters.” The South Florida Writers Association is one of several sponsors of the contest open to all eighth grade middle-school students in Miami-Dade County. First, second, and third place student winners read winning essays January 8 at Books & Books in Coral Gables. Among many enjoying and helping with the event were JOBC Creative Writing Chair Connie Goodman-Milon and the JOB Queen and Court. Teachers, friends, family and JOBC members were among the many enjoying the program and refreshments, including Ms. Esther Reyes, teacher of the top winners at St. Timothy Parish School. Until next time, keep making each day count. If you would like to submit information for this column, please send your news via email to gloriagalburns@aol.com.
Enjoying a chat at GableStage’s party after the Opening Night performance are actors Sharon Gless and Stephen Anthony.
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Tropical Yoga in ‘Downtown’ South Miami
BY DAVID PEARSON
Across the street from the cleaners where Raphael and his two sons Raphael Jr. and Marlon are serving neighborhood customers on a busy Saturday morning, behind the historic Doc Thomas house in a dense upland forest, you can hear a pineneedle drop. There, under a chickee of palm fronds on a pinewood floor, Suzen Gerrish, the yoga guide, rhythmically leads us through ancient yoga postures in the tradition of Tantra Hatha Yoga. “It is a form of the ancient practice which reflects the human form and spiritual form as one,” she explains. And indeed this tranquil oasis in the middle of bustling South Miami is a perfect metaphor for the way Yoga finds a quiet place inside our busy lives – a place where we can be at peace even when our daily pressures are the most intense. Gerrish, a brunette with a warm smile and a Master’s in Spiritual Psychology, recently brought her Yoga classes to Tropical Audubon Society’s home at the Doc Thomas House, on Sunset Road just east of Red Road. Audubon’s Executive
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Director Laura Reynolds was seeking a Yoga instructor when she met Gerrish, intuiting that the outdoor chickee would be the
ideal spot for such a meditative practice. In my case, my physician, Dr. Leonard Zwerling of South Miami Heart
Specialists, had advised me to take up yoga and meditation as a way of lowering my blood presssure. “You already play tennis, don’t drink or smoke, and eat reasonably,” Zwerling told me, “so other than medication, the logical thing for you is meditation and yoga.” I read about Gerrish’s new Yoga program in Tropical Audubon’s monthly members’ newsletter. It only took one session to make a believer of me. I now go twice a week, my blood pressure’s down, and my spirits are up. My fellow practicioners range from teenagers to mothers to grandfathers. Gerrish gives her personal attention to each one of us, and tailors our moves accordingly. Classes are held Monday through Saturday from 9 to 10:30 am, and on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 7:30 pm. Cost is $1 per session, reservations not necessary. For more information on this program, visit www.tropicalaudubon.org/TASYoga.pdf or contact Suzen at 305.333.4703
David Pearson is a public relations consultant and a longtime member of Tropical Audubon.
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Why do we collect tourist bed tax dollars? R. Kenneth Bluh KENNETH’S COMMENTARY I, among almost all newspaper columnists, newspaper editors, even sports commentators, have railed against using tourist bed tax dollars to build sports stadiums or refurbish old stadiums such as the old Joe Robbie Stadium currently (this year) known as Sun Life Stadium. We all have been told that the primary purpose of the bed tax dollar was tourist development. Promoting tourism brings in more tourists whose spending helps employ the residents of our community. The question: Does a ballpark or a stadium attract tourists? Is it a legitimate use of bed tax dollars? The public says “no.” The team owners say “yes.” The elected officials, in the main, agree with the team owners. Last week Carl Hiaasen and Fred Grimm, both well-known Miami Herald columnists, joined the rising ground swell of resistance against using tourist bed tax dollars, approximately $225 million, to put a partial roof on Sun Life stadium. Where does the ownership of the Miami Dolphins come up with the idea
to use tourist development tax dollars to improve their privately owned stadium in the first place? Perhaps it might be a good idea to look into the collection and distribution of the socalled tourist bed tax dollar and see what it represents, where it comes from and what is its authorized use. We have three taxes basically collected on room rentals. First, is “Tourist and Convention Development Tax on Transient Rentals,” referred to as “bed taxes.” This breaks down into three different collection categories for a total tax rate of 6 percent. It is collected on hotel room rentals, single-family rentals and other sleeping facilities rented for less then six months. The 6 percent comes from: (1) The “Convention Development Tax” (CDT) on transient rental (bed taxes) contributes 3 percent of the 6 percent. Two-thirds goes to Miami-Dade County to “Promote and advertise tourism, develop existing publicly owned convention centers, to construct multipurpose convention/coliseum/exhibition centers and to acquire, construct, extend, enlarge, remodel, repair, improve, or maintain one or more convention centers, stadiums, exhibition halls, arenas, coliseums, or auditoriums.” (FL 212.0305(4)(b)), and onethird is used to fund the Miami Arena. (2) The “Tourist Development Tax” (TDT)
on room rentals in hotels/motels contributes 2 percent of the 6 percent, which goes to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the City of Miami for cultural purposes. (3) The “Professional Sports Facilities Franchise Tax” on room rentals contributes 1 percent of the 6 percent is dedicated for debt service payments on county debt for professional sports facilities. Generally, the revenues may be used for capital construction of tourist-related facilities, tourist promotion, and beach and shoreline maintenance (F.S. 125.0104(3)(l)). Secondly, we collect the “Tourist Development Surtax” (TDS). A 2 percent food and beverage tax on sales by restaurants, coffee shops, nightclubs and any other food and beverage facilities in or on the property of a hotel or motel and given to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. Lastly, we collect the 1 percent “Homeless and Domestic Violence Tax on Sale of Food and Beverages.” The 1 percent tax is collected on sale of food and beverages in hotels/motels, coffee shops, nightclubs, etc. Moneys so collected go to the county for their domestic violence centers and homeless facilities. So, now I know where the baseball and football team owners are looking for dollars to build and rebuild their facilities. I don’t agree with the
VIEWPOINT legislatively decreed distribution of hotel room, food and beverage tax dollars. I think they would be far better spent actually attracting tourists by advertising in Europe and South America. Tourists can quickly forget about Greater Miami and go to Atlanta; New York, and Washington, DC. We need to keep our name in front of their eyes. We have much to sell. How much of the collected revenue should be allocated to privately owned sports facilities? How clear is the law on use of public funds for private facilities used for public activities? Should these laws be amended to put more of the dollars into marketing off shore and up north for tourist visitors to Florida? Is there any logic to tax dollars financing private sport facilities and then give them tax breaks that almost run in perpetuity? We appreciate your opinions on this column whether in agreement or disagreement. Please send your comments to (fax number) 305-6626980 or email to <letters@communitynewspapers.com>. The opinions expressed in this column are not necessarily those of this newspaper, its editors or publisher.
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But there is hope. When Pooh needs answers to the most difficult questions, he looks for Owl. Without a doubt, our Owl is Mayor Stoddard. We have never been served by such a smart, straight-forward leader. Most recently, our Owl brought new parking meters to the woods, which could keep away some bees, which might make getting to the honey a little easier. For some real organic honey, stop by the South Miami Farmers Market. It is open every Saturday in front of City Hall. When you are there say hello to our very own Rabbit, David Harper. He is serious about turning as many people as possible into locavores, which means not just eating organic, but local and organic. Thank you Rabbit for what
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center. The two-story 84,000 square foot clinical expansion project will include a new emergency center with 28 treatment rooms, one trauma room, and a 12-bed Clinical Decision Unit. The second floor will have 12 state-of-the-art operating suites (with room for four more), 36 preand post-procedure rooms and a new central sterile processing area. Additionally, the project will include imaging enhancements such as a new CT scanner and an administrative support area for Radiation Oncology. Noted oncological surgeon Ricardo Estape, M.D., will be honored as Person of the Year, for his many contributions to the hospital, the community and the healthcare field. The event will host more than 500 guests, including top
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you bring to the woods. The Heffalump of the Red Sunset Merchants Association is our website, www.shopsouthmiami.com. Like a Heffalump you can’t find it, but believe me its coming. Perhaps you will dust off your copy of When We Were Six and send me The Hundred Acre Woods as you see it. For now, just remember “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — Winnie the Pooh
Amy Livergood Donner is the President of The Red Sunset Merchants Association, a 90 member not-for-profit business association with a mission to foster the economic interest of the area around Red Road and Sunset Drive. Amy can be reached at Amy@communitynewspapers.com.
executives from leading corporations and community leaders. Tables of 10 at $4,000, $5,000 and $7,000 are available, in addition to individual seats at $450. Corporate sponsorships and underwriting opportunities are also available. South Miami Hospital is part of Baptist Health, the region’s largest faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization. With more than 13,000 employees, Baptist Health is the area’s largest private employer. It also includes Baptist, Baptist Children’s, Doctors, Homestead and Mariners Hospitals, as well as Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Baptist Outpatient Services and Baptist Health Enterprises. Baptist Health Foundation, the organization’s fundraising arm, supports services at all hospitals and facilities affiliated with Baptist Health.
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South Miami Farmer’s Market to have grand opening on Jan. 22 The Grand Opening of a weekly South Miami Farmer’s Market is scheduled in front of South Miami City Hall, Saturday, January 22 at 9 a.m. Fresh native produce grown on local family farms, featuring organic and sustainablygrown tropical fruits and vegetables, will be featured along with prepared foods, products and practices for sustainable living. The market will be open for five hours until 2 p.m. at 6130 Sunset Drive, just one block west of US1. Music, a yoga workshop, artisan crafts and special entertainment to keep youngsters busy will add extra spice to the event. For details, visit www.southmiamifarmersmarket.com or david@earth-learning.org.
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Florida International U. earns 10-year SACS reaffirmation BY JEAN-PAUL RENAUD
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Margot Siegel, 87, still fashioning a busy life BY RICHARD YAGER
The holidays this past December were special for Margot Siegel. With family living nearby and Art Basel to visit earlier in the month, life could hardly be better for this 87-year-old former Minnesotan, now a fulltime resident at The Palace in Kendall. Known for her world-class art collection, she decided to create a mini-gallery of her own in twin accommodations at the community residence where she has lived during frigid Twin Cities’ winters the past 10 years. Becoming a Kendall resident the yeararound actually began 11 years ago on a trip to visit her daughter, Sandra, wife of Douglas Gluck, for a family birthday. Suffering a sudden stroke, she was treated at Baptist Hospital and later took up temporary quarters at The Palace before returning to her Minneapolis apartment. Now, a decade later, after splitting summers in Minneapolis and winters in Kendall, The Palace has become a yeararound home for this lively lady whose colorful life includes so many facets she thinks, “it’s really become time to write my memoirs. “I think a lady in England has beaten me to the kind of book I had in mind about living in an adult community,” she mused. “But that’s all right, I have some different ideas of my own.” If so, they might well begin with a lifelong fascination — “combining the worlds of fashion and art.” That describes Siegel’s predominant interest as a collector of such world-renowned artists as Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg whose famed mammoth “pop art” canvas dubbed “Flying Bacon” once decorated a lobby ceiling at Miami International Airport.
Donating much of her fashion collection to the famed Goldstein Museum of Design at the University of Minnesota, she now enjoys showing guests favored art pieces she saved for her Florida home. A career woman before the 1970s feminist movement, she became an editor and international correspondent for Women’s Wear Daily after World War II, and later served as a public relations director for Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, next-door neighbor to her high-rise apartment where she continued writing for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and as the arts and fashion columnist of Skyway News, a downtown newspaper. Her love of fashion included amassing an eclectic mix of accessories and wardrobe items that have become period collectibles, from a Stephen Sprouse design of a Louis Vuitton handbag to an early Warhol sketch of a high-heeled shoe. This priceless treasure trove of fashion fascinated curators of the Goldstein Museum when viewing potential acquisitions from the Siegel collection that include a Takashi Murakami design with a Vuitton “Cherries” coin purse. “Maybe you should take the quarters out,” she quipped to the museum’s curators. Hardly your typical retiree, Siegel recently co-lectured on art with a University of Miami professor and vows to continue her writing career, if only to recapture historical moments like her nose for news detected before the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul. “I was on freelance assignment at the time, writing advance pieces at the invita-
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tion of the government,” Siegel recalled. “But the real story that I saw was the infiltration of North Koreans into South Korea. No one would believe me and that story never got published in Minneapolis.” Does being not-your-typical career woman still have appeal? “Well, I always wanted to make something of myself before settling down and marrying,” she laughed. “I suppose I could have great-grandchildren by now but I married late and never regretted it. However, I have two fine grandsons, 16year-old twins, both of them getting ready to go to college.” Added this not-so-typical retiree of The Palace in Kendall: “You know, there’s always something to live for.” –––––––––––––––––––––––––
Margot Siegel is a collector of fashion and art.
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Law firm brings holiday spirit to youngsters
Miami-based law firm Podhurst Orseck got into the Christmas spirit on Dec. 14 by hosting its annual “Gifts for Kids” event, which welcomes special needs children, like George (pictured) from the pre-kindergarten special education class (ages 3-5) at Air Base Elementary in Homestead. Upon arrival in the firm’s downtown Miami offices, the 16 children were greeted by Santa Claus (as played by partner Robert C. Josefsberg) and treated to coloring books, crayons, and lunch. The day ended with the opening of presents, which were donated by the firm’s employees.
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Anonymous donor gives $5,000 to Florida Pioneer Museum Assn. BY ROBERT HAMILTON
A long-time South Miami-Dade leader recently made an anonymous $5,000 gift to the Florida Pioneer Museum Association after his first visit to the museum in late December. His goal is to ensure that no collection opportunities are missed for lack of funds. Discussed were pre-1920 postcards, photos, artifacts, souvenirs and any other significant items for preservation and sharing with the public. He was aware of some recent loses of early images recorded on pre-1920 postcards which sold at very high prices and which are perhaps one-of-a-kind now. Private collectors all over the country compete with the museum for acquisitions through the Internet.
The donor has put out a challenge through the Museum Association to other folks who have the capacity to do something similar to what he did, perhaps at the same or a lesser scale, but eventually together matching his generous gift. His and the Pioneer Museum Association’s goals are to ensure that anything really significant to local history is not lost because of lack of funding. For more information contact any museum board member or president Bob Jensen at <bobmeda@aol.com> or 305-248-0976. Telephone messages also can be left at the museum’s number, 305-246-9531. The Museum Association’s mailing address is: Florida Pioneer Museum Assn., PO Box 343312, Florida City, FL 33034.
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This left no funds for music lessons, which Arner anxiously waited for until age 12. She Each season, Florida Grand Opera (FGO) quickly acquired an affinity for the piano, strives to create great spectacles of voice and receiving degrees in music from Baldwinstage, always looking to offer something new Wallace College and Indiana University. It was at Indiana and engaging to its patrons. University where her love of FGO is starting the year off opera and vocal music grew by bringing Miami a true rarithrough the encouragement ty — a performance led by a of Hungarian pianist Balint Hispanic female conductor. Vazsonyi, whom she still The Tales of Hoffmann will recalls as the most influential open on Jan. 22 with Cuban in her development as a American conductor Lucy musician. Ever the student, Arner at the podium. Arner continued to study lan“We are extremely guages, vocal repertoire and pleased to have Lucy Arner opera history, pursuing docmake her FGO debut contoral studies in piano at the ducting The Tales of University of Miami. Hoffmann this season,” said Despite her musical Robert M. Heuer, FGO genprowess, she found encourLucy Arner eral director and CEO. agement to be lacking when “There are very few female conductors in the world and even a smaller it came to the idea of women as conductors. number of Cuban American conductors and Although the idea of women leading choirs we are proud to be able to have a wonderful was acceptable, they were not generally conductor who is both female and Cuban taken seriously at the head of an orchestra. Nonetheless, Arner saw a change in the American.” Known as a true “singer’s conductor” for winds and decided to take on the challenge. After her 1996 professional debut at her ability to guide and understand performers, Arner has served on the staff of some of Teatro Mancinelli in Orvieto, Italy, Arner the greatest opera houses in the world, from truly crafted an illustrious career that has led the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona to the her to work all over the world (Mexico, Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Her Italty, Spain, Peru, Japan, China, etc.) with well-earned acclaim has come after years of international stars, such as Placido Domingo, dedication, contributing to breaking the Alfredo Kraus, Sherrill Milnes, Mirella opera world’s “glass ceiling” as one of a Freni, Jaime Aragall, and more. Currently, handful of existing female opera conductors Arner coaches privately in New York City as and breaking ground for Hispanic women in well as manages a busy touring schedule to podiums worldwide. this role. Miami performances are at the Sanford Born in Santiago, Cuba, Arner and her family decided to leave for Miami around the and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. They soon Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing relocated to the Mid-West, where money was Arts of Miami-Dade County, 1300 Biscayne often tight as her father, an established doc- Blvd.; Ticket Office, 1-800-741-1010. Visit online at <www.fgo.org>. tor in Cuba, worked to become re-certified.
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Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade launch Club Blue Miami Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade invite the community to join them as they kickoff Club Blue Miami on Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Crazy About You Restaurant & Lounge, located at 1155 Brickell Bay Dr. The event will consist of an evening of networking and cocktails. A $25 minimum donation will include a complimentary drink and hors d’oeuvres. All proceeds raised by Club Blue Miami will benefit Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade. For more information about Club Blue Miami and its membership opportunities, contact Liudmila Esquerdo, membership coordinator, at <clubblue@bgcmia.org>. FAIRCHILD’S INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE, COFFEE, TEA FESTIVAL COMING SOON Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., will conduct its International Chocolate Festival, featuring Coffee and Tea, on Jan. 21-23. The International Chocolate Festival is bigger and better than ever and in its fifth year after a 11,000 attendees flocked to Fairchild for last year’s festival. For three days visitors will be immersed in the wonderful and diverse world of chocolate, coffee and tea — from chocolate
treats to tree sales, delicious cups of coffee and soothing cups of tea, cooking demonstrations to fun and educational kid’s activities, and so much more. So come get a taste of chocolates, coffee and tea from around the world and join in on the celebration of that divine tropical plant, Theobroma cacao, the source of chocolate! For more information, call Paula Fernández de los Muros at 305-667-1651, ext. 3392. COCONUT GROVE CHAMBER TO HOST ANNUAL GOLDEN COCONUT AWARDS The Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce invites you to join in on Jan. 21, from noon to 2 p.m., at a luncheon presenting the 45th Annual Golden Coconut Awards. This event will take place at the Mayfair Hotel and Spa, 3000 Florida Ave. Tickets for chamber members are $35 and $38 for non-members. For RSVP information, call 305-444-7270, send email to <info@coconutgrove.com>, or visit online at <www.coconutgrovechamber.com>. MR. POTATO HEAD EXHIBIT TO DEBUT AT M.C.M., JAN. 22 The call has gone out and families
COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS throughout South Florida won’t want to miss “The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head,” a new interactive exhibit that will debut on Jan. 22 at the Miami Children’s Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway on Watson Island in Miami. Sponsored by the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, the exhibit is scheduled to run through May 15. The muchloved Mr. Potato Head character will lead young visitors and parents on a number of fun and educational adventures. From trips to outer space to jungle safaris and archeological digs, each activity will provide children with engaging learning experiences. Admission is $15 for adults and children, $12 for Florida residents, and free for children under 1 year. Admission for members is complimentary. For more information contact the museum at 305-373-KIDS (5437) or visit online at <www.miamichildrensmuseum.org>.
EVENT TO HONOR 4 CHAPLAINS WHO DIED HEROICALLY IN WWII There will be a Four Chaplains celebration on Jan. 23, 2-4 p.m., at Temple Judea, 5500 Granada Blvd. in Coral Gables. The celebration honors the four chaplains who selflessly gave their life vests to other troops when the ship they were on was torpedoed by the Nazis on Feb. 3, 1943. The event also honors all others who have served in the military. The Singing Miamians will entertain. The ceremony is open to the public at no charge, but donations will be accepted. MIAMI-DADE LOCAL ADVISORY COUNCIL TO HOST CASINO NIGHT The ASPIRA of FL Inc., Miami-Dade Local Youth Advisory Council, will host a “Casino Night For a Cause and Silent Auction” on Jan. 27, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the
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Bet Shira Congregation to present 20th annual Tu B’Shevat Concert BY ROBERT HAMILTON
The Bet Shira Congregation 20th annual Tu B’Shevat Concert, featuring internationally famous superstar of Jewish music Craig Taubman, will take place on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 23, 4 p.m., at Bet Shira Congregation, located at 7500 SW 120 St. in Pinecrest. Craig Taubman’s dynamic music and moving performance style have inspired the Jewish community for three decades. His magical and enchanting music brings to life the joy and spirit of the Jewish heritage, appealing to all ages captivating audiences everywhere. Taubman’s songs bridge traditional Jewish themes and ancient teachings with passages and experiences of contemporary Jewish life. He speaks a language that is comfortable and acceptable. His recordings weave song and spirit into the fabric of Jewish life. Taubman’s performances of Friday Night Live and One Shabbat Morning have reinvigorated Shabbat services across the nation. Taubman enjoys a successful career in television and film composing as well. He has composed and directed the music for the Fox children’s series Rimba’s Island, and the critically acclaimed HBO animated series
Craig Taubman –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Happily Ever After. His music has been featured at the Coca Cola Olympic Pavilion in Atlanta as well as in the Paramount Pictures feature film Andre, New Line Cinema’s Pinocchio, and Disney’s animated short film Recycle Rex. Such respected artists as Chita Rivera and Jennifer Holliday have recorded his songs. Taubman’s sell-out concerts draw thousands
of fans at respected venues as Ravinia in Chicago, Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, Westbury Music Fair in New York, the Greek Theater in Los Angeles and three special performances at The White House. This is Taubman’s only South Florida concert scheduled this year. There are still some seats available for the event, so contact Bet Shira to reserve your tickets at 305-238-2601 or online at <www.betshira.org>. Students and seniors’ tickets are $9; general admission is $18; reserved seating is $36; Patrons are $180 and above; sponsors are $1,800 and above. Sponsors and patrons will join Craig Taubman for a wine and cheese party following the concert. Other supporters of Bet Shira’s 20th Annual Tu B’Shevat Concert include Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom, Beth David Congregation, Beth Or, Dave and Mary Alper JCC, Greenfield Day School, Temple Beth Am, and Temple Judea. Tu B’Shevat, the 15th day of the Hebrew month Shevat, is the “New Year for Trees.” Most know this day to be Jewish Earth Day. Based in Jewish literature for over 2,000 years, the lesson is clear to love this earth as a great gift from God. Judaism dictates the awareness of nature as a blessing that brings comfort and inspiration.
“Bet Shira Congregation has marked the past 20 years of Tu B’Shevat sacredness with song,” said its Cantor Mark H. Kula. “The synagogue has celebrated with music concerts including local and international artists, instrumental and vocal mediums, and classical to rock styles. Jewish culture remains one of the strongest promoters of Jewish identity and community connection. Jewish Music, the language of our souls, secures our Jewish bonds.” Rabbi Brian Schuldenfrei is excited to be at Bet Shira during his first year as the congregation’s spiritual leader and in helping to provide high level programs and concerts. “Craig’s passion fills the room and reaches out to everyone present,” Rabbi Schuldenfrei said. “This is what we are trying to accomplish as a synagogue — reaching out to the community. We feel blessed to have Craig kick off a year filled with new and innovative programming.” Call Bet Shira Congregation Synagogue office at 305-238-2601 or visit <www.betshira.org> for more information or to reserve your tickets. Various other sponsorships are available. Proceeds are used to benefit the community programs offered at Bet Shira Congregation.
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ING Miami Marathon entries may top 20,000 this year BY GARY FERMAN
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GABLES GOLD RUSH CASINO NIGHT BENEFITS KID’S FREE DENTAL CLINIC For a great evening out for an even better cause, join the crowd for the GFWC Coral Gables Woman’s Club Annual Gables Gold Rush Casino Night, which benefits the club’s May Van Sickle “Free” Children’s Dental Clinic. The event takes place on Feb. 5, 8 p.m., at 1009 E. Ponce de Leon Blvd. Event chair Pam Schaefer promises guests will have an opportunity to bid on a variety of wonderful prizes at the silent auction and also chances to win fabulous prizes for others lucky at the gaming tables. With the gold rush theme, everyone is invited to come in costume. You can bet the best dressed will be awarded a prize. Tickets are only $25 and include gaming, entertainment and food with a cash bar. For more information or tickets, call 305 667-1722. ‘A TASTE OF KEY BISCAYNE’ EVENT TO BENEFIT BORN FREE PET SHELTER Join the Born Free Pet Shelter for the Seventh Annual ‘A Taste of Key Biscayne’ benefit on Feb. 5, from 7 to 11 p.m., at the Key Biscayne Beach Club, 685 Ocean Dr. The night will include a
buffet, silent auction, and music. Ticket prices are $85 and include one complimentary drink. You must RSVP by Jan. 30. For more information, visit <www.bornfree.petfinder.com> or email <bornfreeshelter@gmail.com>. SIMON GOURMET FOODS OFFERS COOKING CLASSES Learn how to make sweet and spicy “Miami Heat” cupcakes just in time for Valentine’s Day. Attend the Simon Gourmet Foods cooking class on Feb. 10, 7 p.m., as Chef Sarah Simon uses her training from Johnson & Wales Baking and Pastry to fill you in on the secrets of the trade. These mini delights were first introduced at Cupcake Camp, a fundraiser in support of the Make a Wish Foundation. Classes are $30 per person and take place at the SGF Kitchen located at 7342 NW 35 St. For details, email Chef Simon at <email@simongourmetfoods.com> or call 305-735-1486. ‘RACE TO NOWHERE’ SCREENING COMING TO LOCAL COMMUNITY The screening of the film Race to Nowhere is taking place on Feb. 15, 6:30 p.m., at Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 De Soto Blvd.
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This film has become a grassroots sensation across the U.S. It is for every parent, teacher and young person concerned about the cost of our high-achievement culture to our children. The film challenges assumptions on how to best prepare our youth to become healthy, bright and leading citizens. This screening is sponsored for the South Florida community by the Sunrise School of Miami, a local Waldorf school. For more information and to buy tickets ($10 in advance and $15 at the door) go to <www.racetonowhere.com> or call 305-772-5039. Also, the screening will be followed by discussion with a panel of experts moderated by David Lawrence Jr. THE ROTARY CLUB OF CORAL GABLES LUNCHEON TO HOST PANEL DISCUSSION The Rotary Club of Coral Gables’ regularly scheduled Thursday Luncheon Program on Feb.24 will feature a panel discussion among the 2011 candidates for Coral Gables mayor. The luncheon is at the Westin Colonnade Hotel, 180 Aragon Avenue. The Meeting Agenda will be adjusted to allow for maximum time for the panel. For information, contact Gene Witherspoon, program chair, by email at <genewitherspoon@bellsouth.net> or call 305-441-8063.
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After 18 years of being a money manager, I have consistently heard how many people do not feel comfortable with their investment decisions. Have you ever second-guessed the investment decisions you have made? Do words like foolish, dumb, wrong, confused, guess, uncertain, frustrated, and overwhelmed describe your feelings? You are not alone in feeling uncomfortable about decisions you have made. Would you like to feel better about your investment decisions? If the answer is yes, then here are some basic steps to consider: Determine if You are a Saver or an Investor If you need guaranteed stability, then you are a saver. When the stock market is positive, many people say that they want to invest and that they are an “investor.” They say that they can tolerate the volatility of the stock market and that their investment time horizon is long term (greater than 10 years). Then 2008 comes along and the stock market (S&P 500) drops 34% and the “investors” now are running for safety as “savers”. Their long-term time horizon has decreased from 10 years to 10 minutes and the risk tolerance has decreased from moderate to minimal. You need to be honest with yourself as to what degree you are a saver or an investor. This is a personal decision that in a perfect world should not be influenced by your family, friends or coworkers. There are investments for savers and investments for investors. Before you select from the thousand of choices, decide what will make you sleep at
night. Don’t rely on a sales rep to tell you what your investment profile is because the sales rep may adjust your profile to fit the suitability of the investment they are trying to sell you.
Focus on the Purpose of Your Investment Do you need to put money away for a rainy day? Make a “To Do List” of items that you want the money to attain such as vacation, education or wedding. Give each item a specific cost such as $5,000 for a vacation. Determine which item motivates you to attain it. Motivation that is ratcheted up is called passion. If you find a passion for an item, that will be your top priority. How quickly you want to attain the item will help determine what investment to consider. Again decide on the specific purpose of the money and then consider your options. Be Realistic with what You have to Invest As an “investor,” you need to accept that you are prepared to lose part or all of your investment. If this risk is not comfortable for you, then you are a saver. There are times when people have borrowed on the equity of their home and invest in the stock market because the potential gains offset the risk of losing their home. People make reckless decisions so that they can attain the item they want quicker than what is realistic. Plan so that if it takes a year to attain an item, you give yourself two years to attain it. If you attain the item in one year, that’s good but don’t beat yourself up if you don’t make your deadline. The important thing is to keep working toward what you want. His firm, Rick Tonkinson & Associates, Inc. is a South Florida based company with offices at 100 Almeria Avenue, Suite 310, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, offers financial planning services to many in the community with a specialty in assisting the middle class. For more information, or to schedule an initial meeting at your business or home, call 866-323-8326 or (305)447-6617. Also visit the website at HYPERLINK "http://www.ricktonkinson.com" www.ricktonkinson.com. Securities offered through Securities America, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, Rick Tonkinson, Registered Representatives. Advisory services offered through Securities America Advisors, Inc., Rick Tonkinson, Investment Advisor Representatives. Rick Tonkinson & Associates, Inc. and the Securities America companies are not affiliated.
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Rebecca Fishman Lipsey earns prestigious award BY JOSE BOZA
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Workshop designed to encourage boys to take part in choral singing BY ANALY MENDEZ
During a half-day workshop to be led by music director Timothy A. Sharp, Miami Children’s Chorus (MCC) alumni, current MCC boys, the UM men’s chorus and boys from around South Florida join together and explore the lifelong possibilities of making music through choral singing. Since 2002 the boys of the Miami Children’s Chorus have partnered with University of Miami Men’s Chorus, Maelstrom, to excite boys about the joys of singing. This year, “Bring on the Boys,” will take place on Saturday, Jan. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall. It is a singing workshop for boys with
unchanged voices; boys from communities in Miami-Dade County are invited to partake in this joyous event. Pre-registration is required at a fee of $20 per student, which includes a Bring on the Boys T-shirt, all the music for the workshop, a snack and prime seating for the musical presentation by Frost Maelstrom — the Frost Men’s Chorus at the University of Miami. The performance begins at 11:30 a.m. and parents are invited to the performance. Bring on the Boys is presented with the support of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and the Department of Choral Studies. For more information regarding the Miami Children’s Chorus, and its concert schedule visit online at <www.miamichildrenschorus.org> or call 305-662-7494.
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BBQ Chicken is more than just barbecue
BBQ Chicken regional developer Sang Chul Lee is pictured in the London Square location. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– BY NANCY EAGLETON
At BBQ Chicken, it’s not “barbecue” chicken; it’s the “best of the best quality chicken.” The first BBQ Chicken franchise in South Florida opened in October in London Square shopping center, offering customers “the world’s healthiest and tastiest chicken.” The signature Olive Original Chicken is enjoyed in more than 37 countries at more than 3,500 locations worldwide. BBQ Chicken regional developer Sang Chul Lee said that the quality of the meat and the way that it is cooked is what makes it good for you and taste delicious, too. “The chicken is cooked in 100 percent extra virgin olive oil,” Lee said. “Our meat is delivered daily, so it is always fresh, never frozen.” The popular Olive Original Chicken is marinated for 24 hours, battered and breaded with more than 30 ingredients. This process gives the chicken great flavor, crispy skin and tender meat. Another favorite, the Cajun Spiced Chicken is seasoned with more than 20 different herbs and spices, and grilled to perfection. These and other popular chicken choices, including Barbecue Chicken and Grilled Garlic Chicken, are available as a family meal that includes a whole chicken, two sides and four biscuits.
BBQ Chicken also offers 10 different flavors of wings, including Crispy Wings, Wings of Fire and Garlic Wings. Sandwiches such as California Chicken Melt and Crispy Chicken Club, and salads such as Crispy Chicken Caesar and Grilled Chicken Cobb make great lunch choices. For the best value on a complete meal, Lee recommends the platter combos that include your choice of wings, a sandwich or chicken option, partnered with a side, salad and drink. Although the food is cooked quickly, Lee said that it is not made ahead of time like “fast food.” “The cooking process begins when the order is placed,” Lee said. “It takes about 10 to 13 minutes to cook the order, so we encourage customers to call ahead so we can have their order waiting for them when they arrive. It’s not fast food, but healthy food.” Customers also can call to order party packs of the delicious wings or other chicken options to serve at business luncheons, parties and events. BBQ Chicken, located at 12305 SW 137 Ave., is open Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, go online to <www.bbqchickenmiami.com> or call 305-235-5335.
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NWSA dance alumni honor Gerri Houlihan at Winterfest
Pictured from a performance of Between Angels (1992), choreographed by Gerri Houlihan are: Roxana Barba, Stephanie Bastos, Liza Carmona, Asha Darbeau, Afua Hall, Jennifer Knepper, Donald Laney, Tiffany Mellard, Heather Maloney, Makgotso Makiti, Jennifer Nugent, Kristin O’Neal, Sandra Portal-Andreu, Josh Reaver, Nikki Rollason and Mary Spring.
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Alumni traveled from as far away as California to honor Gerri Houlihan during the Florida Dance Festival’s Winterfest on Dec. 30, 2010, at the New World Dance Theater. Ms. Houlihan was the first full-time faculty member employed at New World School of the Arts Dance Division. She taught and choreographed at New World from 1988 to 1999. During that time she formed a company, Houlihan and Dancers, using students and local dancers. She presently is dean of the American Dance Festival and teaches at Florida State University. The sold out performance was attended by many friends and alumni of the New World School of the Arts dance program and Houlihan and Dancers. Houlihan began her professional training at the Juilliard School in New York studying with Antony Tudor, Alfredo Corvino and members of the Martha Graham and Jose Limon dance companies. She performed with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and the Paul Sanasardo Dance Company, and spent five years as a soloist with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, touring extensively in the United States and Europe. Since 1977, Houlihan has taught and
choreographed for such institutions as Connecticut College, New York’s High School for the Performing Arts, American Dance Festival, Bates Dance Festival, Harvard Summer Dance Center, Companhia de Lisboa in Portugal, Meredith College, and Florida State University. From 1984 to 1987, she directed her own school and company — the Boston Dance Project. She was one of five finalists in the Boston Ballet’s First International Choreography Competition. From 1988 to 1999, Houlihan was on the faculty of the New World School of the Arts. During that time, she also was the artistic director of Houlihan and Dancers. She has received two Florida Individual Artist Fellowships in Dance/Choreography. Houlihan began teaching for the American Dance Festival in 1981. As an international representative for the festival, she has taught in Korea, Poland, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Estonia, the Philippines, Russia, and most recently China. She currently directs the Four Week Young Dancers Program at ADF, and is teaching as guest artist in residence at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. For more information about New World School of the Arts, call 305-237-3559 or visit online at <nwsa.mdc.edu>.
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Girl Scouts send over 20,000 boxes of cookies to military BY YANEISY BLANCO
The Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida’s annual sale of Girl Scout Cookies, which started on Jan. 13, continues through Feb. 10. Since 2008, the organization has participated in the Cookies from the Heart program, which allows individuals to support the organization by purchasing cookies and donating them to our men and women serving in the military both here and overseas. With the support of the community, the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida has already sent more than 20,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to military personnel serving our country in military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as within the United States and to the Wounded Warriors Hospital in Fort Sam Houston, TX. This is a wonderful opportunity for individuals and corporations to say “thank you” to the military men and women serving our country, while also showing support of the organization and giving back to the community. The organization just partnered with Forgotten Soldiers Outreach Inc. to send the Cookies from the Heart products to active military personnel serving overseas in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Japan and Germany. Forgotten Soldiers Outreach will send care packages to soldiers that have signed up or have had a family member sign up for them. This year, cookies donated for the Cookies from the Heart program will be sent to Wounded Warriors Hospital in Fort Sam Houston and Forgotten Soldiers Outreach. “The Cookies from the Heart program is
This is a wonderful opportunity for individuals and corporations to say “thank you” to the military men and women serving our country, while also showing support of the organization and giving back to the community. a wonderful way to show support to our soldiers while helping the Girls Scouts during our most important fundraising effort of the year,” said Maria D. Tejera, CEO of the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida Inc. More than 450 troops across MiamiDade and Monroe counties are selling Girl Scout Cookies to friends, neighbors and community members at booths and going door-to-door. The cookies are sold for $4 a box and include such popular flavors as Thin Mints, Samoas and Trefoils and Thank U Berry Munch Girl Scout Cookies. For more information about how to participate or sponsor the Girl Scout Cookies from the Heart Program, visit online at <www.girlscoutsfl.org> or call 305-2534841. Corporate sponsorships range from $500 to $2,500. To locate the nearest location to purchase cookies, visit the Cookie Locator at <http://cookielocator.littlebrownie.com>, which helps you find locations by zip code.
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MIAMI, January 5, 2011 – U.S. Century Bank has appointed Roger Obeso vice president and manager of its Dadeland branch located at 8201 South Dixie Highway in Miami Obeso joined U.S. Century Bank is 2007 and was most recently vice president and branch manager of the Downtown office. Prior to joining U.S. Century, he was branch manager for BankAtlantic. Under this capacity, he is responsible for the daily branch operations as well as the sales and growth
of the deposit and loan portfolio of U.S. Century Bank’s Dadeland office. “Roger has extensive experience as branch manager and was pivotal to the growth and success of our Downtown office. We are confident that he will be instrumental in helping our Dadeland branch achieve its goals for growth and customer satisfaction,” said Octavio Hernandez, U.S. Century Bank president and CEO. “We are looking forward to continuing to grow our customer base in the Dadeland business community and to provide our customers with exceptional service,” he added. Obeso is a member of the Doral Business Council where he serves as Ambassador and on the Membership Committee. Established in 2002, U.S. Century Bank is one of the 10 largest community banks headquartered in Miami, with assets of $1.9 billion. Through its network of 25 branch locations and its online banking platform, it offers its customers a wide range of financial products and services. U.S Century Bank is the recipient of the 2008 Beacon Award in Financial Services and a 2008 Outstanding Minority Business Award from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. For more information or to find a U.S. Century branch near you, call (305) 715-5200 or visit www.uscentury.com. Editor’s Note: Obeso resides in Kendall.
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Tropical Yoga in ‘Downtown’ South Miami
BY DAVID PEARSON
Across the street from the cleaners where Raphael and his two sons Raphael Jr. and Marlon are serving neighborhood customers on a busy Saturday morning, behind the historic Doc Thomas house in a dense upland forest, you can hear a pineneedle drop. There, under a chickee of palm fronds on a pinewood floor, Suzen Gerrish, the yoga guide, rhythmically leads us through ancient yoga postures in the tradition of Tantra Hatha Yoga. “It is a form of the ancient practice which reflects the human form and spiritual form as one,” she explains. And indeed this tranquil oasis in the middle of bustling South Miami is a perfect metaphor for the way Yoga finds a quiet place inside our busy lives – a place where we can be at peace even when our daily pressures are the most intense. Gerrish, a brunette with a warm smile and a Master’s in Spiritual Psychology, recently brought her Yoga classes to Tropical Audubon Society’s home at the Doc Thomas House, on Sunset Road just east of Red Road. Audubon’s Executive
Suzen Gerrish, the yoga guide, rhythmically leads us through ancient yoga postures in the tradition of Tantra Hatha Yoga. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Director Laura Reynolds was seeking a Yoga instructor when she met Gerrish, intuiting that the outdoor chickee would be the
ideal spot for such a meditative practice. In my case, my physician, Dr. Leonard Zwerling of South Miami Heart
Specialists, had advised me to take up yoga and meditation as a way of lowering my blood presssure. “You already play tennis, don’t drink or smoke, and eat reasonably,” Zwerling told me, “so other than medication, the logical thing for you is meditation and yoga.” I read about Gerrish’s new Yoga program in Tropical Audubon’s monthly members’ newsletter. It only took one session to make a believer of me. I now go twice a week, my blood pressure’s down, and my spirits are up. My fellow practicioners range from teenagers to mothers to grandfathers. Gerrish gives her personal attention to each one of us, and tailors our moves accordingly. Classes are held Monday through Saturday from 9 to 10:30 am, and on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 7:30 pm. Cost is $1 per session, reservations not necessary. For more information on this program, visit www.tropicalaudubon.org/TASYoga.pdf or contact Suzen at 305.333.4703
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Initially, application for state funding required new zoning to be in place and a site plan approved by the beginning of February, he explained. However, that deadline has now been reset to April 2011, the board learned. “That really blows me away,” interjected Sharon McCain. “As a South Miami resident, why do I care that they’re going to get tax credits?” Jorge Cruz, a member of the Planning Board, moved to defer voting on the amendment until the next planning board meeting January 25, reflecting members’ desire for more time to have specific questions answered. The motion passed 5-2.
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Why do we collect tourist bed tax dollars? R. Kenneth Bluh KENNETH’S COMMENTARY I, among almost all newspaper columnists, newspaper editors, even sports commentators, have railed against using tourist bed tax dollars to build sports stadiums or refurbish old stadiums such as the old Joe Robbie Stadium currently (this year) known as Sun Life Stadium. We all have been told that the primary purpose of the bed tax dollar was tourist development. Promoting tourism brings in more tourists whose spending helps employ the residents of our community. The question: Does a ballpark or a stadium attract tourists? Is it a legitimate use of bed tax dollars? The public says “no.” The team owners say “yes.” The elected officials, in the main, agree with the team owners. Last week Carl Hiaasen and Fred Grimm, both well-known Miami Herald columnists, joined the rising ground swell of resistance against using tourist bed tax dollars, approximately $225 million, to put a partial roof on Sun Life stadium. Where does the ownership of the Miami Dolphins come up with the idea
to use tourist development tax dollars to improve their privately owned stadium in the first place? Perhaps it might be a good idea to look into the collection and distribution of the socalled tourist bed tax dollar and see what it represents, where it comes from and what is its authorized use. We have three taxes basically collected on room rentals. First, is “Tourist and Convention Development Tax on Transient Rentals,” referred to as “bed taxes.” This breaks down into three different collection categories for a total tax rate of 6 percent. It is collected on hotel room rentals, single-family rentals and other sleeping facilities rented for less then six months. The 6 percent comes from: (1) The “Convention Development Tax” (CDT) on transient rental (bed taxes) contributes 3 percent of the 6 percent. Two-thirds goes to Miami-Dade County to “Promote and advertise tourism, develop existing publicly owned convention centers, to construct multipurpose convention/coliseum/exhibition centers and to acquire, construct, extend, enlarge, remodel, repair, improve, or maintain one or more convention centers, stadiums, exhibition halls, arenas, coliseums, or auditoriums.” (FL 212.0305(4)(b)), and onethird is used to fund the Miami Arena. (2) The “Tourist Development Tax” (TDT)
on room rentals in hotels/motels contributes 2 percent of the 6 percent, which goes to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the City of Miami for cultural purposes. (3) The “Professional Sports Facilities Franchise Tax” on room rentals contributes 1 percent of the 6 percent is dedicated for debt service payments on county debt for professional sports facilities. Generally, the revenues may be used for capital construction of tourist-related facilities, tourist promotion, and beach and shoreline maintenance (F.S. 125.0104(3)(l)). Secondly, we collect the “Tourist Development Surtax” (TDS). A 2 percent food and beverage tax on sales by restaurants, coffee shops, nightclubs and any other food and beverage facilities in or on the property of a hotel or motel and given to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. Lastly, we collect the 1 percent “Homeless and Domestic Violence Tax on Sale of Food and Beverages.” The 1 percent tax is collected on sale of food and beverages in hotels/motels, coffee shops, nightclubs, etc. Moneys so collected go to the county for their domestic violence centers and homeless facilities. So, now I know where the baseball and football team owners are looking for dollars to build and rebuild their facilities. I don’t agree with the
VIEWPOINT legislatively decreed distribution of hotel room, food and beverage tax dollars. I think they would be far better spent actually attracting tourists by advertising in Europe and South America. Tourists can quickly forget about Greater Miami and go to Atlanta; New York, and Washington, DC. We need to keep our name in front of their eyes. We have much to sell. How much of the collected revenue should be allocated to privately owned sports facilities? How clear is the law on use of public funds for private facilities used for public activities? Should these laws be amended to put more of the dollars into marketing off shore and up north for tourist visitors to Florida? Is there any logic to tax dollars financing private sport facilities and then give them tax breaks that almost run in perpetuity? We appreciate your opinions on this column whether in agreement or disagreement. Please send your comments to (fax number) 305-6626980 or email to <letters@communitynewspapers.com>. The opinions expressed in this column are not necessarily those of this newspaper, its editors or publisher.
January 18 - 25, 2011
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AMY ON SUNSET,
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But there is hope. When Pooh needs answers to the most difficult questions, he looks for Owl. Without a doubt, our Owl is Mayor Stoddard. We have never been served by such a smart, straight-forward leader. Most recently, our Owl brought new parking meters to the woods, which could keep away some bees, which might make getting to the honey a little easier. For some real organic honey, stop by the South Miami Farmers Market. It is open every Saturday in front of City Hall. When you are there say hello to our very own Rabbit, David Harper. He is serious about turning as many people as possible into locavores, which means not just eating organic, but local and organic. Thank you Rabbit for what
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center. The two-story 84,000 square foot clinical expansion project will include a new emergency center with 28 treatment rooms, one trauma room, and a 12-bed Clinical Decision Unit. The second floor will have 12 state-of-the-art operating suites (with room for four more), 36 preand post-procedure rooms and a new central sterile processing area. Additionally, the project will include imaging enhancements such as a new CT scanner and an administrative support area for Radiation Oncology. Noted oncological surgeon Ricardo Estape, M.D., will be honored as Person of the Year, for his many contributions to the hospital, the community and the healthcare field. The event will host more than 500 guests, including top
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you bring to the woods. The Heffalump of the Red Sunset Merchants Association is our website, www.shopsouthmiami.com. Like a Heffalump you can’t find it, but believe me its coming. Perhaps you will dust off your copy of When We Were Six and send me The Hundred Acre Woods as you see it. For now, just remember “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — Winnie the Pooh
Amy Livergood Donner is the President of The Red Sunset Merchants Association, a 90 member not-for-profit business association with a mission to foster the economic interest of the area around Red Road and Sunset Drive. Amy can be reached at Amy@communitynewspapers.com.
executives from leading corporations and community leaders. Tables of 10 at $4,000, $5,000 and $7,000 are available, in addition to individual seats at $450. Corporate sponsorships and underwriting opportunities are also available. South Miami Hospital is part of Baptist Health, the region’s largest faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization. With more than 13,000 employees, Baptist Health is the area’s largest private employer. It also includes Baptist, Baptist Children’s, Doctors, Homestead and Mariners Hospitals, as well as Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Baptist Outpatient Services and Baptist Health Enterprises. Baptist Health Foundation, the organization’s fundraising arm, supports services at all hospitals and facilities affiliated with Baptist Health.
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South Miami Farmer’s Market to have grand opening on Jan. 22 The Grand Opening of a weekly South Miami Farmer’s Market is scheduled in front of South Miami City Hall, Saturday, January 22 at 9 a.m. Fresh native produce grown on local family farms, featuring organic and sustainablygrown tropical fruits and vegetables, will be featured along with prepared foods, products and practices for sustainable living. The market will be open for five hours until 2 p.m. at 6130 Sunset Drive, just one block west of US1. Music, a yoga workshop, artisan crafts and special entertainment to keep youngsters busy will add extra spice to the event. For details, visit www.southmiamifarmersmarket.com or david@earth-learning.org.
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Margot Siegel, 87, still fashioning a busy life BY RICHARD YAGER
The holidays this past December were special for Margot Siegel. With family living nearby and Art Basel to visit earlier in the month, life could hardly be better for this 87-year-old former Minnesotan, now a fulltime resident at The Palace in Kendall. Known for her world-class art collection, she decided to create a mini-gallery of her own in twin accommodations at the community residence where she has lived during frigid Twin Cities’ winters the past 10 years. Becoming a Kendall resident the yeararound actually began 11 years ago on a trip to visit her daughter, Sandra, wife of Douglas Gluck, for a family birthday. Suffering a sudden stroke, she was treated at Baptist Hospital and later took up temporary quarters at The Palace before returning to her Minneapolis apartment. Now, a decade later, after splitting summers in Minneapolis and winters in Kendall, The Palace has become a yeararound home for this lively lady whose colorful life includes so many facets she thinks, “it’s really become time to write my memoirs. “I think a lady in England has beaten me to the kind of book I had in mind about living in an adult community,” she mused. “But that’s all right, I have some different ideas of my own.” If so, they might well begin with a lifelong fascination — “combining the worlds of fashion and art.” That describes Siegel’s predominant interest as a collector of such world-renowned artists as Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg whose famed mammoth “pop art” canvas dubbed “Flying Bacon” once decorated a lobby ceiling at Miami International Airport.
Donating much of her fashion collection to the famed Goldstein Museum of Design at the University of Minnesota, she now enjoys showing guests favored art pieces she saved for her Florida home. A career woman before the 1970s feminist movement, she became an editor and international correspondent for Women’s Wear Daily after World War II, and later served as a public relations director for Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, next-door neighbor to her high-rise apartment where she continued writing for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and as the arts and fashion columnist of Skyway News, a downtown newspaper. Her love of fashion included amassing an eclectic mix of accessories and wardrobe items that have become period collectibles, from a Stephen Sprouse design of a Louis Vuitton handbag to an early Warhol sketch of a high-heeled shoe. This priceless treasure trove of fashion fascinated curators of the Goldstein Museum when viewing potential acquisitions from the Siegel collection that include a Takashi Murakami design with a Vuitton “Cherries” coin purse. “Maybe you should take the quarters out,” she quipped to the museum’s curators. Hardly your typical retiree, Siegel recently co-lectured on art with a University of Miami professor and vows to continue her writing career, if only to recapture historical moments like her nose for news detected before the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul. “I was on freelance assignment at the time, writing advance pieces at the invita-
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tion of the government,” Siegel recalled. “But the real story that I saw was the infiltration of North Koreans into South Korea. No one would believe me and that story never got published in Minneapolis.” Does being not-your-typical career woman still have appeal? “Well, I always wanted to make something of myself before settling down and marrying,” she laughed. “I suppose I could have great-grandchildren by now but I married late and never regretted it. However, I have two fine grandsons, 16year-old twins, both of them getting ready to go to college.” Added this not-so-typical retiree of The Palace in Kendall: “You know, there’s always something to live for.” –––––––––––––––––––––––––
Margot Siegel is a collector of fashion and art.
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Beaux Arts Festival of Art attracted thousands Gloria Burns GLORIA’S GAB Beaux Arts Festival of Art blessed with picture-perfect weather attracted thousands of art lovers for organization’s 60th annual event on University of Miami campus, chaired by Allison Holly and Abby Zananini. That made up for the terrible weather conditions last year as festival-goers enjoyed great art, entertainment and an incredible selection of food. Of several nonprofits on hand to raise funds for charity: both the Rotary Club of Coral Gables, selling Bruce Kerestes’ famous chicken wings, and the Coral Gables Grilling Kiwanians, hawking hamburgers and hot dogs. GableStage’s new play, the Southeastern Premiere of “A Round-Heeled Woman,”
received a standing ovation opening night with a packed house. Carbonell Award winning director, Joe Adler, Producing Artistic Director of GableStage, continues to bring quality plays to South Florida and this one is no exception, The play, starring multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress, Sharon Gless (Burn Notice, Queer as Folk and Cagney & Lacey) was hilarious and fearless in her role. The play which runs through January 30 highlights Gless as a retired school teacher, sexless for 30 years, based on a true story of Jane Juska, written for the stage and directed by Jane Prowse. As Juska sets about changing her situation, she places a personal ad in the New York Review of Books, leading to sexual adventures and emotional entanglements. The great supporting cast includes Antonio Amadeo, Stephen G. Anthony, Howard Elfman, Kim Ostrenko, and Laura Turnbull. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets range from $37.50 to $47.50. Subscriptions offer six plays for $200. For
From left to right at Junior Orange Bowl Creative Writing event at Books & Books seen here are Chair Connie Goodman-Milone, Princess Sloane Rice, 2nd Place winner Javier Guerrero, Winning Teacher Esther Reyes, 1st Place Winner Elizabeth Lleonart, Queen Leia Schwartz, and Princess Valerie Katz. Ms. Reyes is the teacher of both 1st and 2nd place winners at St. Timothy Parish School.
Setting up for Rotary booth at Beaux Art Festival are Gables Rotarians John Wallace and Yolanda Woodbridge with 5th grade volunteer from Miami Christian School, Allison Bean.
more information, visit www.GableStage.org. GableStage is located at The Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables. Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Junior Orange Bowl Creative Writing Contest winners: Elizabethh Lleonart, St. Timothy Parish School, first place; Javier Guerrero, also from St. Timothy, second; and Shoshy Ciment, Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy, third. Contest theme for the 23rd annual contest was “Why Respect For Others Matters.” The South Florida Writers Association is one of several sponsors of the contest open to all eighth grade middle-school students in Miami-Dade County. First, second, and third place student winners read winning essays January 8 at Books & Books in Coral Gables. Among many enjoying and helping with the event were JOBC Creative Writing Chair Connie Goodman-Milon and the JOB Queen and Court. Teachers, friends, family and JOBC members were among the many enjoying the program and refreshments, including Ms. Esther Reyes, teacher of the top winners at St. Timothy Parish School. Until next time, keep making each day count. If you would like to submit information for this column, please send your news via email to gloriagalburns@aol.com.
Enjoying a chat at GableStage’s party after the Opening Night performance are actors Sharon Gless and Stephen Anthony.
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Florida International U. earns 10-year SACS reaffirmation BY JEAN-PAUL RENAUD
The Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Commission on Colleges has approved Florida International Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reaffirmation of accreditation. The decision represents years of planning and documentation for the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Compliance Certification Report, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and March 2010 site visit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reaffirmation came with no reservations and no follow-up requirements,â&#x20AC;? said FIU provost Douglas Wartzok. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a clean, complete, unqualified reaffirmation.â&#x20AC;? The QEP is a carefully designed plan for enhancing student learning. In order to have its accreditation reaffirmed, FIU needed to design a focused QEP addressing a single topic â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one that inspires and pulls together the entire university community to support higher levels of student learning and achievement. FIUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Global Learning for Global Citizenship QEP is the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roadmap for enabling every undergraduate to act as an
engaged global citizen. The implementation of this five-year initiative marks a new era in FIUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ahead curriculum reform. Under the direction of Hilary Landorf, associate professor of education, the QEP already has gained national recognition for its innovative approach to integrating curriculum and co-curriculum for global learning. Nearly every academic, Student Affairs and administrative department has been involved in the development and design of Global Learning for Global Citizenship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This strong commitment to the QEP, along with ongoing assessment of student learning outcomes of each degree program, contributed to FIUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successful reaffirmation,â&#x20AC;? Wartzok said. Florida International University is one of the 25 largest universities in the nation, with more than 42,000 students. Nearly 130,000 FIU alumni live and work in South Florida. Its colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. For more information about FIU, visit online at <www.fiu.edu/>.
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