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Art Fest is a feast for the senses Coming this weekend! BY NANCY EAGLETON

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he South Florida fallwinter art festival season kicks off with a regional favorite and one of the finest art shows in the country, the 39th Annual South Miami Art Festival. The festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will thrill the senses with sights to behold, music to your ears and flavors to savor. This year’s much anticipated event is produced by Chamber South and sponsored in part by Presenting Sponsor, First National Bank of South Miami, a longtime supporter of the arts. Additional support is also provided by the MiamiDade County Cultural Affairs Department, Tourist Development Council and the City of South Miami.

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Red Sunset Merchants working on parking options BY KARLA COOPER Parking Task Force Chairperson

Ricardo Ordaz, who enjoys reading the South Miami News, is the go-to-food server over at Big Cheese. Ricky, who has been working there since pizza was invented always has a smile on his face, takes care of his customers and will happily chat with you about local and national politics.

First National honors top September employees BY YELANY RODRIGUEZ Pictured are (l-r) Scott Baumann, from Fitness Together, Patrick Khoury and Rene Aldonza, award winners, and Veronica Flores of First National Bank of South Miami.

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onored by the First National Bank of South Miami as the outstanding officer in September was Rene Aldonza, Personal Banking Manager and Vice President, along with Patrick Khoury, BSA Analyst, as staff member of the month. The awards were established to recognize and acknowledge exceptional contributions by the bank’s personnel. Both employees received six personalized 30 -minute fitness sessions, courtesy of Scott Baumann of Fitness Together. Aldonza, responsible for the daily operations of the Safe Deposit, Personal Banking and Teller areas, also develops and

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The Red Sunset M e r c h a n t s Association (RSMA) Parking Committee recently met to address parking issues in the South Miami area. At the first meeting, the committee and city officials discussed automated parking meters, which are coming to South Miami in mid-November, area valet parking contracts and employee parking. The meeting, held on October 25th and hosted by Segafredo Café in South Miami, was led by chairperson Karla J. Cooper, co-owner of American Chariots Auto Broker, Inc., and attended by committee members, John Edward Smith, SoMiMag; Willy Quintana, Segafredo Café; Ed Boas, Lanes Men Store; Steve Kagan, Beverlee Kagan Antique Jewelry; and Luis Macedo, LAZ Parking. South Miami city officials, including Mayor Philip Stoddard, City Manager Hector Mirabile, City Chief Financial Officer Alfredo Riverol and parking authority representatives, also attended. The mid-November installation of automated parking meters in the South Miami area is welcome news to the committee. These meters will offer visitors seeking street parking the convenient payment options of cash, credit cards, debit cards, prepaid –––––––––––––––– See

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cards, cell phones and internet. Another benefit of the automated meters will be the real-time information on the availability of parking at these meters, which will save South Miami visitors time and frustration. This statistical data can also be used by parking authorities to establish varying parking rates within the shopping district. The automated meters will be remotely monitored to ensure they are functioning properly, which will decrease down time and minimize revenue loss. Valet parking contracts currently in place in South Miami were also discussed by the committee. These contracts include a centralized valet system with four locations on Sunset Drive, which are situated at 57th Court and 58th Court on both the north and south sides, and contracted valet services at various business locations. A total of 27 meters of the city’s 400 plus meter inventory is currently used for valet parking. Because there have been concerns expressed with the driving habits of the valet company employees, RSMA and the city will continue their efforts to ensure that the valet company drivers

obey the posted speed and driving laws. Anyone with concerns about valet driving safety is encouraged to call the South Miami Police Department. When discussing employee parking, committee members pointed out that many merchant employees are using the meters to park while at work, thereby reducing the number of meters available to area visitors. The RSMA committee researched the available parking for merchant employees and found that the Municipal Garage, Plaza 57, First National Bank of South Miami and the Shops at Sunset Place offer parking plans with an average monthly cost of $55. The cost of this plan is less than $2 per day and is less than the cost of parking one hour at the meter. City parking attendants will be watching closely for vehicles that are parked more than four hours at any meter, the current maximum time allowed. Business owners are encouraged to work closely with their employees to help them secure parking at available parking facilities.

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Fund raising gals ‘Roll ‘Em,’ business leaders hold auction Gloria Burns GLORIA’S GAB On October 20, GFWC Coral Gables Woman’s Club kicked off plans for its annual “Casino Night” fundraiser to benefit a free dental clinic for Miami Dade County children in need. The May Van Sickle Children’s Dental Clinic provides more than $160,000 in free dental care annually to disadvantaged children and is one of many ways this women’s group helps the community. Members come from as far north as Miramar and south to Cutler Bay to participate in outreach efforts while finding it a great way to make lasting friendship, too!

Victoria Villalba and Nerissa Morris at BLN affair at Lowe Art Museum.

This kickoff was especially fun with a dice table was brought in to teach the women how to ‘shoot for the works’ to get in the spirit of “Casino Night” planned for February 5, 2011. For women interested in becoming part of this dynamic group, go online to www.coralgableswomansclub.org call membership chair, Barbara Lapsley at 305- 446-5445. That same Wednesday evening, MiamiDade Business Leadership Network held a “Cocktail After-Hour Event” at Lowe Art Museum, highlighted by a silent auction and raffle to raise funds for the organization programs. A short program emceed by CBS 4’s Jorge Estevez gave BLN an opportunity to honor donors, board members and volunteers. Victoria Villalba, of Victoria & Associates Career Services, Inc. was also singled out as the first company to be certified as “DISABILITY friendly.” Among the many attending the event were event chair, Iliana Castillo Frick, Vice President Human Resources Miami d man, Holland Dade College; Robert Fried and Knight partner who accepted their award; Ricardo Forbes, VP, Diversity Baptist; Julie Reby Waas, Asst. Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Baptist; Silent Auction chair, Zulay Ciffoni, Director Human Resources, Canon; Bob Brumberg of Bob Brumberg and Associates; Roger Terrone, Partner, Goldstein, Schecter, Koch; Kal Mistryy, Vice President Human Resources, Vitas; Cristian LaCapra, Reg. Manager Corporate Development, Miami Dolphins; and Nerissa Morris, Vice President HR University of Miami. The “BLN” is a non-profit organization that promotes the employment of people with disabilities. For more information about the organization and the event, visit www.miamidadebln.org. Congratulation to University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala

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awarded the 2010 Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights. Shalala, former U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services during the Clinton administration, received the award September 16 at a ceremony and dinner at Blair House hosted by the current U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, and the Kaiser Family Foundation, who honore Shalala’s retirement from the foundation Board of Trustees. Finally, the Singing Miamians of Pinecrest under the direction of Gene Cokecroft will be present “Broadway Harmonies” with two shows at 2 and

7:30 p.m., November 6, at Old Cutler Presbyterian Church. Also featured will be the 2005 International Champions Vocal Sectrum , 2010 International Collegiate Bronze Medalists Spanglish and Miami’s own Good Blend. Tickets start at $15 for open seating and $30 for reserved seats. For tickets call 305274-7464. Until next time, keep making each day count.

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Epiphany School students conduct hurricane exercise BY LEE STEPHENS

Editor’s Note: This story reports on a real exercise, however for the purpose of creating the scene, some of the names are fictitious. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • As Hurrivac computer images of Category 3 Hurricane Monica got closer to South Florida’s coast, Mayor Gabriel Figueredo barked orders to his fellow Epiphany Catholic School students over the telephone. A fire in an evacuation center needed to be extinguished and 1,000 people relocated to other evac centers in the area — right away. Figueredo and Emergency Management directors Daniela Clavijo and Carolina Ortega were shouldering the responsibility to supervise Emergency Support Functions (ESFs in emergency management parlance) managed by their classmates — firefighting, transportation, law enforcement, urban search and rescue, health and medical, food and water, and mass care, to name some — to ensure that the dispossessed people were properly relocated to other shelters and safe from the approaching storm. “Put the fire out first,” Figueredo ordered firefighters. “Then start removing the people,” he directed those in charge of transportation. As soon as the fire in the evacuation center was resolved, a gasoline truck overturned on a major evacuation route, leaving thousands of motorists stranded. Gas from the truck was spilling all over the road and motorists were overheated and thirsty with tempers flaring. Again, Mayor Figueredo had to depend on his ESFs to resolve this perilous situation. “We need to remove the truck, contain the spill and get bottled water out to these people as soon as possible,” he demanded. “Get Hazardous Materials, Resource Management and Mass Care on the phone. We need to move fast.” After Monica’s passage, it got even worse. The students faced equally challenging

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emergencies such as several hundred senior citizens stranded on an island by a washed-out Intracoastal bridge. “We’ve sent boats, helicopters and anything we can,” Figueredo said. In the meantime, a hospital was overcrowded with storm victims, medical resources virtually exhausted and basic water and food provisions also were depleted. The hospital was on auxiliary power, making it difficult to perform basic surgical procedures. Also, parts of the city were virtually underwater from rain and storm surge, with people and their pets perilously stranded on rooftops and dangling from trees. Eighty students spent Tuesday morning, Oct. 12, at the Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management participating in a special hurricane preparedness exercise called StormZone, a Miami-based non-profit program where they planned for and recovered from Category 3 Hurricane Monica. StormZone, sponsored by Turnberry Bank and the American Red Cross, is a

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Reforming Congress: It’s a great dream, but that’s it R. Kenneth Bluh KENNETH’S COMMENTARY I must complain too much about Washington and the disrespect so many members of the Senate and the House of Representatives have for rank and file Americans that someone emailed me a proposal: The Congressional Reform Act of 2010. I read it; it made sense. Here is what the bill proposes, with a few modifications that I offer: Term Limits. Twelve years in total — two six-year terms in the Senate, six twoyear terms in the House, or three two-year terms in the House and one six-year term in the Senate. This I like very much. No tenure/no pension. Basically I agree. However I think they should be accorded the same pension benefits offered any other federal government employee. Members of Congress collect a salary while serving and receive no pay when they are out of office. I agree. However, again, I think they should be accorded the

same retirement benefits offered to any other federal government employee. Congress participates in Social Security. Agree. However they should, again, have what ever the rest of the government employees enjoy. All money in the Congressional Retirement Fund is moved to the Social Security program. Agree. Maybe that will force them to legislate that the moneys paid into Social Security stay in Social Security and not loaned to the federal government to pay current bills. Congress members will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Their salaries should be tied to the CPI or 3 percent. Agree. Congress moves out of its hospitalization program into whatever other government employees receive and pay the same contributions as government employees must pay — such as co-pays and paying for dependent coverage. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. Sounds logical. To quote the founding fathers, as repeated in the email, saying: “Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.” The founding fathers envisioned “citizen legis-

–– VIEWPOINT –– lators, serve their term(s) at great personal sacrifice, then go home and back to work.” I can’t conceive of any elected official sponsoring such a bill. How about a Constitutional Amendment? Read Article V of the United States Constitution. There are only two ways to amend the U.S. Constitution. Neither of the two procedures is the way we amend our Florida Constitution. The citizens of the United States cannot, as Florida registered voters can, petition to have an amendment placed on the ballot for voter approval or rejection. The two amendment procedures, simply stated, are to have the United States House and Senate by a two-thirds vote of both houses approve an amendment for ratification. The second method is for two-thirds of the state legislatures to call on Congress to hold a Constitutional Convention to propose an Amendment.

I ask the same question: What member of Congress in Washington or members of the houses and senates of two-thirds of the states would subscribe to such a proposal? “What, give up a pension?” “Restrict the number of years I can serve?” “Eliminate my ‘golden’ healthcare coverage?” “I got elected to get these benefits!” I fear not! Perhaps a member of the Libertarian Party might go along what that. That is until they see what their elected buddies would be losing. It’s a great dream, but that’s it. We appreciate your opinions on this column whether in agreement or disagreement. Please send your comments to (fax number) 305-662-6980 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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Mr. Braman’s recall efforts taking taxpayers for a ride BY GRANT MILLER

Publisher Wealthy car dealer Norman Braman threatened before the final county budget hearing to seek the recall of any county commission members who voted for the new budget, of which he disapproved. He has made good on that threat, at least in part, with his current efforts to get 52,000 signatures on petitions to recall Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez. Alvarez and his supporters say that it’s a personal thing, that Braman is just being a sore loser because the mayor beat him in court when Braman tried to halt county funding of the Florida Marlins’ new stadium. Braman says he is pushing for the recall because he thinks it’s wrong for the county to raise property taxes for many people while giving big raises to a lot of county employees. That’s a significant issue; don’t get me wrong. However, if Mr. Braman is worried about adding a lot of unnecessary expenses

to the county budget that the taxpayers will have to fund, how does he think that a special election to recall the mayor will help? The costs for the elections and other expenses the county will incur as a result of the recall drive could run as high as $15 million, according to some estimates. Mayor Alvarez will be up for re-election in less than two years. Wouldn’t it make more sense to let the voters have their say then and avoid the extra expense? Braman’s plan does nothing to address the basic problem, the huge shortfall in county revenues due to the troubled economy and falling real estate values. Where is Braman’s alternative budget proposal? What would he do to insure there is no tax increase while still providing the community’s basic needs? Maybe he is just trying to make a statement, or to throw a scare into the mayor and the rest of the commission to make them more careful about future budget votes. But can’t he find a better, more positive way to go about it? Maybe, because he’s a billionaire, Mr. Braman wouldn’t mind picking up the tab for the special elections?

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The art festival will be held in the heart of South Miami on Sunset Drive between South Dixie Highway and Red Road, surrounded by the quaint shops and neighborhood cafés of SoMi. The event will feature more than 150 artist booths from around the country, showcasing such mediums such as painting, watercolor, glass, jewelry, metal work, digital art, mixed media, drawing, graphics, photography, clay, sculpture and wood. Popular artists at the event will include Marilyn Brown, featuring her award winning black and white photography, and Alberto Benitez, showcasing his “local color” paintings. This year’s official event poster and tshirt were created by area artists. “The poster features mangroves at Elliott Key and was created by area photographer Paul Marcellini,” said Chamber South Event Manager Sandy Gallaher. “The festival t-shirt features an “artsy” watercolor painting by another local artist, Phil Fung. Both items will be available for sale at the Chamber South booth near the center of the festival path.” Feed your senses and your stomach at

the “Savor SoMi Flavor” food area that will offer tempting taste treats from neighborhood SoMi restaurants such as Town and Smoke’t. “Savor SoMi Flavor” will be located in front of First National Bank of South Miami. Music will fill the air as local band Van Gogh Listens plays current tunes, dance music and oldies live on stage. The everpopular children’s area will be back and will feature a bounce house, children’s themed vendors and more amusing activities. The children’s area will be located at the west end of the festival near South Dixie Highway. Although parking is available throughout the South Miami area, Chamber South organizers are encouraging attendees to take the Metrorail to the South Miami station, located directly across South Dixie Highway from the event. “As always, the event is free for the whole family and we invite the community to come and spend the day in South Miami,” said Gallaher. For information, go to <www.chambersouth.com> or call Chamber South organizers, Vivian Conterio or Sandy Gallaher at 305-661-1621.

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promotes superior customer service in all areas. “Rene is our Mr. South Miami for Personal Banking. I had the privilege of hiring him as an officer 11 years ago, and am happy to call him my friend and colleague,” added Veronica Flores, Executive Vice President who selects the monthly award winners. As the “Staffer of the Month”, Khoury was recognized for an outstanding job

performance in performing customer risk analysis to ensure compliance with the BSA and the Patriot Act. “Patrick is one of outstanding young super stars,” said Flores. “He started with us as a teller and has been promoted consistently. His great work and attention to detail earned him his position of great importance.” Baumann expressed the importance of daily activity, saying “We want to help people understand that just 30 minutes of physical activity a day can have a profound impact on that person’s health, appearance, work productivity and quality of life.”

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Murders two decades ago still vivid in my memory BY MARK A. TROWBRIDGE

Anniversaries are supposed to be celebrated, surrounded by family and friends. The anniversary of the 1990 Gainesville murders offers a more sobering feeling. Twenty years later, the memories are both raw and fresh. I remember most vividly the confusion, the uncertainty, the rumors, the flat-out fear that consumed us all. It was like no other time in my life, before and since. I was about to begin graduate school at UF after the best summer of my life and start a new position as the hall director for Rawlings Hall. We had just taken every RA on campus out into the woods for a threeday sojourn of intense bonding, trust building, and diversity training. I was so looking forward to coming back to campus to a hot shower, air conditioning and my own bed. It would be just a few days until the students arrived and a million things had to be attended to before we could welcome our students back, including thousands of freshmen. None of us knew what was about to happen. None of us could ever have imagined this type of horror, this type of carnage, this type of hatred directed at five young people just about to begin their lives. It started with a news report that several parents had heard about before coming to campus to assist their students with movein day. You must remember that there was no Internet, no 24-hour news cycle, no talking heads, no Blackberry to check. The world could have been coming to an end and I would never have known it — and ironically, that is what it felt like when the story broke. Our secure, invincible, nothing-will-ever-happen-to-me world came crashing down around all of us. Within hours, the story grew exponentially, the details leaked, and the gruesome horror that two young women had been brutally murdered — possibly even decapitated — spread across the campus and Greater Gainesville. Parents began to panic, rumors began to fly, and there was a thick pall hanging over what is usually a joyous occasion. By the time the fourth and fifth victims were found, chaos had ensued and consumed our little town. Students were packing and leaving to go home. Parents were jamming the UF switchboard trying to reach their students (there were no cell phones yet).

Classes had just started and UF president John Lombardi made one of the best decisions of his entire presidency — to keep the University open. It was the one act of normalcy we could all embrace, and we needed one another in this our darkest hour. We followed the buddy system — to walk to class, to go to our cars, to sleep at night, to do just about anything. We opened the campus residence halls to any off-campus students to come sleep in our floor lounges, empty rooms and triple up with friends. Every single light was left on across campus, illuminating our darkest fears. Then, things just stopped. The rumors of mass graves and more murders and missing people turned out to be just that — rumors. Within a few days, the reporters began to leave, the regular press conferences ended, and the humming noise stopped outside my apartment. The lights stayed on and we began to mourn our five lost souls, our friends, our fellow Gators. To this day, I remember their names even though I never met any of them and I get chills when I think of the emotions, the pain, and the losses. Whenever I am in Gainesville, which is quite often in my role as UF Alumni Association president, I always make sure to drive past the wall on 34th Street. There, after 20 years of paint and graffiti have come and gone, these five names remain in perpetuity. All five — the black, the red, the hearts — have remained in our memory and in our prayers and in our hearts. Twenty years is a long time — nearly a full generation of UF students, thousands of graduates, millions of memories. Many UF students today were not born when these terrible murders happened. But, they too know the story of our loss. It is part of our history, our indelible and irrevocable past. I know that I am forever linked to UF, this tragic time, and to my peers who experienced this tragedy with me. Some may say that the bright spot from this dark stain was a stronger sense of community, care and compassion that evolved in the wake of these murders. I suspect that is true. I also believe that for those few, frightening days in August 1990, we learned an invaluable life lesson. For life is painful at times. Life is fleeting. Life is precious.

Mark A. Trowbridge, president and CEO of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, recently became president of the University of Florida Alumni Association.

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Coral Gables K-8 Academy student wins essay contest BY JOHN SCHUSTER

Isabella Gonzalez, a fourth-grade student at Coral Gables K-8 Preparatory Academy, was the winner of the Governor’s Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest. Governor Charlie Crist honored her at the Governor’s Mansion recently for her award-winning essay highlighting the contributions and achievements of a wellknown Hispanic American in Florida. Isabella entered the essay contest as part of the Extended Foreign Language Program (EFL) at Coral Gables K-8. Her essay bested more than 200 entries from elementary students across the state. She wrote about

Lucila Venet Jimenez, a Hispanic bakery owner whose cakes Isabella describes as “tasting like heaven served on a plate.” Isabella was the only essay contest winner in Miami-Dade County. She will receive a four-year full tuition scholarship to any Florida state college or university provided by Florida Prepaid College Foundation. Antony Reboucas of Pinecrest Academy Charter was the winner of the Hispanic Heritage Month art contest, and he will receive a $250 gift card. Additional information about Florida’s Hispanic heritage, contests and other related events is available online at <www.FloridaHispanicHeritage.com>.

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Bob Mayer doesn’t miss anchoring morning news BY RON BEASLEY

As a television journalist for more than four decades and anchor of the Today in South Florida morning news program on NBC6 for the past 20 years, Bob Mayer recently hung up his anchor chair. A familiar and popular face to South Floridians, Kendall resident Mayer retired from his news anchoring duties with no regrets and says he is relishing the change of lifestyle. “Getting up late and going to bed early, that’s probably the single best part about being retired,” Mayer said. “I’m not living a life on the opposite end of the clock from everybody else anymore. For 20 years, I got up at 1:45 a.m., had a quick breakfast, caught up on the news by watching CNN, got dressed, put on my makeup, got in the car and drove to Broward County (where NBC6 is now located). I was there by 4 every morning and was on the air by 5. Now I’m on a normal schedule, live a normal life and I love it!” Mayer, who graduated from the University of Florida and immediately went to work for the legendary broadcaster Ralph Renick and Miami’s WTVJ News in 1969, said he has no regrets about departing television news and notes that the business changed markedly during his tenure. “The key to my longevity was my ability

Bob Mayer is pictured with his “new” 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible, one of two classic cars he has acquired since he retired earlier this year.

to change with the times,” he said. “The tide has been changing for a long time in television news and I think I fully understood that the business had become a totally different business than the one I originally got into. “The emphasis now is clearly on the entertainment side, as opposed to the journalism side. A lot more time now goes to entertain-

ment news, even on the television news programs —lifestyle, social networking,” he said. “Today, if you’re not on Twitter and Facebook and the others, or if you don’t have links on your newscast and you’re not doing blogs, then you’re not with it; you’re not where TV news is today. “I was able to move with the tide and enjoyed moving with the tide because of the people I worked with. But, it is a totally different business today.” Mayer added that in today’s market nobody should rely on a single television newscast or even a single newspaper as the sole source for his or her daily dose of news. “Journalism as we knew it is gasping its final breath,” he said. “There are still some shining bright lights that are the exception. But TV news departments can no longer afford to do the kind of journalism that we used to do when news departments were not required to even turn a profit. “Television news was a public service back then. Today, a news department not only has to turn a profit; it better be making the best profit in the market or heads are going to roll.”

Mayer, who left Miami in the mid 1980s and spent a brief part of his career as a news anchor in Hartford, CT before returning to WTVJ (now NBC6), believes the economy and changing tastes in programming are the reasons for the decline of television news. “It’s a combination of the bad economy and changing viewer habits that resulted in rapidly sliding viewerships for every station and network,” he said. “Fewer people watch television every year, especially news. There are just so many choices — so many channels, so many networks, so much on the Internet — that people don’t make appointments anymore to sit down at six o’clock as a family to watch the evening news.” Mayer points out that there is a different criterion for news programming today. “The people who run television news departments today have to deal with a whole new set of rules,” he said. “Journalism as we knew it could not exist today because of the economy and what’s happened in the media, and where preferences have gone. “I’m not sure they even know yet where it’s going to end up or where they’re going, but clearly much more effort is going to the Internet side than the broadcast side.” But Mayer won’t have to deal with it anymore. He plans to devote much of his time to a lifelong hobby of collecting and restoring classic automobiles. “I’ve had time to look through magazines and the Internet, looking for old cars,” he said. “And I’ve had time to take trips to look at them, and I’ve even acquired a couple of classic cars since I’ve retired. I’ve had time to work on them. I now have time to do things I could never do before. “I just fully detailed — including painting the entire engine compartment — a 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible and I recently bought what may be the finest original classic car that I have ever owned, a 1965 Cadillac Sedan de Ville with 23,400 original miles. It’s a one-owner car that’s been sitting in the owner’s garage in Davie for 45 years. It’s a time capsule type of car. I love working on cars.”

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The award spotlights the accomplishments of outstanding professional female community leaders. review nomination forms in order to determine the nominee’s eligibility. Emphasis will be placed on the nominee’s contribution to women’s progress in her profession/area of interest. For the Mayor’s Pioneer Award, emphasis will be placed on overall involvement in the community and women’s progress. Appointees from Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez’s office will review nominations for the Mayor’s Pioneer Award. Nominators are required to complete the nomination form and submit nine copies of the form along with nine photocopies of supporting materials including any newspaper or magazine articles about the nominee, if available. For the Mayor’s Pioneer Award, only three photocopies of the nomination form are required, along with three photocopies of recommendation letters from three individuals, not including the nominator, and any supporting materials including newspaper or magazine articles. Nominations that fail to include these items and/or do not meet the application deadline will be disqualified automatically. Nominations will not be accepted via email. Nomination forms and instructions can be located on the Miami-Dade Parks website at <www.miamidade.gov/parks/women.asp>. Completed forms must be mailed to Laura Morilla, executive director, Miami-Dade County Commission for Women, 111 NW First St., Suite 660, Miami, FL 33128. Past recipients of the In the Company award are not eligible. A list of past award winners is also available at <www.miamidade.gov/parks/women.asp>. For more information and/or to request a nomination packet, call Laura Morilla at the Commission for Women, 305-3754967.

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‘Wild about Kids’ Gala to honor Anna Kournikova COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS

The Boys and Girls Clubs of MiamiDade will be hosting a gala on Nov. 6 at the Ritz Carlton, 3300 SW 27 Ave. in Coconut Grove. Guests of the gala will be local philanthropists and community leaders who support the clubs’ efforts of providing programs designed to inspire and enable children. The children from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade will present a special performance for the evening. This year, the organization will honor tennis pro Anna Kournikova for her dedication to the children who attend the clubs and her financial support to the organization during the past five years. For more information about this event, email Yaneisy Blanco at <yaneisy@bristolpr.com>. BON JOVI COMING TO MIAMI ON BIG SCREEN The NCM Fathom brings Bon Jovi-The Circle Tour on screen to four area theaters on Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. — Sunset Place with IMAX, 5701 Sunset Dr.; Dolphin 19 Cinemas and Dolphin Cinebistro, 11401 NW 12 St., and Movies @ the Falls 12, 9000 SW 136 St. The community will have the opportuni-

ty to celebrate the upcoming release of the Bon Jovi Greatest Hits Collection. This special event will capture the magic and energy of the band’s sold-out, four-night stand at New Jersey’s New Meadowlands Stadium featuring live performances of songs from the band’s 2009 album, The Circle, as well as their career-spanning hits. For more information about this event, visit <www.fathomevents.com>.

ORANGE BOWL 2010 POSTER CONTEST CHALLENGES STUDENTS The Orange Bowl Committee, along with Baptist Health South Florida and Chipotle Mexican Grill, is inviting Miami-Dade and Broward K-12 students to participate in the 2010 Orange Bowl Creative Art Contest. Obie, the official Orange Bowl mascot, will be visiting schools across South Florida inspiring kids to create a poster reflective of this year’s theme: “Eat Well, Live Well, Play Well.” Deadline for all entries is Nov. 12. Students will compete for the chance to win one of 13 U.S. Savings Bonds, including a $1,500 Savings Bond for the grand prize winner, courtesy of the Orange Bowl Committee and Bank of America. For information, call 305-341-4790.

YOUNG ISRAEL OF KENDALL TO HOST ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE, NOV. 18 Come enjoy food, raffles, great holiday gifts and much more at Young Israel of Kendall’s annual Holiday Boutique, 7880 SW 112 St., on Nov. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, call 305-2326833. ‘LES MISERABLES’ CELEBRATES MUSICAL’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY Les Miserables, which celebrated its 25th Anniversary on Oct. 3, is coming to Sunset Place with IMAX, 5701 Sunset Dr.; Dolphin 19 Cinemas and Dolphin Cinebistro, 11401 NW 12 St., and Movies @ the Falls 12, 9000 SW 136 St., on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. This one-time tribute also will include a special performance from teen sensation Nick Jonas to mark this momentous anniversary concert celebration. Don’t miss your chance to experience

this historical event including many of the show’s original cast broadcast. For more information about this event, visit online at <www.fathomevents.com>. UM’S FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC TO HOST COMPOSER’S CONCERT Come join the University of Miami Frost School of Music and WDNA 88.9 FM, as they host the Composer’s Concert on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. The concert will be performed at the University of Miami Gusman Concert Hall, located at 1314 Miller Rd. Tickets for this event are $20 per person, general admission. The University of Miami Frost Concert Jazz Band is widely considered to be one of the best collegiate jazz bands in the world. Among its alumni are Pat Matheny, Ed Calle, Rich Margitza, Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas, Mike Orta, Nicky Orta,

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Local runner contributes to new Chicken Soup book BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

Just then, they heard Roxy barking. They looked out to see the dog walking across The popular book series, Chicken Soup the lawn with her leash in her mouth. Roxy for the Soul, has a new book, Chicken Soup came into the kitchen and dropped the for the Soul: Runners which features a leash at Duffoo’s feet. Both women were story titled “How I Found My Running astonished. The neighbor swore she had Partner� by local writer Marie Duffoo. The nothing to do with what just happened. story is in the Starting Out section. Duffoo took the leash and she and Roxy When she received notice headed for the park and then that the series was putting the dog took off, pulling out a new book on running, Duffoo along. Both got Duffoo let them know she home safely, even if Duffoo had a story. was huffing and puffing. “Not one you would The next day Duffoo had expect,� she said. “It’s not a deadline and had no plans like I ran across country like to go out for a walk, much Forrest Gump.� less a run, but wouldn’t you Duffoo was living in know Roxy showed up Boston and had worked again with her leash in her from home for years and mouth. years. “The dog Roxy just startMarie Duffoo “You work at home and ed showing up every after–––––––––––––––––– you don’t get any exercise,� noon at 3 p.m. with a leash,� she said. “I sit on my butt in front of my Duffoo said. “She would put me through computer. One day I started having chest my paces. That was my exercise. I toned pains, my arm went numb. I had a neighbor up. I tried not to lose weight.� drive me to the hospital. I was having a That went on for three years. Duffoo’s mild heart attack.� health improved, her doctor was happy and Doctor told her she needed to get exer- both she and Roxy were exercising. Until cise and get her heart pumping. He sug- one day when Duffoo received a call that gested she begin running — perhaps with Roxy had passed away during the night. her husband. However, her husband was a Turns out that Roxy also had a heart probvery accomplished runner who could easi- lem and needed more exercise and her time ly run five miles without effort. She knew with Duffoo helped her as much it helped running with him was not an option but she Duffoo. agreed just the keep the doctor from further Today, Duffoo still exercises with a dog, lecturing her. but now it’s her own dog, Sally. When she told her neighbor about the Duffoo’s story is just one of 101 that will doctor’s orders, the neighbor laughed but inspire and motivate any runner, be they a told her maybe she could walk Roxy, the marathoner or an occasional jogger. neighbor’s Labrador. Duffoo often took For more information about Chicken Roxy for walks when her neighbor was out Soup for the Soul: Runners, go online to of town. <www.ChickenSoup.com>.

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A few months ago, acupuncture physician Jane Kaufman realized her clients face a one-two punch — too much stress and not enough money. “I did think, over time, in listening to my patients in my private practice, what everybody’s talking about is stress,” she said. “Stress manifests in different ways for different people. Some people escape in sleep, others are staring at the ceiling.” At the same time no one has money to do the things needed to de-stress. “My cash-paying patients are having trouble coming in because of the economy,” she said. “I know I can make it more affordable when I can bring it to a group. How could I bring relief to a bigger population without having them come to our office?” So Kaufman developed the 45-Minute Vacation to help. It’s geared to groups and can be done at lunchtime or after work, whatever works best for a company. The 45-Minute Vacation is a group acupuncture session that helps those attending to destress, balance energy to calm the nervous system, enhance sleep and detoxify. “We do it in a group setting so it makes it very affordable. We’re getting some fabulous feedback,” she said. Kaufman said, ideally, she likes to vacation a group of 20 at a time. “That’s the most economical,” she said. “Vacation in a group of 20 would be approximately $25 a person.” She will vacation less than 20, if asked. If the group is larger Kaufman says she’ll bring in one or more additional acupuncture physicians, depending on the need. “Using the ancient art of Chinese medicine, I put five small needles in each ear,” Kaufman said. “They de-stress, relax, enhance sleep and gently detox the body.” Those who have taken the 45-Minute Vacation are giving it rave reviews. Legal secretary Mindy Riley took one of the early sessions and found it refreshing. “The ambiance was great — low lighting, soft music, the candles lit,” Riley said. “It rejuvenated me. I felt better mentally.” In fact, Riley sometimes suffers physical pain because of stress and the 45-Minute Vacation banished that pain for a while. She hopes to do another vacation soon. Because of good word of mouth like that, the 45-Minute Vacations are growing

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and subsequent severe damage because of being severely understaffed and having a lack of funds to do their job properly. There are politicians that do not support the Bureau and those groups that will be a focus of the Bureau’s scrutiny may have a significant influence in dulling the teeth of the agency over time by diminishing the Bureau’s resources, as has occurred in the other agencies. This mission of the Bureau is praiseworthy and long overdue but only the consistent grassroots support of the middle class will sustain it. The public may rally its support with some severe curtailment of the major abusers in the consumer credit industry. The regular guy can be more of a believer if he is no longer getting ripped off in fees thanks to the Bureau’s involvement. Rick Tonkinson and his family focus on the financial and retirement planning needs of working people. 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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After a year of serving at the chair of the Economic Development Council of South Miami-Dade, Richard M. Horton was presented with a special award from the EDC on Tuesday, Oct. 19, as he retired from that post. The plaque recognizing his year of service and dedication was presented by the organization’s new vice chair James Thomas and EDC director Paul Neidhart at the regular monthly meeting at 8 a.m. in Chamber South’s office, 900 Perrine Ave. New EDC chair Joe Corradino, who is on the Pinecrest Village Council and the head of the Corradino Group, was unable to attend so Thomas conducted the meeting. Thomas is the owner of Computer Systems and Software Inc.

New EDC board members also were welcomed. They are Courtney Reeder of Golden Rule Seafood; Rudy Muniz, Edward Jones Investments; Raju Mohandes, Bridgepoint and a SCORE counselor; Bill Meiklejohn, the Cutler Bay Business Association and a computer network consultant, and Patricia Fulton, PhD, of Writer On Call Inc. EDC is an organization that assists local businesses with a number of free services and promotes economic growth that “protects our environment and lifestyle, provides high skilled/higher paying jobs, and which produces the cutting-edge technology that will lead not just our community‌but Florida and the nation‌into the next era.â€? For more information on the EDC, call 305-378-9470.

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Author-psychotherapist to speak at Women’s Circle Spa for the Soul BY LEE STEPHENS

Women today leading hectic lives rarely have time to focus on love and intimacy. But renowned author, speaker and psychotherapist Gary Nueman will do just that in his talk, “What Women Want, What Men Want: Love and Intimacy,” on Sunday, Nov. 14, during the Chabad Women’s Circle Spa for the Soul. The event, which will take place at Chabad Center of Kendall/Pinecrest, 8700 SW 112 St., is open to all women in the community. Nueman will share some insight on relationships and enhancing relationships. Nueman, psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author has written many books such as Emotional Infidelity, In Good Times & In Bad: Strengthening Your Relationship When the Going Gets Tough and the Money Gets Tight, and Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce the Sandcastles Way. He is a frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show as well as appearing many times on Today, The View, NPR and many others. He and his work have been featured in print media including Time, People, Parents, Washington Post, USA Today and others. His upcoming book, Connect to Love, discusses his international research of over 500 women and their love relationships. He maintains a private practice on Miami Beach where he lives with his wife and five children. Women juggle quite a bit these days, as they often try to balance familial responsibilities and work outside the home. Chabad Women’s Circle events provide women with the opportunity to relax, rejuvenate, and learn more about Jewish topics. “The events are meant to create opportunities for women to relax, socialize with other women and learn about meaningful topics,” said Nechama Harlig, coordinator of the Chabad Women’s Circle. The Spa for the Soul is intended to offer women a morning of relaxation, spirituality and depth. The event begins with a continental breakfast and registration from 9:30 to 10 a.m. then provides women with a choice of three workshops. Women can attend the workshop of their choice from 10 ro 11 a.m. They can choose from: A. Edible Arrangements in which par-

ticipants will gain tips on how to arrange fruits beautifully and how to use the tools of the trade with Herman from Edible Arrangements in Pinecrest. B. Kosher Cuban Cooking. At this presentation, participants will enjoy a cooking demonstration featuring the most popular Cuban foods with Raquel Benson. C. Ancient Medicine for a Modern World. Women will have the opportunity to learn about the Ancient Art of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs and other treatments and how they can help you to restore and maintain your optimal health naturally. Learn about the mind body connection and how it affects your health with Jane Kaufman, Board Certified Acupuncture Physician. Keynote speaker Gary Nueman will speak at 11 a.m. His talk will be followed by a question and answer session. Books will be for sale and Nueman will be available for book signing after the event. The insightful talk will be followed by a catered gourmet lunch, spa treatments, raffles and boutiques. Chabad Center of Kendall/Pinecrest’s Women’s Circle is a group that provides Jewish women from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds the opportunity to meet and to learn about relevant topics to Jewish women. The group hosts many events throughout the year. Each event offers unique activities and demonstrations of interest to women. “I always seem to get inspiration from the Chabad Women’s Circle events,” said Michelle Levi, who participates in all the Chabad Women Circle events. “There is always something relevant and positive to take home and implement in my own life. There is always something that the women can relate to personally. The events are enjoyable because the topics are always interesting and it’s fun to hang out with other women.” Chabad Women’s Circle is a project of Chabad Center of Kendall and Pinecrest. The cost for the event is $36 couvert before Nov. 4 and $40 afterwards (Donor, $100; Sponsor, $180). All are welcome, but RSVP is necessary. To RSVP or for more information about this and other Chabad Women’s Circle events visit online at <www.chabadofkendall.org> or call 305-234-5654, ext. 11.

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62nd annual Jr. Orange Bowl Parade tickets now on sale BY JOHN MAXSWEEN

The Junior Orange Bowl Committee (JOBC) is getting ready to host South Florida’s largest youth parade. The 62nd annual Junior Orange Bowl Parade will take place on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 at 4 p.m. The parade includes marching bands, floats, live animals, and community groups, which gracefully frolic through the streets of Coral Gables in a dazzling spectacle. The Junior Orange Bowl Parade leaves a lasting impression for both those who participate and those who attend. It will be televised live on Coral Gables TV and WLRN will air an hour-long replay. This year’s theme is: “It’s a Jungle Out There!” Some changes have been made to the parade this year. While traditionally it has been held in the evening, it now will take place on a Sunday afternoon. In addition to the time change, the parade route will follow a new pattern. Throughout recent history, the parade has begun at City Hall, marched westward down Miracle Mile, north on Ponce de Leon Boulevard and ended at Alhambra Circle. This year, the JOBC will be reversing the route, so that it begins at Alhambra Circle and ends just

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past the grandstands by Coral Gables City Hall. “We feel that reversing the parade route will allow for more stationery performance time for each marching band — a continu-

ous request we are happy to be able to implement this year,” said parade chair Pete Tolmach. While the Junior Orange Bowl Parade is free to the public, grandstand tickets are

being sold for those who want a premium seat at the beginning of the route. Grandstand tickets now are available and can be purchased online at <www.jrorangebowl.org/parade> or by calling 1-866999-9735. Grandstand seats provide the best viewing angle for parade spectators and ticket-holders also are treated to a preparade show sponsored by Miami Children’s Hospital, which features a choreographed dance number. General admission tickets are being sold for $12 each and reserved premiere seating (VIP) for $22 each. Parade goers will be able to enjoy everyone’s favorite monkey, Curious George — the 62nd annual parade grand marshal (courtesy of WBPT2). The Junior Orange Bowl Committee also is excited to announce its popular FloatBuilding Contest, where organizations compete to receive media acknowledgement and prizes. For more information on how to enter the parade as a participant, contact the Junior Orange Bowl Office at 305-6621210. For more information about the Junior Orange Bowl, call 305-662-1210 or visit the website at <www.jrorangebowl.org>.

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Jazzercise is coming to Kendall with introductory open house BY LEE STEPHENS

Jazzercise is coming to Bet Breira SamuEl Or Olom, located at 9400 SW 87 Ave. in Kendall starting in November. The synagogue will host a grand opening celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 3, starting at 6 p.m. The open house is free to the public. Participants can take classes from a variety of area Jazzercise instructors starting at 6:30 p.m. The open house, which runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. will feature a performance by the Palm Beach Makos cheerleaders, led by former Jazzercise instructor Olabisi Castro. Judi Sheppard Missett, who turned her love of jazz dance into a worldwide dance exercise phenomenon, founded the Jazzercise dance fitness program in 1969.

She has advanced the business opportunities of women and men in the fitness industry by growing her program into an international franchise business that today, hosts a network of 7,500 instructors teaching more than 32,000 classes weekly in 32 countries. The workout program — which offers a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing movements — has positively affected millions of people worldwide. Benefits include increased cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility, as well as an overall “feel good” factor. For more information about Jazzercise contact Shannon Marcelin at 305-3182566. For worldwide class information, go to <www.jazzercise.com> or call 1800FIT-IS-IT.

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New FIU marching band director looks to future BY JEAN-PAUL RENAUD

How do you build tradition? At Florida International University, that’s a question being asked — and answered —every day on the playing field, and in the classroom and the student center. But nowhere is that question so poignant than in the minds of FIU’s marching band members. It’s a band whose history, and future, resembles that of the university itself — from birth to cuts to inevitable rebirth. As FIU’s Homecoming week approaches, this group of musicians will take a leading role as the university community rallies around its school, the football team and school traditions. “FIU is an emotionally exciting experience, and our marching band energizes our students and reminds them of the incredible opportunities that FIU brings to them,” said FIU president Mark Rosenberg. Homecoming week will culminate with FIU taking on the University of Louisiana (Monroe) on Saturday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. For a full schedule of activities, visit online at <www2.fiu.edu/~hc/>. Tradition is what drives the marching band’s new director, Barry W. Bernhardt, who arrived this summer from Southeast Missouri State to rebuild the program. “The band serves a multitude of roles for a university. It should be one of the most spirited groups on campus. They should lead the charge in excitement and energy, build enthusiasm and loyalty to the alma mater,” Bernhardt said. In about five months, the marching band has grown to 110 members with a goal of

200 more. And in the next two to three years, the reconstruction of the marching band will include a new song, a new name and a new style. Bernhardt has started with the basics such as having the band members learn proper breathing techniques. But beyond the nuance, Bernhardt knows that an excellent band is fueled by and creates tradition. “If we want to make it to the big time, which we can here, we have to act like it and we have to do it from day one,” Bernhardt said. “We have to invest in the kids.” Bernhardt, who has been a band director for 26 years, has been on the production staff of Bowl Games of America for the past 20 years and choreographed seven halftime shows last year that aired on television, including the Orange Bowl, the Sugar Bowl and the Gator Bowl. Bernhardt said the band eventually will play a wide variety of music and already has asked a composer friend from New York to pen a new signature song, the FIU Samba. “Big-time college marching bands, big time football, have a song that you can immediately recognize,” he said. “We don’t have that. When people hear the FIU Samba or see a picture of the band, we want them to immediately recognize us.” Bernhardt’s goal is to have close to a 200-member band by next year and 300 band members in three to four years. “The bigger the band, the bigger the voice,” he said. “And the greater the identity.” For more information about FIU, visit online at <www.fiu.edu>.

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St. Theresa students participate in Hispanic Heritage Week parade BY PATSY I. LINARES

St. Theresa School students participated in Hispanic Heritage Week from Oct. 11 to 15 and children from pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes took part in the school’s traditional Hispanic Heritage Parade. Duirng the parade the students were dressed in traditional garments typical of Hispanic countries and paraded around the school’s morning assembly area. It was a celebration of all the different Hispanic cultures represented in the student body. St. Theresa Catholic School, founded in 1925, is a parish elementary school with grades pre-kindergarten through eighth. –––––––––––––––––––––––– Giselle Linares and Allyson Merino dress in traditional Latin American garb.

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New bites and beats concept revitalizes Little Havana area BY MEGAN PALMER

The city of Miami is witnessing a true renaissance of its metropolitan downtown with neighborhoods like NoBri and Wynwood seeing investors set up shop to offer the “in crowdâ€? a new, undiscovered hot spot. Little Havana’s rich history has always attracted many of all ages but most recently has seen a burst of young blood with businesses like La Baguette, 2 Be, Mr. Yums, and now Quiereme Mucho‌Morena (Quiereme for short) offering entertainment, nightlife and small bites. Setting the standard for the next generation on Miami’s celebrated Calle Ocho, Quiereme Mucho‌Morena, 1644 SW Eighth St., takes advantage of its culturally central location teeming with history by incorporating old world into a new age entertainment eatery. The cave-like setting with textured walls and a magnificent brass chandelier creates an experience like no other. Upon entrance, guests will be transformed to an underground music scene where the stage will present a continuous lineup of both established and aspiring music acts. The perfect place for bites and

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Celtic Cultural Series to present talk on John Ford’s The Informer BY MARILYN LUNA

John Ford based his 1935 film The Informer, starring Victor McLaglen, on Liam O’Flaherty’s 1925 novel of the same title. The novel earned O’Flaherty far more critical acclaim than his previous fiction (which he thought was better); the film won four Academy Awards, including Best Director (Ford) and Best Actor (McLaglen), and has long been considered a classic motion picture. Pat McCarthy, chair of the English Department at the University of Miami and editor of the James Joyce Literary Supplement, will discuss O’Flaherty’s novel, its transformation into Ford’s movie, and their portrayals of Irish political conflict in the 1920s. The presentation will take place on Sunday, Nov. 7, 4 p.m., in the Upstairs Room of JohnMartin’s Restaurant, 253 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables. All Celtic Cultural Series events are free and open to all. Ample parking is available on Miracle Mile and in the City Parking Garage behind JohnMartin’s, accessible from Aragon Avenue.

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Cauley Square Arts and Crafts Festival scheduled on Nov. 6-7 BY SHERRY MILLER

The popular Cauley Square Historic Railroad Village’s annual Arts and Crafts Festival will take place on Saturday, Nov. 6, and Sunday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. There will be vendor’s booths with handmade crafts, art and artifacts as well as music, food, carriage and pony rides. Open to the public, there is no entry fee and parking is free. Cauley Square’s famous hot dogs and fresh juices are served at the Latin Corner Gazebo with adjacent picnic tables. The patios of the Village Chalet and the Tea Room restaurants welcome outdoor dining that may include the family pet, on leash. Both restaurants are open daily and host holiday parties by calling direct to 305-878-1410. Grand events are held in the many gardens within the 10 acres of lush tropical Florida foliage with picturesque walkways, patios and fountains.

The village’s Cottage Shops are open with a wide array of special products of extraordinary interest especially for the upcoming holiday season’s gift giving. Cauley Square shops are open daily except Mondays. The holiday season will begin with festive decorations and activities at Cauley Square Village starting on Thanksgiving Weekend, Saturday, Nov. 27. The third annual “Pet Fest” is scheduled for Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend on Sunday, Jan. 16, from noon to 4 p.m. Interested sponsors, vendors and exhibitors may contact the Village Administrative Offices at 305-258-3543 for advance reservations. For information on exhibiting as a vendor at the ninth annual Cauley Square Arts and Crafts Show, call direct to 305-258-3543. Cauley Square Historic Railroad Village is located at 22400 Old Dixie Hwy. in Goulds. (Take S. Dixie Highway/US1 to SW 224th Street.)

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2011 Chevy Silverado heavy-duty trucks ready for any job Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR

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