Coral Gables News 11.2.2010

BY GLORIA BURNS

South Florida native Venny Torre isa man of many talents who is dedicat-ed to his community and shares histime and abilities in a variety of ways.

Torre is president and CEO of TorreConstruction and Development, a bou-tique construction and developmentfirm that he owns and manages basedin Coral Gables. With 25 years in con-struction anddevelopmente x p e r i e n c e ,he beganworking inthe construc-tion field atthe age of 15.

He graduat-ed from theUniversity ofFlorida earn-ing an associ-ate’s degree inarts in Architecture and then switchedto finish with a bachelor’s degree inBuilding Construction.

This Gator began his career workingwith The Graham Companies, devel-opers of the Town of Miami Lakes.From there he moved on to own U.S.

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

VENNY TORRE

Venny Torre shares his time and abilities

GABLES GREAT

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BY DESERAE DEL CAMPO

SS tarting on Friday, Nov. 5, DowntownCoral Gables’ Restaurant Row(located on the 100 block of Giralda

Avenue between Ponce de Leon Boulevard andGaliano Street) will be bustling with al frescodining and live entertainment from 7 p.m. tomidnight as part of “Giralda Under the Stars.”

The event will take place the first Fridayof every month from November throughMarch 2011 and will allow pedestrians tostroll freely Restaurant Row under the stars.From the local dinner crowd looking to walkto their favorite neighborhood restaurant tothe traveling gourmand seeking a new scene,Restaurant Row in Downtown Coral Gables

has something for every palate.Ten Downtown Coral Gables restaurants

and bars will extend their dining rooms ontothe street in a celebration of the event’s culi-nary options. The 100 block of Giralda Avenuewill be closed to vehicular traffic so thatGiralda Under the Stars’ participating restau-rants and bars may fill the street with tables andchairs as well as live music and entertainers.

To highlight this year’s kickoff celebra-tion, La Dorada will be hosting GaiterosEspanoles who will be showcasing a Celticmusic and dance performance.

Locals and foodies alike can enjoyVietnamese, Spanish, Italian and Mexicancuisines among other ethnic and eclectic culi-nary options. Participating restaurants and bars

include: Bangkok Bangkok II, CastelluccioRistorante, La Dorada, Las Vegas Restaurant,Miss Saigon Bistro, The Bar, Talavera, SprisRestaurant, Il Grissino and The Local.

For information about Giralda Under theStars’ participating restaurants and bars or tomake a reservation for an al fresco table,visit online at <www.shopcoralgables.com>.

Downtown Coral Gables and MiracleMile is a pedestrian-friendly neighborhoodinfused with a chic European feel. Decoratedwith tree-lined streets and Mediterraneanarchitecture, the historic area boasts some ofMiami’s finest boutiques, acclaimed restau-rants and lively cultural venues.

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Celebrate dining al fresco at ‘Giralda Under the Stars’

BY MARIA ROSA HIGGINS FALLON

HHundreds of well wishersvisited the newly openedCoral Gables Museumthroughout the day onSunday, Oct. 10.

In the morning, the public was wel-comed with numerous activities for chil-dren and families, and everybody enjoyedthe self-guided tours of the 1939 buildingin Downtown Coral Gables, which was thecity’s original Police and Fire station.

The building’s conversion architectJorge L. Hernandez gave a standing-room-only lecture in the afternoon about thetransformation of this historic buildinginto the new museum.

A ribbon cutting ceremony took place at5 p.m. with the participation of Mayor DonSlesnick; Vice Mayor Bill Kerdyk Jr., andCommissioners Maria Anderson, RalphCabrera Jr. and Chip Withers. Also presentwere U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen andMiami-Dade County CommissionersRebeca Sosa and Carlos A. Gimenez.

George Kakouris, chair of the CoralGables Museum Board of Trustees spokeduring the ceremony about the generouscontributions made by many, especially

from Robert and Marian Fewell who werethe largest private donors. Former CoralGables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli also spokeabout the importance to name the Valdes-Fauli Archive in honor of his late father.

Finally, Commissioner Wayne “Chip”Withers gave a heartfelt speech about the finalrealization of his long-time dream of buildinga museum where future generations can visitand learn what Coral Gables is all about.

City officially opens Coral Gables Museum

Coral Gables Mayor Don Slesnick — surrounded by other city, county and national officials —welcomes visitors to the opening of the Coral Gables Museum.

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Coral Gables residents soon will be seeinga new look in the city’s police patrol cars.

A fresh design will be installed on 25 newpatrol vehicles in the next few weeks. The newlook will be incorporated into approximately 100police vehicles over time. The existing look ofthe patrol cars has not been updated since 1989.

City manager Pat Salerno askedAutomotive director Steve Riley and InterimPolice Chief Richard Naue to come up with anew look for patrol vehicles that would berepresentative of a forward-looking agency.

The police patrol cars did not only get animage makeover. Another less visible addi-tion to the city’s patrol cars are the overheadlight bars featuring LED technology whichreplaces strobe incandescent lights. The LEDlights, which last about 10 years longer thanregular incandescent lighting, reduces thestrain on the patrol car’s electrical system,resulting in longer component life with lessmaintenance and need for replacement.

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Pictured (main photo) is the way Coral Gables Policepatrol cars will look in the future — a change from

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Coral Gables Police patrol car fleet getting new look

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Construction Corp., a successful com-mercial and residential general contract-ing firm based in South Florida.

Selling that company in 2003, Torrebegan to diversify and turned his attentionto both real estate development and cus-tom general contracting. A CertifiedFlorida Licensed General Contractor anda licensed real estate broker, Torre, duringthe past 15 years, has been involved eitherjointly or solely in numerous real estateand construction ventures that include:office buildings, warehouses, apartments,townhouses, and multi-million dollar cus-tom homes.

While successful in business, Torrealso has committed his time and talentserving as an active member on severalboards of directors. He currently serves

on the board of Dade Heritage Trust andthe Historic Preservation Board of CoralGables. He also is a trustee for the CoralGables Museum, which celebrated itsgrand opening on Oct. 10.

Torre’s talent for architecture anddesign make him more than a contractor.In fact, a more appropriate tile would bethat of a “builder,” a man with visionwho constructs with quality, permanenceand history in mind. He envisions hiswork lasting not decades but centuriesand, thus, his love of historic preservationand restoring historic sites. Among hishobbies naturally are history, architectureand travel.

Torre resides in Coral Gables with hiswife of 12 years, Coco, and 6-year-olddaughter, Olivia.

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Another major step toward advancingthe arts in the City Beautiful took place onSept. 14 when the City of Coral Gablesofficially adopted a Public Art Master Planthat is set to enhance the display of world-class artwork in public spaces.

A five-year work plan was approvedalong with funding goals and implementa-tion guidelines. The work plan focusesattention on downtown Coral Gableswhere major investments in the publicrealm will occur.

The Art in Public Places Program, whichtook effect in February 2010, has two dis-tinct goals: The first is to preserve and pro-tect the city’s historic public art; the secondis to commission and exhibit new publicartworks that enhance the character andidentity of the city, contribute to economicdevelopment and tourism and add beautyand interest to public spaces.

As part of this new program, city-initiat-ed construction projects are required tocontribute to the Historic Public Art Fund,while non-city construction projects, otherthan single family homes, of $1 million ormore are required to contribute one percentto the Art Acquisition Fund.

Eligible projects can be sculptures, func-tional elements such as artist-designatedgates, pavilions, pergolas, and fountains;landscape elements such as walkways andgardens, and architecturally integrated fea-tures such as mosaics and metalwork.

The Cultural Development Board willmake recommendations to the city com-mission regarding projects using the ArtAcquisition Fund while the HistoricPreservation Board will provide input withregards to projects funded by the HistoricPublic Art Fund.

The Art in Public Places Program issponsored in part by the State of Florida,Department of State, Division of CulturalAffairs, Florida Arts Council, and NationalEndowment of the Arts.

For more information, contact theEconomic Sustainability Department at305-460-5311.

Gables officially adoptsPublic Art Master Plan

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The Art in Public PlacesProgram, which took effect inFebruary 2010, has two distinct goals: The first is to preserve and protect thecity’s historic public art; the second is to commissionand exhibit new public artworks that enhance thecharacter and identity of the city, contribute to economic development and tourism and add beauty and interest to public spaces.


The Coral Gables Garden Club conductedan unveiling of a beautiful bronze statue ofAlthea Merrick sitting on bench at MerrickHouse, on Oct. 29.

Donated by the club, this special projectwas co-chaired by Betsy Adams and EvelynBudde at a cost of more than $50,000 andunderwritten by the club. This is most recentof many major projects for Adams and theGables Garden Club members. Adams, whohas chaired many of the entrance projects,expects to pass the torch to younger mem-bers in the future and this time she means it.

Gables Rotarians welcomed author RustyMcClure as their guest speaker on Oct. 14 atthe club’s weekly meeting at the WestinColonnade. McClure discussed his book,Coral Castle, which takes an objective jour-nalistic look at one of America’s mostintriguing places.

The castle, located in Homestead, wasbuilt in the 1920s and ’30s by EdwardLeedskalnin an eccentric Latvian immi-grant. McClure explained how Leedskalnin,working alone and with primitive tools, cre-ated what is commonly known as theAmerican Stonehenge from 1,100 tons ofcoral rock.

Was he a very talented stonemason andengineer or did he somehow harness anti-gravitational powers to the point of becom-ing a cult figure to those who believe inextraterrestrials and the magnetic grid theo-ry. In Coral Castle, McClure and JackHeff ron survey these theories and tell thestory through journalistic investigation andinterviews with experts on all sides of theargument.

Speaking of historic events, Coral Gables

Museum’s big opening day festivites on Oct.10 brought more than just dignitaries to thesite. In fact, children were fascinated by theUniversity of Miami’s Geology Departmentdisplay manned by chairman Dr. HalWanless; Dr. Jim Klaus, and several stu-dents including Sean Ahern, Juliet Wong,Al Piggot, Amanda Oehlert and AlexTilnick.

Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatrecontinues its tradition of bringing our com-munity quality entertainment with The Colorof Desire by Pulitzer prize-winning play-wright Nilo Cruz.

The play, wonderfully performed by a tal-ented cast, is laced with humor and passion,and set during the tumultuous months fol-lowing the revolution in the 1960s whenCastro’s government was taking over pri-vate businesses. Anyone who lived throughthis time will especially appreciate this per-formance beautifully directed by DavidArisco. The play runs through Nov. 7, andis a must see.

Next up is Oliver by Lionel Bart, whichwill run Nov. 17 through Dec. 26. This musi-cal, based on Dickens’ Oliver Twist, alwaysis a holiday favorite and should make greatholiday gifts as well. For tickets to theseshows, call 305 444-9293.

The Woman’s Cancer Association of theUniversity of Miami Bush Chapter will pres-ent the Holiday Festival of The Second TimeAround, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at theCourtyard Marriott, 2051 Lejeune Road inCoral Gables. The morning begins with a bou-tique at 10 a.m. followed by lunch at 11:30a.m. and then a fashion show at 12:30 p.m.

For reservations, call Evelyn Chesney at305 596-7115. Tickets are $50 and 35 per-cent is tax deductible. There will be a cashbar.

Until next time, keep making each daycount.

If you would like to submit information forthis column, please send your news via emailto <[email protected]>.

Garden Club unveils bronze statue of Althea Merrick

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Gloria BurnsDr. Jim Klaus

(left) and Dr. Hal Wanless

display coral rockspecimens atCoral Gables

Museum on opening day.

Pictured (l-r) are members of the cast of The Color of Desire: Maria Teresa Rojas, Isabel Moreno, SandorJuan, Hannia Guillen, playwright Nilo Cruz, Jim Ballard, Barbara Sloan, Nick Duckart and Michael Serratore.

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in part, with his current efforts to get 52,000signatures on petitions to recall Miami-DadeCounty Mayor Carlos Alvarez.

Alvarez and his supporters say that it’s apersonal thing, that Braman is just being asore loser because the mayor beat him incourt when Braman tried to halt county fund-ing of the Florida Marlins’ new stadium.Braman says he is pushing for the recallbecause he thinks it’s wrong for the county toraise property taxes for many people whilegiving big raises to a lot of county employees.

That’s a significant issue; don’t get mewrong. However, if Mr. Braman is worriedabout adding a lot of unnecessary expenses

to the county budget that the taxpayers willhave to fund, how does he think that a spe-cial election to recall the mayor will help?The costs for the elections and other expens-es the county will incur as a result of therecall drive could run as high as $15 million,according to some estimates.

Mayor Alvarez will be up for re-electionin less than two years. Wouldn’t it makemore sense to let the voters have their saythen and avoid the extra expense?

Braman’s plan does nothing to address thebasic problem, the huge shortfall in countyrevenues due to the troubled economy andfalling real estate values. Where is Braman’salternative budget proposal? What would hedo to insure there is no tax increase whilestill providing the community’s basic needs?

Maybe he is just trying to make a state-ment, or to throw a scare into the mayor andthe rest of the commission to make themmore careful about future budget votes. Butcan’t he find a better, more positive way togo about it?

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The recent SeersuckerSocial allowed cyclists totour the “City Beautiful”

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Cyclists tour the Gables during Seersucker Social


BY MARK A. TROWBRIDGE

Anniversaries are sup-posed to be celebrated,surrounded by family andfriends. The anniversaryof the 1990 Gainesvillemurders offers a moresobering feeling.

Twenty years later, thememories are both raw and fresh. I remem-ber most vividly the confusion, the uncer-tainty, the rumors, the flat-out fear thatconsumed us all. It was like no other timein my life, before and since.

I was about to begin graduate school atUF after the best summer of my life andstart a new position as the hall director forRawlings Hall. We had just taken every RAon campus out into the woods for a three-day sojourn of intense bonding, trust build-ing, and diversity training. I was so lookingforward to coming back to campus to a hotshower, air conditioning and my own bed.

It would be just a few days until the stu-dents arrived and a million things had to beattended to before we could welcome ourstudents back, including thousands of fresh-men. None of us knew what was about tohappen. None of us could ever have imag-ined this type of horror, this type of car-nage, this type of hatred directed at fiveyoung people just about to begin their lives.

It started with a news report that severalparents had heard about before coming tocampus to assist their students with move-in day. You must remember that there wasno Internet, no 24-hour news cycle, notalking heads, no Blackberry to check. Theworld could have been coming to an endand I would never have known it — andironically, that is what it felt like when thestory broke. Our secure, invincible, noth-ing-will-ever-happen-to-me world camecrashing down around all of us.

Within hours, the story grew exponen-tially, the details leaked, and the gruesomehorror that two young women had beenbrutally murdered — possibly even decap-itated — spread across the campus andGreater Gainesville. Parents began topanic, rumors began to fly, and there was athick pall hanging over what is usually ajoyous occasion.

By the time the fourth and fifth victimswere found, chaos had ensued and consumedour little town. Students were packing andleaving to go home. Parents were jammingthe UF switchboard trying to reach their stu-dents (there were no cell phones yet).

Classes had just started and UF presidentJohn Lombardi made one of the best deci-sions of his entire presidency — to keep theUniversity open. It was the one act of nor-malcy we could all embrace, and we need-ed one another in this our darkest hour. Wefollowed the buddy system — to walk toclass, to go to our cars, to sleep at night, todo just about anything. We opened the cam-pus residence halls to any off-campus stu-dents to come sleep in our floor lounges,empty rooms and triple up with friends.Every single light was left on across cam-pus, illuminating our darkest fears.

Then, things just stopped. The rumors ofmass graves and more murders and missingpeople turned out to be just that — rumors.Within a few days, the reporters began toleave, the regular press conferences ended,and the humming noise stopped outside myapartment. The lights stayed on and webegan to mourn our five lost souls, ourfriends, our fellow Gators. To this day, Iremember their names even though I nevermet any of them and I get chills when Ithink of the emotions, the pain, and thelosses.

Whenever I am in Gainesville, which isquite often in my role as UF AlumniAssociation president, I always make sureto drive past the wall on 34th Street. There,after 20 years of paint and graffiti havecome and gone, these five names remain inperpetuity. All five — the black, the red,the hearts — have remained in our memo-ry and in our prayers and in our hearts.

Twenty years is a long time — nearly afull generation of UF students, thousandsof graduates, millions of memories. ManyUF students today were not born whenthese terrible murders happened. But, theytoo know the story of our loss. It is part ofour history, our indelible and irrevocablepast. I know that I am forever linked to UF,this tragic time, and to my peers who expe-rienced this tragedy with me.

Some may say that the bright spot fromthis dark stain was a stronger sense of com-munity, care and compassion that evolved inthe wake of these murders. I suspect that istrue. I also believe that for those few, fright-ening days in August 1990, we learned aninvaluable life lesson. For life is painful attimes. Life is fleeting. Life is precious.

Mark A. Trowbridge, president andCEO of the Coral Gables Chamber ofCommerce, recently became president ofthe University of Florida AlumniAssociation.

Murders two decades agostill vivid in my memory

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Isabella Gonzalez, a fourth-grade studentat Coral Gables K-8 Preparatory Academy,was the winner of the Governor’s HispanicHeritage Month essay contest.

Governor Charlie Crist honored her at theGovernor’s Mansion recently for heraward-winning essay highlighting the con-tributions and achievements of a well-known Hispanic American in Florida.

Isabella entered the essay contest as partof the Extended Foreign Language Program(EFL) at Coral Gables K-8. Her essay best-ed more than 200 entries from elementarystudents across the state. She wrote about

Lucila Venet Jimenez, a Hispanic bakeryowner whose cakes Isabella describes as“tasting like heaven served on a plate.”

Isabella was the only essay contest winnerin Miami-Dade County. She will receive afour-year full tuition scholarship to anyFlorida state college or university providedby Florida Prepaid College Foundation.

Antony Reboucas of Pinecrest AcademyCharter was the winner of the HispanicHeritage Month art contest, and he willreceive a $250 gift card.

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As a television journalist for more thanfour decades and anchor of the Today inSouth Florida morning news program onNBC6 for the past 20 years, Bob Mayerrecently hung up his anchor chair.

A familiar and popular face to SouthFloridians, Kendall resident Mayer retiredfrom his news anchoring duties with no regretsand says he is relishing the change of lifestyle.

“Getting up late and going to bed early,that’s probably the single best part aboutbeing retired,” Mayer said. “I’m not living alife on the opposite end of the clock fromeverybody else anymore. For 20 years, I gotup at 1:45 a.m., had a quick breakfast, caughtup on the news by watching CNN, gotdressed, put on my makeup, got in the car anddrove to Broward County (where NBC6 isnow located). I was there by 4 every morningand was on the air by 5. Now I’m on a normalschedule, live a normal life and I love it!”

Mayer, who graduated from the Universityof Florida and immediately went to work forthe legendary broadcaster Ralph Renick andMiami’s WTVJ News in 1969, said he has noregrets about departing television news andnotes that the business changed markedlyduring his tenure.

“The key to my longevity was my ability

to change with the times,” he said. “The tidehas been changing for a long time in televi-sion news and I think I fully understood thatthe business had become a totally differentbusiness than the one I originally got into.

“The emphasis now is clearly on the enter-tainment side, as opposed to the journalismside. A lot more time now goes to entertain-

ment news, even on the television news pro-grams —lifestyle, social networking,” hesaid. “Today, if you’re not on Twitter andFacebook and the others, or if you don’t havelinks on your newscast and you’re not doingblogs, then you’re not with it; you’re notwhere TV news is today.

“I was able to move with the tide andenjoyed moving with the tide because of thepeople I worked with. But, it is a totally dif-ferent business today.”

Mayer added that in today’s market nobodyshould rely on a single television newscast oreven a single newspaper as the sole source forhis or her daily dose of news.

“Journalism as we knew it is gasping itsfinal breath,” he said. “There are still someshining bright lights that are the exception.But TV news departments can no longerafford to do the kind of journalism that weused to do when news departments were notrequired to even turn a profit.

“Television news was a public serviceback then. Today, a news department not onlyhas to turn a profit; it better be making thebest profit in the market or heads are going toroll.”

Mayer, who left Miami in the mid 1980sand spent a brief part of his career as a newsanchor in Hartford, CT before returning toWTVJ (now NBC6), believes the economyand changing tastes in programming are thereasons for the decline of television news.

“It’s a combination of the bad economyand changing viewer habits that resulted inrapidly sliding viewerships for every stationand network,” he said. “Fewer people watchtelevision every year, especially news. Thereare just so many choices — so many chan-nels, so many networks, so much on theInternet — that people don’t make appoint-ments anymore to sit down at six o’clock asa family to watch the evening news.”

Mayer points out that there is a differentcriterion for news programming today.

“The people who run television newsdepartments today have to deal with a wholenew set of rules,” he said. “Journalism as weknew it could not exist today because of theeconomy and what’s happened in the media,and where preferences have gone.

“I’m not sure they even know yet whereit’s going to end up or where they’re going,but clearly much more effort is going to theInternet side than the broadcast side.”

But Mayer won’t have to deal with it any-more. He plans to devote much of his time toa lifelong hobby of collecting and restoringclassic automobiles.

“I’ve had time to look through magazinesand the Internet, looking for old cars,” hesaid. “And I’ve had time to take trips to lookat them, and I’ve even acquired a couple ofclassic cars since I’ve retired. I’ve had timeto work on them. I now have time to dothings I could never do before.

“I just fully detailed — including paintingthe entire engine compartment — a 1965Pontiac GTO convertible and I recentlybought what may be the finest original clas-sic car that I have ever owned, a 1965Cadillac Sedan de Ville with 23,400 originalmiles. It’s a one-owner car that’s been sittingin the owner’s garage in Davie for 45 years.It’s a time capsule type of car. I love workingon cars.”

Bob Mayer doesn’t miss anchoring morning news

Bob Mayer ispictured with

his “new”1965 Pontiac

GTO convertible,one of two clas-sic cars he hasacquired since

he retired earlier this year.


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• Mayor’s Pioneer Award;• Community Spirit Award, and• Posthumous Award.Nominees in each category must meet

the eligibility criteria reflecting continuedaccomplishments in the following fiveareas: Professional Development,Community Responsibility, Leadership andVision, Contribution to Women’s Progress,and Promotion of Pluralism.

The Mayor’s Pioneer Award honors onewoman who has proven leadership, creativ-ity, and vision in addressing communityissues and advancing the status of womenin Miami-Dade County for at least the past10 years. Miami-Dade County MayorCarlos Alvarez will present the Mayor’sPioneer Award during the ceremony to thewinner of this category.

The Community Spirit Award recognizesan outstanding woman who, through vol-unteerism and service, has made a differ-ence within the community. No specificprofessional background is required for thisnomination.

The Posthumous Award is in honor of awoman who has passed away and recog-nizes her accomplishments within Miami-Dade County.

A committee of community leaders will

review nomination forms in order to deter-mine the nominee’s eligibility. Emphasiswill be placed on the nominee’s contribu-tion to women’s progress in her profes-sion/area of interest. For the Mayor’sPioneer Award, emphasis will be placed onoverall involvement in the community andwomen’s progress. Appointees fromMiami-Dade County Mayor CarlosAlvarez’s office will review nominationsfor the Mayor’s Pioneer Award.

Nominators are required to complete thenomination form and submit nine copies ofthe form along with nine photocopies ofsupporting materials including any news-paper or magazine articles about the nomi-nee, if available.

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Guests of the gala will be local philan-thropists and community leaders who sup-port the clubs’ efforts of providing pro-grams designed to inspire and enable chil-dren. The children from the Boys and GirlsClubs of Miami-Dade will present a specialperformance for the evening.

This year, the organization will honortennis pro Anna Kournikova for her dedica-tion to the children who attend the clubsand her financial support to the organiza-tion during the past five years.

For more information about this event,email Yaneisy Blanco at <[email protected]>.

BON JOVI COMING TOMIAMI ON BIG SCREEN

The NCM Fathom brings Bon Jovi-TheCircle Tour on screen to four area theaterson Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. — Sunset Placewith IMAX, 5701 Sunset Dr.; Dolphin 19Cinemas and Dolphin Cinebistro, 11401NW 12 St., and Movies @ the Falls 12,9000 SW 136 St.

The community will have the opportuni-

ty to celebrate the upcoming release of theBon Jovi Greatest Hits Collection. This spe-cial event will capture the magic and ener-gy of the band’s sold-out, four-night standat New Jersey’s New MeadowlandsStadium featuring live performances ofsongs from the band’s 2009 album, TheCircle, as well as their career-spanning hits.

For more information about this event,visit <www.fathomevents.com>.

ORANGE BOWL 2010 POSTERCONTEST CHALLENGES STUDENTS

The Orange Bowl Committee, along withBaptist Health South Florida and ChipotleMexican Grill, is inviting Miami-Dade andBroward K-12 students to participate in the2010 Orange Bowl Creative Art Contest.

Obie, the official Orange Bowl mascot,will be visiting schools across SouthFlorida inspiring kids to create a posterreflective of this year’s theme: “Eat Well,Live Well, Play Well.” Deadline for allentries is Nov. 12.

Students will compete for the chance towin one of 13 U.S. Savings Bonds, includ-ing a $1,500 Savings Bond for the grandprize winner, courtesy of the Orange BowlCommittee and Bank of America.

For information, call 305-341-4790.

YOUNG ISRAEL OF KENDALL TO HOSTANNUAL HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE, NOV. 18

Come enjoy food, raffles, great holidaygifts and much more at Young Israel ofKendall’s annual Holiday Boutique, 7880SW 112 St., on Nov. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m.

For more information, call 305-232-6833.

‘LES MISERABLES’ CELEBRATESMUSICAL’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Les Miserables, which celebrated its25th Anniversary on Oct. 3, is coming toSunset Place with IMAX, 5701 Sunset Dr.;Dolphin 19 Cinemas and DolphinCinebistro, 11401 NW 12 St., and Movies@ the Falls 12, 9000 SW 136 St., on Nov.17 at 7:30 p.m.

This one-time tribute also will include aspecial performance from teen sensationNick Jonas to mark this momentousanniversary concert celebration.

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UM’S FROST SCHOOL OF MUSICTO HOST COMPOSER’S CONCERT

Come join the University of Miami FrostSchool of Music and WDNA 88.9 FM, asthey host the Composer’s Concert on Nov.19 at 8 p.m. The concert will be performedat the University of Miami GusmanConcert Hall, located at 1314 Miller Rd.

Tickets for this event are $20 per person,general admission.

The University of Miami Frost ConcertJazz Band is widely considered to be oneof the best collegiate jazz bands in theworld. Among its alumni are Pat Matheny,Ed Calle, Rich Margitza, Clay Ostwald,Jorge Casas, Mike Orta, Nicky Orta,

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The popular book series, Chicken Soupfor the Soul, has a new book, Chicken Soupfor the Soul: Runners which features astory titled “How I Found My RunningPartner” by local writer Marie Duffoo. Thestory is in the Starting Out section.

When she received noticethat the series was puttingout a new book on running,Duffoo let them know shehad a story.

“Not one you wouldexpect,” she said. “It’s notlike I ran across country likeForrest Gump.”

Duffoo was living inBoston and had workedfrom home for years andyears.

“You work at home andyou don’t get any exercise,”she said. “I sit on my butt in front of mycomputer. One day I started having chestpains, my arm went numb. I had a neighbordrive me to the hospital. I was having amild heart attack.”

Doctor told her she needed to get exer-cise and get her heart pumping. He sug-gested she begin running — perhaps withher husband. However, her husband was avery accomplished runner who could easi-ly run five miles without effort. She knewrunning with him was not an option but sheagreed just the keep the doctor from furtherlecturing her.

When she told her neighbor about thedoctor’s orders, the neighbor laughed buttold her maybe she could walk Roxy, theneighbor’s Labrador. Duffoo often tookRoxy for walks when her neighbor was outof town.

Just then, they heard Roxy barking. Theylooked out to see the dog walking acrossthe lawn with her leash in her mouth. Roxycame into the kitchen and dropped theleash at Duffoo’s feet. Both women wereastonished. The neighbor swore she hadnothing to do with what just happened.

Duffoo took the leash and she and Roxyheaded for the park and thenthe dog took off, pullingDuffoo along. Both gothome safely, even if Duffoowas huffing and puffing.

The next day Duffoo hada deadline and had no plansto go out for a walk, muchless a run, but wouldn’t youknow Roxy showed upagain with her leash in hermouth.

“The dog Roxy just start-ed showing up every after-noon at 3 p.m. with a leash,”

Duffoo said. “She would put me throughmy paces. That was my exercise. I tonedup. I tried not to lose weight.”

That went on for three years. Duffoo’shealth improved, her doctor was happy andboth she and Roxy were exercising. Untilone day when Duffoo received a call thatRoxy had passed away during the night.Turns out that Roxy also had a heart prob-lem and needed more exercise and her timewith Duffoo helped her as much it helpedDuffoo.

Today, Duffoo still exercises with a dog,but now it’s her own dog, Sally.

Duffoo’s story is just one of 101 that willinspire and motivate any runner, be they amarathoner or an occasional jogger.

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A few months ago, acupuncture physi-cian Jane Kaufman realized her clients facea one-two punch — too much stress andnot enough money.

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At the same time no one has money to dothe things needed to de-stress.

“My cash-paying patients are havingtrouble coming in because of the econo-my,” she said. “I know I can make it moreaffordable when I can bring it to a group.How could I bring relief to a bigger popu-lation without having them come to ouroffice?”

So Kaufman developed the 45-MinuteVacation to help. It’s geared to groups andcan be done at lunchtime or after work,whatever works best for a company. The45-Minute Vacation is a group acupuncturesession that helps those attending to de-stress, balance energy to calm the nervoussystem, enhance sleep and detoxify.

“We do it in a group setting so it makesit very affordable. We’re getting some fab-ulous feedback,” she said.

Kaufman said, ideally, she likes to vaca-tion a group of 20 at a time.

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She will vacation less than 20, if asked.If the group is larger Kaufman says she’llbring in one or more additional acupunc-ture physicians, depending on the need.

“Using the ancient art of Chinese medi-cine, I put five small needles in each ear,”Kaufman said. “They de-stress, relax,enhance sleep and gently detox the body.”

Those who have taken the 45-MinuteVacation are giving it rave reviews. Legalsecretary Mindy Riley took one of theearly sessions and found it refreshing.

“The ambiance was great — low light-ing, soft music, the candles lit,” Riley said.“It rejuvenated me. I felt better mentally.”

In fact, Riley sometimes suffers physicalpain because of stress and the 45-MinuteVacation banished that pain for a while.She hopes to do another vacation soon.

Because of good word of mouth likethat, the 45-Minute Vacations are growing

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She goes to the businesses in advance toprep those who will take the vacation andanswer questions about acupuncture andthe needles that they use. That helps calmsome who are leery about needles.

“These needles are not like the needlesyou see in doctor’s office. These are veryfine and thin solid needles about the thick-ness of a hair,” she said. “In accordancewith Florida law, I’m required to use singleuse disposable needles. They are in theblister pack.”

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“My malpractice and my liability insur-ance follow me where ever I go. I bringwith me a certificate,” she said.

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Ann Helen Wainer will reveal howan old faded photograph prompted herto rescue the memories of her family’splight during and after the Holocaust.Wainer will discuss her book, FamilyPortrait: A Memoir of a JewishFamily During The Holocaust, andshare stories of her journey of discov-ery that led her to learn more about thepeople in the photograph, and ulti-mately, about herself, on Sunday,Nov. 7, 2 p.m., at the Jewish Museumof Florida.

The program is free for museummembers and free with paid museumadmission for non-members.Admission is adults, $6; seniors, $5;families, $12; children under 6,always free. Reservations can be madeat 786-972-3175 or via email at<[email protected]>. Walk-ins are welcome.

Ann Helen Wainer’s family, theK u p e r w a s s e r s ,lived in Polandduring Hitler’s riseto power and cau-tiously watched theevents unfold inNazi Germany.Like other Jewishfamilies at thetime, they faced anuncertain future.On the eve of theHolocaust, hergrandfather gath-ered his clan for a family portrait.Amazingly, the photograph survived, asdid the story of the Kuperwassers.

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The museum is presenting this programin preparation for an exhibit in September2011 on Wooden Synagogues in Polandand Polish Jews who settled in Florida.The museum currently is collecting the

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The Bureau ofConsumer FinancialProtection (BCFP)was created in theConsumer FinancialProtection Act. TheBCFP’s mission is tooversee and regulatevirtually all forms ofconsumer credit.

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Currently, the Bureau has 35 employeesand hiring sufficient staff is a challenge.Other agencies, such as the SEC, EPA,and Department of Interior, have receivedblack eyes due to their lack of oversight

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After a year of serving at the chair of theEconomic Development Council of SouthMiami-Dade, Richard M. Horton was pre-sented with a special award from the EDC onTuesday, Oct. 19, as he retired from that post.

The plaque recognizing his year of serviceand dedication was presented by the organi-zation’s new vice chair James Thomas andEDC director Paul Neidhart at the regularmonthly meeting at 8 a.m. in ChamberSouth’s office, 900 Perrine Ave.

New EDC chair Joe Corradino, who is onthe Pinecrest Village Council and the head ofthe Corradino Group, was unable to attend soThomas conducted the meeting. Thomas isthe owner of Computer Systems andSoftware Inc.

New EDC board members also were wel-comed. They are Courtney Reeder of GoldenRule Seafood; Rudy Muniz, Edward JonesInvestments; Raju Mohandes, Bridgepointand a SCORE counselor; Bill Meiklejohn,the Cutler Bay Business Association and acomputer network consultant, and PatriciaFulton, PhD, of Writer On Call Inc.

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BY JOHN MAXSWEEN

The Junior Orange Bowl Committee(JOBC) is getting ready to host SouthFlorida’s largest youth parade. The 62ndannual Junior Orange Bowl Parade willtake place on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 at 4 p.m.

The parade includes marching bands,floats, live animals, and communitygroups, which gracefully frolic through thestreets of Coral Gables in a dazzling spec-tacle. The Junior Orange Bowl Paradeleaves a lasting impression for both thosewho participate and those who attend. Itwill be televised live on Coral Gables TVand WLRN will air an hour-long replay.This year’s theme is: “It’s a Jungle OutThere!”

Some changes have been made to theparade this year. While traditionally it hasbeen held in the evening, it now will takeplace on a Sunday afternoon. In addition tothe time change, the parade route will fol-low a new pattern. Throughout recent his-tory, the parade has begun at City Hall,marched westward down Miracle Mile,north on Ponce de Leon Boulevard andended at Alhambra Circle. This year, theJOBC will be reversing the route, so that itbegins at Alhambra Circle and ends just

past the grandstands by Coral Gables CityHall.

“We feel that reversing the parade routewill allow for more stationery performancetime for each marching band — a continu-

ous request we are happy to be able toimplement this year,” said parade chairPete Tolmach.

While the Junior Orange Bowl Parade isfree to the public, grandstand tickets are

being sold for those who want a premiumseat at the beginning of the route.Grandstand tickets now are available andcan be purchased online at <www.jror-angebowl.org/parade> or by calling 1-866-999-9735. Grandstand seats provide thebest viewing angle for parade spectatorsand ticket-holders also are treated to a pre-parade show sponsored by MiamiChildren’s Hospital, which features a cho-reographed dance number. General admis-sion tickets are being sold for $12 each andreserved premiere seating (VIP) for $22each.

Parade goers will be able to enjoyeveryone’s favorite monkey, CuriousGeorge — the 62nd annual parade grandmarshal (courtesy of WBPT2). TheJunior Orange Bowl Committee also isexcited to announce its popular Float-Building Contest, where organizationscompete to receive media acknowledge-ment and prizes.

For more information on how to enterthe parade as a participant, contact theJunior Orange Bowl Office at 305-662-1210. For more information about theJunior Orange Bowl, call 305-662-1210or visit the website at <www.jrorange-bowl.org>.

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BY LEE STEPHENS

Jazzercise is coming to Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom, located at 9400 SW 87 Ave. inKendall starting in November.

The synagogue will host a grand openingcelebration on Wednesday, Nov. 3, startingat 6 p.m. The open house is free to the pub-lic. Participants can take classes from avariety of area Jazzercise instructors start-ing at 6:30 p.m.

The open house, which runs from 6 to7:30 p.m. will feature a performance by thePalm Beach Makos cheerleaders, led byformer Jazzercise instructor Olabisi Castro.

Judi Sheppard Missett, who turned herlove of jazz dance into a worldwide danceexercise phenomenon, founded theJazzercise dance fitness program in 1969.

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BY JEAN-PAUL RENAUD

How do you build tradition? At FloridaInternational University, that’s a questionbeing asked — and answered —every dayon the playing field, and in the classroomand the student center.

But nowhere is that question so poignantthan in the minds of FIU’s marching bandmembers. It’s a band whose history, andfuture, resembles that of the universityitself — from birth to cuts to inevitablerebirth.

As FIU’s Homecoming week approach-es, this group of musicians will take a lead-ing role as the university community ralliesaround its school, the football team andschool traditions.

“FIU is an emotionally exciting experi-ence, and our marching band energizes ourstudents and reminds them of the incredi-ble opportunities that FIU brings to them,”said FIU president Mark Rosenberg.

Homecoming week will culminate withFIU taking on the University of Louisiana(Monroe) on Saturday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m.For a full schedule of activities, visit onlineat <www2.fiu.edu/~hc/>.

Tradition is what drives the marchingband’s new director, Barry W. Bernhardt,who arrived this summer from SoutheastMissouri State to rebuild the program.

“The band serves a multitude of roles fora university. It should be one of the mostspirited groups on campus. They shouldlead the charge in excitement and energy,build enthusiasm and loyalty to the almamater,” Bernhardt said.

In about five months, the marching bandhas grown to 110 members with a goal of

200 more. And in the next two to threeyears, the reconstruction of the marchingband will include a new song, a new nameand a new style.

Bernhardt has started with the basicssuch as having the band members learnproper breathing techniques. But beyondthe nuance, Bernhardt knows that an excel-lent band is fueled by and creates tradition.

“If we want to make it to the big time,which we can here, we have to act like itand we have to do it from day one,”Bernhardt said. “We have to invest in thekids.”

Bernhardt, who has been a band directorfor 26 years, has been on the productionstaff of Bowl Games of America for thepast 20 years and choreographed sevenhalftime shows last year that aired on tele-vision, including the Orange Bowl, theSugar Bowl and the Gator Bowl.

Bernhardt said the band eventually willplay a wide variety of music and alreadyhas asked a composer friend from NewYork to pen a new signature song, the FIUSamba.

“Big-time college marching bands, bigtime football, have a song that you canimmediately recognize,” he said. “Wedon’t have that. When people hear the FIUSamba or see a picture of the band, wewant them to immediately recognize us.”

Bernhardt’s goal is to have close to a200-member band by next year and 300band members in three to four years.

“The bigger the band, the bigger thevoice,” he said. “And the greater theidentity.”

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St. Theresa School students par-ticipated in Hispanic Heritage Weekfrom Oct. 11 to 15 and childrenfrom pre-kindergarten and kinder-garten classes took part in theschool’s traditional HispanicHeritage Parade.

Duirng the parade the studentswere dressed in traditional garmentstypical of Hispanic countries andparaded around the school’s morningassembly area. It was a celebrationof all the different Hispanic culturesrepresented in the student body.

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John Ford based his 1935 film TheInformer, starring Victor McLaglen, on LiamO’Flaherty’s 1925 novel of the same title.

The novel earned O’Flaherty far morecritical acclaim than his previous fiction(which he thought was better); the film wonfour Academy Awards, including BestDirector (Ford) and Best Actor (McLaglen),and has long been considered a classicmotion picture.

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BY SHERRY MILLER

The popular Cauley Square HistoricRailroad Village’s annual Arts andCrafts Festival will take place onSaturday, Nov. 6, and Sunday, Nov. 7,from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

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Cauley Square’s famous hot dogs andfresh juices are served at the LatinCorner Gazebo with adjacent picnictables. The patios of the Village Chaletand the Tea Room restaurants welcomeoutdoor dining that may include the fam-ily pet, on leash. Both restaurants areopen daily and host holiday parties bycalling direct to 305-878-1410.

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From sirens and sailors to Surfin’USA, more than 250 people gath-ered at Biscayne Bay Yacht Club onOct. 23 to raise funds for the arts atthe Oceans Away-themed 57thAnnual Beaux Arts Ball.

Beaux Arts Ball 2010 chairsAshley Cusack and Martha Clarkeensured that guests were cast out tosea from the moment they enteredinto the underwater wonderland that,on most days, poses as CoconutGrove’s Biscayne Bay Yacht Club.With soft blue and green lighting, amermaid greeted guests at theentrance.

The lawn was decorated withblues, greens and metallic silvers,and custom-made wind socks resem-bling large jellyfish which enclosedthe dining area and surrounded mas-sive TV screens with underwaterscenes that played throughout theevening.

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Funds raised from the event, includingtwo Mediterranean cruises sold at $10,500each by Sea Dream Yacht Club, as well as anexpansive silent auction, benefit the LoweArt Museum at the University of Miami.

Among other projects connected to themuseum, Beaux Arts helps introduceunderprivileged children throughout SouthFlorida to the world of art through its own“Hands On!” outreach program. Within theprogram, Beaux Arts invites children fromTitle I elementary schools to visit the Loweand use the museum’s resources to createand learn about art.

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