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“Cuchi Cuchi”

She’s Instantly Recognizable And Coming To Aventura

Only a few people in show business are recognized by just one name. Charo is one of those people

Charo is an American Music and Pop Culture Icon who has entertained millions throughout her career and is instantly rec ognizable by her trademark expression, “Cuchi Cuchi,” which has endeared her to audiences around the world and made her name synonymous with music, fun and excitement. Some have started calling Charo the Queen of Instagram as her new channel @OfficialCharo racks up follow ers and engagement with con tent that is fun, entertaining and informative.

Her given name is Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza, Charo is short for Rosario. She was born in the town of Murcia, Spain, she learned to play the guitar at an early age and studied under the world-famous master of Flamenco Guitar, Andrés Segovia. Becoming a recording artist in her early teens, Charo appeared in the Spanish Classic Film DON JUAN TENORIO and was fea tured in a children’s television show that brought her to the attention of famed Latin Bandleader, Xavier Cugat. Charo joined Cugat’s band and traveled to Las Vegas where the band played in all of the major casinos, including Caesar’s Palace, The Flamingo and The Tropicana.

Soon, Charo began perform Charo, Page 8A

Our First Big Scare

Many Newer Residents Have Learned How Important It Is To Be Prepared

Well, we went thru our first big scare of the hurricane season. We are lucky not to have been faced with a direct hit, but we all know here in Florida things can change in a matter of hours. While these hurricanes are a part of living in paradise, I am sure many of our newer residents now have learned how important it is to be prepared.

City staff, as of Sunday, have all been activated. Since flooding is the biggest threat that we have here in the city we have estab lished a strict protocol to address our drainage systems. Our staff continually maintain the system by cleaning out the basins. Even with regular main tenance once the alert begins, we start a sweep of the city sys tem. This time around we were very pleased that FDOT came in

just before the alert and did their maintenance of Hallandale Beach Boulevard.

I need to remind our readers. The system that has been put in place both in the NE quadrant and SW have improved the flooding conditions. These sys tems do not guarantee that there will never be flooding. This depends on how heavy and the amount of rain fall. They do help to make sure the streets are cleared quicker in the event of downpours and in cases of hur ricanes.

Every resident can do their part in helping to prevent flood ing. If you have a catch basin on your property, please make sure it is clear of debris. Our system is made up of gravity drains. Water

condominiums have French Drain systems with catch basins. These should be cleaned out annually. There is an inspection required by city ordinance.

Our city infrastructure is lit erally out of sight out of mind.

Many of us do not even think about it unless the water is not running the toilet is backed up or the streets are flooded. As elected officials it is second on the list to public safety. This budget and in the coming years we will be focused on replacing much of our underground pipes. These replacements are very costly, and we have recently agreed on a financial plan to move forward.

The financial plan will come in two parts. The first is thru what are called revenue bonds. The

A ‘Medical Home’ In Hollywood

A Game-changer For Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Samantha Miller is one of an estimated 200,000 Americans that live with sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder where normally round red blood cells contort into a sickle shape and die, leaving a shortage of healthy cells and potentially blocking blood flow to the body’s organs.

“You can be fine one moment and the next moment have pain all over your body. The pain feels as if an ice pick is constantly jab bing into your bones,” said Miller, who was diagnosed at just three weeks old.

The pain results from tissues not getting enough oxygen and can immediately put patients into crisis. So, while medication, blood transfusions, and bone marrow transplants (in the most severe cases) can help manage symptoms, sickle cell patients require a more comprehensive approach to enable them to maintain their quality of life.

That’s why Memorial has cre ated a medical home for sickle cell patients that will soon be housed in a recently-renovated primary care location across the street from Memorial Regional Hospital’s emergency depart ment in Hollywood. “We’ve com bined all the resources of our day hospital, primary care, hematol ogy, and social services in one location to ensure we meet all the needs of our patients that battle sickle cell disease,” said Melida Akiti, vice president of the Ambulatory Program and Com-

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A Savory Solution to Stretch Your Grocery Budget

(Family Features) In today’s world, grocery shopping can seem more like a burden than an opportunity to gather supplies for your family’s favorite meals. With prices of everyday ingredients fluctuating almost daily, it’s important for many families to make their dollars go further at the store.

Easy ways to stretch your grocery budget, like using versatile ingredients, can make the checkout experience a little less impactful on your household’s finances. Consider the benefits of mush rooms, which provide a delicious option to enhance flavor in favorite recipes while extending portions in an affordable way.

Save Money

Stretch your dollars by stretching your meals using a process called “The Blend.” Blending finely chopped mushrooms with ground meat can extend portion sizes of your favorite meaty recipes and help your bottom line. Chop your favorite mushroom variety to match the consistency of ground meat, blend the chopped mush rooms and meat together then cook to complete the recipe. For burgers, use a blend of 25% finely chopped mushrooms and 75% ground meat. For tacos or chili, use 50% mushrooms and 50% meat or an even higher mushroom-to-meat ratio.

Savor the Flavor

The savory umami taste of mushrooms means a flavorful experience in blended recipes like burgers, where the chopped mushrooms help hold in the juiciness. Or you can chop, quarter, slice or enjoy them whole in recipes like Garlic-Rosemary Butter Roasted Chicken Thighs and Veggies with Mushroom Orzo Risotto, Creamy Spinach, Mushroom and Lasagna Soup or Blended Pasta Sauce paired with your favorite pasta.

One Carton, Multiple Dishes

Thanks to mushrooms’ versatility, you can buy one large carton of mushrooms to chop up then bulk up multiple dishes, from a morning omelet to hearty soups to blended burgers.

Serve Up Nutrition

Low-calorie, low-sodium, fat-free and cholesterol-free, mushrooms are nutrient rich and can play a starring role in a vari

Medical Home

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munity Services at Memorial Primary Care.

The medical home includes infusion suites, equipment, and furniture that will be utilized by patients coping with the effects of the disease.

A $300,000 con tribution from the nonprofit Memorial Foundation made it possible to relocate and expand

ety of meals. With an array of fresh varie ties and nearly endless ways to prepare them, they can be your powerhouse from the produce department.

Find more recipe ideas and ways to make the most of your grocery store dollars at: www.MushroomCouncil.com.

Garlic-Rosemary Butter Roasted Chicken Thighs and Veggies with Mushroom Orzo Risotto

Recipe courtesy of Emily Weeks, MS, RD, on behalf of the Mushroom Council

Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 50 minutes

Servings: 4

Chicken:

• 8 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs

• Salt to taste

• Pepper to taste

• 6 Tablespoons of unsalted butter

• 16 Ounces mushrooms, such as white button,

• crimini or portabella, quartered

• 3 Zucchinis, sliced in half moons

• 3 Large thinly sliced carrots

• 4 Sprigs of fresh rosemary,

• leaves removed and roughly chopped

• 4 Minced cloves of garlic

Orzo:

• 4 Cups of Chicken or Vegetable Broth

• 1 Tablespoon of unsalted butter

• 1 Tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 Small diced yellow onion

• 2 Minced garlic cloves

• 16 Ounces of mushrooms, such as white button,

• crimini or portabella, finely chopped

• 1 Cup of uncooked orzo pasta

• 1/8 Teaspoon of black pepper

• 1/3 Cups of white wine

• 1/3 Cups of shredded Parmesan cheese

To make the Chicken: Preheat the oven to 450 F. Pat the chicken dry. Season them with salt and pepper, to taste. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Sear the Chicken until it is brown on both sides, 4-5 minutes on each side. In a large bowl, toss the mushrooms, the zucchini and the carrots with rosemary and garlic.

On a large baking sheet, spread the vegetables. Nestle the Chicken into the vegetables. Drizzle them with butter and

the former day hospital.

“It’s a game-changer to be able to provide our patients, community, advocates, and team with world-class education, medical care, lifestyle, and life care in one place,” said Dr. Jennifer Goldman, chief of Memorial Primary Care. “We’re especially thankful for the gen erosity of donors and the vision of our foundation leadership that contributed to the new medical home for this disease.”

juices from the pan. Bake them for 20 minutes until the Chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender. To make the orzo: In a small pot over medium-low heat, warm the broth.

Using a skillet from the Chicken over medium heat, add the butter and the olive oil. Add the onions, the garlic and the mushrooms. Cook, stirring them occa sionally, until the onions soften, 3-4 min utes.

Add the orzo and the black pepper. Stir and cook the orzo for 2 minutes. Add the white wine and cook it until it has evapo rated, about 1 minute.

Add the broth to the orzo, 2/3 cup at a time, stirring until the liquid is absorbed. Repeat with the remaining broth, waiting until the last batch is absorbed before adding the next one. Remove them from heat and stir in the Parmesan.

Serve in individual bowls with Chicken and roasted vegetables atop mushroom orzo risotto.

Blended Pasta Sauce

Recipe courtesy of the Mushroom Council

• 2 Tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 Medium finely chopped yellow onion

• 3 Minced garlic cloves

• 1 Pound of mushrooms (such as white button,

• crimini or portabella), finely chopped

• 1 Pound of 80% Lean Ground Beef

• 1 Tablespoon of Italian seasoning

• 1 Teaspoon of Kosher salt

• 1 - 24 ounce jar of marinara sauce

• Cooked pasta

• Salt to taste

• Pepper to taste

• Grated Parmesan cheese

In a large pot over medium heat, add the oil and cook the onions, stirring them occasionally, until they are just soft, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook them for 1 minute.

Add the mushrooms and cook them for 5 minutes, or until the mushrooms are soft and reduced in size.

Add the Ground Beef, the Italian sea soning and the salt; cook them until they are browned throughout, about 6 minutes, stirring and breaking up the lumps. Skim off the fat, leaving about 2 tablespoons.

Stir in the marinara sauce and reduce

A benefit to having the sickle cell day hospital within the pri mary care facility is an innovative addition to the patient’s elec tronic medical records that account for all the factors that can affect an individual’s disease and treatment. Called “social determinants of health,” these include having access to afford able, nutritious food, transpor tation, stable housing, the means to afford prescriptions, and more. These problems are now promi

the heat to low. Cook them for 10 min utes.

Serve over the cooked pasta, season them with salt and pepper to taste and top it with grated Parmesan.

Creamy Spinach, Mushroom and Lasagna Soup

Recipe courtesy of Emily Weeks, MS, RD, on behalf of the Mushroom Council

Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

• 1 Tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil

• 2 Minced cloves of garlic

• 1 Small diced medium onion

• 8 Ounces of mushrooms, such as white button,

• crimini or portabella, sliced

• 1 - 24 ounce jar of marinara sauce

• 1 - 15 ounce can of diced tomatoes

• 2 Tablespoons of tomato paste

• 2 Teaspoons of balsamic vinegar

• 1 Teaspoon of granulated sugar

• 1 Tablespoon of dried basil

• 1/2 Teaspoon of salt

• 1 Teaspoon of oregano

• 1/2 Teaspoon of black pepper

• 1 Bay leaf

• 3 Cups of Vegetable Broth

• 6 Lasagna noodles, broken into pieces

• 1/2 Cup of heavy cream

• 5 Ounces of fresh baby spinach

• 1 Cup of whole milk ricotta

• 1/2 Cup shredded mozzarella cheese, for topping

Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil, the garlic, the onion and the mushrooms. Cook them, stirring them occasionally, until the onions and the mushrooms soften, about 4-5 minutes.

Add the marinara, the diced tomatoes, the tomato paste, the vinegar, the sugar, the basil, the salt, the oregano, the pep per, the bay leaf and the broth. Bring it to a boil over the high heat then reduce the heat to low and let it simmer. Add the lasagna noodles and cook them, stirring them often, until they are softened, about 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and remove the bay leaf. Stir in the heavy cream and the spin ach until it is wilted, about 2-3 minutes. Divide between the bowls and top each one with a dollop of ricotta and a sprinkle of mozzarella.

nently noted alongside their dis ease diagnosis, ensuring cli nicians and support staff are aware of the challenges a patient might be facing and know to connect them to whatever resources or assistance might be available. Additionally, Memorial Healthcare System has estab lished a Health Equity, Diversity

& Inclusion (HEDI) Council to address health inequities and identify innovative solutions to improving patient outcomes. The creation of a medical home to provide comprehensive care to sickle cell patients is a prime example of Memorial’s HEDI ini tiatives to innovate and advance health equity.

To learn more about Memorial’s approach to treating sickle cell patients, visit https://www.mhs.net/services/cancer/types/sickle-cell.

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Garlic-Rosemary

Butter Roasted Chicken Thighs and Veggies with Mushroom Orzo Risotto

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maine Silvas-Price who is not only the owner of the Academy of Excellence but also the owner of The STEM Factory After School Tutoring Programs and Camps, Inc. However, reading is the foundation of their program for without it as Mrs. Charmaine states nothing can be achieved. “Children enrolled in our program participate in science activities and experiences on a daily basis. STEM is embedded in our pro gram. Even the tiniest child experiences the joys of STEM through many visual tracking activities and sensory expe riences for our younger partici pants”.

After working with many school age children during and after the Pandemic Mrs. Charmaine realized that they were ALL struggling with not only reading but reading comprehen sion. “I knew that I needed to do something to stop this now LEARNING PANDEMIC! I had to make a difference.” The answer was to reach them, being young children, PRIOR to them starting Kindergarten.” I don’t want any more children to fail!” Reading at The STEM Factory Academy of Excellence starts in their infant room. The goal is to Empower and Ensure that every child 4/5 years old leaving the program and entering Kindergarten has be exposed to STEM and has mas tered reading and reading com prehension at or above grade level. The program will also offer Spanish and creole lessons as well as dance, taekwondo and

riculum.

Mrs. Charmaine’s extensive background in Early Childhood Education and certifications in Montessori teachings makes for a unique program. Our approach to learning is not traditional. “We meet each child where they are

Planning A Trip? Flight Cancellations Have Become ‘The New Norm’

Within just the first six months of 2022, nearly a quarter (24%) of U.S. flights have been delayed, of which the consequences have been exacerbated due to the surge in travel demand (dubbed ‘revenge travel’) following pandemic restrictions being eased. By July, more flight can cellations had occurred than there were throughout the entirety of 2021. The Department of Transportation has said air lines should bear the brunt of the blame due to flight oversched uling, followed by confusing guidelines on compensating pas sengers in refunds or vouchers for these inconveniences.

• 2 in 3 travelers said they

• believe flight cancellations have

• become ‘the new norm’.

• 53% also said they’re more likely to • travel to their destination by road

• instead of plane.

• 65% don’t believe the Department • of Transport is doing enough

• to help travelers.

• Floridians would accept no less than

• $222 each in airline compensation for • flight cancellations, survey reveals.

The cost of cancellation, revealed... FamilyDestinations Guide.com surveyed 3,014 trav elers and asked, hypothetically: ‘If an airline was to bump you off a flight, how much compensation would you accept to do so?’

Unfortunately for airlines, it seems this inconvenience caused to passengers doesn’t come cheap. The average trav eler from Florida said they would accept an amount no less than $222 to compensate for the inconvenience of having their booking cancelled or resched

uled on a different flight. This compares to a national average of $283.

When broken down across states, this figure was highest in Alaska, where the average trav eler would accept no less than $534 for the inconvenience caused by a flight cancellation or rebooking. Comparatively, trav elers in Delaware appear to be more understanding of these kinds of cancellations and would accept an amount of just $86.

The Department of Transport-

ation is creating a website that aims to provide travelers with an explanation of each airline’s poli cies when it comes to flight delays and cancellations, making it easier for passengers to under stand their rights. Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, has also called these travel disrup tions “unacceptable”, saying that U.S. airlines should offer meal vouchers to passengers suffering flight delays, as well as hotel lodging accommodations for those stranded overnight.

Despite this, more than half (65%) of respondents said they don’t believe the department is doing enough to help travelers in this regard.

According to Department of Transportation data, 3.2% of domestic flights were canceled by U.S. air carriers within the first six months of 2022 and given this, 61% of travelers said they believe flight cancellations have become the new norm. And given how these delays and can cellations have been increasing

exponentially over the past few years, 69% also said they’re not optimistic that the travel situation will improve at all this year.

On a scale from 1 to 10 (with 1 being the least confident), the average traveler ranked them selves an average 5, in terms of being confident that their flight will not be delayed.

This explains why 53% also said that due to the increasing number of air carrier delays and cancellations, they’re actually more likely to travel to their des tination by road instead, to avoid the risk of airport travel incon veniences completely. It seems the cost of fuel is cheaper than the cost of inconvenience caused by airlines – and that’s saying something!

‘The Department of Transportation is essentially telling U.S. carriers that they need to do far more to support passengers when they are forced to endure delays and cancellations due to flight overscheduling,’ says Rose Ackermann at FamilyDestinations Guide.com. ‘The department’s upcoming website launch aims to compile all information about airline guidelines in this regard, making it more accessible for travelers to understand their rights in terms of compensation and refunds. Before booking your vacation, it’s important to familiarize yourself with your chosen airline’s policies in terms of cancellations and delays. This may help you to plan the rest of your trip accordingly, in case any of these inconveniences do hap pen to occur, thus alleviating the stress of having to deal with too much hassle on your holiday.’

Hollywood’s New Virtual Parking Permit Program

The City’s new virtual parking permit system launches on Monday, October 3rd. This new virtual system will use a vehicle owner’s license plate as their parking permit, thereby eliminat ing the need for physical paper permits to be issued or dis played. From resident permits to business or guest, all types of parking permit categories will be virtual via a customers’ plate.

Current permit holders will be automatically transferred into the new system. The online permit application process will remain largely unchanged; however per mits will now be issued via the online portal. New customers will be able to create an online account and submit all their documents to the portal. Once documents have been vetted, the permit becomes active.

Hear From You! Take the Business Visitation Program Survey!

gram is underway and we want to hear from you! The City, in partnership with the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, has launched a joint venture to survey business own

ers and stop by to visit busi nesses Citywide. The goal of the program is to strengthen the partnership between the City, local Chamber and the business community, enhance communi cation, Identify retention and growth opportunities for busi nesses, introduce the community to contacts, and create oppor tunities to voice concerns and discuss how the City and Chamber can work more closely with Hollywood business owners. Nationally, over 70% of employ ment growth in a community comes from the retention and expansion of existing busi nesses.

Business owners are encouraged to take a brief survey and will have the opportunity to request a in person visit with City staff. The invitation is available now through Wednesday, October 12th.

Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PXWCC2J

and structure a learning path conducive to grasping and learn.”

To ensure the success of all

the children at The STEM Factory Academy Of Excellence she has gone above and beyond to hire some more seasoned, eager and

passionate teachers. Professional development and teacher trainings are on-going. For US! LEARNING NEVER STOPS!!

The STEM Factory Academy of Excellence is located at 1048 FOSTER RD in Hallandale. They offer a full day program for children 6 weeks – 5 years old and After School tutoring and homework help for children 5 years to 12 years of age. The hours of Operation are 6:30 am – 6:30 pm Monday to Friday. ELC & VPK accepted. Phone: 754-400-9481 for more info.

Lights, Camera, Action

The Aventura International Film Series Premiers In October

The City of Aventura presents the Aventura International Film Series 2022-2023 featuring eight amazing and award-winning films from around the globe to be screened from October 2022 –May 2023 at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center.

Admired film expert Shelly Isaacs will once again curate the series and host each film with an introduction and a postscreening discussion. Isaacs is known for his Cafe Cinematheque programs at many ven ues throughout South Florida. He enjoyed a 30-plus year career as a creative director/writer special izing in creating print ads, com mercials and trailers for feature films, TV and radio studios. He teaches foreign-language film appreciation in the Life Long Learning Society at FAU and FIU. In 2009, Isaacs launched Cinematheque at Sea and served as the film expert for Celebrity Cruise Lines at The Cannes International Film Festival.

The Aventura International Film Series opens with ‘Official Competition’ from Spain on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m. Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as two egomani acs commissioned by a million aire to make a movie together in

this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art and pride. The Washington Post reported “The ridiculous yet often revered art of make-believe peculiar to the business of moviemaking is somehow simultaneously skew ered and held up in admiring regard in Official Competition, a sly satire of cinema that also manages to be a showcase for the comedic chops of its stars.” Not rated, this film is shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

From France comes the movie Rolling Stone declared to be “the most urgent movie of 2022” that “has gone from international sen sation to a call to arms,” when Happening is shown on Tuesday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. A bright young Parisian college student in 1963 becomes pregnant and sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the con straints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, she resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain and risk prison to do so. Rated R, the film is shown in French with English subtitles.

Panah Panahi makes a strik ing feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted and

deeply moving comic drama Hit the Road on Tuesday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. The film takes the tradition of the Iranian roadtrip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns as it follows a family of four driving across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog. Unspoken tensions arise and the film builds emotional momentum as it slowly reveals the furtive purpose for their journey. The New York Times reported “In real life, you might not want to be stuffed into a car with these peo ple — and let’s not forget their dog, Jesse — on a dusty stretch of Iranian highway, but from the first jokey moments of Hit the Road until its heartbreaking end you will not want to be anywhere else.” Not rated, the film is shown in Persian with English subtitles.

The Aventura International

Film Series presents Lost Illusions on Tuesday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m. Lucien de Rubempré (Benjamin Voisin) is an ambitious and unknown aspiring poet in 19th century France. He leaves his provincial town, arriv ing in Paris on the arm of his admirer, Louise de Bargeton (Cécile de France). Lucien soon discovers that the written word can be an instrument of both beauty and deceit when another young writer, Etienne Lousteau (Vincent Lacoste), introduces him to the business of journalism where a salon of wordsmiths and wunderkinds make or break the reputations of actors and artists with insouciant impunity. The New York Times reported, “Lost Illusions, Honoré de Balzac’s novel of Parisian literary life, stands as a stellar example in its period and now, thanks to Xavier Giannoli’s invigorating screen adaptation, in ours as well…Balzac was a prodigious coffee drinker, and the movie, though its characters run on champagne and schadenfreude, is nothing if not caffeinated.”

Not rated, the film is shown in French with English subtitles.

Céline Sciamma continues to prove herself as one of the most

accomplished and unpredictable contemporary French filmmakers with her follow up to Portrait of a Lady On Fire, the uniquely emo tional Petite Maman will be screened on February 7 at 7:30 p.m. Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is imme diately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse. What follows is a tender tale of childhood grief, memory and connection. NPR reported “Petite Maman is the best — and most surreal — family movie you’ll see in a while… It’s funny, sad, full of enchanting possibilities and over far too soon — sort of like child hood itself.” Rated PG, this film is shown in French with English subtitles.

Three more acclaimed films will be added to the series which continues with 7:30 p.m. screen ings on: Tuesday, March 7; Tuesday, April 4; and Tuesday, May 16. Screenings are general admission with the lobby doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the auditorium at 7 p.m.

Traffic Safety and Enforcement: A Message from the Mayor of Sunny Isles Beach

By Dana Robin Goldman, www.sibfl.net

Traffic Safety and Enforcement remain a number one pri ority for the City of Sunny Isles Beach and our stellar Police Department is stepping up in a big way.

Most recently, the Police Department has been working overtime to monitor our major thoroughfares four nights a week for five to six hours. This is all part of their new Strategic Traffic Enforcement Plan (STEP) to spe cifically target traffic violations. The City’s goal is to gain the reputation that we do not tolerate traffic violations on our roads. Similar to Bal Harbour and Golden Beach, we want Sunny Isles Beach to be recognized as a zero-tolerance City for reckless and distracted driving.

These additional traffic enforcement details are resulting in a number of citations. In total thus far, our traffic detail has resulted in 86 citations and 1

arrest. Through this extra vigi lance, we are changing the mind set of residents and transient visitors who may have thought it was safe to speed through Sunny Isles Beach. In doing this extra detail, our officers remain committed to covering the school’s morning drop-off and afternoon pickup, a tremendous effort and coordination that helps to keep our students safe.

In conjunction with STEP, we

remain committed to finding meaningful solutions to the pedestrian safety issues our City faces. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has agreed to make the traffic signal at 158th Street a dedicated red light in all directions so pedestri ans can safely cross the road without any vehicles in motion. We are also requesting to imple ment this at other major intersec tions; FDOT is in the process of

reviewing our request.

Unfortunately, the City does not have jurisdiction over Collins Avenue and Sunny Isles Boulevard and must seek approval from FDOT before implementing any safety meas ures. But we are in the process of procuring flashing crosswalk signs and flashing stop signs for our interior streets as we have complete jurisdiction over all interior streets. We also added a

crossing guard at 174th Street and North Bay Road during school drop-off and pick-up, a continuation of last spring’s increase.

I encourage you to follow our public safety efforts by visiting our website at: sibfl.net/traffics afety or following us on Social Media as we regularly provide updates on our traffic citations. But please note – lower numbers of citations and arrests do not mean our Police Department is becoming lenient on enforce ment. It means that people are getting the message. It’s a good indicator that STEP is working. Our primary objective is to issue zero citations on a daily basis because everyone traveling through the City is obeying traffic laws.

Contact Mayor Dana Robin Goldman at: mayor@sibfl.net. Or call her at: (305) 792-1753.

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Tickets to individual films in the series are $12 or subscribers save 10% per ticket when purchasing the eightfilm series. Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Buy tickets online at aventuracenter.org, by phone at 877.311.7469 or 954.462.0222 or in person at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center box office Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to each perform ance. For Group Sales, please call 954.660.6307. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 N.E. 188 Street in Aventura. Join the conversation, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @aventuracenter or #aventuracenter.

(L) Film expert Shelly Isaacs will once again curate the series. (R) The Aventura International Film Series opens with Official Competition from Spain on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m.

The City of Sunny Isles Beach remains committed to finding meaningful solutions pedestrian safety

Calling All Parents: Disney Is Coming To Broward For A Fun Year Ahead

Are your kids big Disney Fans? If so you’re in luck and you won’t have to travel far. There will be lots of ways to cele brate Disney’s favorite char acters with your family this year with Disney-inspired events at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and The Parker. In addition, there will be a sensory-inclusive performance that creates a welcoming and supporting environment for the neurodiverse community at the Broward Center.

Up first is Disney in Concert with a screening of Tim Burton’s haunting holiday classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Danny Elfman’s score will be performed live with the film by the South Florida Symphony Orchestra. For those of you who haven’t seen this holiday classic from the mind of Tim Burton comes the story of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s pumpkin king, who plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnap ping Santa Claus and taking over the role after he accidentally stumbles on Christmastown. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry. The Broward Center in partnership with South Florida Symphony Orchestra presents this event as part of the 2022/ 2023 Broward Center Dance and Classical Series. The screening will be held in the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, October 28th, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $45-$75 with $160 Spirit Club Level tickets and $85 VIP Tickets for premium seating.

The all-new Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza is up next. Beloved Disney Junior characters and favorite Marvel Super Heroes are together live on stage for a jam-packed, con

cert style show with singing, dancing, acrobatics and more. With favorite songs from the hit Disney Junior Series, as well as new original music, Mickey, Minnie and their pals are getting ready to throw a huge costume party but mysterious green rain, wind and smoke keep interrupt ing the fun. Can Spidey and his Amazing Friends help save the Costume Palooza? This family friendly event is part of The Islands of The Bahamas Imagination Series. The event will be held at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, November 19th, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. noon and 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $25-$65 with $10 lap Tickets for children 12 months of age and younger. VIP Packages are $157.50 and $175 offering exclu sives.

Disney’s Winnie The Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation comes to Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker on Sunday, February 12th, 2023 at

2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. In a new story from the Hundred Acre Wood, told with stunning life-size puppetry through the eyes of the characters we all know and love, this fresh stage adaptation fea tures the Sherman Brothers’ classic GRAMMY®-Award-Winning music with additional songs by A.A. Milne. Deep. In the Hundred Acre Wood, a new adventure is about to begin with Disney’s Iconic Winnie The Pooh, Christopher Robin and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga Roo, Rabbit, Owl and Tigger, too! Winnie The Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation is developed and presented by renowned fam ily entertainment creator Jonathan Rockefeller and produced in association with Disney Theatrical Productions. Tickets are $25-

$45 with $10 lap Tickets for chil dren 12 months of age and younger and $100 VIP Tickets that include photos on stage with select characters after the show and other exclusives.

One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is cap turing hearts in a whole new way.

Cameron Macintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins comes to the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in the Slow Burn Theatre Company production Saturday, March 25th, 2023 - Sunday, April 9th, 2023. Everyone’s favorite, practically perfect nanny will take audiences on a supercalifragilis ticexpialidocious musical adven ture. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney Film, Mary Poppins, the

musical delighted Broadway audiences during more than 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, includ ing Best Musical. Get ready to experience an enchanting mix ture of an irresistible story, unfor gettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers and astonishing stagecraft that will mesmerize audiences of all ages. Performance times vary, Tickets are $49-$65.

Slow Burn Theatre Company returns with the Tony AwardWinning Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts from Saturday, June 10th, 2023Sunday, June 25th, 2023. Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right. Based on the 1992 Motion Picture and inspired by a true story, Newsies features a Tony Award Winning Score by Alan Menken: Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act, Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award Winner Harvey Fierstein, Kinky Boots. Featuring the now classic songs: “Carrying The Banner,” “Seize The Day” and “Santa Fe,” Newsies is packed with non-stop thrills perfect for the whole fam ily. Performance times vary, Tickets are $49-$65.

Kick Off The Season Early: Time To Book A Holiday Show For The Family

After selling out four times, Top of the World: A Carpenters Tribute returns by popular demand this November, just in time for the holidays. It’s “Yesterday Once More” when Debbie Taylor and her sevenpiece band recreate the unfor gettable, exquisite music of The Carpenters. Special for this year, this program will include all the classic Carpenters hits plus holi day favorites to kick off the sea son early. With a warmth and tone reminiscent of Karen Carpenter, Taylor and her tal ented, accomplished group of musicians bring to life authentic versions of cherished songs including: “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Close to You” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.” This event is presented by Debbie Taylor and Paul Stewart, Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 8:00 p.m., tickets are $40-$50.

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second will be in the form or a Government Obligation Bond. Just like in many condominiums having to perform 40 and 50 year inspections, our city is doing the same. We did a Basis of Design Report that sat around for 5 years but now is being utilized. No more kicking the can down the road. We are all focused on water, wastewater and storm water. While they are all intercon nected, I will start off with the stormwater component first. On your water bills you will see a 2 dollars stormwater fee. For many years our system was simply

Andrea Bocelli Christmas Tribute on Fri., Dec. 16th, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

South Florida Legends pre sents an evening of opera and seasonal favorites with International Recording Artist Franco Corso singing favorite Andrea Bocelli hits such as: “Silent Night,” “Ave Maria,” “I Believe,” “White Christmas,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “The Prayer” and “Amore.”

Appropriately dubbed “The Voice of Romance,” Corso hypnotizes audiences with his sensual and powerful vocals, dramatic stage presence and charismatic show manship. Corso has built a music career channeling the charisma and passion of Italian-American singers, effectively transforming past masterpieces into modern treasures. His voice recalls the era when crooners ruled the music industry and avid listeners went weak in the knees at love

gravity, canals and lakes. Swales were maintained by Community Development Block Grants, taxes and fees. The system was also inspected thru televised cameras and cleaned. As we continue to add to the system with large pumping and wells the fee never increased.

We contracted with a third party that specializes in Water Infrastructure Financing. They worked with our staff team to evaluate the needs to prioritize the projects and establish a funding plan. Many of our resi dents that live out west are near lakes and know they have not been maintained for years. We have begun to look at projects to improve the drainage and secure

songs laden with raw emotion. Christmas with Love, The Concert on Dec. 17th, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

Captain Sandy’s Charities presents Christmas with Love, the Concert. Join Captain Sandy Yawn as she welcomes the holi day season with Recording Artist Leah Rae. With singing careers in Gospel and Secular Music, Rae’s passion is in Modern Country Music which allows her to express herself in a raw and authentic way. She is joined by GRAMMY Nominated Producer Kent Wells and Emily Benford from the hit TV Series The Voice. Captain Sandy Yawn, a Fort

is one of the most respected Captains in the industry. Star of Bravo’s Below Deck Mediterranean, Captain Sandy is excited

to host this charitable event to rine Charities. Tickets are $55$65 with a $78 VIP Ticket that offers a pre-concert meet & greet.

Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. You can buy tickets online at: aventuracenter.org By phone at: (877) 311-7469. Or: (954) 462-0222. Or in person at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Box Office Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 p.m. noon to 5:00 p.m and 90 minutes prior to each performance. For Group Sales, please call: (954) 660-6307. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 Northeast 188th Street, Aventura, Florida 33180.

the embankments. Those that live along the canals and intra coastal have watched sea level rise. We are looking at outfitting our gravity drain with flapper sys tems to keep out water while still allowing drainage.

In order to pay for main tenance of the system and add improvements it was rec ommended that the flat fee be raised to 8 dollars. Many cities have stormwater fees and others do not. The consultant stressed that many cities are finally real izing the effects that sea level rise and global climate changes are having on the aging storm water systems. These systems need to be maintained and improved to ensure we are ready

to deal with future changes. By being proactive we will have funding established for future needs. It needs to be noted that when cities have local matching dollars and are ready to build projects, they are more likely to receive grant funding for the County State and/or National programs. When we went out to address stormwater years after enormous flooding issues we went as partners not just asking for help. Since we did have local funds and were in the process of designing a plan, we received funding of 15 million for our 14th Avenue pumping station.

This has already been proven true this year. We were awarded one of the top grant recipients

from Governor DeSantis. While I will go into wastewater plan next article, we had approved design plans to replace and repair sani tary sewer pumps. Since we are shovel ready, we received a 15 million grant.

Wishing all our friend and neighbors who celebrate, Wishing you a L ’Shana Tova. May you have a sweet New Year blessed with health and hap piness.

As always, I am available for your questions, concerns and ideas to help make our City a better place. Please feel free to reach out at my office: (954) 457-1318. On my cell/text at: (954) 632-5700. Or E-mail me at: jcooper@cohb.org.

Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Broward Center and The Parker. Buy tickets online at: www.BrowardCenter.org, At: www.ParkerPlayhouse.com Or at: www.ticketmaster.com; By phone at: (954) 4620222. Or in person at the Broward Center’s AutoNation Box Office. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is located at 201 Southwest Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312. Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker is located in Holiday Park at 707 Northeast Eighth Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304. The Parker is an affiliated Venue of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, which provides programming & management of the facility.

Tim Burton’s haunting holiday classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas

Captain Sandy’s Charities presents Christmas with Love, the Concert with Recording Artist Leah Rae

ing as a solo artist at the Congo Room at the Sahara Hotel and Casino, sharing the stage with the likes of Johnny Carson, Joey Bishop, Danny Thomas, Buddy Hackett, Jim Nabors and George Burns. During this time, she recorded her hit disco albums, La Salsa and Flamenco Salsa on Capitol Records. The Single “Cuchi Cuchi” went Platinum and became a hit in nightclubs world wide. Her follow-up album, OleOle on Salsoul Records con tained the Single “Stay With Me” and became an international hit, achieving Gold Status.

With the introduction of her international hit “Dance a Little Bit Closer” Charo created and established a new Bilingual Salsa Style: “The Charo Rhythm,” which has been emulated by other performers. In 2003, Charo received a Screen Actor’s Guild Award for creating the Latin Style.

In 1985, Charo and her hus band, Swedish Businessman, Kjell Rasten, visited Hawaii and fell in love with the islands. Soon after, Charo relocated her family to Hawaii in order for her 6-year old son to lead a normal life. “I wanted our son to grow up in a healthy and beautiful environ ment. I just closed my eyes to some good offers in show busi ness. I love show business but my family is my priority.”

While in Hawaii, Charo exclu sively Produced and starred in the Variety Show, Tropical Heat at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort in Waikiki and for ten years, it was the most successful show in Hawaii. It was during this time that Charo began preparing her critically acclaimed album Guitar Passion, which Billboard Magazine called a “fine Flamenco-Rooted album that spotlights her fluid finger play.” Guitar Passion was named Female Pop Album of the Year at the Billboard International Latin Music Conference and reached Platinum Status worldwide.

Following the success of Guitar Passion, Charo released Gusto in 1997, a dance album,

which includes the hits, “Give Me Cuchi” and her remake of “Besame Mucho.” After her son graduated from high school, Charo returned to Mainstream Show Production and headed for Las Vegas. In 2001, Charo Headlined and Produced “Bravo” at The Venetian Hotel & Casino; it was one of the hottest shows on the Strip and was named “Best Variety Show in Las Vegas” by Time Magazine. Bravo ran for two years chalking up rave reviews and the near mythical achievement of TWO standing ovations per night.

Charo is a Virtuoso Guitarist, Singer, Composer, Actress and Comedienne who has been voted “Best Flamenco Guitarist” twice by Guitar Magazine. Her numerous recordings are in high demand on iTunes, Spotify, CD Baby, Pandora and other Digital Music Retailers.

Charo wowed over 17,000 people at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with her brand new Show, featuring her virtuoso gui tar skills, her orchestra and dancers. She also appeared on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” and dazzled America with her rendition of Malagueña during the season finale. She has also starred in several episodes of the CW’s “Jane The Virgin” and appeared as the Queen of England in Syfy’s Sharknado 5. Charo and her family also appeared on an episode of ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap, bringing to millions the antics and hilarious situations in her crazy Beverly Hills household.

Charo certainly draws in huge crowds wherever she goes. She is equally famous among English-speaking Anglos as well as Spanish-speaking Latinos across the U.S., Latin America and Europe. She is also an icon in the LGBT Community and known for her activism on behalf of Human and Animal Rights.

Charo, the musician, has been an integral proponent of contem porary Latin Music. She was named Female Pop Album of the Year Award at the Billboard International Latin Music Conference for her Flamenco inspired Platinum album, “Guitar Passion.”

In addition to her music talents, Charo has appeared in countless hit Television Shows, including more than forty-five appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. She also appeared on the long-running comedy “The Love Boat,” more than any other star. Charo also gueststarred on “Sonny and Cher,” “The Carol Burnett Show’’ and numerous appearances with Bob Hope and Sammy Davis, Jr. She was also a regular on “Hollywood Squares” and VH1’s “The Surreal Life.”

Charo also appeared in such films as MOON OVER PARADOR with Richard Dreyfuss and AIRPORT 79: THE CONCORD.

Like Pamela Anderson, Paul McCartney and Pink, Charo is a member of PETA who speaks out against Animal Cruelty. She was recently back on the Billboard Charts with her latest single dance club hit – España Cañí, the traditional bullfighting song, which she recorded in protest against bullfighting.

Luckily for us we don’t have to travel the world to see this larger than life personality. Charo will be performing at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center on Saturday, February 11th, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.

Ticketmaster is the only offi cial ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. You can buy tickets online at: aventuracenter.org By phone at: (877) 3117469. Or: (954) 462-0222. Or in person at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Box Office Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 p.m. noon to 5:00 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to each per formance. For Group Sales, please call: (954) 660-6307. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 Northeast 188th Street, Aventura, Florida 33180.

Americans Should Not Be Silenced

To The Founders, All of America Was A Free Speech Zone

By John & Nisha Whitehead

“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” — Abraham Lincoln

In America today, the govern ment does whatever it wants, freedom be damned.

“We the people” have been terrorized, traumatized, and tricked into a semi-permanent state of compliance by a govern ment that cares nothing for our lives or our liberties.

The bogeyman’s names and faces have changed over time, but the end result remains the same: in the so-called name of national security, the Constitution has been steadily chipped away at, undermined, eroded, whittled down, and gen erally discarded with the support of Congress, the White House, and the courts.

What we are left with today is but a shadow of the robust document adopted more than two centuries ago. Sadly, most of the damage has been inflicted upon the Bill of Rights.

Here is what it means to live under the Constitution, twentyplus years after 9/11 and with the nation just emerging from two years of COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates.

The First Amendment is sup posed to protect the freedom to speak your mind, assemble and protest nonviolently without being bridled by the government. It also protects the freedom of the media, as well as the right to worship and pray without inter ference. In other words, Americans should not be silenced by the government. To the founders, all of America was a free speech zone. Despite these clear protections, Americans are being persecuted for challenging government cor ruption.

team raids, and government agencies armed to the teeth with military weapons better suited to the battlefield.

The Third Amendment prohib its the military from entering any home without “the consent of the owner.” With the police increas ingly training like the military, acting like the military, and pos ing as military forces—complete with heavily armed SWAT teams, military weapons, assault vehi cles, etc. - it is clear that we now have what the founders feared most - a standing army on American soil.

The Fourth Amendment ensures privacy and bodily integ rity. Unfortunately, the Fourth Amendment has been all but eviscerated by an unwarranted expansion of governmental police and surveillance powers.

The Fifth Amendment and the Sixth Amendment work in tan dem. These amendments sup posedly ensure that you are innocent until proven guilty, and government authorities cannot deprive you of your life, your lib

land or possessions) under gov ernment asset forfeiture schemes, you have no true rights.

The Seventh Amendment guarantees citizens the right to a jury trial. Yet when the populace has no idea of what’s in the Constitution, that inevitably translates to an ignorant jury incapable of distinguishing jus tice and the law from their own preconceived notions and fears. However, as a growing number of citizens are coming to realize, the power of the jury to nullify the government’s actions - and thereby help balance the scales of justice - is not to be underesti mated. Jury nullification reminds the government that “we the people” retain the power to ulti mately determine what laws are just.

The Eighth Amendment is supposed to protect the rights of the accused and forbid the use of cruel and unusual punishment. However, the Supreme Court’s determination that what consti tutes “cruel and unusual” should

be dependent on the “evolving standards of decency that mark

government’s powers could be expanded.It was no idle happen stance that the Constitution opens with these three powerful words: “We the people.” As the Preamble proclaims:

We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, pro vide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this CONSTITUTION for the United States of America.

In other words, it’s our job to make the government play by the rules of the Constitution.

merated in the Constitution are ple. Popular sovereignty - the belief that the power to govern flows upward from the people rather than downward from the rulers - is clearly evident in this amendment. However, it has since been turned on its head by a centralized federal government that sees itself as supreme and which continues to pass more and more laws that restrict our freedoms under the pretext that it has an “important government interest” in doing so.

As for the Tenth Amendment’s reminder that the people and the states retain every authority that is not otherwise mentioned in the Constitution, that assurance of a system of government in which power is divided among local, state and national entities has long since been rendered moot by the centralized Washington, DC, power elite—the president, Congress and the courts.

Thus, if there is any sense to be made from this recitation of freedoms lost, it is simply this: our individual freedoms have been eviscerated so that the

Here’s an idea to get edu cated and take a stand for free dom: anyone who signs up to become a member of The Rutherford Institute gets a walletsized Bill of Rights card and a Know Your Rights card. Use this card to teach your children the freedoms found in the Bill of Rights.

As I point out in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People and in its fictional counterpart The Erik Blair Diaries, “we the people” have the power to make and break the government.

Imagine what we could accomplish if we actually worked together, presented a united front, and spoke with one voice.

Tyranny wouldn’t stand a chance.

Editor’s Note: John Whitehead is an Attorney and Author who has written, debated and prac ticed widely in the area of Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Popular Culture. John Whitehead’s Commentary are his views and he is open for discus sion, he can be contacted at: johnw@rutherford.org. Information about The Rutherford Institute is available at: www.ruther ford.org

If you thought Charo was passionate on the Dancing With the Stars ballroom floor, you haven’t seen anything yet, she will soon be performing in Aventura

Imagine what we could accomplish if we actually worked together, and presented a united front

mate low-risk getaway for a fam ily. People who could afford it chartered boats. Those with even greater financial means just bought them outright. The num ber of new boats sold in the U.S. in 2020 hit a 13-year high of nearly 320,000 vessels, up 13% from the year before, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association.

As new boaters entered the market, a domino effect took place, with their friends and fami lies getting into the activity as well. The trend has slowed since the high of 2020, but the industry is still going strong. So if you are in the market, a new kind of boat

offer the kind of entertainment and energy Miami is known for and it will drop anchor next Boating Season.

The South Florida Boat Show Crew has set out to create a unique experience at the South Florida Boat Show that will keep every aspect of the boating life style in mind. Between Friday May 19th, 2023 and Sunday, May 21st, 2023, nautical enthu siasts from all over will descend upon the Historic Miami Marine Stadium to see and board hun dreds of boats, shop marine accessories and gadgets, while enjoying Miami’s colorful enter tainment, music, food and art.

there is an undeniable connec tion between boaters and the sea; they love the water and eve rything that goes with it. The South Florida Boat Show will serve as a one-stop shop to enjoy everything this lifestyle has to offer, while seeing the latest and greatest displays by exhibi tors from around the world. In addition to top-of-the-line engines, electronics, fishing gear, diving equipment, water sports and accessories, The South Florida Boat Show will have both on-land and in-water boat dis plays, including a sea trial dock for those looking to feel that salty wind in their hair. “We developed

John Hagins, Director of Partner Relations for The South Florida Boat Show. “Our focus on that ‘Ocean Lifestyle’ and the Miami we all love will be evident throughout the Show.”

The South Florida Boat Show will appeal to the boating lifestyle by offering plenty of bars includ ing the 360-degree “Ships Wheel Bar” and “The Galley Food Hall” offering a variety of food options from across South Florida, The Caribbean and America. In addi tion, there will be lots of cool gathering areas to meet up with friends, sit, relax, trade stories and talk shop. The South Florida Boat Show will schedule enter

out the day to herald in each sunset. “Just about everyone we know are boaters – it’s almost a prerequisite here in South Florida. Positioning the show just before Memorial Day will help us all get ready for the summer,” added Tony Albelo, CEO at EngageLive!

Tickets to the South Florida Boat Show start at $25 and are already on sale at: SoFloBoatShow.com. The event will be held at the Miami Marine Stadium located at 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149.

For more information, visit: https://engagelivellc.com Or call: (305) 459-9988.