Coral Gables News 10.16.2012

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ANTHONY MARISTANY

NABI FERRA

ELIZABETH HARLEY

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

This is another in a series ofprofiles of outstanding studentsattending schools in CoralGables.

See profiles on page 7.

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Coral Gables Bike Day back Sunday, Oct. 28

BY ROBERT HAMILTON

P resented by Miracle Mileand Downtown CoralGables, Gables Bike Day isback for its second consecu-

tive year to celebrate healthy activitiesand green means of transportation withinthe limits of the City Beautiful.

Downtown Coral Gables will wel-come the community with music, food,bike tours, safe cycling and much more.

Gables Bike Day will take place onSunday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Miracle Mile eastbound lanes andPonce De Leon north of Miracle Milewill be closed to auto traffic duringthose hours.

Building on the success of last year’sevent that attracted almost 4,000 atten-dees, and presented by Miracle Mile andDowntown Coral Gables, Gables Bike

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BY ROSIE TOBALINA

M ark your calen-dars and getready to cele-brate local busi-nesses in the

City Beautiful. This holiday season, theCity of Coral Gables is introducing twonew annual events: the Coral GablesFestival of Lights, which will light upthe downtown shopping district and theVillage of Merrick Park, and theStorefront Display Awards Program,which will encourage exceptional store-front window displays, city-wide.

The main objective for both initia-tives is to attract more people to thecity’s shops and restaurants and recog-nize businesses that enhance the city’sshopping and dining experience.

The Coral Gables Festival of Lightsencourages businesses in the downtownBusiness Improvement District and theVillage of Merrick Park to create a fes-tive winter holiday atmosphere by deco-rating the exterior of their storefrontswith white holiday lighting.

The competition begins the Saturdaybefore Thanksgiving, Nov. 17, and it fin-ishes Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. No applica-tion for participation is required, and

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Ron Shuffield (left), president of EWM Realty International, and Dr. Ismael Roque-Velasco, chief administra-tive officer of Riviera Health Resort, welcomed EWM Realtors to Riviera Health Resort, which recently hostedEWM’s monthly sales meeting at the newly opened, luxurious skilled nursing and rehabilitation center.

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BY BROOKE NOBLE

Actors’ Playhouse has raised the curtain onits celebratory 2012-13 25th AnniversarySeason with the hit Broadway musicalGodspell.

Based on the Gospel According to St.Matthew, Godspell remains one of the mostpopular rock musicals of all time. Messagesof love, generosity, and joy are presented insong, dance, and all forms of theatrical playin this exuberant, rocking, rolling, and rivet-ing production playing through Nov. 4 at theMiracle Theatre.

Godspell originally ran for more than 2,600performances in New York and spawned suc-cessful touring productions in major U.S.cities, a 1973 motion picture adaptation andcountless international engagements for thepast 40 years. One of the most enduringshows of all time, Godspell has touched thehearts of countless theatergoers all over theworld and just finished its first-everBroadway revival in June.

Conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak, with music and new lyrics byAcademy and Grammy Award-winner StephenSchwartz (Wicked, Pippin), Godspell’s Tony-nominated score features instantly recognizablehits including Day by Day, Turn Back, O Man,Learn Your Lessons Well, Prepare Ye the Way,Light of the World and many more.

“Actors’ Playhouse will bring a fresh andcontemporary feel to the production in both itsdesign approach and by allowing the actors tobring their own personalities to the charac-ters,” said artistic director David Arisco. “Wehave assembled a stellar cast who bring thisupbeat and powerful musical to life for a newgeneration of theatergoers.”

The cast of Godspell includes JoshCanfield, Clay Cartland, Henry Gainza, JeniHacker, Shea Hess, Nick Duckart, HeatherKopp, Kareema Khouri, Cindy Pearce andDon Seward. Directed by David Arisco, withmusical staging and choreography byBarbara Flatten and musical direction by

David Nagy, the creative team for Godspellalso includes set design by Gene Seyffer, cos-tume design by Ellis Tillman, lighting designby Patrick Tennent and sound design byAlexander Herrin.

Evening performances will on Wednesdaythrough Saturday at 8 p.m., with afternoonmatinees on Sunday at 2 p.m. A specialweekday matinee is scheduled onWednesday, Oct. 17, at 2 p.m. Tickets forweeknights and matinees are $42, and onFriday and Saturday evenings, $50. The the-ater offers a 10 percent senior discount ratethe day of performance and $15 student rushtickets 15 minutes prior to curtain with iden-tification. Discounts are based on availabilityand exclude Saturday and Sunday. Group dis-counted rates are offered for 15 or morethrough the group sales department. Singletickets may be purchased through the boxoffice at 305-444-9293 or online at<www.actorsplayhouse.org>.

This event is made possible with the supportof the Miami-Dade County Department ofCultural Affairs, Cultural Affairs Council,Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board ofCounty Commissioners, with support of theCity of Coral Gables, and by the followingsponsors: Comcast, NBC Miami and MegaTV.

Actors’ Playhouse is the nonprofit residenttheater company and managing agent of thehistoric Miracle Theatre on Miracle Mile inCoral Gables. Actors’ Playhouse, which hasbrought home 75 regional Carbonell Awardsfor artistic excellence, is a Florida PresentingCultural Organization and one of 22 majorcultural institutions in Miami-Dade County.

In addition to its Mainstage season,Actors’ Playhouse offers a year-round seasonof Musical Theatre for Young Audiences, aNational Children’s Theatre Festival, aTheatre Conservatory and Summer CampProgram, as well as educational arts outreachprograms for underserved youth, and has ini-tiated a Young Talent Big Dreams contest forchildren in partnership with The Children’sTrust.

Actors’ Playhouse opens 25th season with musical Godspell

The cast is pictured in a scene from the musical Godspell.(Photo by Alberto Romeu)

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Westin’s new general manager, Michael

McMahon, is encouraging everyone to getin shape for the holidays with a new healthconscious “Wellness Walk” program. Thishealthy, holistic approach to hospitality willoccur Monday through Friday. All hotelguests, Westin Colonnade Team membersand local residents and businesses are wel-comed to walk with McMahon through thebeautiful Coral Gables neighborhood.

To participate, come to the ground floor infront of the escalator at 6:45 a.m. for a 40-minute walk after which walkers can enjoycomplimentary coffee and cold water.

Cyclists are in for another day of familyfun at the upcoming second annual GablesBike Day to take place on Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-4p.m. This event is presented by Miracle MileDowntown Coral Gables. Organized by BikeWalk Coral Gables, the group promotes asafe and friendly environment for cyclistsand pedestrians. They encourage programsand events to educate the community andpromote accessibility of streets and trails forcyclists and pedestrians.

For more information, visit <www.face-book.com/BikeWalkCoralGables>.

More than 10,000 gathered at FIU’sMaidique Campus on Saturday, Oct. 6, forthe American Heart Association’s AnnualHeart Walk. Participants and attendeesenjoyed socializing, checking out thesponsor booths, free Subway sandwiches,health screenings and picking up theirlocal hometown newspaper at theCommunity Newspapers tent.

After warmups, the walk started at 9 a.m. Ifyou missed the walk and still want to supportthe cause, visit

<www.miamidadeheartwalk.org>.A series of gourmet wine dinners to bene-

fit the Rotary Club of Coral Gables and otherselected charities is in the works, replacingthe club’s annual gala event. The first in theseries will be on Monday, Nov. 12, atSeason’s 52 on Miracle Mile. Event chairRod Langer explained this is great news forlongtime gala sponsors who will now get fiveto six months of exposure for the same dona-tion they previously made for the one-nightaffair.

For more information on how to partici-pate, contact Rod at<[email protected]>.

Gables Rotarians had a chance to checkout Season’s 52 new fall menu when the clubgathered there on Oct. 9 for a membershipsocial as did several other notables the priorweek including food editor and author Linda

Gassenheimer and her hubby who werewined and dined by Season’s 52 executivechef/partner Rolando Centonzio and man-aging partner Gary Marcoe.

GFWC Woman’s Club members, justback from a state convention in Orlando,met on Oct. 3 for a great program on CanineCompanions. The canines were adorable andprovided a great show with their ability toread commands. At that same meeting, clubpresident Mireya Kilmon announced thatthe club’s International Department hadreceived recognition from the GeneralFederation of Women’s Clubs for its interna-tional projects. Thus, InternationalDepartment chair Mitzi Jenner wascrowned Volunteer of the Month with tiaraand banner to match.

Finally, Godspell, updated and better thanever, is now playing at Actors’ Playhouse atthe Miracle Theatre. The musical will runthrough Nov. 4 and promises to be a realcrowd pleaser. For tickets, call 305-444-9293.

Until next time, keep making each daycount.

If you want to submit information for thiscolumn, please send your news via email to<[email protected]>.

Walk and bike for wellness in the City Beautiful

GLORIA’S GAB

Gloria Burns

GFWC Coral Gables Woman’s Club Volunteer of theMonth, Mitzi Jenner, is pictured with her guest, SusanHuff, at the Oct. 3 meeting.

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Season’s 52 executive chef/partner Rolando Centonziodisplays fall-inspired flat bread during dinner for specialguests to introduce the new seasonal menu.

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Day 2012 will bring back activities such asthe bike tours of Coral Gables, kids’ activ-ities, live bands, bike polo, local restau-rants and many of Miami’s bike shops. Theentire route will be packed with plenty ofstops for the entire family to enjoy. Newactivities include skate park demonstra-tions, roller derby, yoga, karate, aHalloween costume contest and more.

Following the 2011 event, the volunteerorganizers created Bike Walk CoralGables, the non-profit organization pro-ducing Gables Bike Day. Proceeds fromthis event, as well as the year-roundmonthly bicycle tours with partner Coral

Gables Museum will promote safe bikingand walking in the city of Coral Gables.

2012 sponsors include Miracle Mile andDowntown Coral Gables, City of CoralGables, University of Miami, VesselDesigns, Mercedes Benz of Coral Gables,University of Miami, Kingdom of theNetherlands, No Boundaries, Mack Cycle,TD Bank, Don and Jeannett Slesnick,DecoBike, Rotary Club of Coral Gables,Miami Dade County, Sun Revolution forthe Planet, Cabrera Benefits Group, VesselDesign and Yelp.com.

For more information visit online at<www.gablesbikeday.com>.

winners will be recognized at a city com-mission meeting in three holiday lightingcategories: 1. Best retail store, 2. Bestrestaurant, and 3. Best office building.

In a collaborative effort, the City ofCoral Gables, Coral Gables Chamber ofCommerce, Downtown Coral GablesBusiness Improvement District (BID), andthe Village of Merrick Park will initiatethe Storefront Display Awards Program.

This program, open to all businessesin the city, will begin by celebratingboth the winter holiday season andValentine’s Day, encouraging partici-pating businesses to design creative andelegant storefront window displays forthe applicable holiday.

Beginning the Saturday afterThanksgiving, Nov. 24 — also knownnationwide as “Small Business Saturday”— judges will be looking for the bestwinter holiday storefront window dis-plays. Then as the holiday of hearts

approaches in February, judges will startlooking for the most romantic storefrontwindow displays. A special awards com-mittee will determine the program win-ners and prizes.

“The city has a wonderful variety ofbusinesses, big and small, that are essen-tial to driving our local economy and thelocal shopping experience,” said CoralGables Commissioner Frank Quesada,who initially asked city staff to enhanceholiday shopping in the community. “Thecity and its awards committee memberswant to highlight those businesses thatare going the extra mile to attract shop-pers and visitors, and encourage others toparticipate.”

For information on how to participatein either the Coral Gables Festival ofLights or the Storefront Display AwardsProgram, contact the EconomicSustainability Department at 305-460-5311.

When Coral Gables High senior Anthony Maristanywas in middle school at Kinloch Park, he realized thatkids who needed extra help didn’t have tutors available.He was in gifted so he did not need the help but he knewother students that did.

So when he went to high school, he instituted a tutor-ing program. Each Monday and Tuesday, he goes withfriends to Kinloch to help students in the subjects withwhich they struggle.

“It’s the first tutoring program Kinloch ever had,” hesaid. “I felt it should be my International Baccalaureatestudent service project.”

By far, most of the kids need help in math, althoughthe tutors help in any subject. Maristany has also tutoredan ESOL student who could not speak English.

He said the experience has humbled him.“It’s shown me that luckily I’ve been blessed with a

good brain,” Maristany said. “I’ve always done well; it’shelped me realize some kids are less fortunate than I am.Sometimes they have difficult lives with their parents. Italked to one kid; he didn’t know who his father was.”

Maristany’s extracurricular activities include tutoringfor the National Honor Society. He also is a member ofthe IB Honor Society and Gables Earth, the club that istransforming Gables into a “green” school. He is inter-ested in joining the Chinese Club.

“I enjoy learning about different cultures. I’ve beentaking German for four years now. I think Chinese cul-ture is a beautiful culture,” he said. “There was no timeduring school [to take Chinese] but by joining this club Imay learn about the Chinese culture and maybe learn thelanguage.”

As a senior, he has had to devote a fair amount of timeto college applications. He’s looking at UM, FIU andMiami Dade Honors.

His goal is to go to medical school which is why theUniversity of Miami’s seven-year program is very entic-ing, but if accepted going there will depend on the finan-cial aid program. Maristany wants to go into neurologyor become a psychiatrist.

In fact, he volunteered at a psychiatrist’s office inorder to get an idea of what the job entails.

— Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

Coral Gables High senior Nabi Ferra has almost athousand community service hours, many earned fromfeeding the homeless. He goes to Overtown with a friendand his dad to hand out sandwiches and fruit.

“I just kept going and it became a part of my routine,”Ferra said. “He [his friend’s dad] goes to the same placeeach week. The same people tend to go and he’s veryclose to them.”

Ferra also spends a lot of time with his own father,who is a firefighter working at a station in downtownMiami. He goes to the station on a regular basis to hangout and help.

“I see how they work on a call,” he said.One of the advantages of volunteering with the

fire department is learning about the duties of theparamedics.

“I really have an interest in medicine,” he said. “I like toride with the paramedics so I can see that side of things.I’ve already been exposed to it and it helps me out.”

When he is not volunteering outside of school, he isdoing plenty of community service through school. He ispresident of Key Club, a service club sponsored byKiwanis. The Gables Key Club was recognized byKiwanis for rapid growth in membership.

“We had the largest increase in members from 2011 to2012,” Ferra said.

Plans for this year call for Key Club to work withHabitat for Humanity. He has helped Habitat in the pastwith his family.

“We’ve helped build structures for the houses; we’vedone yard work,” Ferra said. “I think I started out whenI was 15.”

He also is a member of the National Honor Society,Gables Earth and Future Business Leaders of America.

Sports has been a part of his high school career. Inninth grade he was on the track team and he also has beenon the varsity tennis team.

“This year I hope to be in varsity water polo,” he said. Ferra is looking at colleges in the northeast such as

Boston College, Brown and Tufts. He’s also consideringDuke, Tulane, UF and UM.

“I’m pretty sure I want to be a dermatologist,” Ferrasaid.


ANTHONY MARISTANY

Dancing has helped Elizabeth Harley, a senior atCoral Gables High, earn more than 800 community serv-ice hours. This year, Harley is captain of the schooldance team, Gablettes and Co.

“We perform at all the football games and pep ral-lies,” she said. “We do parades and we also compete atnational and state level.”

She also is a volunteer at her church, Christ Journey,formerly known as University Baptist Church.

“Since freshman year, I’ve been teaching a kinder-garten class,” Harley said. “I get to teach the Bible andhang out with them.”

It is through her church volunteering that she has gone onmission trips to the Bahamas. Recently she went to Freeportfor a week where the group painted some buildings, did anassembly where the volunteers sang, danced and acted.

“We ran four afternoon sports camps,” she said. “Thekids came from about five different neighborhoods.”

She said they had fun hanging out with the kids. Whatwas really good is that she visited with some childrenshe had met when she went on a mission trip a few yearsago with her family.

At Gables, Harley is a member of the National HonorSociety, and student council treasurer.

“I’ve been in activities but this is the first year I’veheld a board position,” she said.

Outside of school, she is in Twenty Little WorkingGirls, a service club.

“I’ve held a board position since I was a freshman.This year I’m president which is cool because my momwas president when she was in it 25 years ago.”

The service club has a spring fashion show that is theirbiggest fundraiser. Last year, they were able to donate$15,000 to charities.

“Throughout the year we do service projects,” shesaid. “One month we might collect tissues and hand san-itizers for one organization. Another month we collect-ed gift cards for Touching Miami With Love.”

Her college applications will include Alabama,Baylor, Clemson, UF and FSU.

“All of the schools have very good colleges of educa-tion,” she said.


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It is time once again to begin craftingthose costumes because Halloween on theMile, organized by the BusinessImprovement District of Coral Gables, isback for its 15th annual celebration.

Always a family affair, there will besomething for everyone, including thosemembers of the furry canine variety.Festivities will take place on Wednesday,Oct. 31, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Events include:• Trick-or-Treating along Miracle Mile

and its adjacent streets;• Storytime and kids activities;• Kiddie Costume Contest at the Miracle

Theatre, and• Doggie Costume Contest.Visit online at

<www.shopcoralgables.com> or call 305-569-0311 for more information.

Created in 1997, the BusinessImprovement District of Coral Gables’(BID) mission is to promote commercialvitality to Miracle Mile and DowntownCoral Gables, and to act as a strategic cata-lyst for the overall improvement of the area.Downtown Coral Gables and Miracle Mile isa pedestrian-friendly neighborhood infusedwith a chic European feel.

Decorated with tree-lined streets andMediterranean architecture, the historic areaboasts some of Miami’s finest boutiques,acclaimed restaurants and lively culturalvenues. With more than 160 retailers andover 70 restaurants, Downtown CoralGables and Miracle Mile make a sophisticat-ed destination to shop, live, play and work.

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BY VIVIAN ROMERO

Don Slesnick, a former Coral Gablesmayor, was appointed by Eric J. Baron, pres-ident of Florida StateUniversity, to the board ofdirectors of the LeRoyCollins Institute. The boardincludes current and formerelected officials, educatorsand citizen activists fromacross Florida.

“I am pleased to be giventhe opportunity to servealongside such distinguishedboard members,” Slesnicksaid.

The Institute is a non-profitorganization affiliated withthe State University Systemof Florida, located inTallahassee at Florida State University,which performs research studies about keygovernment issues and policies affecting allFloridians.

Years in the Making: Florida’sUnderfunded Municipal Pension Plans is theInstitute’s most recent publication. Its find-ings outline why Florida’s public employeepensions are under-funded and how citiesmust make strides to resolve this situation.

The non-partisan reports generated by theInstitute are distributed to legislators, localofficials, educational institutions, the publicand the media in order to promote responsi-ble law-making practices.

After having finished his fourth term asmayor in 2011, Slesnick vowed to stayinvolved in public policy debates at state andlocal levels — issues affecting Florida’squality of life. Since then, he has been elect-ed to several boards that rely on his knowl-edge and expertise.

Don Slesnick served as mayor of Coral

Gables from 2001 to 2011. He also served asthe 2009-10 president of the Florida Leagueof Mayors. Slesnick continues as the manag-ing partner for the law firm of Slesnick &

Casey. He has been in pri-vate practice since 1976, rep-resenting public sectoremployee organizations.Prior to that he held manage-ment positions with theMiami-Dade County PublicSchools and the Miami-DadeCounty Police Department.

Slesnick received a BA inForeign Affairs from theUniversity of Virginia, a JDfrom the University of Floridaand a MPA from FloridaInternational University. Hewas admitted to the FloridaBar in 1972, the U.S.

Supreme Court in 1985; is a Florida BarBoard Certified Specialist in Labor &Employment Relations and a FloridaSupreme Court Certified Mediator. He is aFellow of the College of Labor &Employment Lawyers and a member of theFlorida Academy of Professional Mediators.

Slesnick is a Vietnam veteran and a for-mer U.S. Army advisor to NATO forces inGermany. He retired from the Army at therank of lieutenant colonel, and now servesthe Chief of the Army Reserve as one of his“Ambassadors.”

He has been active in numerous civic andbusiness organizations which include theGreater Miami Chamber of CommerceExecutive Committee and served two termsas chair of the Coral Gables CommunityFoundation. He was founding chair of“Team Miami” which led the efforts to relo-cate U.S. Southern Command to Miami andto save Homestead Air Reserve Base after itsdestruction by Hurricane Andrew.

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The Alzheimer’s Association will hostits yearly Miami-Dade Walk to EndAlzheimer’s event to raise awareness andfunds for Alzheimer’s care, support andresearch on Oct. 27.

The Southeast Florida Chapter is invitingMiami-Dade residents of all ages to uniteand participate in the walk that will start atMerrick Park — across from Coral GablesCity Hall, located at 400 Biltmore Way, at9 a.m. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.

“As many as 5.4 million Americans cur-rently have Alzheimer’s disease,” saidEllen Brown, CEO, of the Alzheimer’sAssociation Southeast Florida Chapter.“Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause ofdeath in Americans age 65 or older, andthese numbers continue to increase. Thesealarming statistics show the importanceand urgency of finding a cure and treat-ment for Alzheimer’s disease.

“Many people are not aware that

Hispanics are about one and one half timesas likely to have Alzheimer’s and otherdementias as older whites. It’s time to takeaction and fight against Alzheimer’s. Thetime is now! Alzheimer’s can’t wait!”

Walk to End Alzheimer’s is more than ajust a walk. Miami-Dade participants alsowill learn about Alzheimer’s disease andhow to get involved with this critical cause,from advocacy opportunities, the latest inAlzheimer’s research and clinical trialenrollment to support programs and servic-es. Each walker will join in a meaningfulceremony to honor those affected byAlzheimer’s disease. Funds raised will pro-vide care and support services to the resi-dents of Southeast Florida living withAlzheimer’s, while also contributing toadvancing critically needed research.

In addition to the 5K walk, participantswill enjoy family activities, music andmuch more. Start or join a team today atalz.org/walk. For more information call1-800-272-3900.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s event slated for Oct. 27

BY GARY ALAN RUSE

Palmer Trinity School, a college-preparatory school in Palmetto Bay, cele-brated its 40th anniversary at the end ofSeptember, beginning with a special event,“PTS Gives Back” on Saturday, Sept. 29.During the event students, faculty, staff,grandparents, alumni and friends partici-pated in a number of community serviceprojects, both on and off campus.

A fixture in South Dade for the past fourdecades, Palmer Trinity came about whentwo historic schools, Palmer School andTrinity Episcopal School, merged in 1992and became the institution it is today.

“I am proud of Palmer Trinity’s commit-ment to service and social responsibility,”said Sean Murphy, head of school. “As wecelebrate our 40th anniversary year, thisspecial day will exemplify our school’slong-time dedication to supporting othersin the Miami-Dade community.”

A coeducational Episcopal day school,Palmer Trinity provides “a rigorous collegepreparatory curriculum that integratesknowledge, compassion and social respon-sibility, an essential goal of the school’smission.” Palmer Trinity School serves stu-

dents from a broad range of socio-econom-ic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds ingrades 6-12.

“This day embodies the true spirit of aPalmer Trinity School student,” said

Elena De Villiers, community servicecoordinator. “With more than 30 stu-dent-organized service groups at PTS,our students don’t do community servicebecause they have to — they do it

because they believe it is an inherentpart of their moral obligation as humanbeings.”

For more information about the school,visit online at <www.palmertrinity.org>.

Palmer Trinity School event highlights 40th anniversary

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BY RICHARD YAGER

The Junior Orange Bowl’s “SportsAbility Games,” inspiring disabled chil-dren for 30 years, needs new and strength-ened community support, according to twoprogram leaders.

Scheduled this year from Nov. 29through Dec. 1 at three different locations,the event that formerly hosted 500 or moreyoungsters in swimming, sailing, track andfield competitions will likely attract only300 this year after 295 took part in 2011.

“A combination of downside economics,reduced budgets and higher costs havetaken their toll to stage an event that bringstears to your eyes when you see it,” saidformer Coral Gables Police Chief RichardJ. Naue Jr. and JOB vice president KathrynSwain speaking to a group in West Kendallon Sept. 26.

At that moment, Naue displayed a photofrom the 2011 event, showing a father hug-ging his child, adding, “That’s what it’slike for some, like this dad, who had nevereven seen his disabled youngster take partin a physical sports event.

“It’s heart rending,” Naue said.The three athletic events that kick off the

Junior Orange Bowl festival “especiallyneed corporate sponsors willing to lend theirname to help sustain a program that hasbrought competitors from all over Floridaand worldwide,” Naue told members of theMiami-Dade Police Hammocks DistrictCitizens Advisory Committee (CAC).

“Travel costs are one reason why spon-sorships can help maintain participationsince many would come with a little bit ofhelp from our community,” he said.

In addition to corporate assistance, theGames welcome all kinds of contributions,including athletic and day-to-day equip-ment, clothing and volunteers.

“High school students can fulfill com-munity hours by helping,” Swain noted.

The 2012 program: Thursday, Nov. 29, Sailing from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. at Shake-A-Leg Miami, 2620 S.Bayshore Dr.

Friday, Nov. 30, Swimming competitionfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Miami SpringsAquatic Center, 1401 Westward Dr.,Miami Springs.

Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trackand Field, Tropical Park, 7900 Bird Rd.

Field events include “soft toss and soft-ball throw” to help even the most physical-ly challenged youngsters to demonstratecapability in a winning effort, Naue said,noting athletic competition for disabledchildren began in the 1981 JOB Festivalwith a goal of emphasizing sportsmanshipand safety while encouraging youngsters toovercome handicaps.

The program that began with just 40 par-ticipants grew steadily until the mid-2000swhen economic hardships began takingtheir toll on both participation and commu-nity support, he explained.

Hammocks CAC members informallydecided to create a support program oftheir own to be finalized at a 7:30 p. m.meeting at Hammocks District PoliceStation, 10000 SW 142 Ave., onWednesday, Oct. 24.

For Games program details, contactNaue at 305-972-4016 or by email at<[email protected]>. Visit <jrorange-bowl.org> for full festival programming.

Community’s help soughtfor ‘Sports Ability Games’

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BY RICHARD YAGER

A fresh look in new surroundings nowgreets customers of Kendall’s OutbackSteakhouse. The familiar Outback logotypeis emblazoned on a two-story tower over-looking Mills Drive in the newly remod-eled area known as “The Palms.”

The plaza-styled retail and entertainmentcenter with inner pedestrian walkwaysreplaced the former Town and CountryMall where new development continueswith the razing of the mall’s last buildingsalong the northwest corner of Mills Drive,immediately adjacent to The Palms rede-veloped area.

“We’re looking forward to a fresh andnew Outback Steakhouse experience inKendall,” said Evelyn Vallejo, managing

partner, after vacating the familiar free-standing building in the southeast corner ofTown and Country Center.

“We’ve welcomed new and old cus-tomers to the inviting atmosphere of aremodeled interior and the traditional hos-pitality of our wood-fire grill,” she added,speaking after Oct. 3, the new restaurant’sfirst day of operation in its new location.

Grasses and unfinished wood accents arecombined in a new interior designed to cap-ture the feeling of the Australian “Outback”from its front foyer to a spacious bar andbooth areas. In addition to newly remod-eled décor, guests are welcome for lunchwith the restaurant open at 11 a.m. daily.Takeout service also is available.

A new menu features items like a “FiletFocaccia Sandwich” (topped with melted

provolone cheese) and a side of au jus fordipping among 10 luncheon entrees offeredunder $10. Other new items: “Aussie-Tizers”like a crab and avocado “stack,” crispychicken artichoke flatbread, Aussie chickencobb salad and “Hearts of Golden Mahi.”

Steaks, chicken and seafood dishesflame-grilled over oak wood remain thestandard chef’s specialty in classic “searedand seasoned” style that mixes 17 spices tocreate Outbacks’ uniquely flavored fare,Vallejo added.

Voted No. 1 for “Best Steak” by Zagat

Survey of full-service restaurant chains,Outback has won the prestigious award forthree straight years since 2009.

Redevelopment of the northeastern area ofTown and Country Center is the last link in afive-year replacement of the former 700,000-square-foot retail center, completing trans-formation of the mall into a contemporarymixed retail-entertainment center along threesides of the lake adjoining The Palms.

For information on Outback Steakhouse,visit <www.Outback.com>; for reserva-tions and service, call 305-596-6771.

Outback Steakhouse opens new location at The Palms

New Outback Steakhouse (above) replaces old structure (below left) at The Palms at Town and Country Center inKendall.

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BY MAYRA HERNANDEZ

Winn-Dixie celebrated the grand openingof its newly remodeled Miami store on Oct.3. The store, located at 11241 SW 40 St.(Bird Road), is the second Winn-Dixie inMiami-Dade County to feature the compa-ny’s newest Hispanic format.

Customers will be thrilled to find upgrad-ed departments and expanded services thatmake shopping fun and easy in their newneighborhood Winn-Dixie store.

“We’ve completely revamped our store tomeet the needs of our neighbors, offering thefreshest products at a great value,” said TonyJorges, Miami Region vice president ofWinn-Dixie Stores. “Customers are ravingabout the newly remodeled store and theexceptional customer service. With its largeassortment of new Hispanic offerings, cus-tomers will now find an authentic shopping

experience every time they shop.”One of the newest additions of the 72,000-

square-foot store is its culinary team lead byChef Jose Charles, a renowned culinary pro-fessional in South Florida and a connoisseurof authentic Spanish cuisine. Charles bringshis passion and skill of cooking classic dish-es directly to his customers by offering dailyand weekly specials including fresh fish,Spanish paella and many others.

Chef Charles and his culinary team alsoprepare a wide variety of specialties,including Spanish favorites, in the freshlyprepared food section. Shoppers can findtraditional rotated favorites includingSpanish beef stew, Cuban shredded beef,pork chunks, black beans and rice, yuccaand more, as well as additional grab-and-go options such as juicy chicken, mashedpotatoes, macaroni and cheese, salads andmore. He also oversees a full-service carv-

ing station serving up slow roasted primerib, bourbon glazed salmon, oven-roastedpork loin and traditional Spanish omeletsthat offers on-the-go meal options forshoppers who value quality and conven-ience.

Additional new options also include awide assortment of custom-prepared grilledflatbread pizzas, from vegetarian to meatlovers, baked in less than three minutes, aswell as a self-serve, hand tossed salad barfeaturing a variety of fresh greens, toppingsand dressings that offer an endless combina-tion of healthy possibilities.

“We’re excited about our newly remod-eled store and look forward to continuing towelcome our neighbors as they check it out,”said Humberto Sanchez, Miami Winn-Dixiestore director. “We’re passionate about our

customers and pride ourselves in providingthem with an exceptional customer serviceexperience every time they visit our store.With our innovative chef and our fresh andlocal offerings, there is something new todiscover every time you shop.”

To celebrate the grand opening of theMiami store, Winn-Dixie is hosting aseries of celebrations throughout Octoberand November that include live cookingdemonstrations, food tastings, live enter-tainment, raffles, giveaways and more.Winn-Dixie also invites guests to join theconversation on Facebook and FacebookLatino, where they can learn about specialdeals, recipes, savings, in-store events andmore. Visit <www.facebook.com/win-ndixie> and <www.facebook.com/win-ndixielatino>.

Winn-Dixie celebrates grand opening of remodeled store

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Chef Jose Charles brings his passion and skill of cooking classic dishes directly to his customers by offering dailyand weekly specials including fresh fish, Spanish paella and others.

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BY SUZY TRUTIE

Miami-Dade County MayorCarlos A. Gimenez and countycommissioners along with JacksonHealth System (JHS) officialsrecently participated in a ribboncutting ceremony for JacksonMemorial Hospital’s new MobileMammogram Unit. The event waspart of the county’s daylong kick-off for Breast Cancer AwarenessMonth (October).

Miami-Dade County and JacksonHealth System have partnered tobring Jackson Memorial Hospital’snew, state-of-the-art MobileMammogram Unit to countyemployees every Thursday inOctober, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at theStephen P. Clark Center, 111 NWFirst St., outside of the west entranceby the Downtown Medical Center, inMiami.

For more information, contactYamilet Lopez at 305-585-6720 orsend email to<[email protected]>.

Miami-Dade County sponsored

the American Cancer Society’sMaking Strides Against BreastCancer 5K Walk to fight breast can-cer and provide hope to all peoplefacing the disease.

The 2012 5K Walk chair isMiami-Dade County DeputyMayor/County Manager Alina T.Hudak and 35 county teams com-prised of hundreds of employeesparticipated in the fundraising eventon Saturday, Oct. 13, at TropicalPark.

For more information, call 305-779-2860 or visit online at<www.PutOnYourPinkBra.com/Miami>.

A Miami-Dade Police Departmentvehicle, Public Works and WasteManagement garbage truck, andTransit Metrobus have been paintedpink in honor of Breast CancerAwareness Month.

Miami-Dade County’s websitewallpaper at <www.miamidade.gov>will be pink throughout the month ofOctober. The Stephen P. ClarkCenter Lobby will be pink through-out the month of October.

County, JHS officials launch new Mobile Mammogram Unit

Pictured are (l-r) Alina T. Hudak, Miami-Dade County Deputy Mayor/County Manager; Thomas Schramm, president and CEO,Jackson Memorial Foundation; Carlos A. Migoya, president and CEO, Jackson Health System; Dr. Ada Romilly, MD, medical direc-tor of Breast Imaging, Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez; Steven E. Marcus, president andCEO, Health Foundation of South Florida, and Andrea Ivory, founder, Women’s Breast Health Initiative.

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BY TAVIA ROBB

Celebrity Cruises is marking BreastCancer Awareness Month in a particularlyunique and meaningful way. Richard D.Fain, chair of Celebrity Cruises and chair andCEO of parent company Royal CaribbeanCruises Ltd. (RCCL), and Michael Bayley,Celebrity’s president and CEO, recentlyrevealed plans to honor four employees —two who work aboard its ships, and two in itscorporate offices — as godmothers ofCelebrity Reflection, the fifth in its five-shipSolstice Class series.

Like the godmothers of every priorSolstice Class ship — all with remarkable lifeachievements, including overcoming breastcancer — the cause is of great personal inter-est to the selected employees. The godmoth-ers of Celebrity Reflection are:

Jovanka Goronjic — Jovanka joinedCelebrity Cruises’ AquaSpa staff in 2009,after previously working with Celebrity’ssister brand, Royal Caribbean International.Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancerin 2005, and endured several rounds of treat-ment. In tribute to her mother and the cause,Jovanka donated her hair for the creation ofwigs for cancer patients.

With support from Celebrity, she arrangedtime off to be with her mother at critical timesduring her treatment. Her mother has sincedefeated the illness, and Jovanka now isAquaSpa manager on Celebrity Constellation.

Megan Mathie — Megan is a glassblow-ing artist in the Hot Glass Show aboardCelebrity Solstice, and previously performedthe same role aboard Celebrity Eclipse.Earlier this year, she was informed that bothher sister and mother were diagnosed withbreast cancer, and flew home to spend timewith them. However, both convinced her toreturn to the ship to continue her work.

Determined to support the cause, Meganand her team now host a “Hot Pink GlassShow” on every cruise. There, she shares herstory with her audience and through her art,in honor of her sister and mother. At eachcruise’s end, she auctions a one-of-a-kindpink glass creation to raise funds forCelebrity’s charitable partner — BreastCancer Research Foundation.

Helen O’Connell — An eight-yearemployee of the company, Helen managesCommunity Relations, and has a clear andcontagious passion for serving her communi-ty. She is widely lauded internally and exter-nally for leading the corporation’s annual“GIVE (Get Involved, VolunteerEverywhere) Day,” and events leading to itin South Florida and in many of the compa-ny’s offices and ports of call around theworld. Helen also serves as the corporation’s

primary liaison with Make-A-WishFoundation and supports Celebrity’sfundraising activities for BCRF.

Before being diagnosed with breast cancerin 2009, she traveled to New York everyweekend for three months to help care for herfather, who was battling bone cancer. Helenis known for always putting others’ needsahead of her own, such as volunteering withnumerous organizations in South Florida andcaring for her sick aunt in Ireland, while alsomaking her work a top priority.

Rosey Rodriguez — A 17-year employeeof RCCL, Rosey is manager of the compa-ny’s Special Events team and recognized atCelebrity for being a key contributor to plan-ning and implementing the events surround-ing every Solstice Class ship launch. She is adevoted single mother of two children —Joey, 21, and Alexis, 15.

On June 8 of this year, she was diagnosedwith stage-3 breast cancer, and has sincebeen resolute in her commitment to beat it.While many women would legitimately takeshort-term disability at this stage, Roseyinstead takes her laptop to treatments toallow her to work remotely. Her colleaguessay this is entirely in character, as she putseveryone and everything — including herwork — ahead of her own desires. She isconsidered a dedicated leader of her team,admired employee of the company, lovingmother and selfless individual.

“The breast cancer cause is one we’veadopted across the Celebrity brand, and onewith deep meaning for each of these womenand their four predecessors,” Fain said.

“These ladies are not only inspiring intheir professional lives, but in their personallives, as well, with each of them devoted totheir own and our company’s interest indoing all we can to find a cure for breast can-cer,” he added.

“These impressive women personify thequalities we admire among our Solstice ClassGodmothers — remarkable strength andcourage, along with optimism, warmth andgenuine care for others,” Bayley said. “Theybeautifully represent countless other womenwithin our company and around the worldwho have battled the disease or supported thecause in honor of friends or family who havedone so.”

The four Godmothers of CelebrityReflection will preside over the naming of theship in Miami on Dec. 1, and consistent withCelebrity’s Solstice Class tradition, will bejoined by the godmothers of each ofCelebrity Reflection’s sister ships.

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Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation offerschance to play at Sun Life StadiumBY JENNIFER MARTINEZ

Have you ever dreamed of playing foot-ball in a professional stadium? Now is yourchance!

Teams are forming for the Crohn’s andColitis Foundation of America’s Touch ofFootball event taking place on Saturday,Jan. 12, 2013. Players will have the oppor-tunity to show their skills on the field ofSun Life Stadium, where many profession-al players make their NFL debut.

Teams participating in CCFA’s Touch ofFootball event, will consist of 7 to 15 maleand female players, who will compete in a7-on-7 flag tournament officiated by pro-fessional level referees. Games will be 25minutes long with double elimination.Each team will be guaranteed at least twogames and will participate in a rookie minicamp with passing, kicking and receivingdrills in between games.

“We are very excited to host this newevent,” said Amy Gray, executive directorfor Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation ofAmerica’s Florida Chapter. “Many SouthFloridians are avid football fans. What bet-ter way to raise funds and create awareness

than to invite the community to play foot-ball in an NFL stadium.”

Teams participating in the tournamentwill have a fundraising goal of $3,500.Moneys raised will support CCFA’sresearch efforts and support for those diag-nosed with Crohn’s, colitis or other diges-tive diseases. Team entries also willinclude uniforms, tours of the stadium(including the locker room), and prizes forthe first, second, and top fundraising teams.

General admission tickets are availablefor $25 and include lunch. Following thetournament, a VIP cocktail reception willtke place in the Dolphin’s player lockerrooms. For $125 guests will be treated toan incredible cocktail reception with abehind- the-scenes tour of Sun LifeStadium. For those not participating in thetournament, this ticket will include lunchand spectator admission to the tournament.

Co-chairs of this event are Deryk andKyle Konhauzer. For more information, toregister, or for sponsorship opportunities,contact Keytia Ortiz at 1-646-430-0559,send email to <[email protected]>, or visit<http://online.ccfa.org/FLATouchOfFootball>.


In partnership with Miami-Dade County, Miami-

DadeFireRescue, and theUM/JMBurnCenter at Jack-

sonMemorial Hospital’s RyderTraumaCenter, Florida

Power&LightCompanyvisited approximately50 fam-

ilies in theWestchester neighborhood today to conduct

free safetymakeovers, evaluatingpotential for burns and

other electrical and fire safety hazards.

The “Safer Homes, Fewer Burns” initiative coin-

cidedwithNational Fire PreventionWeek (Oct. 7-13).

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Javier D. Souto,

Fire Marshall ChiefArthur L. Holmes, and Dr. Louis

Pizano of the JM/UM Burn Center all joined forces

with the FPL team to work with the homeowners to

lessen their risk of burns and fires.

“Safety and savings are cornerstones of our company’s commitment to our customers,” saidManny J.

Rodriguez, FPL’s regional external affairs manager forMiami-Dade County. “We’re thankful for the op-

portunity to unitewith our partners to raise awareness of the dangers of burns and fires, helping customers

learn how to be safer while saving energy andmoney at the same time.”

To commemorate the occasion,Miami-Dade County Commissioner Souto has proclaimed Oct. 10 as

“Burn Prevention Day” in the County.According to the CDC, there are 1.1 million burn injuries every

year that require medical attention, with scalding water being the leading cause of burns.

"This is an excellent opportunity to remind my constituents in District 10, in fact all residents of

Miami-Dade County, to take the necessary precautions to ensure their homes, inside and out, are safe

from electrical and fire hazards,” said Commissioner Souto. “I would like to thank all of the individuals

with FPL, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and UM/JM Burn Center at Jackson’s Ryder Trauma Center

who dedicated their time and services to this community event."

Twelve teams of “Safer Homes, Fewer Burns” volunteers conducted safetymakeovers including ad-

justing water heater temperatures, checking the safety of fuse boxes and power outlets, and checking

smoke detectors to replace the equipment or replace batteries.Most of the “Safer Homes, Fewer Burns”

work can be replicated by consumers at home using the following tips.

· In the kitchen, ensure the stovetop is clean with no grease or clutter; pot handles should be turned

towards the back of the stove

· Check the condition of all electrical cords and extension cords. If they are damaged, cracked, or

loose, replace them

· Make sure any space heaters are at least three feet from anything that can catch fire

· If you have a fireplace, ensure that the chimney has been inspected or cleaned within the last year

· Install smoke alarms on every level, inside each bedroom, and outside each sleeping area.

· All your smoke alarms should be newer than 10 years old

· Test all smoke alarms once a month

· Never overload electrical outlets

· Check your clothes dryer’s exhaust to make sure it’s not clogged with lint

· To avoid hot water scalds, make sure your water heater is set at no higher than 120°F. This can also

save you money on your electric bill

· Use only professionals to trim trees near power lines and call 811 two full business days before

planting or digging to locate underground utilities to avoid injury

“TheUM/JMBurn Center is experienced in treating numerous types of burns from extremely severe

to mild,” said Dr. Louis Pizano, medical director of the UM/JMBurn Center. “However, most of these

burns are preventable by fire proofing your homes and being aware of the proper protocol when han-

dling boiling water, other hot liquids and objects.”

In representing the UM/JM Burn Center, Dr. Louis Pizano was joined by Drs. Carl Schulman, asso-

ciate director of the UM/JMBurn Center, and Nicholas Namias, medical director of the Ryder Trauma

Center, along with Don Steigman, chief operating officer of Jackson Health System, and Alexander

Contreras, chief administrative officer of Jackson Memorial Hospital.

FPL teamed up with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the UM/JM Burn Centerto conduct home safety makeovers for approximately 50 local residents

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BY ADA PATRICIA ROMILLY, MD

If you are standing in a group of eightwomen, statistics show that at least one ofyou will develop breast cancer in her life-time.

When a woman is considering her riskfor developing breast cancer, her ethnicityis an important factor. White women in theUnited States having a slightly higher like-lihood of developing breast cancer thanAfrican American women. Yet tragically,the latter group is more likely to have agreater chance of developing breast cancerunder age 45 and die from the disease.Asian, Hispanic and Native Americanwomen, on the other hand, have a lowerrisk of developing and dying from breastcancer. Still, the most common form ofcancer death among Hispanic females isbreast cancer.

A woman’s risk of breast cancer doublesif she has a first degree relative (mother,sister or daughter) who has been diag-nosed with the disease. About 15 percentof women who get breast cancer have afamily member diagnosed with it.

Until recently many considered that thedisparities in the breast cancer death rate inAfrican American women was mainly dueto lack of access to medical care. Researchhas shown that the lack ofaccess may be partiallyinvolved in late diagnosis ofthe disease — and that it isalso linked to underlyinggenetic risk factors.

The Taylor Breast Centerand the Roberta OrlenChaplin Digital BreastImaging Center at JacksonMemorial Hospital areinvolved in collaborativeresearch with the Universityof Miami Miller School ofMedicine to identify themultiple causes of these dis-crepancies including studies on genetics,treatment and improving access to earlymethods of detection.

While risk factors, such as age and racecannot change, women can take controland possibly change outcomes. The bot-tom line: x-ray mammograms still remain

the gold standard for the early detection ofbreast cancer. Multiple studies have shownthat there is a significant decrease in thedeath rate from breast cancer when cancers

are found in women whohave had mammographyscreening as compared tothose who have not.

Jackson Health Systemoffers a full line of breasthealth services at its three hos-pitals — Jackson Memorial,Jackson South CommunityHospital and Jackson NorthMedical Center. All mammo-grams are done on the mostup-to-date, digital equipmentand we offer a continuum ofcare for all of our patients —from detection to diagnosis to

treatment and surgery. Jackson’s breast health centers offer a

complete complement of imaging services,including breast ultrasound and magneticresonance imaging (MRI), which are addi-tional methods for evaluating the breasttissue in certain individuals. MRI also is

an important tool that we use with mam-mography for the screening of high-riskpatients.

This month, Jackson is unveiling its newMobile Mammogram Unit — the onlyFDA-certified one of its kind in Miami-Dade County. This mobile unit will pro-vide digital mammography services tomedically underserved populationsthroughout Miami-Dade County.

For more information on Jackson HealthSystem’s breast health services or to makean appointment for a mammogram, pleasecall 305-585-6000.

Radiologist Ada Patricia Romilly, MD, isthe medical director of breast imaging at theTaylor Breast Health Center at JacksonMemorial Hospital. She specializes in mam-mography, breast ultrasound, breast MRIand breast interventional procedures, andalso participates in clinical research inbreast imaging. A national leader in the fieldof breast imaging, Dr. Romilly has publishednumerous studies in medical journals and isinvolved in developing guidelines for breasthealth in the United States.

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BY MARITZA ARCEO-LOPEZ

Miami Seaquarium is going pink thisOctober, Breast Cancer Awareness Month,as it welcomes its guests with the opportu-nity to make a $5 contribution to Susan G.Komen for the Cure and save 50 percent ongeneral admission.

The park also will encourage its visitors toget involved in other ways by transformingseveral park locations with the iconic pinkcolor. The offer runs until Oct. 31. To partic-ipate, guests may visit <www.miamiseaquar-ium.com> for a donation form.

“‘Hopetober’ returns for a second yearand aims at creating awareness and fundsfor breast cancer research,” said AndrewHertz, Seaquarium general manager.“We’re excited to be joining forces with theSusan G. Komen for the Cure and its mis-sions in education and research funding.”

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is dedicat-ed to saving lives and ending breast cancerforever by empowering people, ensuringquality care for all and energizing science

to find the cures. Since its inception in1996, the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Race forthe Cure and the Affiliate have raised morethan $12 million and reached hundreds ofthousands of women and men through edu-cational outreach.

The 2012 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Race forthe Cure will take place on Saturday, Oct.20, at Miami’s Bayfront Park. For addition-al information or to volunteer, call 305-383-7116 or visit<www.komenmiaftl.org>. MiamiSeaquarium is a sponsor of the race.

Miami Seaquarium, South Florida’smost popular tourist attraction, is a fami-ly-oriented marine-life park open to thepublic 365 days a year. The park providesvisitors with a greater understanding andappreciation for marine life throughshows, presentations and marine-lifeexhibits. General admission to MiamiSeaquarium is $39.95 and $29.95 forchildren (ages 3-9).

More information on Miami Seaquarium isavailable at <www.miamiseaquarium.com>.

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BY CHELSIA PECK

Miami’s famed gala season premieres onSaturday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., as PinecrestGardens, 11000 Red Rd., hosts its inaugu-ral benefit, Masquerade in the Gardens,presented by Aloré Event Firm.

The elegant evening will commence atLakeview Terrace, where VIPs, tastemak-ers and local celebritieswill sip signature cock-tails provided by Bacardi,dine on gourmet cuisineprovided by Macy’sCatering and satisfy asweet tooth with LilyPâtisserie’s gourmetcookies, Sinful Sweetspastries and Filled &Frosted cupcakes.

Entertainment willinclude stilt walkers, jug-glers, fire-eaters providedby Fire By The PalmProduction, and an exclu-sive performance byrenowned jazz diva,Debby Orta.

The evening will pro-ceed with dancing and music in the mead-ow, which will be transformed with ring-side tables and dance floor. Music will beprovided by the Continental Brass Bandand DJ Mike Pileggi (who also will emceethe event).

As the night draws to a close, attendeeswill receive luxurious swag bags, com-plete with gifts from My Derma Face Spa,Lucky Strike Miami, Anglers BoutiqueHotel, Smith & Wollensky, Brighton,Yankee Candle, BB&T Bank and manymore.

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are $150 per person. For reservations, call305-669-6990.

Pinecrest Gardens, the lush oasis of tow-ering banyans, has been evolving for morethan 50 years. On Oct. 17, 2011, theNational Park Service announced the addi-tion of Pinecrest Gardens to the NationalRegister of Historic Places. The Gardensspans across 4.3 acres of native forested

wetland, 3.3 acres oftropical hardwood ham-mock, an acre of nativeslough hammock, andremnants of the originalbed of Snapper Creek.Home to more than 1,000varieties of rare, tropicalplants and freshwater tur-tles, Japanese koi andmagnificent waterfowl,the site has long servedthe South Florida com-munity as an educationalresource for teachers,students and researchers,recreational features thatinclude the Splash ‘N’Play water park, a pettingzoo and playground.

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The Palmetto Bay Garden Club began itsfourth season in September. The meetingfeatured speaker Dr. Alan Meerow fromthe USDA facility at Chapman Field whobrought everyone up to date on the activi-ties and research conducted at the facilityand spoke on the care and breeding ofAmaryllis.

The mission of the Palmetto Bay GardenClub is to promote horticulture understand-ing and beautification of the community.One very visible project of the club was tobeautify the entrance to the Coral ReefTennis Center. Volunteer members of theclub planted 1,148 plants at the southeastcorner of Coral Reef Park, transforming thearea from unsightly dirt to beautiful gardens.

The new officers were installed byPalmetto Bay Mayor Shelley Stanczyk.

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The next meeting will be on Oct. 23 fea-turing Toby Davidow, master gardener,who will speak on “Vegetable Gardeningin South Florida.”

The Palmetto Bay Garden Club meetsmonthly September through May at theEdward and Arlene Feller CommunityRoom and Amphitheater Meeting Room onthe second floor of the new Palmetto BayLibrary, 17641 Old Cutler Rd. Meetingsare from 7 to 9 p.m. Guests are encouraged.

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Stacy Beltran was the first ever to becrowned Miss Palmetto Bay Teen USA onMar. 3 at the Hampton Inn and Suites ofHomestead.

During her reigning year, Stacy hasmade appearances in her community suchas the Deering Seafood Festival, PalmettoBay Relay for life, Paul Mitchell CharityFashion Show, and Ice Cream Social eventhosted by the Palmetto Bay BusinessAssociation.

Beltran is a 16-year-old student at MiamiPalmetto Senior High School. She is amember of Invisible Children, Pink RibbonClub, and the school Business Club.

The daughter of Nelly Veramendi andRafael Beltran, her hobbies are dancingand modeling and her career goal is tobecome a therapist.

Stacy Beltran will represent the Villageof Palmetto Bay at the televised state pag-eant of Miss Florida Teen USA, prelimi-nary to Miss Teen USA and the chance towin $40,000 scholarship to NovaSoutheastern University.

She also works as a fashion model andhas been featured in several shows such asFashion Designers Expo, 45 Golf Classicevent benefiting Boys and Girls Club ofMiami-Dade, Fashion TV segment featur-ing Pasarela Boutique, Donating SmilesFoundation benefiting children of theDominican Republic, Simon’s Kidgit MiniChef event of Dadeland Mall, Back toSchool Fashion show, and Fashion’s nightout featuring Girls will be Girls Boutique.

She has modeled for several fashiondesigners such as Fashion House byFrancisco Azucar, Charlie WilsonSwimwear, Fernando Wong, Mare Dolce,and Judith Barnes.

The next pageant is scheduled for

Saturday, Nov. 10, at Marriott Dadeland.Tickets are on sale now for $15 in advanceor $20 at the door. The pageant is open tocontestants ages 13 to 26. To register forthe pageant, visit the website at<www.southfloridausapageants.com> orcontact the preliminary director FatimaCoello at 305-753-1224 or via email [email protected]. You also canfollow the pageant on Facebook at MissPalmetto Bay USA and Miss Palmetto BayTeen USA pageants.

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For five years now the John S. and JamesL. Knight Foundation has put on the KnightArts Challenge. This year it has added atwist — the People’s Choice Challenge.Five groups that submitted applications tothe Arts Challenge were chosen to competefor an additional $20,000.

Matt Haggman, the Knight FoundationMiami program director, said the aim of theKnight Arts Challenge, is to have a way toseed emerging artists.

“To provide a vehicle for emergingartists and organizations to get funding,” hesaid. “This takes it a little further.”

The five nominees include Urgent Inc., agroup that will use the money from thechallenge to continue to paint murals on thewalls of Dorsey Park. The project startedearly this year as part of the events put onby Urgent Inc. in conjunction with the “WeAre The Ship” exhibition by artist/illustra-tor Kadir Nelson at the Freedom Tower.

Emily Gunter, Urgent Inc. training man-ager, said the $20,000 will enable her tohire more student interns and move theproject forward.

“We have the opportunity to do 33

murals dedicated to the Negro League.Kadir started this off.”

Nelson did a workshop with the childrenwho painted the initial murals. Gunter saidhe gave them great advice and homework.

“He says do not copy my work. Yourgenius needs to be on this wall,” Guntersaid. “You need to do this research. I wantyou to read about your players.”

The way the City of Miami park is set upthere is the possibility of up to 33 differentmurals, although Gunter said some panelsmay be combined for larger paintings.

“They gave permission to use the entirepark as a canvas,” Gunter says. “The kidsand I did a focus group to decide how wewanted to do it.”

They’ve already done three and havestarted a fourth and fifth. Gunter said shehas hired local artists to mentor the childrenand help move the project forward.

“The Kennedy Foundation gave memoney to keep it going for the summer,”she said.

The Knight Foundation funds would helpher continue to pay the teen student interns.

“Once I get this money and have an artistin resident, the children who go to theDorsey Park after school program and the

Urgent Inc. after school program, they getto paint,” Gunter said.

Gunter added that whenever she goes tothe park the children ask if they are paintingthat day.

“We’ve had them as young as 3. Anyonewho is passing, we invite them [to paint].”

The five arts groups that are part of thechallenge were chosen from the applica-tions turned in for the regular arts chal-lenge. They can still receive the fundingrequested from the Arts Challenge.

Haggman said they have been delightedat the response to the People’s ChoiceAward portion of the challenge.

“We were going through the responses, it

was ahead of where we thought we wouldbe,” he said. “This is an effort to engage thepublic in a different way and we’re reallyhappy to see the response. There will beone winner.”

Voting closes Oct. 22. The winners willbe announced for both the People’sChallenge and the Knight Arts Challengeon Dec. 3.

The five groups are the 6th Street DanceStudio, Arts Garage, FUNDarte, LABMiami, and Urgent Inc.

For information on the group, go to<www.KnightsArt.org/PeoplesChoice>.To vote for one of the five groups text to305-767-2200.

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The National Family Partnership (NFP)has announced the national contest for its27th annual Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31. Red Ribbon Week is the oldest andlargest drug prevention campaign in thecountry.

In 1985 — after the murder of a DEAagent — parents, youth and teachers incommunities across the country beganwearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of theircommitment to raise awareness of thedestruction caused by drugs. This year,families can get involved by entering acontest to promote awareness in theirneighborhoods and win a drug preventiongrant for their schools.

Families can enter Red Ribbon Week’scontest to win a $1,000 grant for their schooland a new iPad for their home. To participatein the contest families and students will dec-orate the front of their homes with this year’smessage: “The Best Me Is Drug Free.”

Studies show that substance abuse riskslessen when parents talk to their childrenabout the dangers of drugs, and that is thegoal of this year’s contest — to encouragefamilies to talk about prevention.

Here’s how students and their familiescan enter to win $1,000 for their K-12school and a new iPad:

• Students bring the Red Ribbon Weekmessage home by working alongside par-ents to decorate their front door, mailbox,fence, etc. with this year’s theme “TheBest Me Is Drug Free.”

• Take a photo with the family and theirRed Ribbon Week decoration, then uploadto <www.redribbon.org/contest> or<www.facebook.com/RedRibbonWeek>by Nov. 2 (must be parents or 18 and olderto upload photos).

• Ask family and friends to vote for yourentry at <www.redribbon.org/vote>, Nov.

2-16. Ten lucky entries from regionsacross the U.S. will win. Winners will beannounced duriung events at their winningschools in December.

“Students will once again take RedRibbon Week’s message of preventionhome to their neighborhoods with thisnational contest,” said Peggy Sap, theNFP’s volunteer president. “By decoratingtheir homes together with this year’s RedRibbon theme, families carry the messageto their communities.”

The nation’s oldest and largest drug pre-vention campaign reaches more than 80million people nationwide.

The DEA is co-sponsoring this year’snational contest.

“DEA is excited to partner with theNational Family Partnership on this con-test that empowers communities to cometogether to talk about the drug problem,”said DEA administrator Michele M.Leonhart. “Red Ribbon Week is also whenwe honor DEA Special Agent Enrique‘Kiki’ Camarena, who made the ultimatesacrifice to keep our communities safe.”

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BY SUSAN CUMINS

In her first novel, The Stockbroker:Insider Information, South Florida authorJ. R. Shine follows Jennifer Palmer’s initi-ation into the world of high finance as onlyan insider can reveal it.

“The novel is a romantic, fictionalaccount of a female protagonist makingher way through the complex world behindthe headlines,” said Shine, whose decadesof experience in the financial industry addrealism to the story.

Novelist J. R. Shine launches TheStockbroker: Insider Information onSaturday, Oct. 20, 5 p.m., at Books andBooks, 265 Aragon Ave. in Coral Gables.

Packed with gritty details of the back-room deals and intrigues that drive thestock market’s rollercoaster ride, the novelfollows Jennifer’s shift from a privilegedSouth Florida upbringing into the realm ofexorbitant sales quotas, unprincipledcoworkers, and ruthless competition.

As she is carried away by the pressuresof her new career, Jennifer meets the loveof her life, Javier, who introduces her tothe top one percent of investors (the “ele-phants” everyone is after) and sends her ona dangerous asset-gathering mission to thesouth of France. Through Javier and hisfriend Mercedes, Jennifer is introduced toPalm Beach’s high society and enjoys alife of luxury until she is forced to reckonwith a shocking deceit that jeopardizeseverything she has gained.

Written to engage and entertain, thenovel is intended for readers of any agewho enjoy a mix of drama, humor,romance, and suspense. The Stockbroker:Insider Information (ISBN 1468146955) isavailable online at Amazon.com and atBooks and Books, among other channels.

J. R. Shine was born and raised in South

Florida, where she worked as a fashionmodel during high school and college.After earning a degree in economics fromthe University of Miami, she worked as aneconomist at a regional bank holding com-pany. Currently employed by a major wirehouse firm, Shine has been active in thefinancial industry for nearly three decades.She speaks French and Spanish, has trav-eled extensively, and enjoys gourmetcooking, painting, gardening, and playingtennis. Active in several national charitablefoundations, Shine currently lives inMiami.

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Like so many others, Palmetto Bay momAnabelle Valenzuela-Alarcon always haswanted to write a children’s book. Unlikemost people who say they have a story towrite, Valenzuela-Alarcon put her words onpaper.

She sent the picture book manuscript outto a few publishers but was rejected — thebook doesn’t follow the norms of tradition-al publishing — so she put it away for 20years. Then one day she saw an ad onFacebook for a publisher. She contacted thecompany, which helps authors self-publish,found an illustrator, Sarah Latham, and inearly August, the book was released.

The Day An Angel Ran Into My Roomwas inspired by her daughter and the teach-ings of Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra andMarianne Williamson.

“The book is an inspirational tale about a6-year-old, who is about to go to bed,”Valenzuela-Alarcon said. “She asks for fivemore minutes. In those minutes an angelappears in her room.”

Valenzuela-Alarcon said the story is toldin a very light-hearted way.

“I was inspired to write this story by mykids, but also I had been immersed in cas-

settes by Wayne Dwyer. When I hadmy kids, they are born perfect, butalong the line the messages get gar-bled.”

She believes her book helps teachchildren how an action causes a reac-tion. It shows cause and effect anddetails how parents are a child’s bestteacher.

“It’s a spiritual book and toldthrough a language kids can under-stand,” she said.

The book helps children under-stand that angels guard them day andnight.

“It introduces the concept of anangel,” she said. “Although we are alldifferent, we are all one. We all comefrom the same God so we are family.The other thing: the world is like aschool with your mother and fatherbeing teachers. That’s where the littlegirl becomes confused. She thinksher teachers are her teachers.”

Valenzuela-Alarcon said the angeltells the girl that her parents are hereto teach her about life and that every-one is a teacher or a student at somepoint.

“She can find her angel, but first

she needs to believe in the angel and topray,” Valenzuela-Alarcon said. “Onceyou pray, the angel will help you. There isa saying that when you pray, God sendsangels running.

“I’m pleased with the early reception,”she added.

Valenzuela-Alarcon has a background inadvertising, marketing and public relations,so doing the publicity for the book does notfaze her.

“That has been helpful to me as far ashow things work,” she said.

Valenzuela-Alarcon has lived in Europe,the United States and her native Honduras.She moved to Miami 18 years ago and haslived all over south Miami-Dade, includingKendall and Palmetto Bay.

She has enjoyed the experience of releas-ing her book so much she is planning towrite more.

“I’d like my next book to be about bully-ing. That is a big problem these days,” shesaid.

The Day An Angel Ran Into My Roomwas released at the beginning of August asa print-on-demand book. It’s available onAmazon, Barnes and Noble.com andthrough the publisher atSbpra.com/AnabelleValenzuela.

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For 20 years children have been shiveringdeliciously while reading R.L. Stine’sGoosebumps books. Now, adults can shiverwhen reading his new novel, Red Rain.

If they love it, they can go see Stine onNov. 17 at the Miami Book FairInternational.

How does an author, with more than 350million books sold, change genres?

“For me, I think it was exactly the oppo-site to what I normally do,” he said. “I com-pare it to a runner who runs sprints whodecides to run a marathon.”

His goals for the book were different aswell.

“When I write a scary Goosebumps book,I have to make sure the readers know noth-ing is real,” he said “They have to know it’sa fantasy. When you write for adults, everydetail is real. It’s really the opposite of writ-ing for kids.”

In Red Rain., there is death galore and thegruesomeness level is high.

“They do really gruesome horriblethings,” he said. “I thought people wouldthink it funny if I wrote about horrible kids.I write about so many good kids. That’s

where the idea started.”His next idea was to use twins in Red

Rain. because throughout history, peoplehave been scared of twins.

“People thought twins controlled theweather,” Stine said.

Stine said he set a number of challengesfor himself in writing Red Rain.. One goalwas to do the best job possible in describingthe setting, an island off the Outer Banks,getting the vegetation and information rightwithout actually visiting the island. Anotherchallenge was point of view.

“Every Goosebumps book is told by onenarrator. I thought I needed a challenge.Why don’t I have five to six different pointsof view and see if I can pull it off.”

While he met both challenges he saiddoing the multiple points of view well wasdifficult.

The one area that wasn’t hard was thewriting.

“I just love writing. Someone once saidmost authors like having written. I like thewriting part,” Stine said. “For me the chal-lenge that keeps me going for Goosebumpsis ‘what haven’t I done.’”

He laughed and said he wouldn’t knowwhat to do all day if he didn’t write.

“It’s just me and the dog (all day),” hesaid.

A good mystery always has surprises andStine said Red Rain. features a big one nearthe end. Since he outlines, he normallyknows those details before he writes. But ittook 100 pages into Red Rain. to figure itout.

Writing six Goosebumps books a yearrequires elaborate outlines of each book. Hebelieves outlines make writing easier.

“I don’t have to think as hard when I’mwriting.”

And just because he is a big name in thechildren’s book world, doesn’t mean hedoesn’t have to revise.

“I have many editors,” he said. “I do a lotof revising and a lot of changing. I have tohave the outline approved by my editors.Sometimes I do two or three versions of theoutlines before I start writing the book.Sometimes I think, I’ve done so many out-lines, did I write that book?”

Stine writes 10 pages a day so it takeshim two weeks to write a Goosebumpsbook. He’s working on a new series,Goosebumps Most Wanted. He also has aTV series, R.L. Stine’s Haunting Hour,which runs on The Hub network.

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BY GARY ALAN RUSE

Crissa-Jean Chappell, an author whogrew up in South Florida and who current-ly divides her time between Palmetto Bayand New York, may have been destined tobe a writer. She says the signs were thereeven in childhood.

“When I was little, I used to steal mydad’s pens from his pocket,” Chappell said.“I drew my own stories on notebook paperand stapled the pages to make a ‘book.’ Iremember Dad reading Frog and Toad tome, along with countless books from theAir Force Base library in Homestead.”

Her first novel, Total Constant Order,published by HarperTeen in 2007, earned abronze medal from the Florida BookAwards, received a VOYA “Perfect Ten,”and was named a New York Public Library“Book for the Teen Age.” Her secondnovel, Narc, was published in August as atrade paperback original from Flux Books.

Both are young adult novels — “YA” forshort — a genre that Chappell says espe-cially appeals to her, initially as a readerand now as an author.

“In the past few years, many readershave embraced the genre,” Chappell said.“I really love my publisher’s catch phrase,‘Young adult is a point of view, not a read-ing level.’ The characters are facing hugeobstacles, often a turning point in theirlives. The stakes are high. Usually, thewriting is tight and concise. Nothing iswasted. This is what makes YA books soappealing…to both adults and teens.”

Narc tells the story of a student, AaronFoster, who must choose to either go to jailfor possession of an illegal substance withintent to sell or become an undercoverinformant to track down the shot-callingdrug dealer at his high school. The conflictsthat arise as he must play out that role,deceiving new friends and a potential loveinterest, form the dramatic plot and charac-ter interactions.

Chappell holds an interdisciplinary PhDin literature, film theory, and philosophyfrom the University of Miami, as well as anMFA in screenwriting. She has hadreviews, short stories and poems in many

magazines, and for more than eight years,she wrote a weekly film column for theMiami Sun-Post.

She believes that growing up here helpedshape her fiction.

“If you live in South Florida, you knowits secrets,” Chappell said. “You know thatthe sky before a hurricane is cartoon blue.You’ve watched armies of crabs marchacross Old Cutler Road after a thunder-storm. Maybe you jumped off SnowdensBridge as a kid — or swam with baby man-atees in the canal. Your neighbor probablyhas an airboat rusting in the backyard. Andif you roll down your car windows at night,you get a whiff of jasmine in the breeze.

This is the Miami I hold inside my heart.”Chappell taps into more than just her

surroundings as she skillfully crafts thebooks’ engaging stories and their teenagecharacters.

“In my debut novel, Total ConstantOrder, the main character, Fin, struggleswith OCD,” Chappell said. “There’s a lotof me in Fin — her obsession with numbersand counting. Aaron, the protagonist inNarc, calls himself ‘the human wallpaper,’which is exactly how I felt in high school.

“My next book, Flip The Switch, is toldfrom a dual point of view. It was fun towrite in an alternating girl/boy voice. Mostof all, I try to show the place where I grewup. It’s not the Deco buildings and neon-drenched beaches you find in TV shows.”

With more time these days spent on booktours, she said that she must try to balance

the public contact side of her work with thequiet isolation of creative writing.

“I absolutely love to visit schools andteach creative writing to teens,” Chappellsaid. “I’m always blown away by thestrength and honesty in the stories that theyshare. I believe that people don’t give kidsa chance. They just push them away. Andthat’s a shame because teenagers are themost interesting souls on the planet.

“Most of the time, I’m alone in ‘the writ-ing cave.’ That’s why touring is such a gift,although it can be exhausting. I like to be inmy room, surrounded by the junk on mybookcase — the conch shells and gatorteeth, the little plastic duck from a botanicaon Eighth Street and, of course, a purringcat asleep on my toes.”

Narc is published at $9.95 for ages 12and up; ISBN 978-0-7387-3247-3.

Local author’s novels explore high-pressure world of teens

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Crissa-Jean Chappell is pictured at Book Court in New York.(Photo by Harlan Erskine)

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The Subaru Impreza seems to improvewith age and the fourth-generation of 2012versions of the four-door and five-doorcompact are more dynamic in styling andhave an all-new, more efficient powertrain.

Available in Base, Premium, SportPremium, Limited and Sport Limited models,the new Impreza is powered by a new 148-hpBoxer engine and comes with a choice of afive-speed manual transmission or theenhanced, second-generation LineartronicCVT (continuously variable transmission).The powertrain combination (with CVT)delivers an impressive 27/36 mpg.

The new 2.0-liter Boxer engine is slight-ly more responsive than the 2.5-liter engineit replaces, thanks to a lighter vehicleweight and when equipped with the newCVT. This is a more compact version of thecontinuously variable transmission thatdebuted in the current generation of the

Subaru Legacy and Outback models.Unlike a conventional automatic transmis-sion, which uses fixed gear ratios, a CVTprovides infinite variability between thehighest and lowest available ratios with nodiscernable steps or shifts. The CVT con-tinuously and smoothly adapts to perform-ance demand, helping to keep the engine inits most efficient operating range.

Impreza Premium, Sport and Limitedmodels with the CVT also have a six-speedmanual mode with steering wheel paddleshifters, which allow the driver to controlthe transmission via six pre-set ratios.

The 2012 Impreza models have a 36 per-cent improvement in combined fuel econo-my (automatic transmission) over earlierversions, as well as more room inside, betterhandling and more refinement. New ameni-ties, high-line trim levels, infotainment tech-nology and higher-grade interior materialsalso contribute to the improved Impreza.And every Impreza is equipped as standardwith Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive.

The combination of a longer wheelbaseand redesigned door and roof trim and frontseats allows for more room in passenger andcargo areas. The wheelbase grows about aninch to 104.1 inches, while overall vehicle

length and width remain the same for bothsedan and five-door models. However,redesigned door panels allow for increasedhip and shoulder room, while rear seat pas-sengers gain nearly two inches of legroom.Sedan trunk room and five-door cargo roomalso are increased, and the five-door nowhas a completely flat load floor with thestandard 65/35 split rear seatbacks folded.

The windshield is more raked than in theprevious Impreza, with the bottom of the Apillar moved 7.9 inches forward, allowingfor a front door opening nearly five incheslonger for easier entry and exit. Higher hip

points and a lower, flatter instrument panel,along with larger side mirrors, contribute tobetter visibility from within the cabin.

On the inside, there are richer lookingappointments and details, including soft-touch materials for the dashboard, door trimand center console armrest.Base price onthe 2012 Subaru Impreza is $17,495.

Ron Beasley is the automotive editor forMiami’s Community Newspapers. He maybe contacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext.261, or by addressing email correspon-dence to <[email protected]>.

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