E E ENDALL GAZETT ENDALL GAZETT K K One of Miami’s Community Newspapers Phone: 305-669-7355 www.communitynewspapers.com JULY 26 - AUGUST 8, 2011 www.westkendallbusiness.com BY RICHARD YAGER N ew legislation to ensure “pro-con- sumer reform” in the county’s Water and Sewer Department (WSD) billing is being sought by Miami-Dade District 10 Commissioner Javier D. Souto. His action are, in part, the result of 10 complaints against WSD handling of excessive charges and penalties in quar- terly billings that Souto termed “unnec- essarily punitive” in a statement issued by his office on June 30. “The Kendall Federation of Homeowners and many homeowners as well as businesses have reached out to me with a desire for change from a department they view as unresponsive to customers,” Souto charged. Sent a copy of the release with Souto’s statement, the WSD initially declined detailed comment until any legislative measures are proposed, according to Jennifer L. Messemer, public information officer for the department. In one instance, the Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations (KFHA) Board of Directors pointed to the South Florida Water Management District’s “Water Restriction Charge” that assessed a laundromat $975 sur- charge on a $4,012 quarterly billing. The surcharge is imposed by the district on all customer statements. Souto said he will ask WSD for “a tiered formula” for such payments to exempt customers experiencing “a high water bill due to leakage or theft” rather than paying the surcharge before a potential adjustment. Souto seeks WSD reform of ‘excessive’ water bills ––––––––––––––––– See BUDGET, page 4 Westwind Lakes campers begin countywide Morning Mile Run Mayor to discuss proposed budget at July 28 meeting BY LEE STEPHENS N ewly elected Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez will dis- cuss his proposed county budget with residents during a Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations (KFHA) town hall meet- ing on July 28 at 7 p.m. The mayor’s first such gathering with citizens will take place at the Kendall Village Center Civic Pavilion, 8625 SW 124 Ave. (across from the Regal Theater). The mayor’s spending plan already has produced controversy and headlines as the proposed blue- print calls for the elimination of 1,300 county jobs, requires conces- sions from county employees and slates 13 libraries for closure. The budget also cuts property tax rates and generally protects services cur- –––––––––––– See WATER BILLS, page 4 BY RICHARD YAGER M ore than 100 Westwind Lakes summer campers kicked off a countywide “Morning Mile Run” program as Miami-Dade Commission chair Joe Martinez urged them “to keep fit throughout your lifetime.” “I try to stay in shape by jogging or at least walking the year-around,” Martinez added just before helping lead the inaugural mile run and walk at the West Kendall park on July 13. Miami-Dade Commission chair Joe Martinez (left) and Parks director Jack Kardys try one mile run. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– See RUN, page 4
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EEENDALL GAZETTENDALL GAZETTKKOne of Miami’s Community Newspapers Phone: 305-669-7355
www.communitynewspapers.com JULY 26 - AUGUST 8, 2011
www.westkendallbusiness.com
BY RICHARD YAGER
NNew legislation toensure “pro-con-sumer reform” in thecounty’s Water andSewer Department
(WSD) billing is being sought byMiami-Dade District 10 CommissionerJavier D. Souto.
His action are, in part, the result of 10complaints against WSD handling ofexcessive charges and penalties in quar-terly billings that Souto termed “unnec-essarily punitive” in a statement issuedby his office on June 30.
“The Kendall Federation ofHomeowners and many homeowners aswell as businesses have reached out tome with a desire for change from adepartment they view as unresponsiveto customers,” Souto charged.
Sent a copy of the release withSouto’s statement, the WSD initiallydeclined detailed comment until anylegislative measures are proposed,according to Jennifer L. Messemer,public information officer for thedepartment.
In one instance, the KendallFederation of Homeowner Associations(KFHA) Board of Directors pointed tothe South Florida Water ManagementDistrict’s “Water Restriction Charge”that assessed a laundromat $975 sur-charge on a $4,012 quarterly billing.The surcharge is imposed by the districton all customer statements.
Souto said he will ask WSD for “atiered formula” for such payments toexempt customers experiencing “a highwater bill due to leakage or theft” ratherthan paying the surcharge before apotential adjustment.
Souto seeks WSD reform of ‘excessive’ water bills
––––––––––––––––– See BUDGET, page 4
Westwind Lakes campers begin countywide Morning Mile Run
Mayor to discuss proposedbudget at July 28 meeting
BY LEE STEPHENS
NNewly electedM i a m i - D a d eMayor CarlosGimenez will dis-cuss his proposed
county budget with residents during aKendall Federation of HomeownerAssociations (KFHA) town hall meet-ing on July 28 at 7 p.m.
The mayor’s first such gatheringwith citizens will take place at theKendall Village Center CivicPavilion, 8625 SW 124 Ave. (acrossfrom the Regal Theater).
The mayor’s spending planalready has produced controversyand headlines as the proposed blue-print calls for the elimination of1,300 county jobs, requires conces-sions from county employees andslates 13 libraries for closure. Thebudget also cuts property tax ratesand generally protects services cur-
–––––––––––– See WATER BILLS, page 4
BY RICHARD YAGER
MM ore than 100 Westwind Lakessummer campers kicked off acountywide “Morning Mile
Run” program as Miami-Dade Commissionchair Joe Martinez urged them “to keep fitthroughout your lifetime.”
“I try to stay in shape by jogging or atleast walking the year-around,” Martinezadded just before helping lead the inauguralmile run and walk at the West Kendall parkon July 13.
Miami-DadeCommission
chair JoeMartinez(left) and
Parks director
Jack Kardystry one
mile run.
––––––––––––––––––––––––––– See RUN, page 4
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Cadillac Ranch All-American Bar andGrill celebrated its grand opening at ThePalms in Kendall on July 7.
Jorge Pena, founder of the West KendallBusiness Association, Lourdes Folgosa,executive director of Autism Speaks, andKristen Fraga and Blanca Blanco, CadillacRanch event and marketing managers, start-ed the festivities with the cutting of the redribbon.
Doors opened at 4 p.m. to a celebration thatincluded local VIP’s, officials and media.Guests were treated to complimentary cock-tails and appetizers, ranging from Seared AhiTuna to Cowboy Bite Burgers. Following theVIP party was a ticket-only celebration from 6to 10 p.m., filled with guests who enjoyed 50percent off cocktails. Opening to the public at10 p.m., Cadillac Ranch was wall to wallfilled with locals who had been anticipatingthe opening.
All night, outdoor guests were treated tothe sounds of a live guitarist while enjoyingtheir meal on the outdoor lakeside patio.Indoors, guests were lining up at the bar toget a taste of one of 40 beers on tap.
The famous mechanical bull attractedguests all night long. With all bull-riding
proceeds going towards Autism Speaks therewas not a minute that went by where some-body wasn’t on the bull.
One in every 110 children is affected byautism and currently costs the nation morethan $35 billion per year. With only 5 percentof research funding going towards autismresearch, Cadillac Ranch decided to pairwith the organization to help raise funds,selling over 100 bull rides that night.
Centrally located at The Palms at Townand Country, 11735 Sherry Lane, and openseven days a week from 11 a.m.-midnightSunday through Tuesday and 11-4 a.m.Wednesday through Saturday, CadillacRanch is sure to bring the mixture of greatfood and nightlife for which the communityhas been waiting.
Since 2008, Cadillac Ranch All-AmericanBar and Grill has expanded to 12 differentlocations taking the restaurant and its uniquerock and country atmosphere across theUnited States. Serving a wide variety of All-American classics, Cadillac Ranch has madethe concept of food and fun famous. As aplace where you can enjoy the sounds ofclassic rock and enjoy good times, whilebeing served enticing appetizers and heartyentrees there is something to please everypallet.
Cadillac Ranch also offers sports fanat-ics a place to enjoy their favorite teams’games on a 10-foot video wall. Settingthemselves apart from all other restau-rants, Cadillac Ranch truly offers an All-American feel with its exciting indoor
mechanical bull — a real hit at all its loca-tions. A great place to host your nextevent, Cadillac Ranch has become theplace for corporations and local business-es alike to leave their work at the officeand come together for a good time.
The night rocks at grand opening of Cadillac Ranch
Flanked by two Cadillac Ranch hostesses are (l-r) Kristen Fraga, Cadillac Ranch events and marketing manager; JorgePena, founder of the West Kendall Business Association; Felipe Cuellar, general manager at Cadillac Ranch; LourdesFolgosa, executive director of Autism Speaks, and Blanca Blanco, Cadillac Ranch events and marketing manager.
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He also will ask for a county ordinanceto revise WSD water bills charging cus-tomers who dispute amounts more thanfour times the past year’s average quarter-ly consumption, before such protests areresolved.
Souto wants the department to “updateand modernize” current billing methods,primarily by using Internet technology socustomers can monitor metering of exces-sive use. He seeks a report by Sept. 1 toinitiate a new billing system that wouldalert customers “within a reasonable peri-od of time to an unusual water consump-tion pattern.” Those systems are in placeelsewhere in the U.S. to upload timelywater consumption data, he advised.
“Quarterly billing is unnecessarilypunitive against homeowners and busi-nesses when they are victims of a waterleak, water theft or other circumstanceswhich causes a high water bill,” he said.
“The customer has no way to detect ahigh volume of water use until the billingstatement arrives three months later.”
The commissioner’s four-and-one-half-page release lists several resident com-plaints about WSD billings that in twocases resulted in quarterly charges of$3,500 and $5,000.
Another carried a surcharge of $1,300on one resident bill and a fourth billedtotal $24,567 billed to a Westchester busi-ness (owned by Souto), more than fivetimes its average monthly consumption.
In addition to similar complaints, Soutocalled attention to a four-year effort byMichael Rosenberg, a Calusa area resi-dent and KFHA officer, who received abill for $476 “after averaging $50-60 perquarter for many years.”
Asked if he was aware of the commis-sioner’s actions, Rosenberg said, “Notonly do I know about it, but this entirefiasco for WSD is because of me. It is my
four-year battle with WSD that started bycivic activism.
“In July of 2007, I had a very highwater bill,” Rosenberg said. “That simpleevent has led me down a road I wouldnever imagine. Commissioner Souto isgoing to be a hero with what he is propos-ing…and he will be with these changes.
“But, you can’t imagine what I had togo through to get my government to listento me,” Rosenberg added.
Souto proposed legislation to make theWSD more responsive to customers inFebruary 2010, only to have the previousadministration kill the proposal. He intro-duced legislation in 2004 to adjust highwater bills of consumers who prove theyhave repaired leaks in service line pipes.
“One only needs to examine the poli-cies of the [WSD] to realize why the tax-payers and consumers may feel that thecounty is out of touch [and] want a coun-ty government that is fair and equitable inthe treatment of people, not an oversizedbureaucratic bully,” Souto concluded.
In response to this newspaper’s inquiry,WSD provided this statement:
“The Miami-Dade Water and SewerDepartment serves the daily needs ofmore than 2.1 million residents, business-es and visitors by providing high-qualitydrinking water and wastewater disposalservices.
“Miami-Dade Water and Sewer, aMiami-Dade County department, oper-ates according to the established Rulesand Regulations authorized by theMiami-Dade County Commission.Revisions to these processes whether it’shearings, billing or other mandated pro-tocols must be approved by the commis-sion before applied by the department.The department cannot comment on leg-islative measures that have not yet beenproposed.”
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rently afforded children and seniors.KFHA president Lee Zimmerman said
he expects a tremendous turnout for themeeting.
“Mayor Gimenez faces an extremelydifficult task and there are no simplesolutions,” Zimmerman said.“Taxpayers, county employees andunion members will want to be heardand we’ll do our best to accommodateeveryone. The KFHA is honored that
the mayor is allowing the KFHA tohost his first town hall meeting.”
The KFHA urges attendees to arriveearly in order to guarantee seating.
The Kendall Federation ofHomeowner Associations is a communi-ty watchdog organization that provides aforum by which residents can learnabout issues that impact their quality oflife. Visit <www.KFHA.org> for moreinformation.
WATER BILLS, from page 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
BUDGET, from page 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
“Of our more than 40 summer camp pro-grams in Miami-Dade, Westwind Lakes isour biggest and busiest,” added JackKardys, Parks and Recreation Departmentdirector, who joined Martinez for the inau-gural program.
The park currently serves 280 young-sters in its summer camp activities in addi-tion to 60 more in a special program fordisabled youth, as well as 65 seniors, with140 taking part in the inaugural run onbehalf of all MDC parks.
The morning run is part of an AvMed-spon-sored fitness program that equips schools andparks with materials and guidance, and incor-porates running into a daily curricula. Theprogram is now spread through 20 summercamping locations in Miami-Dade.
Martinez and Kardys took part in the ini-tial run with Ed Hannun, AvMed HealthPlans president and COO.
“If I’m not running with you, I’ll be right
behind you to see that you all stay safe,”Kardys joked.
The University of Miami Health Systemand the UM’s Miller School of Medicineare partner-sponsors of a “Fit-to-Play,Green-it-Up” summer camp program,noted Edith Torres, Parks spokesperson.
“Children learn fundamentals of ahealthy lifestyle through nutrition and fit-ness-exercise education and activities, aswell as safety and preventative education,”she said. “Health benefits of going greenare discovered by teaching recycling, waterconservation, and other eco-friendly sub-jects that benefit the planet.”
Miami-Dade Parks operates the specialprogram at more than 40 parks throughAug. 19. Camps are open from 9 a.m. to 5p.m., offering early dropoff at 7:30 a.m.and late pickups until 6 p.m.
For details, visit online at <http://miami-dade.gov.parks>.
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How will Kendall support charter reform,now that the county has spent $8 million ontwo recall elections?
Along with “Strong Mayor” CarlosAlvarez, six County Commission proposalswere tossed out last May and we’ve heard lit-tle about restructuring the county as MayorCarlos Gimenez and the Commission workon the next budget.
Meanwhile, long-time Miami politicoMaurice Ferre recently notes that a piecemealoverhaul of the Metro Charter ought to be puton hold until the county knows what type ofgovernment it ought to have in the first place.
Made us think about how charter reformmay effect Kendall, Redland and othersouthwest areas west that represent close totwo-thirds’ of unincorporated Miami-Dade’s1,966 square miles.
Just Google US Census maps that display“Census Designated Places” to see howunincorporated Kendall sticks out like agiant thumb among 35 incorporated cities,
towns and villages, all with their own gov-erning commissions and boards, permittingauthority and varied municipal services, inmany cases.
Questioning how this city-splintered coun-ty should govern itself, Ferre says we needfirst to redefine who is governing whom.
“The Commission-Manager format is dead,”he says. “The elected mayor is not the profes-sional manager of yesteryear. Does the mayorgovern, or does the commission govern?”
Adopted in 1958, the original Metro char-ter placed power in a nine-member commis-sion with a city manager implementing itsdecisions. Now, much of the county’s workhas been assumed by its 35 incorporatedcities. County government gradually shiftedemphasis to a “strong” mayor or manager-empowered structure to manage the complex-ities of a county grown to Miami-Dade’s size.
Now, with 16 percent of the county votersthrowing out a “strong mayor” in the firstrecall, Ferre believes we’re going around incircles: “Miami Dade County desperatelyneeds charter reform to better define theresponsibilities of the mayor and the com-mission, relationships with cities, makeup ofthe commission and the creation of inde-pendent governing agencies. The city councilformat of governance for Miami-DadeCounty no longer works.
“It’s time to redefine our county government.”Kendall’s future as the county’s largest
unincorporated area has a vital stake in howany new charter process works because thecounty government is Kendall’s only govern-ment. So let’s quit talking about “at large”districts and $90,000 salaries until we deter-mine where unincorporated areas are headedin this new century. Determining executiveand legislative responsibilities within a coun-ty splintered by 35 municipalities is the firstorder of business of charter review.
Equally important: how does Kendall fitinto a redefined Metro government evenbefore drums again begin beating for incor-porations in this neck of the woods.
Dog Days due in August reminds Miami-Dade County Parks and RecreationDepartments and Continental Park’s HOAPresident Holly White to remind folks dogsare not allowed in the park... “Let’s keepour park safe and clean by honoring thisrequest,” says Holly, adding “a resident ofContinental Park is interested in creating adog park.” If interested in helping, [email protected].
Senior Moment! Alliance for the Aginginvites your nomination for a “PositiveLiving Award” to honor a deserving Miami-Dade County senior in any one of 13 cate-gories, from Animal/Wildlife thru Public
Service and Sports. Nominations acceptedthrough August 22 from Susan Holtzman(305-274-4772) or see details on-site atwww.allianceforaging.org.
Volunteers Sought to participate in a“Natural Area Workday” from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.Saturday, July 30 at the Rockdale PinelandPreserve at SW 144th Street and SW 92ndAvenue. All ages welcome to help removedebris from site while getting a first-hand lookto identify various invasive non-native plant lifeto better understand eco-system preservation,says the sponsoring Department ofEnvironmental Resources (DERM). For infor-mation, call 305-257-0933 ext. 227 or e-mail:[email protected]. Community service hoursfor students are available. Information alsoavailable at www.miamidade.gov/derm/endan-gered_lands.asp
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The newspaper story reads: “Joey ‘Jaws’Chestnut, after the competitive eater wonthe Annual Nathan’s Hot Dog EatingContest at New York’s Coney Island bywolfing down 62 hot dogs and 62 buns inten minutes...”
Wow, Joey, what a good example you aresetting for America’s youth. The wholeworld now knows that your 62-hot-dog and62-bun binge crammed 19,158 calories,1,246 grams of fat, 2,170 grams of choles-terol and 42,408 milligrams of sodium intoyour body. And, that was in 10 minutes. Iwonder what you had for breakfast and din-ner that day, Joey.
Meanwhile our medical researchers aregiving us so many confusing signals thatwe don’t know what is safe or not safe toingest. We are getting fat. Better said weare getting obese. Life insurance compa-nies have even adjusted upward theirweight tables establishing what is consid-
ered the appropriate weight for men andwomen as it relates to height and age.
Every day the newspapers, TV and radioprograms tell the story of an overweightsociety and what we must do to bring ourbodies under control. Yet medical researchdoes nothing but confuse us with “the facts.”
I am proud of that fact that we eat a lot,really a lot, of vegetables and fruits in myhome. “Veggies, fruits and exercise” havebeen one of the rules by which I live.Dinner almost always contains two vegeta-bles. I thought we were doing it right.
Now the newspaper headline reads:“Why nuts and yogurt for dieters?”Harvard Medical School reported the fact“…that yogurt and nuts, not fruits and veg-etables, were the two foods with thestrongest relationship to weight loss.”
Does this mean Publix will close downhalf their veggie and fruit department andexpand their yogurt selection to meet thenew passwords to great health — “nuts,yogurt and exercise?” No more eggplant orsquash?
Boy, am I glad I put raisins and almondson my oatmeal every morning. Except formy fruit and nuts in the morning I couldhave been a contestant on The BiggestLosers TV show!
Coffee: I was always told “don’t drinktoo much coffee; it can cause problemswith the stomach and keep you awake atnight. Now I read that men who drink atleast five cups of coffee a day will pushAlzheimer’s 10 years farther into theirfutures. Am I lucky. I absolutely crave mycafé con leche in the mornings. “Calientecon espuma, por favor!”
Wine: Let’s talk about wine, once a no-no,especially red wine. Now we are told thattwo glasses a day is great to stave off heartproblems. How about eggs? Rememberwhen eggs were considered detrimental tothe heart? Too many and you cause a choles-terol problem. Now eggs are good for us.
And white potatoes? Always told theymade us fat? Now they say the opposite.Seems that white potatoes, especiallymashed white potatoes, slows down diges-tion making us seem full early in the mealand not prone to eating more of everything.
Last, but not least, let’s have chocolatefor dessert. It was once bad for us. Madepimples when we were young? Right? Not
true. In actuality, chocolate suppresses ourdesire to eat “again” for a long time — agreat dessert.
And so it goes. What was bad for us yes-terday is good for us today. I wonder howmany of these unbiased studies are fundedby some neutral sounding foundation thatin fact is funded by growers or processorsof foods that have bad “story” reputationsand a need for an expanded market.
Please, please let’s not go back to theWorld War II era and tell us that cigarettes aregood for our health. That I couldn’t buy evenfrom a combined Harvard and Cambridge,50-year study of 50 million smokers.
I guess we are all really on our own.
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R. Kenneth Bluh VIEWPOINTHow can we ever bring our weight problem under control?
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Every summer, we hear about thetragedies of kids drowning in the pool or atthe beach. These accidents are unfortunate,but they also are avoidable. By followingsome simple safety guidelines, you can keepyour kids safe this summer while also allow-ing them to have a good time.
KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON YOUR KIDSWhile this may seem like the most obvi-
ous tip, time and time again many drowningincidents occur because parents turn theireyes away from a child only momentarily. Itcan happen when you least expect it, and allit takes is a few seconds for them to slip outof your sight or go too far out into the water.
All children should be supervised whenthey are in the water, no matter their swim-ming skill level. If you leave your child witha babysitter, make sure he or she knows thepool rules and that they will supervise poolactivity.
GET THEM INTO SWIMMING LESSONSKnowing how to swim does not guarantee
that a child will never drown, but if yourhome has a swimming pool or is near anybody of water, it is important that your kidsat least know how to float and are comfort-able when they’re in the water.
FENCINGFences have been proven as the most
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POOL ETIQUETTEIt’s important to teach your kids how to
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Termed a “dream event” for soccer
fanatics, an inaugural two-day Miami
Soccer Festival and team competitions
are expected to draw thousands to
Kendall Soccer Park during the July
30-31 weekend.
The festival, which will
be open from 9 a.m. to
11 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, is hosted
by the county’s
Department of
Parks and
Recreation and
Soccer 5 USA,
which installed
special reduced-
size fields for
five-member team
play last year.
The festival, tak-
ing place at Kendall
Soccer Park, 8011 SW
127 Ave., will feature a full
range of youth, adult and coed teams
playing in various 11 vs. 11, 7 vs. 7
and 5 vs. 5 tournaments on the park’s
five regulation and its new 5x5 fields.
Team tournament participation costs
are $175-$325, depending on numbers
of players.
The weekend will have additional
benefits.
“New and gently used soccer gear will
be collected onsite for international dis-
tribution to help grow the game in
underserved communities,” said Scott
Georgeson, Soccer 5 president.
Donations for the U. S. Soccer
Foundation’s Passback Program are
sought from both competitors and spec-
tators. Since 2002, Passback has collect-
ed and distributed over 800,000 pieces
of soccer gear.
“Soccer is a unifying force that
brings together people of all
ethnicities and has the
power to open doors,
hearts and minds of
those who play,”
G e o r g e s o n
added. “All
clubs that regis-
ter are entitled
to a donation to
use for their
own programs.
An internation-
al flavor will be
added by a Soccer
Village featuring live
bands, special appear-
ances by pro soccer play-
ers, Soccer 5 Live tricks, jug-
gling, and world-record attempts at the
sport’s specialties.
Food and beverages from more than
a dozen soccer countries such as
Brazil and Italy will be featured, as
well as merchandise and virtual FIFA
PS3 and Xbox tournaments for soccer
fans.
For more information, contact
Georgeson at 1-888-575-2976.
Proceeds of the event will support the
Soccer 5 Foundation and the Parks
Foundation of Miami-Dade to create
additional playing venues.
Thousands expected at weekend soccer festival
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For more information onstores and events at The Palmsat Town & Country visitwww.thepalmsshops.com orcall 305-274-7982.
Two burglary suspects “caught in theact” earned Officer of the Month honors forDet. Alain Gomez of Miami-Dade PoliceKendall District.
On patrol on May 2 in the area of BirdRoad and SW 107th Avenue, Det. Gomezwas notified of a burglary in progress at aSW 109th Court residence near the WestDade Academy, then covered by MidwestDistrict.
Kept aware of an escaping pair of sus-pects, Det. Gomez was able to spot twoindividuals get into a black Chrysler with aFlorida tag that he relayed for identificationto the Midwest District dispatcher.
Because of his close proximity to thedeveloping case, Det. Gomez stopped thevehicle while its occupants were leavingthe Academy’s parking lot. A search
revealed two latex gloves in the subjects’pockets.
Both were taken into custody and follow-ing a review by Midwest District Det.Dennis Fernandez, the pair confessed to pry-ing off a sliding glass door to enter a resi-dence in the 3300 Block of SW 109th Courtand were moving the car closer to the homefrom the Academy lot to begin removinggoods when Det. Gomez nabbed them.
“As a result of astute powers of observa-tion, alertness and dedication, two felonswere apprehended, and Det. Gomez’s actionsare a credit to the Kendall District and thecommunity you serve,” said Barry White,chair of the Citizen Advisory Committee,during the CAC meeting on June 29.
With Capt. Gregory Dohring of theKendall District, White presented the spe-cial citation to Det. Gomez as KendallDistrict’s Officer of the Month for June.
Det. Alain Gomez recognizedfor catching burglars in ‘act’
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BY JEFF BRAY
City National Bank of Florida (CNB)
has expanded its high-touch, friendly
service and experience to one of Greater
Miami’s oldest neighborhoods, recently
opening its newest banking center at
9696 Bird Rd.
The 3,200-square-foot Bird Road
banking center brings City National
Bank’s total number of locations
throughout Florida to 26.
“This is a very exciting time for City
National Bank,” said Jorge Gonzalez,
president and CEO of City National
Bank of Florida. “The Bird Road bank-
ing center puts us in a great position to
better serve our residential and commer-
cial clients in west Miami-Dade
County.”
City National Bank of Florida has seen
significant growth and expansion of
services and banking center locations
during the past year. CNB prides itself
on its 65-year heritage of serving as the
personalized banking team for clients
across South Florida and beyond.
One of South Florida’s most stable,
reliable and sound banks, CNB prides
itself on being large enough to give
clients what they want, but small enough
to do it the way clients want it. Bank
professionals embrace the communities
they serve and provide a diverse array of
financial products and personal services
to small businesses, corporate and com-
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Headquartered in Miami, City
National Bank of Florida (CNB) is the
financial institution to which Floridians
have turned for 65 years. The fourth-
largest financial institution in the state
with more than $3.8 billion in assets,
$2.8 billion in deposits and $1.8 billion
in loans, City National Bank of Florida is
backed by Caja Madrid, one of Spain’s
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BY LEE STEPHENS
Miami-Dade Commissioners Joe A.Martinez and Jose “Pepe” Diaz may have losttheir bet with Dallas Mayor Dwaine Carawayabout the outcome of the NBA Finals, butsome local patients definitely won as a result.
The commissioners made good on theirbet by performing a community serviceproject wearing Dallas Mavericks jerseys,part of their wager with Mayor Caraway.The commissioners visited MiamiChildren’s Hospital on Friday, July 15, andparticipated in arts and crafts with pediatricpatients who are all from the hospital’soncology and hematology floors.
The commissioners already have sentMayor Caraway stone crabs from local
favorite Joe’s Stone Crab, a box of Cubanpastries, and hand-rolled cigars fromCuban Crafters, a care package that alsowas part of the deal.
“We may have lost our bet, but Miami isstill behind its team and we were able tobring some joy to kids in need, so there’sstill a victory there,” Martinez said. “Ithank Mayor Caraway for having a bit offun with us during the NBA finals.”
Diaz joked, “I think the children mayhave questioned our allegiance at first, butwere more interested in showing us theirartwork. Spending time with the kids atMiami Children’s certainly outweighed asmall sting to our pride.”
For information, contact chair Martinez’office at 305-375-5511.
Commissioners pay off wager by wearing Mavericks jerseys
Commissioners Joe A. Martinez and Jose “Pepe” Diaz make good on their bet by performing a community serviceproject wearing Dallas Mavericks jerseys.
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The Environmentally Endangered Lands(EEL) Program of the Miami-Dade CountyDepartment of Environmental ResourcesManagement (DERM), in conjunction withTREEmendous Miami, is offering a greatopportunity for residents to participate in aNatural Area Volunteer Workday event onSaturday, July 30.
The event, funded by a grant from theDepartment of Agriculture and ConsumerServices Division of Forestry, will take placefrom 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the RockdalePineland Preserve on SW 144th Street and92nd Avenue.
Volunteers of all ages will help to protectand enhance a rare habitat in South Dade.Dozens of volunteers are expected to partici-pate and together, they will contribute towardthe restoration of this unique plant community.
During the workday, volunteers will be taughtto identify various invasive non-native plantswhile gaining a greater understanding of theseecosystems. They also may help to remove debrisfrom this site, helping to keep this habitat pristine.
Natural areas in Miami-Dade County
include hammocks, pinelands, freshwaterwetlands, mangrove forests, and other habi-tats that once covered what are now urbanareas in the county. Now only remnants ofmany of these ecosystems remain. Thesehabitats, and the plants and animals that livethere, are all a part of the county’s naturalheritage and a resource to be treasured andprotected for generations to come.
One of the threats to these natural areas isthat non-native plants, introduced from aroundthe world, have invaded these unique habitats.These exotics crowd out native plants, includ-ing rare species, seriously disrupting importantnatural processes such as storm recovery andnatural fire cycles. The control of non-nativeplants is considered one of the most criticalelements in the management of all naturalhabitats. Now more than ever, the support ofthe entire community and volunteers to restoreand maintain our natural areas is appreciated.
For more information, call 305-257-0933,ext. 227, or send email to<[email protected]>. Community servicehours for students are available. For moreinformation, go online to<www.miamidade.gov/derm/endangered_lan
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BY SARA FEINSTEIN
Don Kelbick of Miami has been namedassistant coach of the Open Men’sBasketball Team representing the USA atthe 12th Pan American Maccabi Games inSão Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 26-Jan. 2, 2012.
Kelbick has more than 27 years of coachingexperience including 25 at the college level —14 years as a head coach and 10 years as anassistant coach at Division I schools —including stops at Hofstra University, MaristCollege, Keene State College and FloridaInternational University. He also spent twoyears coaching at the high school level and inthat time produced six Division I players.
In 2004, Kelbick left college coaching tofocus on individual player development. Hehas worked with a variety of great playersincluding Raja Bell, Carlos Arroyo, RasualButler and many other college and NBAplayers. Kelbick also has coached on the
international stage, leading the MiamiTropics to the bronze medal in the firstFIBA Liga de Americas.
“We are thrilled that Don is joining ourstaff,” said team chair Barry Neuberger. “Ihave known Don since his days at Marist[College] and have a great respect for hisability to teach and coach the game. Ourplayers will have a chance to add to theirskill set and basketball IQ by being aroundDon during the time we are together. Welook forward to his contributions.”
Kelbick joins head coach Stu Wittner andSteve Rosner, director of operations/associ-ate head coach, to complete the coachingstaff for the Open Men’s Team.
“Don Kelbick will be invaluable to ourprogram,” Coach Wittner said. “His successon many levels of the game, including on theinternational stage, will help us prepare forthe challenges in São Paulo. We welcomehim to the team.”
Kelbick named assistant coachof Maccabi USA basketball team
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BY LAURA PHILLIPS
The Miami-Dade Park and RecreationDepartment has announced the arrival ofgourmet food trucks to Tropical Park andTamiami Park.
There will be music and food choicesgalore, with a popular assortment of partic-ipating food vendors each week, offeringeverything from Cuban influenced burgersand Asian-style chicken wings to a crabgrilled cheese sandwich and even deep-fried Oreos and cupcakes.
The food truck events will be a per-manent feature taking place everyTuesday from 6 to 10 p.m. at TropicalPark, 7900 SW 40 St. (Bird Road and79th Avenue entrance), and everyFriday from 6 to 11 p.m. at TamiamiPark, 10901 SW 24 St. (The Fair’s mainentrance, Coral Way and SW 112thAvenue).
Patrons are invited to bring along a pic-nic blanket or folding tables and chairs to
enhance their dining experience. Glasscontainers and pets will not be permitted atthis activity. Event admission and parkingis free.
CheeseMe Mobile, Dim Ssäm à gogo,The Fish Box, The Flying Saucer, GrillMaster, Café Latin Burger and Taco, LatinHouse Grill, The MexZican Gourmet, Mr.Good Stuff, Ms. Cheezious, Muscle Truck,The Red Koi, Sir Pizza Mobile, and SugarRush, are among 30 food trucks participat-ing in the ongoing events.
This brings the total number of Miami-Dade parks hosting food truck events tothree, including Haulover Park, whichbegan hosting food truck events from 11a.m. to sundown, Saturdays and Sundays,in April.
For more information about Miami-Dade Parks food truck events and itsother activities at Tropical Park, call305-226-8315, and for Tamiami Park,call 786-315-5295, or visit online at<www.miamidade.gov/parks>.
Gourmet food trucks comingto Tropical, Tamiami parks
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Sanchez Arango Landscaping sets high standards for performanceBY MILLIE HERRERA
When Lazaro Arango andRouget Sanchez becamefriends in the sixth grade atthe Interamerican MilitaryAcademy in Miami, little didthey know that four decadeslater they would still be bestfriends and business partners.Together, they foundedSanchez Arango Constructionin 1995, a commercial and res-idential construction, outdooradvertisement and landscapingcompany.
Sanchez has a degree inConstruction Managementfrom Florida InternationalUniversity and is certified as ageneral contractor by the Stateof Florida. Arango is certifiedin architectural and mechanicaldrafting, and has been active inconstruction and outdooradvertising management since1986.
Both share a passion for high-qualitycraftsmanship and durable construction,performance and reliability, and theseprinciples serve as the guiding mission ofevery Sanchez Arango project.
This passion for providing their clientswith the best materials, design, construc-tion and on-time performance inspired thepair to create Sanchez ArangoLandscaping, now one of Florida’s largestcontractors for landscape installation,maintenance, hardscape and irrigation.
“We repeatedly ran into situationswhere the landscape company retainedby our client did not perform to our stan-dards,” Sanchez said. “These companieswould not complete their work on time,would use sub-standard materials or doshoddy work. Many times we would endup completing the landscaping work our-selves to make sure it was done correctly.
So, in 1999 we decided to expand ourservices to include landscaping so wecould control the quality and perform-ance for our clients.”
Sanchez Arango Landscaping has oneof the best safety records in the industry.They are licensed, bonded and insuredwith an A-plus carrier. The company’sweekly in-house safety program ensuresemployees are trained and safe whenworking on a project.
“Our investment in state-of-the-artequipment, vehicles and the latest tech-nology means we are more efficient, reli-able and make safety our No. 1 concern,”Arango said.
Both Sanchez and Arango stress theircommitment to use Florida-friendly land-scaping techniques whenever possible.This includes the use of green, conserva-
tion-friendly irrigation systems, nativeand drought tolerant plants, and careful
use of pesticides and fertilizersto minimize runoff.
One crucial service duringthe summer months is hurri-cane preparedness. Manymunicipalities, companies andresidents statewide rely onSanchez Arango to performpre-storm preparedness.Services include having treespruned and securing, storing orremoving loose items to mini-mize storm damage. SanchezArango also provides post-storm services to recover,rebuild and clean up structures,remove debris, salvage andreplace landscaping.
“This is the time to call us toschedule a pre-storm projectbefore any storms form,”Sanchez said. “If you wait untila storm is announced, we willnot be able to come out and itwill be too late to protect yourhome and property.”
For more information on SanchezArango Landscaping, visit online at<www.sanchezarango.com> or call 305-592-9252.
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BY CHUCK HAMBY
South Florida teens will have the chanceto win the Quince of their dreams by sub-mitting an essay by Aug. 31 in Verizon’snational My Fabulous Quince contest.
The grand prize winner nationally willearn an all-expenses-paid Quince for up to200 guests, a $5,000 college scholarship,three Verizon smartphones and an exclu-sive performance by multi-platinumrecording artist Prince Royce who will singhis greatest hits including: Stand By Me,Corazón Sin Cara and Mi Ultima Carta.
One regional finalist from South Floridais guaranteed a prize package of a Quincefor 100 guests with all expenses coveredby Verizon, a $2,500 college scholarshipand a Verizon smartphone. The winner willbe announced this autumn after a reviewby judges and voting by the public.
Essays should answer these three questions:• What does a Quince mean to you?• How do you make a difference in your
community today?• What are you planning to accomplish
after high school? Answers must be between 100 and 500
words each.The South Florida region contest is open
to teens who have turned or will turn 15this year and who reside in Monroe,Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Toenter, or for full content details/rules, visit
online at <www.myfabulousquince.com>.South Florida teens also can submit their
contest entries in person at a free MyFabulous Quince expo on July 31 at theVerizon Wireless store, 1599 W. 49 St. inHialeah.
In addition to a performance by PrinceRoyce, expo attendees will receive tips onhow to plan a Quince celebration on anybudget, as well as special offers from localvendors.
Attendees can donate no-longer-usedwireless phones to HopeLine from Verizonto help support victims of domestic vio-lence and help protect the environment bydisposing of wireless phones in an envi-ronmentally sound way. Attendees whodonate a phone will receive a VIP pass tomeet and pose for a photo with PrinceRoyce.
“At Verizon, we recognize that our cus-tomers celebrate different types of tradi-tions.” said Elva Lima, executive directorof community relations and multiculturalcommunications at Verizon Wireless. “TheQuince tradition marks a coming of agemilestone has long been celebrated byLatino families across the United States.This contest will give a teen the Quince oftheir dreams. We encourage teens of allbackgrounds to join us by participating inMy Fabulous Quince.”
For more information, visit online at<www.myfabulousquince.com>.
Teens get opportunities to winQuinceañera of their dreams
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What Financialgoal should I havewith paying for mychildren’s college?
When planning topay for college foryour children, I en-
courage you to establish clear goals.First, you need to determine if youwant to have your child’s education bepaid with or without the need for fi-nancial aid. If you do not want yourchild or yourself to be burdened witha loan to have to pay back, then set thegoal of having enough money savedbefore they enter college so that thecollege is paid.
Who should pay for my children’scollege?
As parents we feel motivated or ob-ligated to take on the full responsibilityof paying for our children’s college ed-ucation. The second goal is to establisha clear understanding with your childthat if they want a college educationthey should invest in it by saving for itwith earnings from a job. If they investin their education, your child willvalue it more.
What is an attainable financialgoal?
Harvard cost $52,000 a year for the2009 – 2010 academic year. Saving$208,000 based on current costs is notattainable for most people. The Uni-versity of Florida cost $16,690 a yearfor the 2009 – 2010 academic year.Saving $66,760 based on current costsis more attainable. Florida Interna-tional University total matriculationand fees are $4,580.38 a year for the2009 – 2010 academic year. Saving$19,215.20 is even more affordable. Isuggest that you set your goal on a spe-cific college and save enough to coverthe actual cost when your child entersas a freshman. Your child should con-sider a job on campus during theschool year and summer jobs duringthe college years.
I have a 401k plan at work; can Iset up a matching savings plan withmy child?Yes. If you can afford it and feel mo-
tivated to do so, you can match yourchild’s earnings dollar for dollar. Myson, Steven, did pizza delivery for 4hours on Friday, Saturday and Sundayfor a total of 12 hours a weekend. Backin 1995 – 1996 he earned $10 an hourwhich was $120 a weekend or $480 amonth. I matched it $1 for $1. Our goalcollege was the University of Florida,and in 1996 the 4 year cost was$32,000. When he graduated fromhigh school, we had $32,000 in thesavings account. $16,000 he earnedand $16,000 I matched. No financialaid was needed.
Does a Matching Savings Planhave other benefits?The matching savings plan may cre-
ate a new dimension in the relationshipyou have with your child. You becomepartners in achieving a long term goal.Your child should be motivated to inessence to earn twice as much as theirpay check. Your child may begin to askyou how to red the account statementand how to invest the savings. Theirbuying habits may be influenced bytheir employment. Those $150 sneak-ers may mean 20 hours of their workso maybe they are not so motivated tobuy them because it is not worth 20hours of their life to have them afterall. They may start to look for value inwhat they buy. They may even appre-ciate you a lot more for working for aliving and paying the bills.
Rick Tonkinson is a Certified FinancialPlanner™ Practitioner who started hisfirst job as a paperboy at age 12. RickTonkinson and his family focus on the fi-nancial planning needs of working peo-ple. Tonkinson Financial Inc. is locatedat 2398 South Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL.
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The Alliance for Aging Inc. seekingPositive Living Awards nominations
BY SUSAN HOLTZMAN
The Alliance for Aging Inc. currently isaccepting nominations for the fifth annualPositive Living Awards.
With nearly 500,000 people age 60 orolder, Miami-Dade and Monroe countiesare national examples of America’s future.Older Americans make tremendous differ-ences in the quality of life in South Floridaby “giving back” to their communities.
Chaired by Rene Cibran, Long TermCare Planning Specialist, and JerrySanteiro, executive director of theGuardianship Program of Dade CountyInc., the Positive Living Awards is anationally recognized event that honorsindividuals in 13 distinct areas —Animal/Wildlife, Arts and Music,Corporate Service, Education/Mentoring,Environmental Protection, Faith/Interfaith,Health Care, Inter-Generational, Legal,Philanthropy, Positive Living, PublicService, and Sports and Entertainment.
“This is a wonderful celebration that rec-ognizes South Florida’s senior communityand their commitment to the Miami-Dadeand Monroe counties,” Cibran said.
Nominations are being accepted through
Aug. 22 and will be judged by a panel ofdistinguished community leaders. Winnerswill be announced in September.
The Positive Living Awards will be pre-sented during a special dinner event onWednesday, Nov. 16, at Jungle Island.Sponsors include Sabadell United Bankand the Guardianship Program of DadeCounty Inc., as well as Miami’sCommunity Newspapers as the officialmedia sponsor.
The Alliance for Aging Inc. is a private,not-for-profit organization committed toimproving the lives of older people byfunding more than $60 million annually tolocal agencies. Through a network ofproviders, a wide range of services are pro-vided to elders including meals, transporta-tion, in-home services such as homemakingand personal care and services to care-givers. Answering more than 25,000 callsannually, the Alliance’s Aging ResourceCenter provides accurate information andreferral services to elders and their families.
For more Information about nominatinga deserving individual or to obtain a nomi-nation form, call Susan Holtzman at 305-274-4772 or visit the Alliance for Agingwebsite at <www.allianceforaging.org>.
Pictured are 2010 Positive Living Awards winners: (l-r, back row) Allan Kolsky, Sang Y. Whang, Cecilia Hunt, RobertGintel, Dr. Freeman Wyche, Owen S. Freed; (front row) Marian Cline Krutulis, Irving R. Eyster, Dr. Carol Hoffman-Guzman, Barbara Erickson and Belkis Frangente.
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Sir Galloway Dry Cleaners, Rey’sCleaners and Sudsies.com — three ofMiami-Dade County’s premier dry cleaningand laundry services — are collecting theircustomers’ gently used clothing and otherhousehold items to be donated to CamillusHouse for distribution to persons who arepoor and homeless in the community.
All three establishments provide cus-tomers with specially designed plastic col-lection bags for the clothing drive, whichcan be turned in at any of the five SirGalloway and 23 Rey’s Cleaners locationsin Greater Miami, or to Sudsies.comdelivery personnel. All donated clothingwill given directly to Camillus House fordistribution.
The used clothing drive was the joint ideaof Sir Galloway president Mark Mills, Rey’spresident Angel Suarez and Sudsies.compresident Jason Loeb. The three competingestablishments kicked off the clothing col-lection in January and plan to conduct it on along-term basis.
“All three companies share a commitmentto serving the people in our community,”Mills said.
“So we are working together to supportthe vital social services provided byCamillus House and to connect our cus-tomers with the Camillus mission of endingchronic homelessness in Miami,” he added.
“Camillus House plays a very important
part in bringing homelessness to an end by
helping people not only at the moment of
need, but helping them reinvent themselves
and become part of the society at large,”
Suarez said.“We have great expectations for this drive
and hope the partnership we’ve created withour dry-cleaning colleagues and CamillusHouse will make a difference in Miami,” headded.
“It’s critical that the community is awareof what we’re doing and gets involved,”
Loeb said. “Camillus House has such animportant purpose and message. If everyonehelps out, it makes our community a betterplace to live and do business.”
The program also has created a uniqueopportunity for outside sponsors to supportCamillus House. Any business can have itsname printed on 10,000 clothing drive col-lection bags for a $5,000 donation toCamillus House. Brown & Brown, a MiamiLakes insurance group, already has steppedforward as sponsor of the program’s first10,000 collection bags.
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BY BERNARDO ESCOBAR
Miami-Dade Commissioner Javier D.Souto is looking to make Miami-DadeCounty a more convenient place for localelectric vehicles (EVs) on the go. TheMiami-Dade Commission adopted a resolu-tion authored by Commissioner Souto inearly July that may be the starting point for acountywide EV charging station master plan.
In April, the Department of Energy(DOE) announced a grant of $5 million tofund EV infrastructure, including chargingstations, in an effort to spur the deploy-ment of EV facilities through local govern-ment and private company collaborations.The grant minimum and maximum awardsare $250,000 and $500,000 respectively.The South Florida Regional PlanningCouncil, through its role as the SouthFlorida Gold Coast Clean Cities Coalition,submitted a proposal on behalf of a seven-county region consisting of Monroe,Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach,Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River coun-ties to the DOE requesting funding to pre-pare an EV charging master plan whichwill examine deployment issues, such asthe appropriate locations and equipmentfor such facilities.
Commissioner Souto’s resolution directsthe Mayor’s Office to work with the SouthFlorida Regional Planning Council to pre-pare an application for a master planand/or future funding that assesses the fea-sibility of using locations on Miami-DadeCounty rights-of-way, including but notlimited to the South Dade Bus Corridorand the Metrorail Corridor leading intodowntown Miami, locations in or aroundMiami-Dade County park facilities, andother public rights-of-way, such as themedian on State Road 836 between
Florida’s Turnpike and the PalmettoExpressway.
“The demand for electric vehicles isgrowing, but Miami-Dade County needs tobe able to provide a charging station infra-structure in order to keep up with thatdemand,” Commissioner Souto said.“Despite the increased driving ranges ofthe new generation of EVs, a major obsta-cle to overcome is the ‘range anxiety’ ofdrivers. An expanded network of EVcharging stations will help promote thecounty’s sustainability efforts while assist-ing residents who use electric vehicles.”
A number of charging stations can beseen throughout the country offering vary-ing “levels” of electricity. Level I stationsfully charge a vehicle in 8-12 hours, LevelII in 4-6 hours, and a Level III station inapproximately an hour. These stations aretypically located in places where there is aconcentration of vehicles such as parkinggarages and lots, shopping centers, educa-tional facilities, hotels and major employ-ment sites.
According to the DOE, Florida is rankedNo. 3 behind California and Washingtonwith more than 50 existing and plannedcharging locations. The majority of thesefacilities are located in the Central Florida,but Miami-Dade already has a few. TheDadeland North Metrorail parking garagehas several Level I and Level II chargers.A solar-powered EV charging station facil-ity also is located in the Downtown Omniarea offering Level I and II chargers to thepublic. The county maintains its owncharging stations for its fleet of retrofittedand plug-in hybrids, as well as for the pub-lic free of charge.
For more information, contactCommissioner Souto’s office at 305-222-2116.
Commissioner encourages developmentof an EV charging station master plan
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The Pinecrest Community Center now offers
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FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED,THE PINECREST COMMUNITY CENTERIS FULLY EQUIPPED TO ASSIST ANYONEPURSUING A HIGHER LEVEL OF FITNESS.
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BY SUSAN SMITH
“People tell me all the time: ‘I thoughtof this idea years ago’ and they then com-mend me for following through on thedream,” beams Evos Pinecrest FranchiseOwner Roland Rafuls.
Evos is a fast casual themed restaurantserving healthier burgers and fries alongwith salads, wraps, shakes and a diversekids menu sure to please.
The concept began in Tampa over adecade ago according to Mr. Rafuls andtoday the Pinecrest location is celebratingthe success of its first year.
“We started out here in 2008 during badeconomic times for restaurants and we per-severed because we had the faith to believethis would be a good service to the SouthFlorida community and that young parentsespecially would value the eatery,” explainsMr. Rafuls.
The Dadeland Plaza Mall at 9537 SouthDixie Highway appears to be a perfect loca-tion for families to enjoy an Evos adventurewith several children oriented businessesalong the mall and a “Kidsville” early child-hood development center opening next doorin July. And what began as a temporarypromotion has evolved into a staple of whatEvos represents with kids eating free everySunday.
Evos also offers the community “SpiritNights” whereby they will host local not forprofit organizations’ fundraising events atthe restaurant and donate food as well as aproceeds percentage to organizations likethe American Cancer Society, University ofMiami’s OceanKids, and the local GirlScout troupe.
“Roland and Keidy are super support-ive. They told me about the fundraisingprogram and even helped me with the fly-ers. We really don’t do much fundraisingbeyond selling cookies so this was a greatoption for us,” says Pinecrest Girl Scouts
Co-Manager Heather Rivera.As he sits in a comfortable booth in the
well lit inviting atmosphere of the restaurantsharing his thoughts on the smooth launch-ing of Evos Pinecrest; mom Darcy and herseven year old son James stand nearbychoosing condiments to compliment theirmeal. Darcy says she keeps coming back toEvos because it’s a healthy and fast option.
Addressing the need for kids to eathealthier is part of the mission behind Evos.“Kids love it and feel good about it. The
community response has been tremendous.We are partnering with schools likeCarrolton and Saint Thomas Episcopal ontheir lunch programs,” Mr. Rafuls continues.
The menu dining options are made
without deep frying but rather are bakedwith hot air industrial convection ovens thatcirculate the hot air evenly throughout thefood. And it sure tastes great. Vegetarianand vegan options are available as well;offering a diet conscious foodie the feelingof eating decadently without the guilt. “Ofall the thankyou’s I typically receive forbeing here, the vegans and vegetarians areoften the most enthusiastic,” recalls Mr.Rafuls.
Evos was voted the greenest burgerchain in America for the third consecutiveyear by Greenopia.com. The Earth DayEvery Day philosophy Evos embraces isdemonstrated by their sustainable businesspractices, renewable wind energy usageand alternative eco friendly cooking meth-ods.
Mr. Rafuls recently brought his new-born six week old daughter to the restaurantand said it was a touching moment for thefamily. “I believed in the dream because Ilive it every day. My daughter is going togrow up here. We have all this here for hertoo,” smiles Roland Rafuls.
Evos Pinecrest at 9537 South DixieHighway is open seven days a week from11am to 10pm. Contact Evos at 305-740-3433 www.evos.com
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BY LEE STEPHENS
AC Fine Art will be featuringoriginal oil paintings by FerdiePacheco, aka The Fight Doctor,from Saturday, Aug. 6, to Aug. 31.Also being featured will be photostaken by Ferdie’s wife, Luisita,during his years with MuhammedAli.
Opening night will include abook signing by Pacheco and livemusic in conjunction with theCoconut Grove Gallery Walk.Pacheco has exhibited his worksthroughout the U.S., France and inLondon.
Pacheco was born on Dec. 8,1927 in the immigrant communityof Ybor City in Tampa. Boxing wasa popular sport in Ybor City, andPacheco took an early interest.
He received his bachelor’sdegree from the University ofFlorida and his medical degreefrom the University of Miami.After graduation, he set up practicein Little Havana and began work-ing with boxers alongside AngeloDundee at the Fifth Street Gym onMiami Beach.
In 1962, Pacheco began workingwith Muhammad Ali when thethen-Cassius Clay was training in Miami.Pacheco became Ali’s cornerman and physi-cian and would remain so until the latter partsof Ali’s career. In 1977, Pacheco noticed thatAli’s reflexes were slowing down and recom-
mended that he retire, but Ali continued tofight. Due to this difference of opinion,Pacheco left Ali’s camp. Despite this disagree-ment, he and Ali are still friends to this day.
Pacheco moved on to become a televisionboxing analyst, working for NBC andUnivision. He became Showtime’s featuredboxing analyst in the early 1980s and contin-ued his association with that network until hisretirement from TV in the late 1990s, coveringmany memorable fights along the way.
Pacheco is the author of 20 books, mostrecent Tales from the Fifth Street Gym. Healso has written plays, screenplays, and shortstories. Many of his books are set in the YborCity neighborhood where he grew up.Among his works, he has written a memoir(Ybor City Chronicles), an autobiography(Blood in My Coffee) and a cookbook (TheColumbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook, co-authored with longtime friend AdelaGonzmart). Coming out soon is an updated e-book version of the Fight Doctor.
AC Fine Art is located in the GroveRetrospective Gallery at 2911 Grand Ave. inCoconut Grove. Gallery hours are Tuesdaythrough Thursday, 1 to 5 p.m., and Friday andSaturday, 1 to 9 p.m. Also open by appointment.
Contact Steven Steele at 305-742-7071.
Ferdie Pacheco to exhibit paintings at AC Fine Art
Ferdie Pacheco is pictured with his wife, Luisita, and some of hispaintings.
MIAMI, June 15, 2011 — AT&T* todayannounced the opening of its first SouthFlorida authorized retailer ExperienceStore. Experience Stores give shoppers aninnovative way to shop for and experiencea variety of communications and enter-tainment services from AT&T. The newU.S.A. Wireless store is located at 900 S.Miami Avenue in Mary Brickell Villagein downtown Miami.
With the look and feel of an AT&T-owned store, the 1,200 square-foot U.S.A.Wireless location features a hands-on de-sign with a Guided Information Stationand “live bar” of devices and services toprovide an interactive, “try before youbuy” shopping experience. Trained con-sultants provide demonstrations of a widerange of products and services, includingthe latest in mobile devices, such as theSamsung Infuse 4G, HP Veer 4G, Mo-torola ATRIX 4G, and the HTC Inspire4G**, and AT&T U-verse services, in-cluding AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and AT&TU-verse Voice.Customers can also test drive various
wireless data applications, includingAT&T Navigator, which provides GPSnavigation with turn-by-turn directions, orAT&T Family Map, a family locator serv-ice designed to help give parents peace ofmind.“We’re excited to have anotherAT&T au-thorized retailer location opening in SouthFlorida,” said Carlos Blanco, vice presi-dent and general manager of AT&T Mo-bility and Consumer Markets for AT&TSouth Florida. “There’s a growing de-mand for advanced wireless data productsand services, and we want to make ourservices and products easily accessible toconsumers.”The Mary Brickell Village U.S.A.Wire-less location is managed by Mike Awadaand has a staff of five employees who aretrained to assist both consumer and busi-ness customers with purchasing decisions,customer service and technical support.Store hours are Monday through Friday,10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. – 9p.m. and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Agrand opening celebration is planned forthe weekend of July 15.There are more than 100AT&T author-
ized retailer locations from Key West toVero Beach. AT&T owns and operatesmore than 40 stores in the same territory,
including 16 stores in Miami-DadeCounty, 11 in Broward County and ninein Palm Beach County. AT&T productsand services are also available at morethan 250 national retail locations through-out South Florida.
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BY ROBERT HAMILTON
Do you have spare time to volunteer? Doyou like plants and want to learn moreabout gardening? Do you like to help oth-ers by sharing your gardening knowledge?Become a Master Gardener volunteer forMiami-Dade County Extension. Join thiselite group of dedicated gardeners whohelp others solve their plant problems.
Preview sessions of what this program isabout are Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. and Aug. 9 at 10am at the UF Miami-Dade Extension officein Homestead. Each preview session lastsone and one half to two hours. You need toattend only one of these previews. Thisprogram is for Miami-Dade County resi-dents only as each county has its ownMaster Gardener program.
Through the Master Gardener trainingprogram, participants receive more than 70hours of classroom and field training fromUniversity of Florida faculty. You’ll learnabout: flower and vegetable gardening,fruit trees, insects, disease and plant identi-fication, landscape care, proper pesticideand fertilizer use, and more.
Master Gardeners are individuals whoare interested in gardening, educating andhelping others, and making civic contribu-tions through volunteer work. They helpanswer gardening questions on the phone atthe Extension office, help establish demon-stration and school gardens, are plant con-sultants at local events, and more. Even ifyou aren’t physically able to do much gar-dening, there still are plenty of volunteeropportunities for you.
Once you are selected to take the MasterGardener training, you will be notifiedabout the class schedule. Classroom train-ing is one day during the work week from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and lasts for 11-12 weeks,beginning in September. Volunteeringopportunities are at the Homestead officeand at other selected sites throughout thecounty.
Contact Patty for an application at 305-248-3311, ext. 225, or write to:UF/Miami-Dade County Extension,18710 SW 288 St., Homestead, FL 33030.Visit the website at <http://miami-dade.ifas.ufl.edu/lawn_and_garden/mas-ter_gardener.shtml>
For information on Florida friendly land-scaping, visit the Florida Yards andNeighborhoods website at <www.green-yardsmiami.blogspot.com>.
The Miami-Dade Cooperative Extensionis a partnership of the Miami-DadeConsumer Services Department and theUniversity of Florida’s Institute of Foodand Agricultural Sciences.
Volunteer as Master Gardener;open to county residents only
Through the Master Gardenertraining program, participants receive morethan 70 hours of classroomand field training fromUniversity of Florida faculty.You’ll learn about: flower and vegetable gardening,fruit trees, insects, diseaseand plant identification,landscape care, proper pesticide and fertilizer use,and more.
The 2011 Miami Soccer Festival atKendall Soccer Park, 8011 SW 127thAve., was organized to promote, cele-brate and share “The BeautifulGame” of soccer with the communityof Miami. Organized by The ParksFoundation of Miami Dade and theSoccer 5 Foundation, all proceedsbenefit youth scholarships and parkimprovements.More than 5,000 participants and
visitors are expected at the two-dayfestival. On July 30th and 31st, thisfree family event will feature a fullrange of youth, adult and co-ed teamsplaying in various 11v11, 7v7 and 5v5tournaments, while a popular mix oflocal bands will perform throughoutthe weekend.“We’re planning to make this an an-
nual event to attract soccer players,families and teams from throughoutthe area,” said Scott Georgeson, coor-dinator and president of Soccer 5USA, the family organization that es-tablished 5-on-5 Soccer venues at theSW 127th Avenue complex during2010. Completed four years ago, theKendall Soccer Park now hosts bothdaytime and nighttime soccer, includ-ing 5-on-5 fields, five full-size soccerfields, a walking trail, stage area, soc-cer village and spectator bleachers.Spectators or folks not registered toplay in the two-day festival will alsoenjoy additional entertainment – Soc-cer 5 Live Tricks, juggling, world-record attempts, soccer walk andget-in-the-game fitness and fun. TheSoccer Village will feature foods fromaround the world, including Cuba, Ire-land, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad,Ecuador, Brazil, Columbia, and theDominican Republic.A variety of kids’ activities, includ-
ing face painting, video gaming andbounce houses, will be offered withinthe soccer village. Soccer merchan-dise, soccer games, and a virtualFIFA tournament played on PS3 andXbox will also be available for fansof the sport.
The Soccer 5 Foundation supports thegrowth of soccer in Miami to promoteand encourage a healthy, activelifestyle within the community. Fundsare to be distributed in order to createspaces to play, grants for coaching, tu-ition, and developmental scholarships,amongst other initiatives. “It’s ourway of helping popularize the sportand helping it grow at one of SouthFlorida’s leading soccer complexes,”Georgeson stated.The mission of Soccer 5 is to pro-
mote participation in 5 v 5 soccer inevery city around the USA, via itsplatform of Soccer 5 USA operations,live video and forums, and the Soccer5 Academy.
The event is free and open to thegeneral public. To participate in thetournament, team costs range from$175 to $325. Sponsors of the eventto date include Costco, RedBull, Soc-cer Locker, Sports Grill, MiamiChamber South, Kellogg’s FrostedFlakes, and the Sports Authority. Ad-ditional sponsorships at four contrib-utory levels are available. To registerfor the tournament or for sponsorship in-formation, please contact Scott George-son, Soccer 5 Miami President, at1-888-575-2976, or visit www.mi-amisoccerfestival.org or www.soc-cer5usa.com/miami.Proceeds of the event will support
The Soccer 5 Foundation (www.soc-cer5foundation.org) and The ParksFoundation of Miami Dade(www.parksfoundationofmiami-dade.com), working together to createmore spaces to play and learn theworld’s most popular game.
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BY ALICE FISHER
Bring your dog to watch the FloridaMarlins battle the San Francisco Giantson Friday, Aug. 12, 7:10 p.m., at Sun LifeStadium and help raise money for theHumane Society of Greater Miami.
Here’s how it works. To purchase ticketscontact Cynthia Coutard at 305-749-1842or send email to <[email protected]>. Tickets are only $12 foradults, $6 for kids and $6 for dogs.
Dog owners must carry proof of therabies vaccination with them to the game.You can download and sign the waiverdocument you can find by going to<www.humanesocietymiami.org> andclicking on 2011 Bark at the Park, andbring it with you to the game. Proceeds
from all dog tickets will benefit theHumane Society of Greater Miami.
Day-of-game sales for Bark at the Parkwill take place at Gate B beginning at 5p.m. and concluding in the second inningof the game. Fans and their dogs shouldenter the stadium through Gate B, withdisabled fans and their dogs using theGate G entrance starting at 4:30 p.m.Seating will be general admission in theupper deck sections 401-404. Doggiepools, water dishes and a dog-walkingarea will be available throughout thegame. Group tickets are also available bycalling 305-626-SAVE.
For more information and to purchaseindividual tickets contact CynthiaCoutard at 305-749-1842 or by email at<[email protected]>.
Take your four-legged best friend out to the ball park
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ASK YOUR PROPERTY APPRAISER…Miami-Dade Property Appraiser Pedro J. Garcia
Answers Questions From Property Owners
Miami-Dade County PropertyAppraiser Pedro Garcia has identifiedcommunity education and outreach asbeing among the important tasks forhis office. He frequently attends meet-ings of professional organizations,community groups and homeownersassociations. Additionally, he hasmakes himself and his senior staffavailable to the media, granting inter-views to radio, television and newspa-per reporters.
This newspaper column is his lat-est outreach effort to property ownersand other residents, providing anopportunity for them to ask questionsand hear from their PropertyAppraiser.
QUESTION: Last year, the value ofmy home along with all the others inmy community, declined substantially.However, the Property Appraiserincreased my assessment and mytaxes went up. How can you increasemy assessment when property valuesare going down?
PEDRO GARCIA: This subject wasraised indirectly last month.
Thank you for the opportunity toexplain it more fully.
In 1992 Florida voters overwhelm-ingly approved ConstitutionalAmendment 10, which is generallyknown as the “Save Our Homes”amendment.
This amendment passed out ofconcern for rising property values,which resulted in higher propertytaxes. The idea, as some supportersof the amendment put it, was to pre-vent homeowners from being taxedout of their homes.
The Save Our Homes amendment
created a second value on propertieswith a homestead exemption, calledthe assessed value. Unlike the mar-ket value, which must show the fullvalue of the property as of eachJanuary 1, the assessed value onlyincreases by 3% or the ConsumerPrice Index (CPI), whichever is lower.
Therefore, even as the marketvalue of a home increased by whatev-er the market dictated, the assessedvalue increase could go up by no morethan 3% or the CPI. Amendment 10saved homeowners hundreds andthousands of dollars in taxes in thoseyears when the market was increasingby double digits.
Market values have beendecreasing in the last few years.However, the law requires that proper-ties, which still have a Save OurHomes assessed value that is lowerthan their market value, must beincreased by up to the 3%.
This is called the Recapture Rule.What does this mean in taxes?
Let’s use 2010 data as an exam-ple. The CPI that year was 2.7%. Assuch, a property with homesteadexemption in unincorporated Miami-Dade County with an assessed valueof $100,000 in 2009 was increased for2010 by 2.7%. This increased theassessed value by $2,700, resulting inthe homeowner paying $55.24 more intaxes because of this Save OurHomes increase.
For 2011 the CPI is 1.5% andunless the law is changed, or theRecapture Rule eliminated, any home-steaded property with an assessedvalue lower than the market value, willbe subject to this 1.5 percent increasein assessed value.
Over the last several sessions,members of the Florida Legislaturehave talked about changing the law toeliminate this Recapture Rule. Thisyear, there are bills making their waythrough the legislature which do justthat; stop assessed value increases indeclining markets. I have given theseefforts my full support and I encourageyou to contact your representative inTallahassee and make your opinion onthis matter known.
To ask the Property Appraiser a ques-tion please write to:
Ask the Property Appraiser111 NW 1st Street, Suite 710Miami, Florida 22128
BY ROBERT HAMILTON
Animal Services invites you to celebrateits summer Pet Adoption Event, Get SomeSummer Lovin’, on Sunday, July 31, from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The adoption celebrationof pets, life, loyalty and love will take placeat the Animal Services Shelter located at7401 NW 74 St. in Medley.
The event will give residents the opportu-nity to adopt dogs and cats who are in needof a loving home and find true uncondition-al love. Anyone who adopts a pet at theevent will receive a complimentary picturewith the new family member.
Interested adopters must be at least 18years old. Adoption fees apply, including a$50 refundable deposit if pet is not yetspayed or neutered. Only Miami-DadeCounty residents may adopt pets under thespay/neuter agreement.
Attendance is free and open to the pub-lic. Donations of dog and/or cat toys areappreciated.
Adoption Gift Certificates also are avail-able. If you are thinking about giving a petto someone as a present, you may purchasean Adoption Gift Certificate so they choosethe pet best for their lifestyle.
Donation Gift Certificates are ideal pres-ents for any occasion. It’s the perfect giftfor everyone and a gift that will help theshelter animals.
Animal Services is responsible forenforcing Chapter 5 of the Miami-DadeCounty Code, as well as Florida Statute828, which deals primarily with animalcruelty issues. Unlike private shelters thathave limitations on the number of pets theyaccept, Animal Services accepts all dogsand cats. Each year, the shelter impounds36,000 pets. The goal at Animal Services isto reunite lost pets with their families orfind life-long homes for as many animalsas possible.
For more information visit online at<www.miamidade.gov/animals> or call3-1-1.
Get Some Summer Lovin’ atJuly 31 pet adoption event
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Members of the Southern AutomotiveMedia Association (SAMA) named thenew 2012 Audi R8 Spyder as the best con-vertible in the inaugural “Topless inMiami” event conducted recently at theRitz-Carlton Resort on Key Biscayne.
At the same time, the beautiful new 2012BMW 650i was named Best LuxuryConvertible in a close competition that sawthe Jaguar XKR and Mercedes BenzSLK350 finish closely behind the winner.The Audi A5, Infiniti G37, Lexus IS250and Mercedes Benz SLK350 also were con-tenders in the Luxury Convertible category.
SAMA members judged a total of 19vehicles entered in the competition by 15different manufacturers and selected theunique new Nissan Murano CrossCabrioletas the Best Family Convertible; the venera-ble Chevrolet Corvette as the Best SportsCar Convertible, and the all new Fiat 500Cas the Best Small Convertible.
More than 40 SAMA members partici-pated in the ride-and-drive competition,spending the day driving each of the con-vertible automobiles on the roads of KeyBiscayne, then scoring them on overalldesign, ease of operating the convertible topand the driving characteristics of each car.
“It was a wonderful event and everythingwent very smoothly,” said SAMA presi-dent Paul Borden. “Even the weather coop-erated; it rained all around South Florida,but not a drop fell on Key Biscayne untilour event was finished. And we had someof the most beautiful and impressive auto-motive machinery in the world to drive andgrade.
“Our membership did an exceptional jobof picking the winning automobiles and Ithink the manufacturers were satisfied with
the event and the results.”The winners were announced at an
awards ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton thatsame evening.
Other convertibles that were entered inthe competition included the ChevroletCamaro, Ford’s Mustang GT, Chrysler 200and Volkswagen Eos in the Best FamilyConvertible category; the BMW Z4 andNissan 370Z Roadster in the Sports Carbracket, and the Jeep Wrangler, MazdaMX-5 Miata and MINI Cooper in the SmallConvertible category.
SAMA is an organization made up ofjournalists, media organizations, corporatecommunication specialists, marketing andadvertising specialists, and auto manufac-turers specializing in the automotive indus-try. Formed in 2007, the organization nowhas more than 100 members throughoutFlorida and the Southeastern United States.
Each year, SAMA hosts a luncheon atthe South Florida International Auto Showand recognizes the outstanding vehicles inthe show, including the coveted “Star of theShow.” Many of the SAMA selectionshave gone on to win national honors in theautomotive media industry.
SAMA also sponsors the annual Rides-N-Smiles event in conjunction with theHomestead-Miami Speedway and the sup-port of many auto manufacturers. Theevent is intended to bring smiles to patientsand families in programs at BaptistChildren’s Hospital and Miami Children’sHospital by giving them rides in “dreamcars” around the speedway’s road course.
For more information, contact SAMApresident Paul Borden at 305-807-0454 orsend email to <[email protected]>.
Audi R8 Spyder named best convertible by SAMAAudi R8 Spyder named best convertible in SAMAinaugural “Topless in Miami” event.
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Pictured (l-r) are SAMA officials Ron Beasley and Paul Borden with Audi regional communications directorAndrew Lippman, Fiat USA President Laura Soave, Nissan-Infiniti regional communications director SteveParrett, General Motors regional communications director Araba Dowell, SAMA Treasurer Marcello Serratoand SAMA Vice President Jaime Florez.
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Represented BUYER, Listed by: JoAnn Forster, EWM11100 Snapper Creek Road, Coral GablesWaterfront home w/5Bdrms, 4.5Baths, over 5,700SF on1.2Acres in Gated Snapper Creek Lakes…. $2,350,000
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THE GRANDE CONDO, 9021 SW 94 Street.... near BaptistUnit 702, 2/2 over 1,145 sf, granite, split bedroom, tilefloors, low maintenance.........SALE PRICE.....$208,000.
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