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BY DURÉE ROSS
B oys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade will hold a last call beforestone crab season ends during
the organization’s second annual “Clawsfor Kids” fundraising brunch on Sunday,May 5, 11:30 a.m., at Joe’s Stone Crab inMiami Beach.
Guests can enjoy delicious stone crabsand other signature Joe’s cuisine withoutthe wait. All event proceeds will benefit
Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade’sstate-of-the-art South Beach location. Lastyear’s event netted $32,500 for the cause.
Joe’s will open its restaurant for brunch onMay 5 only for supporters of Boys and GirlsClubs of Miami-Dade’s “Claws for Kids.”
“Claws for Kids” sponsorship opportu-nities are available. Table sponsorshipsrange from $1,500 to $10,000.
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Is ArmandoOliveros going torun for the city ofS o u t h M i a m iCommission? Well,folks, I just hap-pened to run intoArmando at CasaLarios and it looks like he is alreadygetting into shape to take it on onemore time, come February. You mightremember that he ran last time andcame in 2nd place, with Bob “TheBobble Head” Welsh besting him forthe coveted commission seat.
Speaking of Bobble Head, it lookslike the supposed recall that wouldhave sent him packing has taken ahiatus of sorts and my guess is thatit’s over, kaput and finally dead in thewater. So, Bob, our fearless leaderlives on.
Around TownDoes Armando
Oliveros want to beCity Commissioner?
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BY LEE STEPHENS
S hoppers and diners inSouth Miami will scorethe best bargains and thebest Sunday brunchesduring The Challenge
Weekend, to be held Saturday andSunday, May 4 and 5. The weekend ofevents benefits the South Miami Drug-Free Coalition and includes a sidewalksale on Saturday, a benefit brunch and aparent education program on Sunday,followed by the “crowning” weekendevent – The King Pins Challenge V, anannual bowling fundraiser hosted bySPLITSVILLE and SOMI Magazine.
During The Challenge Weekend,shoppers can stroll South Miami’s TownCenter to visit retail shops and boutiqueson Sunset Drive, Red Road and SoMi’stree-lined side streets to score great bar-gains at the SoMi Sidewalk Sale onSaturday, May 4, from 11:00 am - 4:00pm. On Sunday from 11:00 am - 2:00pm, selected area restaurants are partici-pating in a benefit brunch. Guests wish-ing to support the coalition should telltheir server that they are there for thebenefit brunch, and a portion of their billwill be donated to the group. For a list ofparticipating merchants and restaurants,
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There are so many pets out there desper-ately in need of a place to call home.Unfortunately, it’s hard to find shelter forall of them. To counter this, pet finder web-sites help homeless animals gain moreexposure, in turn matching them with lov-ing owners.
These online networks are growing inpopularity and becoming a great resourcefor adopting cats, dogs and other animals.Using the power of the internet, it is nowbecoming easier to help these pets live thelife they deserve.
Two of the top pet finder sites arePetfinder.com and Animalhome.com.
Petfinder.com is one of the most well-known pet finder networks. Featuring auser-friendly interface and impressivesearchable database, its mission is toincrease awareness of “availability of high-quality adoptable pets.”
With more than 316,000 animals listedfrom 13,000+ adoption organizations andanimal shelters, it’s no wonder why manybegin their pet search on Petfinder. The sitehas a robust set of search features, allowingfor a customized experience meant to deliv-er just the right match for a future pet owner.
Petfinder.com’s search helps responsiblepet owners find animals based on a numberof criteria:
• Location
• Type
(dog, cat, rabbit, small & furry and more)
• Breed
• Age (baby, young, adult, senior)
• GenderOther resources available on Petfinder
include classified ads, message boards andmany informative articles for pet lovers.It’s also great way to keep up-to-date withyour local organizations and shelters.
Animalhome.com is another popular sitefor viewing and posting classified listings
for adoptable pets. The site’s functionalityand layout is very simple – comparable toCraigslist. Although it may seem somewhatoutdated, the site does exactly what itclaims to do – help find loving homes foranimals that need them.
The types of pets you can find onAnimalhome include:
• Dogs• Cats• Birds• Horses• Other Mammals• ReptilesAfter finding the home of your dreams at
Houses.com, complete your family byadopting a pet from the comfort of your ownhome. By visiting a site like Petfinder, you’llbe able to find a furry friend that matchesyour exact needs. Spreading the word aboutthese online networks can help increase theeffectiveness of adoption programs forhomeless animals. To help support thiscause, reach out to your local animal shelterand ask them about volunteering.
For those moving to a new rental house orapartment and searching for a pet-friendlyhome, visit www.Houses.com/ForRentand select the “pets allowed” search filter toview pet-friendly homes for rent in yourdesired area.
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In an ongoing effort to provide newclothes, accessories, shoes and back packsto meet the basic needs of abused, neglect-ed and other children in distress, Neat Stuff,a 501(c)(3) non profit, held a stellar eventat the Country Club of Coral Gables onApril 13. With Las Vegas show girls wel-coming guests and posing for a souvenirphoto, attendees were transported to a casi-no-atmosphere where music, gamingtables, hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner andgreat silent auction items provided a vastarray of fun activities. On hand to help,Neat Stuff’s Executive Director FranklinMonjarrez and its President EricVainder, was CBS4’s Lissette Gonzalezwho emceed the program that included alive auction conducted by auctioneer extra-ordinaire Jim Gall and a proclamationfrom Coral Gables’ newly re-elected
Mayor Jim Cason on behalf of the city toNeat Stuff for their outstanding work. Inaddition, Miss Florida Teen, CrystalRaquel Ruiz, was honored for volunteer-ing 350 hours through her own charity,Crystal Care Packages. Crystal’s charitybundles a week’s supply of new clothingand backpack into their donated packageson an ongoing basis for the Neat Stufforganization. Crystal attended the eventwith her parents, Edwin and Evelyn Ruiz,who are most supportive of their daugh-ter’s community outreach and generousnature, happy that her work helps, NeatStuff provide these basic needs that enableso many children to dress with pride anddignity, thus inspiring self worth.
Closing out the program and possiblysaving the best for last was a testimonialfrom two sisters, Roxana and RebeccaCéspedes, who benefited from NeatStuff’s programs. The two, now attendingMiami-Dade College, spoke about howthe program helped them with tears ofgratitude. They shared how childrendressed in ill fitting and tattered clothescan become victims of bullying and devel-op low self esteem.
There were few dry eyes in the house fol-lowing that presentation. Neat Stuff is anorganization that inspires and certainly tugsat the heart of all who hear about the impacttheir efforts have on the children they helpand it is no wonder guests supporting theCasino Night helped the organization raisemore than $75,000 that will provide aweek’s supply of clothing for 1,250 chil-dren. Providing new clothes for childrenwho are in dire need can change their livesand for only $60, donors can buy a week’ssupply of new clothes for a child, a smallprice for such a large return. A multitude ofbusinessmen were among the 3,000 attend-ing. Among the many were CorporateSponsors Ignacio Borbolla and ErickFernandez, of AllState, who donated morethan 5,000 new uniforms to Neat Stuff lastyear. For more information on ways youcan help Neat Stuff, visit www.neat-stuffhelpskids.org.
Speaking of helping children in need,CRAVE at the Village of Merrick Park pro-vided CGWC a change of venue for arecent club meeting as a way of promotingtheir partnership with CRAVE to benefitthe Club’s May Van Sickle Children’sDental Clinic. As a CRAVE Cares partner,this free children’s dental clinic will receivea percentage of the Coral Gables CRAVEsales for the month of April that will helpsupport this dental clinic that provides morethan $220,000 on free dental care for chil-dren throughout Miami-Dade County.
In other Gables happening, Season’s 52hosted an after-hours event for the DoralBusiness Council Forum group on April 16th,
to celebrate the end of tax season for many.Guests enjoyed flatbreads and more whileenjoying Season 52’s great wine selection.
Speaking of good wines, MichaelMondavi, son of Robert Mondavi, recentlylunched at Angelique Euro Café on a recentvisit from California, with his FloridaMarket Manager for Folio Fine WinePartners, Miguel Pla. Angelique owner,Carlos Rossi, was actually the first localrestaurant to carry this selection of finewines that have become a favorite for din-ers. Look for Mondavi’s wines at a futureRotary Wine and Dine for Charity event.
Until next time, keep making each daycount.
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President of Neat Stuff Eric Vainder, Miss Florida Teen Crystal Ruiz, CBS 4’s Lissette Gonzalez and Neat StuffExecutive Director, Franklin Monjarrez.
Chris Leskauskas, CRAVE Dir. Of Operations from Minnesota; CGWC President Mireya Kilmon; and CRAVE Coral Gables
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The city of pleasant living, AKA SouthMiami was recently honored by the ArborDay Foundation which named the city A2012 Tree City USA. The city which wasalso honored last year for its “committmentto effective forest management” is goinggreen green green. BTW the Arbor DayFoundation partners with the U.S. ForestService and the National Association ofState Foresters.
For more information on the programgo to arborday.org/TreeCityUSA.
Heard that the South Miami Police
Dept recently had a DUI stop on SW 62Ave and US1. Story is that there were someseven arrests, at least one DUI, one drugsomething or another and some other good-ies. Gotta tell ya folks, these type of stopsare a good teaching tool for all those thatwere stopped and didn’t get arrested and asuper way to catch the impaired folks. Andfor those people that didn’t like the trafficchallenges that it caused... Well how can Isay it? Ok, here it is... Too Bad!
City Commissioners should a look atthe numerous areas in unincorporatedMiami-Dade County which will soon beunder study to see if they are fit to becomecities. There are at least four areas underconsideration, perhaps more, but as of rightnow, in the south end of the county, theseare the areas:
• On the east side the Florida Turnpikewest to Krome Ave., (from SW 8 Streetto Bird Road)
• Another one from Bird Road toKendall Dr. from the Turnpike to Krome
• A third area is from the Turnpike to 137Ave and from Kendall to SW 152 St.
• Another area under consideration isRichmond Heights.
And I’ll just betcha that right outside theSouth Miami city limits, west on MillerDrive and west on Sunset Drive might beon the block for annexing. And I cant helpbut wonder if the area just east of SW 57Ave., south of Sunset Drive, called HighPines, might be swallowed up by SouthMiami. Can you just imagine what thosewell-healed folks in High Pines will bethinking about the prospect of having tojoin the city of unpleasant Living. If I wasa betting sorta of guy, my money would beon those folks wanting to get annexed intothe city of Coral Gables.
Miami Children’s Hospital, the world-renowned specialty hospital that has helpedthousands of children over the decadessince it was first known as VarietyChildren’s located in Schenley Park, is try-ing to establish a 10-bed-maternity-facilityand is pitting the hospital with JacksonHealth System for these patients.
Children’s over the past few years has
tried to establish such a maternity facilityat the hospital but has failed to get stateapproval in the past. The institution is nowtrying to get the Florida Legislatureinvolved to grant the hospital the capabili-ty even though the Florida Agency ofHealth Care Administration (ACHA) hadnot approved a certificate of need and birthrates are down in Miami-Dade County.
The Watchdog Report contacted stateRep. Eddie Gonzalez, R-Hialeah (Networth Neg. $18,326) on Thursday to askabout the matter he is championing alongwith state Rep. Jose Oliva, R- Miami Lakes(Net worth $9.67 million), the potentialSpeaker of the House in 2016. Gonzalezsaid he is pushing the issue that is anamendment to another House bill thatapplies to the Villagers development inCentral Florida owned by a major GOPbacker and is still working its way throughthe legislature. Gonzalez the “Father ofthree” children said he is pushing the meas-ure because “These kids ultimately gettransported” to Miami Children’s becausethese “are precondition mothers with thekids,” including “Blue Babies,” and the billnow would require the hospital to have“Maternity Center Staff” and it is not“About the dollars, but saving lives,” thelegislator said. He also noted that theHouse budget included significant “fund-ing for Jackson” and said a former ACHAexpert said if he had been asked about thisten years ago. He would have “respondedno” but he said recently after all the techni-cal medical advances. “It should be lookedat” and Gonzalez noted the pediatric spe-cialty hospital sees babies from around the“entire state” and why he brought it to thelegislature, he said. And critics that haveexpressed concern about the mothershealth and available specialists on siteshould be mollified he thought since a fullmaternity staff requirement was added tothe amendment’s language he thought.
The Watchdog Report in an exclusiveinterview with Miami-Dade CommissionChair Rebeca Sosa Thursday on the matterindicated she “Tries to support all the hos-pitals in my area,” which has MiamiChildren’s Hospital smack in the middle ofher commission district. However, she did“not know the details,” of the state legisla-tion, she said. However, she did “believemothers whose babies might be at riskshould be able to have that choice,” ofwhere they might want to give birth to theirnew child, she thought.
During a recent marathon Miami-DadeCounty Board of County Commissionersmeeting, the Commissioners approved aresolution sponsored by CommissionerDennis Moss for the erection, construction
and operation of a helipad at Jackson SouthCommunity Hospital, a necessary feature ifthe hospital is to be a Class II TraumaCenter, as the Jackson South Hospital wantsit to be. Moss detailed the history of why thehospital was so important in South Dadeand when it was bought by the Health Trustback in the early 2000s and fulfilled a“promise” made to residents back in 1991when a county wide vote dedicated a half-cent sales tax in revenues to the county’spublic hospital. The pledge was made backthen to the South Dade community byCounty Commissioner Arthur Teele, Jr., andJackson CEO Ira Clark, both now deceased,and Moss believed the helipad was animportant component to bring traumapatients too the newly revamped facility.
Moss after being elected a county com-missioner back then pushed the Jacksonboard over the years to make that a realityhe said. He noted that his efforts to get apublic hospital in the area, after the countytore down a earlier facility but did notreplace it that he met “a lot of resistance,” ingetting this done. And the acquisition of thethen Deering Hospital was a “promise madeand a promise kept,” said Commissioner
José “Pepe” Diaz during the discussion andCommission Vice Chair Lynda Bell notedthat while “Jackson [South] has been a goodneighbor, Jackson has to continue workingwith the neighbors.” She also got a amend-ment passed that would have the countylooking at the placement of “sound barriers”and perhaps look at the cost of the “exten-sion of the wall” trying to mitigate the effectof the sound of the helicopters arrival tolocal residents.
(The last two items were provided bywww.watchdogreport.net.)
And the story around town is thatwhen Jackson South gets approval for atrauma center, that it will, according tomost estimates get back somewherearound 60% of that business that the maincampus of Jackson Memorial lost toKendall Regional Medical Center since itstarted provided trauma services about ayear ago. BTW, the story is that JMH lostaround $28 million in trauma revenue toKendall last year.
Thought of the Day:
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
— John Lubbock
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visit www.kingpinschallenge.org and clickon “The Challenge Weekend.”
South Miami Drug-Free CoalitionDirector Margaret Sotham said the businesscommunity’s embrace of The ChallengeWeekend is sign of their commitment to ahealthy community. “It’s wonderful that ourshops and restaurants are coming together tosupport the activities of the coalition and themission of keeping kids safe, healthy anddrug free.
As residents, property owners and busi-nesspeople with a stake in the health ofSouth Miami, their leadership sets a stan-dard for others to follow.”
On Sunday afternoon, former MiamiDolphins ‘Perfect Season’ team memberEugene “Mercury” Morris will talk with par-ents about the challenges of raising kids, hisown life experiences, and the value of hispersonal growth and development as a par-ent. A running back on the 1972 undefeatedteam, Morris played in three Pro Bowls and
three Super Bowls, winning Super BowlsVII and VIII before serving time in prisonfor a cocaine conviction. Since his release,he has devoted his life to motivating kids tomake healthy choices.
Morris will be interviewed by renownedlocal marriage and family therapist WaltLiebman, who is also the father of South MiamiVice Mayor Josh Liebman. Parents and fami-lies can hear Morris from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday,May 5 at the Parenting Challenge Dialogue, tobe held at The Shops at Sunset Place/UrbanOutfitters entrance. Reservations are suggested,call 305.856.4037. In recognition of the 17-0season, the first 17 attendees will receive asigned copy of his 1988 Book “Against theGrain.”
The Challenge Weekend grew out of TheKing Pins Challenge, an annual tradition inSouth Miami since 2009.
This bowling tournament is a family funevent that brings civic and business leaders,law enforcement, high school students andprofessional athletes to the 13 lanes atSPLITSVILLE to raise funds for the SouthMiami Drug-Free Coalition.
The coveted King Pins Challenge trophy isawarded to the team that raises the most funds.Now in its fifth year, The King Pins Challengeis the principle annual fundraising event forthe coalition. Teams from Chamber South,City of South Miami, First National Bank of
South Miami, South Miami Hospital, SouthMiami Police Department, South MiamiPolice Explorers, South Miami Senior Highand TeamFootWorks will compete atSPLITSVILLE Luxury Lanes, which hashosted the event since its inception.
Honorary Co-Chairs for this fifth annualevent are Miami-Dade County MayorCarlos Gimenez and wife Lourdes, andNBA Hall of Fame Finalist Tim Hardawayand wife Yolanda. They will be joined bymembers of the Miami Dolphins PerfectSeason team, other NBA celebs and currentNFL players. Event Sponsors include:Chamber South, Informed Families, MackCycle & Fitness, Police BenevolentAssociation, Shops at Sunset Place, SOMIMagazine, South Miami Hospital, SouthMiami Rotary, SPLITSVILLE andTeamFootWorks. Community Newspapersis media sponsor for the event.
The South Miami Drug-Free Coalition wasfounded in 2002 by Informed Families and adedicated group of community members fromeducation, business, media, health care, lawenforcement, civic and volunteer organiza-tions, parents, youth and others to create a safe,healthy and drug-free community.
The coalition has devoted more than $1million to the community in drug-preventionresources and programs for parents andyouth. Activities are based on scientificallyproven strategies for reducing substance use,and include a student-led underage drinkingcampaign at South Miami Senior High,Project Sticker Shock to remind adults not topurchase alcohol for minors, an afterschoolarts program designed to teach theatre skillswhile building self-esteem and resistance topeer pressure to use alcohol and drugs, andYouth Dialogue Day, when students joinleaders from business and government to lettheir voices be heard on issues of concern toyouth. Support for the coalition comes fromthe Substance Abuse and Mental HealthServices Administration, the South MiamiPolice Department/City of South Miami,Informed Families, Challenge Weekendsponsors and individual donors.
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Mention the Benefit Brunch to your
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PARENTING CHALLENGE DIALOGUE
WITH MERCURY MORRIS
The Shops at Sunset Place/ Urban
Outfitters entrance
Hours 2:00 – 4:00 pm
No charge, reservations recom-
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THE KING PINS CHALLENGE V
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Hours 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Price $25/adults; $10/child
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Former Miami Dolphins player Mercury Morris
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and wifeLourdes pose with former Miami Heat player TimHardaway (center).
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The Challenge
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NOW OFFERINGPRIMAL RAW.
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Open 7 Days a Week
Underwriting opportunities are avail-able, and individual tickets are $175.
Menu items will include stone crabs,cole slaw, hash brown potatoes, creamedspinach and Key Lime pie. For those whodon’t eat stone crabs, main course optionswill be available.
“Last year’s ‘Claws for Kids’ brunch wasa great success, and we’re happy to continuethis annual event,” said Judy Kramer, Clawsfor Kids committee chair. “The brunch pres-ents a great opportunity to enjoy Joe’s deli-cious cuisine without the wait while raisingfunds for the new South Beach Club.”
“Claws for Kids” committee membersinclude Kramer, Boys and Girls Clubs ofMiami-Dade former board president OlgaGuilarte, Lana DeSimone, Irene Korge,Susan Geiger, Eris Thomas, Connie andFred Rebozo, Rae Stein, Raul Marmol,Andres Guilarte and Mark Walker.
After having served the children ofMiami Beach for 27 years, the prior 2,500-square-foot South Beach Club on the exist-ing site was demolished in September 2011to make way for construction of the newfacility, which will open in early summerduring a celebratory ribbon-cutting party.The new South Beach Club will feature ateen center, state-of-the-art computer lab,
teaching kitchen for children, homeworkrooms, games rooms and a creative artsroom, and will serve approximately 400children from the local area.
For more information about sponsorships,underwriting or tickets, contact Astrid H.Ehrenstein at 305-446-9910, ext. 30, or viaemail at <[email protected]>.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dadehas been serving youth in the communitysince 1940. What once was a single build-ing and site for boys has grown to fiveclubs serving 10,000 boys and girls yearround, providing programs in the areas ofcharacter and leadership development,educational enhancement, career prepara-tion, health and life skills, cultural arts andsports, fitness and recreation.
Club staffing, initiatives, and programs aredesigned to inspire and enable young peopleand provide them with the resources to suc-ceed and share in the American Dream.
For more information, visit online atwww.bgcmia.org.
Joe’s Stone Crab, celebrating its 100thanniversary in 2013, was established whenJoseph Weiss came to Miami for a changeof climate to help his asthma. Weissopened a lunch stand, originally offeringfish and fries, in Miami Beach, whicheventually evolved into today’s establish-ment, located at 11 Washington Ave.
For more information, visit online atwww.joesstonecrab.com.
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BY DONNA SHELLEY
Dr. Anthony Bared always knew hewould be involved in the healing arts.
As a child, his interest was sparked bybandages and tape brought home by hisfather, Antonio Bared, a former paramedicand firefighter who later served as Miami-Dade County Fire Chief.
“I was fascinated by the tools of myfather’s trade,” said Dr. Bared. “Medicinewas a natural choice for me. It wasalways a fit.”
Today as a board-certified otolaryngolo-gist, he shares a practice with Dr. JefferyEpstein, a board-certified plastic surgeon,at “Facial Plastic Surgery Miami” withoffices at 6280 Sunset Drive.
“Arrive at the proper diagnosis,” is hisphilosophy that directs clinical judgmentsfor appropriate treatments. In concert withthe patient’s understanding of any pendingprocedure, “the basic goal is to improvethe health and quality of life of every indi-vidual,” emphasized Dr. Bared whosepractice concentrations include recon-structive surgery, rhinoplasty, and improv-
ing aging facial features.Rhinoplasty defined by the American
Society of Plastic Surgeons is “nosereshaping” to improve its appearance or bycorrecting impaired breathing, caused bystructural abnormalities, he pointed out.
Septoplasty, a special surgical proce-dure of the septum to aid breathing, cor-rects the shape of the area that separatesthe two nostrils.
Reconstructive surgery that corrects orimproves skin loss due to cancer or otherafflictions that can be safely removed.
Prospective patients will benefit fromlearning everything he or she can about agiven procedure, noted Dr. Bared, a lecturerand author for medical publications andtextbooks, and writer of an informativeblog.
A Miami native, he attended BelenJesuit Preparatory High School, then grad-uated summa cum laude from VanderbiltUniversity before attending the Universityof Miami’s School of Medicine.
Inducted into UM’s esteemed AlphaOmega Alpha Medical Honor Society; helater completed a five-year residency at
the University of Miami, specializing inotolaryngology and head and neck surgery.
Next receiving a highly-competitive fel-lowship from the American Academy of
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeryfrom the University Illinois-ChicagoDepartment of Otolaryngology, he studiedwith Dr. Dean Toriumi, a father of modernrhinoplasty.
Recently hosted by Baptist Health SouthFlorida, Dr. Bared discussed the newdirections of plastic surgery for treatmentof aging face conditions.
“There has been a paradigm shift fromattempting to fight gravity (by pulling upthe skin) to recognizing that aging causesloss of volume,” he stated, concluding that“safe and effective methods, such as fillersand injections are treatments used toaddress that issue.” .
Avoiding a radical approach to cosmeticsurgery is Dr, Bared’s goal “to ensure thatevery patient treatment results in animproved, natural appearance.”
Facial Plastic Surgery of Miami islocated at 6280 Sunset Dr. Suite 506,South Miami. For information about Dr.Bared and his services, visitwww.facialplasticsurgerymiami.com/ orcall 800-943-7295.
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BY BERNARDA REYES
The Greater Miami Youth Symphonyseason finale concerts will take place at 3and 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, at the SouthMiami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, 10950SW 211 St.
The Young Sousas Band, Young MozartsOrchestra, Concert/Jazz Band, and ConcertOrchestra with Concerto Competition win-ner Sophia Molina will perform at 3 p.m.,and the String Orchestra and SymphonyOrchestra with Concerto Competition win-ner Jason Arevalo will perform at 6 p.m.
The price of admission is $11-$21 and tick-ets can be purchased over the phone at 786-573-5300 or online at <www.smdcac.org..
The annual GMYS Concerto Competitiontook place on Feb. 23 at the Deering Estate atCutler. Molina and Arevalo performed theAccolay Violin Concerto and the Lalo ViolinConcerto, respectively, and will performthem again at the season finale concerts.
Sophia is a 10-year-old Miami native whostarted violin at the age of 4 with ProfessorAndres Trujillo. She has achieved Superiorratings for her performance at “Federation ofMusic Clubs” and solo and ensemble events,and has been an active member of the GreaterMiami Youth Symphony since 2007 when shestarted in Young Mozarts Orchestra.
Jason has been playing violin since age 9.He currently is a 10th grade student at NewWorld School of the Arts, and studies pri-vately under Daniel Andai and RafaelRodriguez. He was a finalist in the Alhambraand New World Symphony ConcertoCompetitions in 2013 and won the NewWorld School of the Arts ConcertoCompetition in the 2011-12 school year.
He has been a participant in the All-StateOrchestras for the past three years. In 2012, heattended the Killington Music Festival for cham-ber and solo music where he received master-classes from Joseph Silverstein, The NewOrford String Quartet, and the Boston Trio.
The Greater Miami Youth Symphony ispreparing to celebrate its 55th anniversarywith a trip and performance in Dublin,Ireland in March 2014. To raise funds for thetrip, there will be a raffle during intermissionat the May 5 concert while the GMYS cham-ber ensembles perform background music.Raffle prizes include an iPad, two tickets toFlorida Grand Opera for the season, privatesunset flight along the Florida coastline for2-3 people, and a cello.
The Greater Miami Youth Symphony wasfounded as the All-Miami Youth Symphonyby Robert Strassburg in 1958 as a comple-mentary facet to music education in the com-munity. Since then, GMYS has four other
trips recorded in its history — Colombia in1969, Mexico in 1993, Carnegie Hall in NewYork City in 2005, and to Italy in 2007.
Today, the Greater Miami YouthSymphony is an independent six-levelorchestra program dedicated to trainingyoung musicians between 5 and 18 years of
age. In addition to the large ensembles,GMYS offers students a chance to partici-pate in chamber music ensembles. One of themost known programs is the PreparatoryDivision through which we serve over 400beginning-level musicians with free groupinstruction and instruments.
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BY PATRICIA ROJAS
Members of the American Red Cross
Tiffany Circle of the South Florida Region
honored local military “women warriors” by
presenting them with custom designed chal-
lenge coins during a luncheon at the Coral
Reef Yacht Club.
The Tiffany Circle is a society of women
leaders and philanthropists who, by investing
$10,000 annually in their local American
Red Cross chapter, are following in the foot-
steps of a long line of women leaders who
have helped the Red Cross serve the
American public through times of war and
peace with disaster assistance, blood collec-
tion, safety training, and countless other
community assistance services.
The name Tiffany has historical precedent
in the beautiful Tiffany windows in the
Board of Governors Hall in the Red Cross
national headquarters in Washington, DC.
The women honored belonged to all
branches of the military and included
Brigadier General Linda Urrutia-Varhall,
Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance for the United States
Southern Command.
For nearly a century, military personnel
have created personalized challenge coins to
honor exceptional individuals, explained
Julia Bianchi, past Tiffany Circle National
co-chair. She said the tradition began when
an American World War I flying ace had
medallions minted for his unit to recognize
their loyalty.
“Today, besides being proof of unit mem-
bership, challenge coins are awarded to out-
standing service and appreciation of excel-
lence in performance of duty,” Bianchi
added. “The American Red Cross Tiffany
Circle continues this honored tradition and
today we are using this opportunity to per-
sonally honor local women members of the
Armed Forces by presenting coins in appre-
ciation for their hard work and sacrifice.”
Brigadier General Urrutia-Varhall used the
opportunity to thank the American Red Cross
for the long and strong partnership it has had
with the military. She made special reference
to the emergency messages that the Red
Cross sends to service men and women
across the country and the world and said
these communications were priceless.
She summed it best by saying, “The Red
Cross never leaves us. Never”
For more information, visit redcross.org or
join the blog at <http://blog.redcross.org>.
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Julia Bianchi (right) hands Brigadier General Linda Urrutia-Varhall a Tiffany Circle challenge coin.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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BY ADRIAN MADRIZ
Coral Reef Senior High School sopho-more Alexandra Markovich represented theEpilepsy Foundation ofFlorida and served asFlorida’s ambassador duringthe annual Kids Speak Up!conference, Apr. 21-23, inWashington, DC.
Markovich, a member ofCoral Reef’s legal magnetprogram, was one of 50 stu-dents from throughout theU.S. chosen to attend. Shemet with several of Florida’scongressional offices toadvocate for better access tocare, improved public edu-cation and more research tofind a cure for epilepsy.
While in Washington, DC, Markovichwas trained to become a national and localadvocate on behalf of the nearly 3 millionpeople in the U.S. with epilepsy. The three-day event included training sessions andseminars to help educate Markovich andthe other participants about epilepsy anddevelop their public speaking skills.
One of her goals was to gain support forthe reintroduction of Modernizing OurDrug and Diagnostics Evaluation andRegulatory Network Act (MODDERNCures Act). This legislation is intended toencourage the development of meaningfultreatments for people living with chronicdisease and disabilities.
“I want to encourage anyone impactedby epilepsy in any way to join me in speak-ing out by asking their members ofCongress to cosponsor this important act,”Markovich said. “There are 375,000Floridians living with epilepsy. Together, ifwe speak up and speak out, we can make apositive difference.”
As Florida’s ambassador, Markovich hascommitted to volunteering as an activeepilepsy advocate to help other kids andfamilies understand epilepsy and advocat-
ing for policies that supportpeople with epilepsy.
The Epilepsy Foundationof America sponsored theKids Speak Up! conference.The national nonprofit part-ners with affiliates like theEpilepsy Foundation ofFlorida to lead the fight tostop seizures, find a cure andovercome the challengescreated by epilepsy. Theorganizations’ goals are toensure people who haveseizures are able to partici-
pate in all life experiences;improve how people with
epilepsy are perceived, accepted and valuedin society, and promote research for a cure.
“We are most grateful for Alexandra’s
advocacy on behalf of so many people and
their families impacted by this disorder,”
said Karen Basha Egozi, CEO of the
Epilepsy Foundation of Florida. “Her trip
to the Capitol came at a particularly auspi-
cious time. The Institute of Medicine just
released a report showing the broad reach
of this condition, stating that 1 in 26 people
will develop epilepsy in their lifetime.
Alexandra’s engagement, commitment and
passion are making a difference.”
The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida pro-
vides numerous services to individuals and
families, such as advocacy and counseling,
education and prevention, direct medical
and neuropsychological services, as well as
research and other programs regardless of
financial situation or socioeconomic status.For more information, visit online at
<www.EpilepsyFLA.org>.
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Members of the Pinecrest Premier U12 Boys soccer team, participating in Baynanza the morning of Apr. 20at Chapman Field Park, are (l-r) Brandon Moncada, Reed Seckinger, Brent Pier, Zach Zelenak, DannyHenderson, Gabriel Shore and Mia Buitrago. Each boy picked up at least two giant bags of garbage from themangrove area, joining about 75 other participants at this location for the countywide Earth Day event.
(Photo by Meighan Alexander)
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BY LEE STEPHENS
The Fourth Annual Miami Food Bloggers
Bake Sale benefiting Share Our Strength/No
Kid Hungry (part of the National Food
Blogger Bake Sale) will take place on
Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This
year’s Bake Sale is hosted by the Southwest
Community Farmers’ Market at Tropical
Park, 7900 Bird Rd.
Baking bloggers include team captain
Renée Joslyn of FlamingoMusings.com and
Freakin’ Flamingo Jams; Fatgirl Hedonist
(FatgirlHedonist.com); Burger Beast
(BurgerBeast.com); Melissa Ginsberg
(TheFoodieTeacher.com); Lizbeth Cruz
Aiken (LoveMeFit.com); Annush (Annush
On The Causeway (annush.me)). Other bak-
ers include Chef Victoria and Chef Aimee of
Spice Galore, Lynne Cohen
(Girlyshoes.com), plus family and friends.
Every year, food bloggers across the coun-
try join the fight to end childhood hunger by
hosting bake sales in their communities. In
2012, 20 Food Blogger bake sales raised
nearly $30,000. Last year’s Miami sale
raised $3,652 for Share Our Strength/No Kid
Hungry, making it the No. 3 Food Blogger
Bake Sale in the country.
Highlights of this year’s Bake Sale include
a spectacular Raffle, with prizes donated by
Williams-Sonoma South Beach, Crave
Restaurant in Merrick Park, Chef Adrianne’s
Vineyard Restaurant & Wine Bar in Kendall,
EDGE Steak & Bar on Brickell, Blue Collar
Restaurant on Biscayne Boulevard in the
MiMo District, OTC on S. Miami Avenue,
Haven Gastro-Lounge on Lincoln Road, Spice
Galore in South Miami, and much more.
One hundred percent of moneys received
from the sale of baked goods and raffle tick-
ets and donations go to Share Our Strength’s
No Kid Hungry campaign to cover the cost
of opening additional meal sites serving chil-
dren; hire more staff to serve meals to kids;
provide mobile food pantries or cafeterias to
reach families who don’t have transportation
to meal sites; teach kids and their families
how to plan, shop for and cook healthy,
affordable meals that everyone enjoys.
For more information, visit the Miami
Team website at <http://join.strength.org>.
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On Easter weekend, ChristFellowship Church raised$90,000 to help feed 450
underprivileged localschool children everyweekend for an entire
school year. Hundreds ofstudents already have
received backpacks full offood and snacks for the
weekend. Because of thegenerous donations from
Easter, the backpack program will continue
through June, andthroughout the 2013-14
school year. If you want todonate to the backpackprogram, or learn how
your organization or company can get involved,call 305-238-1818 or visit
<www.cfmiami.org>.
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BY EDITH TORRES
Soccer 5 Academy Mini Soccer
Program, also referred to as small sided
soccer, makes its South Florida debut at
three popular Miami-Dade County-owned
parks — Tropical Park, located at 7900
SW 40 St.; Kendall Soccer Park, 8011 SW
127 Ave., and Amelia Earhart Park, 401 E.
65 St. in Hialeah.
Headed by Soccer 5’s director of coach-
ing development Alan Georgeson, who has
over 15 years of experience in Europe in
mini/small sided soccer, kids ages 3-12
will learn about the history of mini soccer,
the basics of how to play, reasons why
mini soccer is the preferred form of soccer
play for kids, youth, and even adults, and
will have the opportunity to play in 3v3 up
to 7v7 matches to gain long-lasting experi-
ence in the sport.
Until now, mini soccer in parks only was
available at Kendall Soccer Park. With its
recent grand opening of Soccer 5 Tropical
Park and its third location at Amelia
Earhart Park, mini/small sided soccer now
will be available across the county, provid-
ing a greater opportunity for children and
families to access the proper 4G turf game
fields specifically designed for “5v5,”
“6v6” and “7v7” games, that until now
were difficult to come by.
With smaller fields on which to play,
mini soccer is much easier for young chil-
dren or children who have never played to
learn the sport. In addition, mini soccer is
designed for competitive play against less
number of players, providing more oppor-
tunity for pick-up games, as well as more
opportunity to play the ball making mini
soccer popular with older players too.
Soccer 5 Tropical Park is open Monday
through Friday, 3 p.m.-midnight, and
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-midnight,
providing Soccer 5 Academy programs,
team programs, and summer, winter, and
spring-break camps.
For more information or to register for the
program, visit <www.miamisoccer5.com>.
“I cannot thank Miami-Dade Parks and
our Soccer 5 coaching staff enough for
making our dream of developing small
sided soccer for kids in the Greater
Miami area a reality,” said Alan
Georgeson, Soccer 5 Miami director of
Kids Soccer Development. “It is an excit-
ing time for us at Soccer 5 as we contin-
ue to expand our Kids Academy in South
Florida built on the success of our pub-
lic/private partnership with Miami-Dade
Parks and the Parks Foundation of
Miami-Dade,” he added.
“The Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade
is delighted to partner with The Soccer 5
vision to provide an outstanding experi-
ence for this community through soccer,”
said Allison Diego, director of Business
Development, Fundraising and Advocacy
for Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and
Open Spaces Department. “We are happy
to be a part of this important child sports
development,” she added.
Soccer 5 USA is the evolution of 5v5
soccer in the USA, a game for all ages and
skill levels for all who play soccer, talk
soccer, and shop soccer. Its mission is to
promote the game of soccer in every city
around the USA via its platform of Soccer
5 USA operations, Soccer 5 live video and
forums, the Soccer 5 Academy and a
Soccer 5 shop powered by passion!
For more information on Soccer 5 USA,
contact Scott Georgeson, president, US
Soccer 5 LLC, at 1-888-575-2976.
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BY JEANMARIE FERRARA
Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO ofThe Miami Foundation, has been selected bythe Aspen Institute as a member of its HenryCrown Fellowship program, atwo-year program thatengages the next generationof leaders to develop commu-nity-spirited leadership andput thought into action.
The highly selective fel-lowship will bring together20 executives from Northand South America — allunder 45 years of age — whohave achieved success intheir chosen fields and are ata meaningful inflection pointin their lives and careers.The program comprises astructured series of seminars and each fel-low will undertake an individual leadershipproject.
“It is an honor to be included in the 2013class of the Henry Crown Fellows,” Sotosaid. “Cultivating thoughtful leaders is a keygoal of the Foundation’s work. I look forwardto getting the global perspective on society’s
leadership challenges and infusing thoseprinciples into our programs training youngleaders here in Miami-Dade.”
The Henry Crown Fellowship Program,established in 1997 to honor the life and
accomplishments of Chicagoindustrialist Henry Crown, isthe flagship program of theAspen Global LeadershipNetwork. It has 1,600 Fellowsin 45 countries.
The program has four previ-ous fellows from GreaterMiami: Sergio M. Gonzalez,senior vice president for uni-versity advancement and exter-nal affairs at the University ofMiami; Wifredo A. “Willy”Ferrer, United States Attorneyfor the Southern District ofFlorida; Cesar R. Conde, pres-
ident of Univision Networks, and RickyArriola, president and CEO of Inktel DirectCorporation. Soto is the only Florida memberof the 2013 fellows class.
For more about The Aspen Institute, visit<www.aspeninstitute.org>. For more infor-mation about The Miami Foundation, visit<www.miamifoundation.org>.
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BY ROXANA ROMERO
The numbers aligned for a group ofMiami Dade College (MDC) studentsrecently. Members of the Math Club fromKendall and North campuses grabbed fiveout of seven places in the 2013 MathOlympics competition in Jacksonville.
North Campus’ mathematics majorYang Li defeated his opponents to clinchfirst place in the individual competition.Having completed the majority of his stud-ies in China, Li’s first step when he arrivedin Miami was to continue his passion formathematics and enroll at MDC.
During his first semester, he joined theMath Club. A year later, he served as itspresident. But Li isn’t all left-brained. Hispassion for music began when he was 9. Heplays the piano and competed in national
and Chinese talent competitions. He plansto return to his native China to work as anengineer or professor after graduating.
Li and his teammates, Stanely Dor,Alberto Gutierrez, Octavio Del Sol, andRene Villareal, battled other students, earn-ing second place, in the team challenge.
Kudos are in order for the KendallCampus Math Club, too. StevenRivadeneira walked away with secondplace in the individual competition, whileNicolas Luca earned praise for his fourth-place standing. Rivadeneira and Luca werejoined by Hau Lian and Wenkui Ren, andtook third place in the team competitions.
Students representing other MDCcampuses also were part of the MathOlympics. MDC has a history of highfinishes at local, state, and nationalcompetitions.
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BY BROOKE LEMAIRE
Treat mom to a decadent and delicious
day at Fairchild Tropical Botanic
Garden’s Mother’s Day Brunch on
Sunday, May 12, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., in
the Garden House at Fairchild Tropical
Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd. in
Coral Gables.
Delight in the flavors of Europe with this
year’s menu theme, “A Taste of Italy.”
Travel through the Eternal City with dishes
like Chianti-laced rosemary roast beef,
roasted Tuscan vegetables, fresh baked
focaccia and more at the Savory Station.
Enjoy classic brunch items with an Italian
twist, including cornetto pastries, ricotta
coffee cake and sweet Italian sausage at the
Breakfast Station. Complement the main
course with tre colore, Caesar and caprese
salads.
The whole family will love the Dessert
Station complete with a gelato bar, mini
cannoli and baked biscotti.
Brunch is $55 per adult, $27.50 per
child 5-12 years old, and free for children
4 and under. Service charge and Florida
sales tax apply.
See the full menu for more details. For
reservations, please call 305-256-8399.
Visit the Mother’s Day Brunch webpage
at <www.fairchildgarden.org>.
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BY MARITZA ARCEO-LOPEZ
Miami Seaquarium honors and cele-brates Mother’s Day by turning it into amonth-long celebration — Mother’s May.
Moms are encouraged to go to<www.miamiseaquarium.com/momsmonth> and “enter to win” prizesand register to receive anadmission discount coupon.Prizes include: First prize —a day of animal interactionsfor mom and three familymembers; second prize — ahands-on VIP tour for momand three family members;third prize — four annualpasses to Miami Seaquarium.
Every mom who registersonline will receive a couponfor 30 percent off admissionfor her and her family (up tosix guests) to visit all the ani-mal moms at the park during the month ofMay. This discount offer is available onlyfor Florida residents.
In addition, each day at the park in Maya “Mom of the Day” will be selected ran-domly and given a special prize pack.
“Mother’s May is our way of recogniz-ing and honoring all moms,” said AndrewHertz, general manager at MiamiSeaquarium. “We want to help you make
mom feel extra special. This isour way of saying ‘thank you’for everything moms do.”
Miami Seaquarium, SouthFlorida’s most popular touristattraction, is a family-orientedmarine-life park open to thepublic 365 days a year. Thepark provides visitors with agreater understanding andappreciation for marine lifethrough shows, presentationsand marine-life exhibits.General admission to MiamiSeaquarium is $39.95 and$29.95 for children (ages 3-9).
More information on Miami Seaquarium isavailable online at <www.miamiseaquari-um.com>.
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BY AMANDA KNAPP
International Culture Exchange Services
(ICES) is a non-profit organization seeking
families who are interested in hosting inter-
national high school students, ages 15-18,
from Europe, Asia, and Latin America for
the 2013-14 school year.
Students bring their own spending
money and have full insurance coverage.
Hosting an exchange student is a
rewarding way to experience another cul-
ture without ever leaving home. In addi-
tion, ICES host families are eligible for a
tax deduction.
ICES always has relied on volunteer
families who open their hearts and home to
an exchange student by bringing them into
their family and guiding them through this
once-in-a-lifetime experience in the United
States. Host families come in all shapes
and sizes and represent the diversity of
American culture.
Families are of varied economic, reli-
gious and racial backgrounds. They
include working parents, couples with or
without children, single parents, and empty
nesters.
In addition to treating the student like a
family member, the host family also pro-
vides a separate bed, a quiet place to study,
daily meals with the family, some local
transportation, open communication,
encouragement and sound advice to the
student.
Each exchange student is responsible,
caring, and already attends school regular-
ly. The student shows consistent effort to
share his/her culture and customs with the
host family and the community. They also
participate fully in family and school life
with open communication and program
commitment. Students arrive with their
own spending money and full medical and
accidental insurance.
Contact your area representative if you
are interested in hosting: Amanda Knapp
at 1-845-204-8857 or at
<[email protected]> or for more
information visit <www.icesusa.org>.
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BY BEGOÑE CAZALIS
The Homestead/Florida City Chamberof Commerce is sponsoring a MilitaryAppreciation Art and Essay Contest onthe meaning of freedom and honoring ourmilitary.
The artwork and essays will be exhibitedat the Military Appreciation Day event onSaturday, May 25, from 3 to 9 p.m., at LosnerPark, 104 N. Krome Ave. Contest winnerswill be announced the day of the event.
The essay contest invites middle school(grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12)students to write a 500-word limit essayabout what freedom and honoring servicemeans. The art contest, open for four agegroups, Elementary (K-2), Elementary(grades 3-5), Middle School (grades 6-8)and High School (grades 9-12), invites stu-dents to design a Memorial Day artworkabout what freedom and honoring servicemeans. Art submissions may be in anyartistic medium (paint, drawing, photogra-phy, sculpture, collage, etc.).
Each category’s age group will receivecash prizes as follows: $100 for first place,
$50 for second and $25 for third. Deadlinefor entries is May 15. Contest entries mustbe delivered or mailed to the GreaterHomestead/Florida City Chamber ofCommerce, 455 N. Homestead Blvd.Homestead, FL to the attention of:Executive Director Rosa Brito. Essayentries may be emailed to: <[email protected]>. All submissions mustinclude student name, school, grade,address, and phone. For more informationcall 305-247-2332.
Winners will be announced at theMilitary Appreciation Day event, where allcontest entries will be exhibited. The eventwill include live music, military displaysand demonstrations, food trucks, vendors,and bounce houses. The event, which isorganized by the City of Homestead inpartnership with the Military AffairsCommittee, Homestead Air Reserve Baseand Homestead/Florida City Chamber ofCommerce, will offer to Military ID hold-ers free $10 vouchers redeemable for foodat the event. Additionally those wearing aMilitary Uniform will be entered for freeinto a $500 value prize raffle.
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BY ALICE FISHER
If you think that your furry friend needs
a bit of culture in his/her life, here is your
chance to make it happen. You and your
four-legged friend can attend a one-of-a-
kind shopping and cultural experience
when you attend “Culture Your Canine” on
Thursday, May 2, in Coral Gables benefit-
ing the animals at the Humane Society of
Greater Miami.
(Note: Only well behaved, vaccinated,
and leashed dogs are invited.)
Guests will browse the wonderful selec-
tion of items available at Fine Line
Furniture and Accessories, Filomena
Fernandez Clothing Boutique, The
Americas Collection Fine Arts Gallery, and
Gallilani, all located at 4217 and 4213
Ponce De Leon Boulevard. Each show-
room will provide music, drinks and light
bites. Cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose
Vodka. There also will be a fabulous silent
auction and raffle.
There is a $15 fee at the door and 15 per-
cent of all sales made that evening will ben-
efit the organization as well. Sponsors
include: Art Work Partners, Brown Design,
Epi-Pet, Eppa Sangria, Filomena
Fernandez FineLine, Gallilani, Grey
Goose, Perry Ellis International, Planet
Beach, Rocky Patel Cigars, Sea Dream
Yatch Club, SideWalk Salads, Sotheby’s,
The Americas Collection, The Collection,
and the Victor Hotel.
PetNet, a diverse membership group of
young professionals united by a love for
animals who “party with a purpose” to cre-
ate awareness about responsible pet owner-
ship and raise funds for homeless pets at
the Humane Society of Greater Miami.
PetNet meets each month at different
Miami hot spots for yappy hours, mixers
and themed get-togethers.
Visit <www.humanesocietymiami.org>
to pre-register and make your donation
online. For additional information, contact
Dani Kandera at the Humane Society of
Greater Miami via email at
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BY XIOMARA MORDCOVICH
Miami-Dade County Animal ServicesDepartment, in partnership with the HumaneSociety of Greater Miami and The CatNetwork, participated in the AmericanSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals (ASPCA) Annual Partnership meet-ing in Austin, TX in September 2012, where10 other communities nationwide also pre-sented their accomplishments and projectedincrease in the number of abandoned petssaved in our respective communities.
The ASPCA Partnership is a collaborativeeffort with communities to increase the liverelease rate of local shelters through sustain-able data-driven plans and programs. Theobjective is to engage the community, toreunite lost pets with their families, increaseadoptions, provide targeted spay/neuter andsupport community cats.
“As part of the ASPCA Partnership,Miami-Dade County Animal ServicesDepartment and our partners have benefitedfrom a variety of resources and professionalinformation to continue to improve the serv-ices provided to our community pets and res-
idents” said Alex Muñoz, Animal Servicesdirector.
“Our community goal is to increase theLive Release Rate by 10 percent in 2013, andwe are dedicated to working diligently andcreatively to accomplish it. The support ofthe ASPCA is essential to achieve this objec-tive and we are confident we will meet ourgoal” Muñoz added.
The ASPCA grants benefit the depart-ment’s Dog and Cat Transport Program relo-cation expenses, an Employee IncentiveProgram to increase the live release of pets atASD, support for the Mega Pet AdoptionEvent, marketing budget to promote jointevents with Miami-Dade partners, TNG(Trap/Neuter/Give Back) surgery support,and off-site adoption event, transport andresponse trailer, totaling $137,000.
Each year, Animal Services, located at7401 NW 74 St., receives over 30,000 pets.The goal of ASD is to increase pet adoptions,rescues, and the number of families reunitedwith their lost pets, as well as communityawareness and involvement with the shelter.
For more information, visit <www.miami-dade.gov/animals> or call 3-1-1.
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BY LEE STEPHENS
The newest addition to ArcadiaPublishing’s “Images of America”series is Along the Miami River fromlocal author Paul S. George. Thebook boasts more than 200 vintageimages of this Florida region.
Although the Miami River origi-nally was just 4.5 miles in length, ithas been a robust working river sincethe incorporation of Miami in 1896.With a volume of trade exceeding $4billion annually, the Miami Riverhas been central to the story ofMiami for thousands of years.
Native Miamians lived along theriver for millennia and used it astheir “expressway,” as well as theirsource for food and water. The river-banks have been home to exotic ani-mals, Jesuit missions, slave planta-tions, Army forts, Julia Tuttle (the“Mother of Miami”) and a grandGilded Age hotel. Even with thepost-World War II rise of suburbiaand the flight of residents away fromthe center of the city, the river hasremained busy.
Today, with a renaissance in cen-tral Miami, there has been a signifi-cant increase in appreciation for therole of the river in this revival and inthe rich history of the city. Along theMiami River shares this unique his-tory using vintage images that allowthe reader to step back in time andview their community from a differ-ent perspective.
Along the Miami River by Paul S.George (128 pages/ softcover) is priced at$21.99. It is available at area bookstores,
independent retailers, and online retailers,or through Arcadia Publishing at 1-888-313-2665 or online at <www.arcadiapub-lishing.com>.
New book explores life along the Miami River
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BY PATRICIA HOYOS
Seasoned sales and marketing profes-sional Liliana Páez is a prime example of aworking mother who has successfully bal-anced her career and motherhood.
The local mom entrepreneur is on a mis-sion to teach other women how to find bal-ance in their lives and establish their ownbusiness, and thereby “have it all.” Páezrecently launched her first book, FemalePower A Women’s Guideto Becoming aMillionaire, which fea-tures specific strategiesand techniques for womento set out on the path ofsuccess.
The sales entrepreneuris the founder and CEO ofGlobal Smarts Products, acompany headquartered inMiami’s Brickell areawith a global presence.The firm focuses on creat-ing, designing and sellingcutting edge, innovativeproducts, which are cur-rently sold at major retail-ers in over 35 countries,via e-commerce and Direct ResponseTelevision. She has gone from sellingcakes door to door, to engaging in multiplesuccessful business ventures to foundingher own company.
In her book, Páez creates a step-by-stepprogram to achieve financial triumph. Theguide, along with Liliana’s personal storyon how she became a successful business-woman despite obstacles, provides womenwith all the necessary tools to flourish.
Female Power A Women’s Guide toBecoming a Millionaire is comprised ofher inspiring biography, an easy-to-follow15-step guide, a CD audio book, a CD to
program the listener’s subconscious and astrategic agenda for the reader to keep upwith an action plan and make it happen.
“Every woman has the potential toachieve her dreams and reach professionaland financial realization,” said LilianaPáez, author of the Female Power AWomen’s Guide to Becoming aMillionaire.
“Today, women no longer have tochoose between being a stay-at-home mom
or being a business-woman, and they need totake advantage of this.”
Originally fromColombia, Páez wasraised by a middle classfamily and came toMiami in pursuit of herAmerican dream. She hasachieved $5 billion insales throughout her illus-trious career.
Some of the topicsaddressed in the bookinclude: working for your-self, the magic of visuali-zation, ambition as yourbest friend, tips on takingthe “no” out of life, sales
as a path toward financial success wheninvesting isn’t an option, among others.
With her comprehensive book, Lilianahopes to inspire women to choose theirown destiny by fearlessly pursuing theirgoals. The guide serves as a tool forwomen to realize that a change of attitudetoward life and challenges is a crucial firststep toward achieving success. Her mov-ing story of how she became a successfulbusinesswoman through her own effortswill motivate readers to believe in them-selves and the power of determination.
For more information visit online at<www.femalepowerprogram.com/>.
Local businesswoman launches first book about ‘having it all’
Liliana Páez –––––––––––––––––––––
BY IVONNE LABRADA-LEICHTLING
Through her professional dance careerthat spanned over two decades, formerprima ballerina Maria Teresa del Realbecame an expert at devising new and cre-ative ways to maintain the fitness levelsneeded to keep her dancingat top form.
Like many cross-trainers,del Real sought effective fit-ness props that would helpher achieve a strong, defined,well-aligned, elongatedphysique without bulking upthe muscles on her legs orarms.
After 20 successful yearsas a prima ballerina inEurope, del Real recentlymoved to South Florida andopened Barrebox, a boutiquefitness studio featuring hersignature ballet-inspired, cross-trainingworkout programs for non-dancers:
BalletFit, which incorporates basic balletsteps with the use of elastic bands (on thebarre and from above), resistance rings,light weights and medicine balls, and
BalletBox, a combination of boxing withbasic ballet movement. The one-hourclasses are designed for all levels and donot require prior dance experience.
“I am excited to share my expertise withfitness enthusiasts who are seeking theguidance of an experienced dance profes-sional like myself to diversify their work-out routines and improve their bodies,” delReal said. “The Barrebox method is a com-
pilation of carefully devised exercises cus-tomized for the non-dancer.”
These movements, techniques and exer-cises were developed out of her experi-ences with fellow ballet professionals,coaches and physical therapists.
Born in Miami and raised in San Juan,Puerto Rico, del Real wasconsidered a ballet wun-derkind when Ballets de SanJuan promoted her to princi-pal dancer at 17. Three yearslater, she won the bronzemedal at the VarnaInternational BalletCompetition. Soon after, delReal joined Pittsburgh BalletTheater as principal dancerand continued on to a stellarcareer in Europe performingwith the Royal Ballet ofFlanders, English NationalBallet, Scottish Ballet and
Birmingham Royal Ballet, among others.She also had the privilege to dance with
a prestigious cadre of male ballet starsincluding Rudolf Nureyev, FernandoBujones, Carlos Acosta and José ManuelCarreño.
HRH Queen Elizabeth II acknowledgeddel Real as one of the most distinguishedAmericans living in London and PrincessDiana invited del Real to perform for herand a select audience at KensingtonPalace.
Barrebox is located at 2420 SW 27 Ave.For schedule, class descriptions, rates oradditional information, visit <www.bar-rebox.com> or call 305-900-3040.
Cross training, boxing meetballet at Barrebox Fitness
BalletFit incorporates basic ballet steps with the use of elastic bands. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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BY VICTORIA GALAN
As part of the 13th annual InternationalArt of Storytelling program, the Miami-Dade Public Library System presents“Once Upon a Time in Almeria” by MarkParascandola, from Apr. 26 to June 3, onthe second floor exhibition space in theMain Library, 101 W. Flagler St.
The series of photographs captures theregion of Almeria, Spain, which was hostto dozens of filmmakers who, during the1960s and 1970s, constructed elaboratemovie sets, invoking locations from theAmerican Southwest to Bedouin Arabia.
The exhibition focuses on the architec-ture and locations used in classic filmssuch as Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia,
Patton, and Sergio Leone’s “spaghettiwesterns” starring Clint Eastwood. Someof the buildings shown were constructedsolely as temporary sets, while others arepre-existing structures with their own his-tory, discovered and reused by foreignmovie directors. The prints on display arelimited-edition digital prints made usingarchival pigment inks.
Each year, the Miami-Dade LibrarySystem partners with a library from anoth-er country in an effort to share and exploreeach other’s customs and cultures. The2013 international exchange partner is theBibliotecas de la Comunidad de Madrid inMadrid, Spain.
For more information about this exhibit,contact Art Services at 305-375-5048.
Miami-Dade Library to present‘Once Upon a Time in Almeria’
BY CATHY GUERRA
In partnership with the ArchaeologicalSociety of Southern Florida, the DeeringEstate at Cutler presents a free lecture onthe second Thursday of each month at 7p.m. Lectures are conducted in the VisitorCenter Auditorium at the Deering Estate atCutler, 16701 SW 72 Ave. The lectures arefree and open to the public.
The program on Thursday, May 9, at 7p.m., is “World War II and the Blimp Baseat Richmond Field.” Presenter is AnthonyAtwood, PhD.
Dr. Atwood will discuss the importanceof Florida’s role, emphasis on SouthFlorida, not simply as a vast training camp,but equally important as a point of depar-ture of United States military air poweraround the world. The offshore waters werealso the scene of a critical naval battle, oneof the few in the Western Hemisphere.
Anthony Atwood is a recently retiredNavy Reserve Officer, the executive direc-tor of the Military Museum and Memorialof South Florida, a Florida InternationalUniversity history professor, and a nativeMiamian.
The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade County Park, is located at 16701 SW72 Ave. This 444-acre natural and archeo-logical preserve and historic site is listed onthe National Register of Historic Placesand serves as a center for education, cultureand recreation.
Historic house tours are offered dailyat 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Natural areastours are offered daily at 12:30 p.m.(October-May). EcoAdventure Tours areoffered throughout the year for an addi-tional fee.
For more information on the DeeringEstate’s educational and cultural programs,visit <www.deeringestate.org>.
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BY WOODY GRABER
Miami Children’s Museum (MCM)transported more than 600 attendees to aBlues Brothers-inspired evening onSaturday, Apr. 6, at the 2013 Be A KidAgain Gala, “We’re on a Mission.”
Nearly $1 million were raised in supportof educational programming with the helpof generous donors, sponsors, an extensivesilent auction and a high-end live auctionhosted by Big 105.9 FM morning host PaulCastronovo and Pulitzer Prize-winningauthor and humorist Dave Barry.
The event was chaired by Mike andChris Weinberg. The night’s major spon-sors included: Premier Sponsors AlanPotamkin and Brigitt Rok and theFairholme Foundation; PresentingSponsors were MCM chair of the boardJeff and Yolanda Berkowitz, CoastalConstruction Group and the MiamiMarlins/David Samson.
Guests enjoyed Blues Brothers-themedculinary delights by Chef DavidSchwadron and danced to a dazzling multi-
media performance by the famed Jake andElwood Blues Revue, the complete BluesBrothers tribute band.
One of the night’s highlights was theexciting live auction emceed by the “madmen” of the evening, Dave Barry and PaulCastronovo which included a custom por-trait by Romero Britto, a Porsche Boxsterlease from the Collection, limited editionGirard-Perregaux iconic FORevergladesluxury timepiece, Yacht charter to Bimini,Miami Heat playoff tickets and a $45,000Tahitian Pearl Necklace. In addition to thelive auction, guests supported educationalprogramming by bidding on over 200 itemsin an extensive silent auction.
Miami Children’s Museum, located onWatson Island, offers bilingual and inter-active exhibits; programs and classes andlearning materials related to arts, culture,community and communication. MCMhas 14 interactive galleries and housesmany exciting and fun traveling exhibits.
For more information about MiamiChildren’s Museum call 305-373-KIDS(5437) or visit <www.miamichildrensmu-seum.org>.
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BY NANCY PEREZ
Miami-Dade County’s Department ofRegulatory and Economic ResourcesBusiness Affairs Division,Consumer Protection, inpartnership with the DadeCounty Bar AssociationCounty Court Committee,will host a seminar onLandlord–Tenant Law,Wednesday, May 22, from1 to 3 p.m. The seminar willtake place at the WestKendall Regional Library,10201 Hammocks Blvd.Reservations are requiredprior to the event.
The seminar is designedto educate landlords, prop-erty managers, tenants and lawyers aboutthe nuts and bolts of a lease and the proce-dures involved in an eviction process.Handout materials will be provided.
Jeffrey Hearne of Legal Services ofGreater Miami Inc., private attorneyMichael Birnholz, and Miami-Dade
County Consumer Advocate Leonard Eliaswill provide an overview of the landlord-tenant law to help landlords and tenantsunderstand their rights and responsibilities.
“Landlord-tenant dis-putes can easily escalateinto high priced legalaction” Elias stated. “Theselegal expenses can be mini-mized, if not avoided, whenlandlords and tenants knowtheir rights and responsibil-ities under the law.”
This event is open to thepublic at a cost of $10 tocover seminar materials.Attorneys desiring to attendmust register through theDade County BarAssociation to receive two
continuing legal education credits. DCBAattorneys must pay $20 and non-DCBAattorney fees are $30 to attend the seminar.
Note: If you are not an attorney and wishto attend you must call the ConsumerProtection Mediation Center to RSVP at305-375-3677.
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Five Star Baseball Camp“Where fun & baseball are one in the same”
at Westminster Christian School Baseball ComplexJune 24 - 28 • July 22 - 26
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm (Full Day is available thru Camp Westminster)
Visit our website and register online: www.wcsmiami.orgor www.fivestarbaseballcamp.com
CAMP DIRECTORS:Jorge Fabregas
9 year major league career,World Series ChampionUniversity of Miami Baseball Hall of Famer
Emil Castellanos - Head CoachWestminster Christian High School
Westminster Christian School is located in Palmetto Bay 6855 SW 152 St.
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The all-new 2014 Kia Forte is one of thebest new car buys on the market today. Fullyloaded, the top-of-the-line model costs under$20,000 and the base price is just $15,900.
Slotted between the Rio sub-compactsedan and the best-selling Optima mid-sizesedan, the all-new Forte includes a long listof available premium features in a packagethat easily accommodates five passengersand their luggage.
The redesigned Forte is longer and widerthan its predecessor — and that translates tomore legroom — and has European-influ-enced styling similar to the Sonata, anothersleek sedan from corporate sister Hyundai.Dramatically swept headlight lenses cutdeeply into the front fenders and incorporateprojector headlights. LED positioning lightscreate distinct eyebrows, making the Forteinstantly recognizable.
Gentle sculpting along the lower flankstaper the sheet metal inward, giving the car ataut, nimble appearance. To the rear, the up-
kicked fender line and trunk design allow thecomplex curves of the taillights to flow overthe rear haunches.
On the inside, the driver-focused cabin iscanted 10 degrees and features high-qualitymaterials and soft touch points. Large, easy-to-read instruments dominate and secondarycontrols are easy to find, while the optional4.2-inch color LCD screen between thewhite-on-black gauges in the EX providestrip and ancillary vehicle information.Chrome bezels ring the HVAC rotary knobsand the optional push-button start. Additionalchrome accents, standard Bluetooth handsfree phone integration and power windows,mirrors and door locks add to the Forte’s lux-ury feel. Optional leather seating trim, powersunroof and dual-zone automatic climatecontrol with rear seat vents and HID headlights add to the sophistication.
Under the hood, the Forte is powered byeither an efficient 1.8-liter 148 hp engine or amore powerful 2.0-liter 173 hp GDI. Fueleconomy for the 2.0-liter is rated at 24/36 mpg.
The 2014 Forte is offered in two models:LX with a 1.8-liter engine and manual trans-
mission — standard equipment includes steer-ing wheel-mounted audio controls, SiriusXMsatellite radio, Bluetooth, power windows, airconditioning and heated power-folding mir-rors. Add-ons include 16-inch alloy wheels,
cruise control, keyless entry with remote trunkrelease and a sliding front armrest. Add $1,500for an automatic transmission.
EX with a 2.0-liter GDI engine andSportmatic automatic transmission — includesKia’s next-generation UVO in-vehicle info-tainment and telematics system with eServices,which can be integrated with an optional navi-gation system. Additional standard EX featuresinclude remote keyless entry with trunk open-er, rear camera and display, and a unique cool-ing glove box for your beverages.
The new sportmatic transmission lets youswitch between comfort, normal and sportdriving modes. Add-ons include air-cooledseats and heated steering wheel, power sun-roof, 17-inch alloy wheels, push button start,and HID headlights and LED taillights.
Ron Beasley is the automotive editor forMiami’s Community Newspapers. He may becontacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext. 261,or by addressing email correspondenceto<[email protected]>.
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Ron BeasleyAUTOMOTIVE EDITOR
Kia Forte has European-influenced styling with dramatically swept headlight lenses, and an up-kicked fender lineand trunk design.
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