Marlins' franchise gets a kick-start with a new home and identity
A NEW ERA BEGINS
The most important part of the new stadium is how fan friendly it was built - with TV screens everywhere.
Larry Blustein LITTLE HAVANA – Bob Nieman and his girlfriend, CherylAnn MacLellan, have been to opening day at Cincinnati several times, have been to stadium openings
across the country, but the Pembroke Pines’ residents were not ready for what they saw on Saturday at the new Marlins Park. An estimated 40,000 fans, wanting to get a look at the newest stadium in major league baseball, flocked to Fan Fest 2012, and when they arrived, they were blown away by a facility that will be home to the Miami Marlins. “Amazing,” said Nieman. “I have been to just about every new stadium across the country, and this is really one of the best.
Fan friendly.” Hard to believe that you are on the same land as the fabled Orange Bowl when you see this state-of-theart structure that has just about everything for everyone. The only clue that you are in Little Havana is when you leave this structure that tax payers fought, and continue to fight against. IT WILL BE USED OFTEN I recall a column that I wrote the day the first shovel of dirt was thrown onto the ––––––––––––––––––– BLUSTEIN, Page 7A
The very best in the country
SAFETY FIRST – Hallandale Beach Fire Department paramedics were named the top Advanced Life Support team in the country recently at the 2012 National ALS/BLS Team Competition in Daytona Beach. Hallandale Beach Chief Daniel Sullivan, second from right, joins team members Firefighter Paramedic Sasha Elmore-Hackett, left, Firefighter Paramedic Saray Zambrano, second from left, and Firefighter Paramedic Jo Ann Shapins, right, after the team took first place. The team also included Firefighter Paramedic Sasha Elmore-Hackett. The team competed against advanced life support and basic life support teams from throughout the nation. The teams were called to mock disasters and had to assess the severity of the injuries and act. Last year, the team placed third at a national event in Orlando. (Photo courtesy Louis Mallory)
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It's all about showing off the beautiful Miami skyline at the new Marlins Park. While there were many opposed to building this facility on the site of the fabled Orange Bowl, others who attended Fan Fest 2012 last Saturday, suddenly have a short-term memory, believing that this is just the thing to get the economy rolling in Little Havana and surrounding areas.
AVENTURA HEAR CENTER ‘NEW wireless aids make watching TV a pleasure again!’ AVENTURA - At the Aventura HEAR Center, your hearing is Priority One. If people tell you your TV is too loud, or if you keep missing bits and pieces of conversation and have to ask people to repeat themselves, or if it seems that people are always mumbling, come see the hearing aid specialist, Javier “Bob” Benitez, BC-HIS. He's eager to help you hear better. After 15 years, the HEAR Center is an Aventura fixture. It is behind Loehmann’s Plaza right next to the new Heavy Burger restaurant with its Hearing Aid Specialist, Javier bright red canopy by “Bob” Benitez makes the the back of Publix. experience of coming to Aventura The Aventura HEAR Hear Center one to remember. Center is a modern office equipped to fit patients with the best hearing technology available. It is a cheerful place, bright and airy. Ellen Pardue, the patient coordinator, greets you and in no time at all, you get to see the specialist. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– HEAR, Page 5A
HALLANDALE BEACH Broward B-Cycle is coming to the City of Hallandale Beach later this month. BCycle is completing installation of two bicycle rack stations in the city in anticipation of a mid-March launch. Want to know more? See Page 8C.
DENTAL OPTIONS Now there is all the more reason to smile when you visit Dental Options in Aventura. They offer an array of dentistry services done by highly qualified professionals all brought together in one office. Check it out today on Page 1C.