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Mo’s Bagels & Deli Celebrates
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One Year Anniversary at Their Hallandale Beach Location
Santa Claus Stopped in Hallandale Beach last Week
By David L. Snelling
Hussin Mohamed “MO” & Paul Kruss are celebrating one year in Hallandale Beach Hussin Mohamed gave up his prized possessions to start his own restaurant business. Instead of taking out a bank loan, Mohamed decided to sell his personal valuables to launch Mo’s Bagels and Deli, a Restaurant with Jewish Style Cuisine in Aventura at 2780 Northeast 187th Avenue in 1995 and it paid off. Last year, Mohamed and his business partner Paul Kruss expanded to Hallandale Beach and are celebrating their first anniversary on December 20th, 2021 at the Broward location on 800 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard. It was a lifelong dream for Mohamed who was born and raised in Egypt, he moved to the United States in 1984 when he was 21 years old.
“With all the money I had saved up and sold everything, I was able to open up Mo’s Bagels and Deli in Aventura 26 years ago,” Mohamed said. “It was a risk that I took, and if I didn’t make it, I just didn’t make it. I invested my money in the right business.” Mohamed said the first few years of the business was kind of rough since he was on his own. “You don’t build a restaurant in one night,” he said. “There were some tough times, but we got through them.” He previously had two business partners before he and Kruss formed a partnership in 2001. Mohamed worked in New York Style Bagel and Deli Shops before landing a position at Bagel Cove which is across the street from his Aventura restaurant. Mohamed said he was made a Junior Partner but wanted more: owning his own restaurant
and making the vast majority of the decisions on how to run the business. His dream became wellfounded. After acquiring the money to start Mo’s Bagel and Deli, Mohamed said he renovated the location so the place could have a seating capacity of 160. The Hallandale restaurant has a 120-seating capacity. Mohamed said “Mo’s Bagel and Deli’s menu is the hottest around town and his customers keep coming back for more.” He serves up a variety of Plain, Sesame Seed, Onion, Raisin, Cinnamon, Poppy and Pumpernickel Bagels. They are delicious and customers love to sink their teeth into Mo’s Philly Cheesesteak, White Fish and Tuna, Corned Beef, Turkey and Smoked Fish Sandwiches on Bread or Wraps. Also on the menu are Seafood Mo’s Bagels, Page 4A
By Steve Cummings
The holiday season is traditionally a period for family gatherings and sharing good will with family and loved ones. One of the great joys is providing food and gifts for those who are less fortunate and making them feel inclusive. For the past 21 years, the Hallandale Beach Police Department has rallied the community to assist with the annual Shop With A Cop Program allowing deserving children to stroll the aisles at Walmart selecting gifts for Christmas. The event has needed revisions for the past few years due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, but Jonathan Carrillo, Program Director of the Hallandale Beach Police and Activities League has ensured that 100 fortunate children had their dreams fulfilled in 2021. Jonathan Carrillo had reached out to participants from Gulfstream Academy, The Police
Athletic and Activities League, selections identified by community resource officers and assembled volunteers from the civic organizations including police officers, teachers and young adults to procure the wish lists of the children from Walmart. The cafeteria at Gulfstream Academy was decorated in festive decor as the excited children feasted on food donated by Chick-fil-A, courtesy of Aventura Store Manager, Ricardo Mendez along with cookies and gingerbread houses provided by Walmart. Jubilant faces lit up the room as LOL (laughing out loud) dolls, bicycles, scooters and computer games were the presents of choice as gift wrapped paper covered the floor. Jonathan Carrillo recognizes that the arduous process of shopping, wrapping and organWith A Cop, Page 7A
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Homeowners needing to file claims with their insurance companies to cover damages to their homes may want to hire a public adjuster to make sure the financial institutions honor their policies and they are not short
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damages for roof leaks, broken pipes, theft and vandalism, fire damage, flood damage, hurricane damage and mold. Founded by President and CEO Gedale Fenster in 2001, PICC inspects homes for damages to tally up the estimated
amounts to cover the damages and file the paperwork with the insurance companies. All homeowners have to do is relax and let PICC take care of their claims. Public Adjuster, Page 7A
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