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Coral Gables Rising
in Florida
With more than $1.5 billion in new mid-rise devel-
*
opment, Coral Gables is making its core more dense.
But it’s doing so in a controlled fashion envisioned by
city fathers, creating more of a live-work-play city.
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Three years after the city decided to move forward,
and 18 months after construction began, the Street-
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Letters
Streetwise
EYE SEE YOU p16
We put cameras
there and the
break-ins stopped
Frank Fernandez, the assistant city
manager in charge of public safety
Gables Guns
Free Ride
Power Suit
The Big Sit
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Guns in the
Gables
Free Ride
THE CITY’S DOWNTOWN FINAL TRANSPORT
LINK IS JUST AN APP AWAY
Co-founders Speigel and Kimball
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Mayor Valdés-Fauli
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We provide transparent, high-level wealth management and duciary services to affluent
families, charities, and businesses throughout the state.
I t was always a symbolic act.
At the end of February, the
Coral Gables city commission
mission voted 3 to 2 to back
down. Those who dissented
– commissioners Vince Lago,
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was a big deal because Flori- exposing the city to millions of
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from enacting gun laws. If they anticipated lawsuits. Remind- Managing Director & Chief Wealth Advisor
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Coral Gables, FL 33134
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was illegal, but we wanted to arm dealership in the Gables ho says there is no such less than 8 minutes) and take
send a message,” says Mayor and would sue the city. thing as a free ride? you where you want to go.
Raúl Valdés-Fauli. That mes- Undeterred, Valdés-Fauli Since last July, the denizens The Freebee is the brain-
sage may have been symbolic voted in favor of the law, along of downtown Coral Gables child of UM graduates Jason
– there are no gun stores in with Commissioner Patricia have had the option of taking Speigel and Kris Kimball, who
the Gables – but it was one Keon. He called the Tallahas- the Freebee, a six-seat electric co-founded the company in
more pressure point on state see lawmakers who passed the car that is gratis to anyone 2012. Their idea: To offer free
legislators. Nine days later the 2011 ban on city ordinances who downloads the app and rides paid for by advertisers
governor signed the state’s against guns “prostitutes” of the requests a ride. If you stay who market their brand via the
strongest gun law in decades. NRA. The city will now join within a 1.5 square mile area in vehicles. Speigel and Kimball
Having said that, at the other Florida municipalities in the downtown, a Freebee will started that year with Miami
end of March the city com- an effort to overturn that law. arrive (average waiting time: Beach, then went to Brickell,
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Streetwise
The Big Sit
Downtown Miami, Wynwood, by $65,000 or more.
Key Biscayne, and finally Part of that advertising
Coral Gables. appears on the cars themselves;
In the City Beautiful, Free- another big part appears on
bee now operates 3 vehicles; as the app, in the form of offers
of February, some 35,000 riders by local businesses to lure new
had used the service. customers – 20 percent off at
“The goal is 65,000 Miller’s Ale House, for exam-
passengers for the first year,” ple, or 20 percent off at Swine
says Kevin Kinney, the city’s restaurant. About 30 businesses
parking director, who advo- advertise, says Speigel.
cated for Freebee to reduce “We look at Freebee as a
the number of cars downtown. true form of ‘first and last’ mass
“People generally love it. The transit,” says Speigel. “The goal
comment I typically get is how is to help people live and work
come it doesn’t come to my
neighborhood.”
Whether the Freebee
in the downtown area without
the need of a personal vehicle,
or to be able to leave their ve-
T hey are calling it the
largest couch in the world.
Whether or not it makes the
realm,” says artist Roberto
Behar. “It also has a kind of
fantastic dimension. It’s the
footprint expands will be hicle in a garage. It’s now part record books, it will appear by land of the colossal.” Behar and
determined at the end of year of the public transportation year’s end in Balboa Plaza at R&R Studios partner Rosario
one, this June. Partly it may system of the city.” the intersection of De Soto, Marquardt were commis-
be a matter of cost. The city It’s also part of the city’s Anderson and Biltmore Way: sioned by MG Development
paid Freebee $175,000 for year branding, with drivers trained A giant, oversized stone sofa, to enhance the outdoor space
one, with the proviso that any to answer questions from rid- the city’s latest foray into near their latest project. “It will
advertising revenue exceeding ers. “They are up to date on the public art. “We wanted to do become a point of reference in
$50,000 for the year goes back city messaging, so they become a project that brings a piece the city,” says Behar. “We can say,
to the city. Speigel says he city ambassadors for Coral of the home into the public ‘Let’s meet at the grand bench.’”
hopes to reduce the city’s cost Gables,” says Speigel.
Coral Gables by Power Suit
Numbers CITY FILES LAWSUIT TO UPGRADE
A FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE
Source: City of Coral Gables
1,600 W
hen Hurricane Irma hit affluent city. A judge will now
Number of trees knocked South Florida, thou- have to see if it should be dis-
down by Hurricane Irma sands of Gables residents lost missed in a court of law, with Pictured from left to right: PAT T I C E C C H E R I N I , C A R L A O L I VA R E S , B L A I R S O N V I L L E , L I L I A N A Q U I N T E R O - S I D E R I S , B E AT R I Z C A R D O N A ,
L A N I K A H N D R O DY, J O H A N N A R O L D A N , L A U R E N B I L L I N G S L E A D O W L E N , J J S N O W H A N S E N , C A R R I E F O OT E , S U Z A N N E S A N TO S
power. A week later, hundreds a hearing this month. If not, it
of homes were still without goes forward. The aim of the
1,000 Number of trees put back power. So, in October, the city suit is “to make them do what
by city work crews voted to sue FPL for failing to they are supposed to do,” says
maintain and upgrade its gear, Ramos.
especially since FPL customers The city wants the court
Estimated number of cars that don’t
750
paid surcharges on their bills to order FPL to keep vege-
park daily in the Downtown thanks for just that. tation trimmed and upgrade SMALL ENOUGH TO BE PERSONAL
to the Coral Gables Trolley The lawsuit has since been their equipment to a higher LARGE ENOUGH TO BE GLOBAL
carried forward by new City standard. “Our infrastructure is
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Attorney Miriam Ramos, 60 years old,” says Mayor Raúl
O U R B O U T I Q U E F I R M I S R E A D Y T O E X P E R T LY H A N D L E T H E C O M P L E X I T I E S O F M I A M I ’ S
Number of city employees who’ve taken appointed in November. FPL Valdés-Fauli. “Remember rota-
paternity leave since Coral Gables passed its dismissed the lawsuit as an act ry phones? Our infrastructure L U X U R Y P R O P E R T Y M A R K E T W I T H P E R S O N A L I Z E D S E R V I C E A N D B R I L L I A N T R E S U LT S .
2017 ordinance allowing dads to take time off of self-entitlement by a spoiled, is like that.”
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But Will Kudos,
J-Lo Be Sort Of The
T
There? C
his month you may
notice scores of toned and
muscular millennials wander-
ongratulations to Coral
Gables, which made it
to the 2018 Top 100 Best
Places to Live [in the USA]
by Livability.com, a research
site that ranks cities according
Jewel of
Miracle Mile
Eye See You
to such criterion as housing
ing around the intersection of and amenities. More than
Giralda and Salzedo. 2,100 cities with populations
That’s because baseball between 20,000 and 350,000
A
great Alex Rodriguez is open- were evaluated, so it’s nice n ounce of prevention, homicide suspect who had fled
ing a massive 11,000-square- to be on the list. And it’s no they say, is worth a pound New England. He was ‘tagged’
foot TruFusion gym there, in surprise that we’re No. 68, be- of cure. That is one of the on U.S. 1 heading south, where
the heart of historic downtown, hind such celebrated places as motivations for the city’s array county cops – alerted by the
offering 240 different work-out Cambridge, Mass., Berkeley, of some 45 cameras aimed at Gables – apprehended him.
classes a week. CA., or Charleston, SC. ferreting out crime – or better More pervasive have been
Does this mean he and But to be ranked beneath yet, deterring it. the city’s 30 CCT cameras,
girlfriend Jennifer Lopez will No. 45 Boca Raton? Can there “When I got here a little dubbed the “Eye in the Sky.”
become citizens of the City be any more boring place? At over two and a half years ago, These are placed in high crime While staying at the Biltmore Hotel, visit Downtown Coral
Beautiful? least we rank in the Top 10
Cities for Book Lovers.
the city was concerned about
high levels of car break-ins and
areas, or areas where public
safety needs to be enhanced.
Discover
Gables. Jae’s
There Jewelers,
you'll a full-service
find Jae's family-owned
Jewelers, a full-service family
robberies,” says Frank Fernan- In terms of public safety,
boutique
owned & the&oldest
boutique business
the oldest on on
business Miracle
MiracleMile.
Mile.
Global Gables
dez, the assistant city manager the CCTs can film a public area
in charge of public safety. “The and, with analytic software at
city manager asked me to put the city’s IT center, search for
together a comprehensive crime variables – like blue jackets, or Founded in 1945, Jae's Jewelers sells, repairs, Jae's Jewelers' best-selling designer lines are John
prevention plan.” High on the tall men with blond hair. They creates, purchases, and appraises jewelry and Hardy, Montblanc, Roberto Coin, Rebecca, &
wish list was a technology up- can also go back in time and
grade, including a web of camer- scan for objects, or look for
watches. Owner Bruce Hornik & his daughter Alor. The store is also the only authorized dealer
as to detect criminal activity. something in the present, like a Jillian Hornik are both Graduate Gemologists, in South Florida for Masriera, Mattioli, & Roberto
At a cost of about $1.5 backpack left in a public square. educated at GIA. "We have a loyal clientele Demeglio.
million, the city installed 15 On the prevention front, because of our personalized customer service &
LPRs (license plate readers) the results have been dramatic. decades of experience" says Jillian. Bruce adds, In
Inaddition
additiontotonew
newdesigns,
designs, Jae's
to track cars that entered the On U.S. 1, the parking lots Jae’s Jewelers curates a large
city, and another 30 CCTs behind Denny’s and the Shake
"Clients who purchased their engagement rings Jewelers carries a large collection
and wedding bands from our store, now bring in collection of fine vintage
of fine vintage jewelry & jewelry &
(closed-circuit TV cameras) to Shack were plagued with high
pre-owned watches from brands such
keep watch on high-crime areas. levels of auto break-ins. their children & grandchildren who are getting pre-owned
as: watches
David Yurman, such Rolex,
Tiffany, as Rolex,
The LPRs have created “We put cameras there and
what Fernandez calls a “geo the break-ins stopped,” says
married. It is wonderful to celebrate happy times. Cartier, Breitling & Omega atto half of
Cartier, & Chopard, at up
We are very fortunate." the original
significant price.
savings.
fence” around the city, “so that Fernandez. “They provided de-
C an it be 20 years since
Coral Gables-based
WorldCity began tracking in-
with his annual “Who’s Here”
database of 1,400 multination-
als in Greater Miami.
theoretically we know what is
coming in and what is coming
out.” While especially good
terrence, so much so that we’ve
had almost no crime on U.S. 1
in about a year.” And the cherry 237 MIRACLE MILE, CORAL GABLES
ternational business in Greater And how many of those at flagging stolen cars, since on top? With the new technol- HOURS: TUES-SAT 11 AM - 6 PM The entire Jae's Jewelers family looks forward
Miami? Answer: yes. Founder are in the Gables? Most of the installation the LPRs have ogy, “There’s no downtime, no
and CEO Ken Roberts has heavy hitters, says Roberts. Go led to a couple of high-profile complaints, no overtime, they
PHONE: 305-443-7724 to welcoming you to their store soon!
been reporting on global to worldcityweb.com to check busts. One was in February, are always reliable and on the
companies for two decades, the list and their event series. when they caught the plate of a job 24/7,” says Fernandez.
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EURO SHOW
EUROPEAN BRANDS MAKE IT TO SOUTH FLORIDA
p20
An Uplifting Fit
LINGERIE SHOP SHAPES LIVES
EURO INFUSED FASHION AT THE CORNER
OF LEJEUNE AND MIRACLE MILE
19Shop
Co-founder Beatriz Carrillo
EURO
SHOW
NOT ALL EUROPEAN BRANDS MAKE IT POOL LabShow
TO SOUTH FLORIDA. UNLESS YOU GO 376 Miracle Mile
TO POOL LABSHOW Coral Gables, FL 33134
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By Kimberly Rodriquez
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n the corner of Spanish Co-founder void of cool European labels. is dedicated to a woman who are stylish with a quality driven With double the buying power,
LeJeune and Miracle Beatriz Carrillo opened POOL She decided right then to bring knows her style and is loyal to approach to fashion that is more European elegance will
Mile is a euro-infused in the spring of 2016 at the that fashion sensibility and in- it. A woman who is looking distinctly Euro. be heading to South Florida,
fashion realm called POOL intersection opposite the City Pool LabShow represents the novation to her new home. As for quality, and unique and This spring and summer, to reach even more women
LabShow, a luxury multi-brand Hall of Coral Gables. When for the name, “POOL” means timeless pieces.” her customers will find that who are looking for European
fashion concept store. POOL’s asked why Coral Gables, she European flair that I would togetherness, while LabShow Carrillo carries European the collections flutter from elegance and a sophisticated
mission: showcase a curated says “Upon moving here from describe with one line: ‘Elegance encompasses the idea of dis- designer brands that cannot be fantasy to classic. ”Individuality approach to dressing. But Palm
selection of innovative and Madrid I was unable to find the playing new, edgy designers all found anywhere else in South is expressed through a myriad Beach will be following the
exclusive European designer brands I loved from back home.” is refusal’... collaborating under one roof. Florida, including those from of trends that are ready and lead of Coral Gables.
brands and contemporary Carrillo had worked in “Pool LabShow rep- Cortana, Jorge Vazquez, Mes waiting to be worn,” she says.
labels. It is a breath of fresh air luxury brand marketing in resents the European flair that Demoiselles, and Giada Forte POOL LabShow will Kimberly Rodriguez is a Personal
on Miracle Mile, and promises Madrid for more than 20 years, I would describe with one to name a few. next expand to Palm Beach, Stylist and Shopper whose clients
not to disappoint the most so when she landed in the line: ‘Elegance is refusal,’” says The pieces can be whim- says Carillo, with a new store include many Coral Gables residents.
discerning of shoppers. Gables she was surprised at the Carrillo. “POOL LabShow sical, fancy, casual, chic, and all at the Royal Poinciana Plaza.
20 thecoralgablesmagazine.com Photo of Carrillo by Cyn Zarco Photography by Ella Aire 21Shop The ultimate expression
AN in sophisticated living
UPLIFTING FIT
Sometimes the smallest, most intimate
shops offer the greatest support: How
a local lingerie shop shapes lives
By Julienne Gage
I
t’s wedding and prom owned the next-door business
season again – time to shop Actua the Salon, decided to
not just for the right gown invest after helping his mother
but the right undergarments. recover from a mastectomy.
The trend in plunging neck- “Not every woman is the same
lines and backless dresses can shape,” he says, adding that his
make the latter seem especially fitters have licenses for a reason.
challenging, and there’s only As for Silvia, after 33 years
so much that retail chains can working as a local lingerie
do to accommodate. But Coral fitter, she knows body shapes
Gables shoppers are in luck, better than any Coral Gables
thanks to the city’s old-school tailor. Her first job at age 17
lingerie boutique, the Gables (her family had emigrated from
Corset Shoppe. Nicaragua a few years earlier)
From Chantelle to Prima- was fitting lingerie for the 80 Leucadendra Drive, Gables Estates $12,900,000 5 Bed 6.5 Bath 12,336 sf 48,533 sf lot 270’ Water Frontage
donna, its licensed fitters carry legendary Corset Corner on
world-renowned lingerie col- Miracle Mile, which closed in
lections in every shape and size, 2005. That’s when she started
and they offer free fittings, spe- running Silvia’s Corset Corner.
cial orders, and major alterations “A lot of my customers
– usually included in the cost I’ve known for so many years
of the garments. That’s right, that they first come in with
they can cut plunge lines into a cup of coffee and sit down.
a Double D bra, sew two gar- Sometimes they’re here for an
ments into one, pad your buns, hour or two hours just talking,” Silvia Valdiva, co-owner, has worked
on Miracle Mile for 33 years as a
and bring contour to chests that she says. That familiarity makes lingerie fitter
have undergone operations both it easier to accommodate the
elective and lifesaving. life stages of their bodies – the
Coral Gables businessman triumphs as well as the trau-
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Tea Time p26
AFTERNOON TEA ALL DAY
Mucha Bulla!
THE HORA OF HAPPINESS
A Different Buffet
THE LONG LINES ARE WORTH IT
Made in Coral Gables
HERE COMES THE BEEF
A Latte with that Loan?
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THERE ARE TEAS FOR EVERY MOOD AT
SMALL TEA ON ARAGAON AVENUE
25Bites
Mucha
Bulla!
THE HORA OF HAPPINESS
C oral Gables’ Spanish gas-
tro bar Bulla lives up to its
noisy name – in the best way
belted Latin hits from the
rooftop – literally. Bulla’s Costa
Rican chef, Diego Solano, con-
possible. The two-story restau- cocted his Iberian cuisine with
rant has multiple rooms for a New World twist, serving
dining, but its big daily draw is ham croquetas with fig jelly,
a lively happy hour, weekdays codfish fritters with tartar, and
5 to 7 pm. Last month, Bulla a beet, almond, and goat cheese
celebrated its five-year anniver- salad with kale. And to whisk
sary with a packed house. away the after-work doldrums:
Tea Time
Upstairs, local Cuban- generous glasses of the house
American soul singer Sol Ruiz red and white sangrias.
IT’S A COFFEE-DRIVEN CULTURE – EXCEPT by Julienne Gage
WHERE THEY DRINK TEA ON ARAGON We think coffee
could really use
Line Up for Sunday
B Bisque Drinks
etween the natural-yet- Benoudiz believes people laptop to write them.
modern décor and the are ready to sacrifice fast-paced Benoudiz found himself a cup of tea
Euro-styled customers – coffee convenience for a calm- doing lots of that as he traveled
students decked out in H&M er, more soothing light fare and up the Eastern Seaboard and right about now.
and men in suits sporting mod
shoes with bright red soles – a
beverage experience.
“I actually lived in Coral
to the Pacific Northwest in
search of tea makers, interior
And so could W hat does it take to create
a line outside a Gables
restaurant? Apparently a com-
I f you want an elegant
Sunday brunch, head to the
Biltmore. If you want some-
visit to Small Tea on Aragon Gables for many years, so I designers, and other ambience you... bination of all-you-can-eat and thing subdued, there’s the Yard
Avenue can quickly transport knew the area, the people, what curators to help him create his
you from the South Florida it needed,” he says. “Better aesthetic blend. no-reservations. That’s what House or Brasserie Central in
tropics to some cool, cozy place tea, better food, better service, In addition to an instal- has them clustering outside of the Shops of Merrick Park, or
in Scandinavia. better ambience – it pays off.” lation of tea crates that helps POC at 2121 Ponce (just north at Threefold Café or Graziano’s
A read through Small
Tea’s online “treatise,” which
Indeed, Small Tea pours
out its good vibes to a regularly
soften the acoustics, Small Tea’s
walls are lined with about 80
of Alcazar). This is no ordinary
endless buffet, however.
on (or just off ) the new Giralda
pedestrian plaza. A Different Sushi
encourages consumers to break full house. While the treatise copper tea canisters stamped For $23 on weeknights But if you want a more
T
the “big coffee” business habit, also invites its customers to with letters and numbers like and $26 on weekend nights ($7 rollicking late morning nosh, hink every sushi place is chipotle sauce. Here, ceviche
suggests that’s just the tone be “gloriously unproductive,” C03 and A05. Small Tea’s less for weekday and weekend head to Tap 42 at the inter- the same? Not so at the meets scallops, jalapeño meets
founder Daniel Charles Joseph something about the shop’s “Big Menu,” translates these lunch), you can gorge on a vast section of Salzedo and Gi- Sushi Club on Miracle Mile. crab meat, canchachulpe corn
Benoudiz was trying to set. beautiful form and functional- oblique codes, and with them, selection of sushi and ‘Amer- ralda. On any given Sunday Just 3 months old, the Club meets nigiri.
“We think coffee could ity, as well as the invigorating a tea for every mood – Vanilla ican Fusion,’ which means you’ll be joined by 300 other is starting to build a follow- The restaurant is designed
really use a cup of tea right taste of multilayered tea and a Meet Cinnamon, Blossom Buddy, everything from Black Angus folks, listening to amped up ing with its fusion of Sushi a bit like a Las Vegas club, but
about now. And so could you. crisp-crusted sandwich, makes or Apple Falls anyone? Our sliders and lobster bisque DJ music. The draw? “It’s the and Peruvian flavors. Try the if that’s not your scene, the
Along with an elegant, humble you want to delve into deep choice in this cozy bistro: the to Alaskan snow crab and $20, bottomless mimosas,” the dumpling that mixes chorizo outdoor café seating is open
place to sit and simply enjoy thoughts with your business blooms-of-amaranth-and-nas- Waldorf salad. Over 160 items hostess will tell you. with duck. Or the red queen and pleasant on the new Mile.
said tea,” it reads. associates – or break out your turtium-infused Aha! Moment. served daily. roll with seared tuna and
26 thecoralgablesmagazine.com Photography courtesy of Tea Time Photography (top) by Julienne Gage; sushi by Sushi Club 27Bites
The Outlook for
Coral Gables
Made in Coral Gables Real Estate is Rosy.
SOON TO SERVE AT A LOCATION NEAR YOU, THE PINCHO FACTORY’S
COMBINATION OF SHISH KABOB AND GOURMET BURGERS HAS TAKEN
SOUTH FLORIDA BY STORM – AND IS ABOUT TO GO NATIONAL
By J.P. Faber
I
t’s not on the brightly lit ners out of it,” says Othman of South Florida, reflecting the special hamburgers that family
restaurant-row stretch of the decision to move into the area’s unique blend of Latin and friends raved about.
Giralda, now a pedestrian Gables. “Although not the best American influences. “I remember that bar-
plaza, but rather on the quieter real estate, it was an upgrade For those unfamiliar with becue, and how Nedal wasn’t
part of the street close to busy for us and we kicked ass,” he the term, a Pincho (the Span- happy with his job,” recalls
Douglas Road. It doesn’t seem says, doing $1 million in busi- ish word for “thorn” or “spike”) Othman. “I said I wish I could
like the optimal place to open ness the first year there. “After is traditional bar food from eat these pinchos and burgers
a new burger joint, especially that I quit my marketing job northern Spain. It’s like tapas, all the time. I looked at Nedal
in a town where burger places and went into the business full in the sense of a small bite and said, ‘Why don’t we start a
have come and gone. time.” consumed while drinking, but restaurant? I’ll do the market-
But for Otto Othman That was six years ago. uses a skewer (usually a tooth- ing and you do the cooking.’”
and his two cousins, Coral Today, the Pincho Factory – pick) to spear a few edibles For months afterward,
Gables was the touchstone headquartered in Coral Gables together on a piece of bread. In Othman, Nedal and Nedal’s
for their new fast casual food – has 10 locations in South South America, it is a common younger brother Nizar (talked
concept, the Pincho Factory. Florida, with more on the form of street food, and the into joining them because they
Having nearly failed in their drawing board. And they are way to serve a shish kabob. needed more start-up money)
first location on Bird Road looking to take the concept big. The inspiration for the worked on recipes. They de-
in Westchester, Othman and “What Shake Shack is to Pincho Factory came eight cided that rather than offer an
cousins Nedal and Nizar New York and In-and-Out is to years ago, during a 4th of July exhausting menu, they would
Ahmad decided to roll the dice California, Pincho is going to cookout at the home of Oth- focus on a few key offerings
and open a second location in be for Florida. We are getting man’s cousin Nedal. Othman they could make great.
Coral Gables. ready now to expand national- showed up with his mom’s Those focal points are six
“We actually almost closed ly,” says Othman. succulent Middle-Eastern versions of pinchos (Lat-
in our second In many ways, kabobs, which she used to in, California,
year, but I sort the Pincho Factory is cook for him during his Tex-Mex, etc.),
of talked my perfectly Florida, and childhood in Brazil, while served in a
business part- even more perfectly Nedal was firing up his wrap, rice
THE PINCHO FACTORY
NEDAL AHMAD - OTTO OTHMAN - NIZAR AHMAD
28 thecoralgablesmagazine.combowl or atop a salad, and seven ingredients. Rather than spend to be a pioneer in what’s called
versions of Nedal’s burgers on lavish interiors, theirs are ‘fast casual’ food. Whereas fast
(Fritanga, Bacon n Blue, Tos- Spartan – white tile walls, food is low quality, low price,
Living
ton, etc.). The signature Pincho exposed duct-work ceilings, an the fast-casual category is high
burger, topped with cheese, open kitchen, and a wall-sized quality, moderately priced, and
We decided to potato sticks and a secret pink blackboard that reads “Never in a better setting.
always be trans- sauce, has already won numer-
ous awards and accolades, from
Settle” in large, scripted letters.
“In any restaurant, I really
“Fast casual is the answer
to the question, ‘How do we
parent with Zagat to the Food Network to want to know what I’m eating. democratize fine food?’” says
a People’s Choice Award at the We decided to always be Othman. “We consider our-
everything, so South Beach Wine & Food transparent with everything, so selves fast-casual 2.0, because
that what we Festival. And as for the Pincho, that what we eat here is what in addition to high quality and
with its cilantro, mango and we would eat at home,” says moderate price, we are in a cool
eat here is what lemon pepper sauces, “we still Othman, who got the idea setting, with cool music, super
we would eat at use my mom’s recipe. There is for the name of the restaurant high-ingredients that are hor-
nothing like it,” says Othman. during a trip to India, when he mone free, and sustainable, like
home Patrons apparently agree. saw a place called The Kebob using real silver wear instead
“This is like Latin comfort Factory. of disposables. We are getting
food,” said one patron at their In addition to climbing closer and closer to casual food,
Gables location. “I eat here aboard the fresh-ingredient so our competition is going to
all the time.” Among the movement, the Pincho Factory be Applebees and Chili’s, not
reasons for their popularity is also recognized by such food Chipotle.” Shake Shack, eat
is the chain’s obsession with industry publications as QSR your heart out.
A Latte with April
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W ith the new Miracle
Mile evolving quick-
ly towards a Café Society
wants to bank digitally. But
they also want the personal
touch. “They want a human
Homage to Wes Anderson
identity, can it be any wonder connection,” says Mike Fried-
that banks would follow suit? man, the Capital One Market- Birthday Bash for a Jazz Legend
Banks? Now comes Capital ing Lead for Florida, Virginia,
One Café, a marriage between and Philadelphia, explaining
Peet’s Coffee and Capital One that Capital One Cafes gives Tropical Art
Bank. Located at 50 Miracle people – including gun-shy
Mile, the latest evolution in
retail banking is part of a na-
millenials – a more relaxed
environment for just that.
Designing History
tionwide rollout in select cities. “They are a place where
The concept: Come on people can recharge their bank Opera Salon
in, order a coffee, and lounge accounts, devices and lives
around on some comfy-look- while learning new ways to
ing couches while talking manage their money, try out
personal finance with a cool, new digital and financial tools, THE OPEN STAGE JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS
Capital One banker. Yes, these or simply grab a great cup of
days just about everybody coffee or local pastry,” he says. LEGENDARY TRUMPETER AND SAXOPHONIST IRA SULLIVAN
30 thecoralgablesmagazine.com Photography by Felipe S. Avello 31Living
Homage to
Wes Anderson
LOVABLE DOG STORY WITH A BITE
Birthday Bash
Bringing
N
for a Jazz Legend the future of
real estate to
ow in its fifth year, the present legendary horn man
Open Stage Club in Ira Sullivan, for a bash that
downtown CG continues its will honor his 87th birthday.
commitment to quality jazz Chicago-born Sullivan, who
with its Monday night Miami has played with such jazz
Jazz Coop series. Thanks to greats as Art Blakey and bop
Coral Gables
enlightened club owner Juan trumpeter Red Rodney, is a
Della Torre, “we present world long-time fixture in the South
class jazz every single week,” Florida music scene, where he
F ans of the quirky and called Trash Island. Naturally says Rick Katz, the Coop’s ex- has worked with other notable
highly original filmmaker a boy (12-year-old ward of ecutive director. “Sometimes I locals Jaco Pastorius and Pat
Wes Anderson will be pleased corrupt Mayor Kobayashi) have to pinch myself because of Metheny. Make a reservation
that the Coral Gables Art Cin- steals a plane to reach the some of the people we put on.” to see the legend wail.
ema is running his latest film island in search of his beloved Adding to the list of such
“Isle of Dogs” for a week in bodyguard-dog. Pulling from jazz luminaries as Sammy April 30 (Mon.), 7 pm & 9 pm
April – following a quick jam the popular success of using Figueroa, Maria Rivas, Ed Advance ticketing $10 to $25
session of five of the master’s the voice of George Clooney as Calle, Joe Donato, and Dave Open Stage Club, 2325 Galiano
flicks at the start of the month. fantastic Mr. Fox (and Meryl Liebman, this month the St. 305.441.7902
For those lucky enough to Streep for Mrs. Fox), Anderson Open Stage jazz series will
find the time, the Cinema is has lined up a stunning array
showing “Moonrise Kingdom,”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel,”
and “Rushmore” on April
of Hollywood vocal chords,
including those of Scarlett Jo-
hansson, Frances McDormand,
Tree Top Art Let us help you find your place in the world.
Fool’s day (Sunday, April 1), Harvey Keitel, Edward Norton, WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE
followed by “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum and
and “The Royal Tanenbaums”
April 2-4.
many more (even Yoko Ono).
CNN calls it “a bit like ‘60s TV
I f the plants at Fairchild
Tropical Botanic Garden
could talk, they’d tell you, life
spin in the breeze. The creations
of Polish sculptor and painter
Jerzy Kędziora, “The Art of
Then comes “Isle of Dogs,” specials on psychedelics.”
is a balancing act. The garden’s Balance” is the latest in a series
a stop-motion romp (think
latest series of sculptures would of art exhibits for Fairchild.
“Wallace and Gromit,” but Isle of Dogs, April 6-12
say the same thing. Dangling Since 2005 the gardens have
with bigger production values) Coral Gables Art Cinema
high in the tree canopy with no featured works by more than a
set in a future Japan, in which 260 Aragon Ave.
safety nets below, nine heavy dozen world-renowned artists, Audrey Ross
all dogs of Magasaki City are www.gablescinema.com
bronze statues of trapeze artists including Fernando Botero, 305.206.4003
banned to a vast garbage dump 786.472.2249
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Opera Salon
CULTURE KLATCHES FOR THE GABLES ERUDITE
stein, and even Yoko Ono. Poland as it transitioned from
For Kędziora, the sculp- Soviet rule. The Art of Balance
tures represent his own runs through April 30th, and is
experience of finding a delicate included in the garden’s general
balance while coming of age in admission fees.
Designing History T his month the Florida
Grand Opera is holding
azonas” excerpts sung by Florida
Grand Opera Studio artists with
DEERING ESTATE TRANSFORMED FOR CHARITY a series of lectures in Coral performances by actors.
Gables that use the compa- April 11 (Wed.), 7:30pm
ny’s mainstage production of Gables Stage at the Biltmore
Daniel Catán’s “Florencia en 1200 Anastasia Ave.
el Amazonas” as the platform 305.445.1119
for discussions. At each of the
three, free lectures, music will Ecology of the Rainforest
enliven the conversation, all set This collaboration brings
against the magical realism of experts from Fairchild to
the first Spanish-language op- discuss preserving the world’s
era commissioned by a major largest, most diverse rainforest,
U.S. opera company (Houston followed by “Amazonas” high-
Grand Opera, 1996). lights sung by Florida Grand
Opera Studio artists.
Metamorphosis: Journey of
T he Junior League of Mi- activate spaces in the historic April 17 (Tues.), 7:30pm
ami, based here in Coral homes,” say Jennifer Tistham- the Human Spirit Fairchild Tropical Botanic
Gables, is giving the historic mer, director of the estate. The An exploration of the time- Garden, 10901 Old Cutler
Deering Estate a makeover to Junior League’s last showhouse less themes of love, loss and Road. 305.667.1651
increase awareness and raise event, held at the Kampong self-discovery, featuring voices
money for the 91-year-old in 2016, raised $350,000. The from the Florida Grand Opera If after these talks you want
non-profit to continue its work 1,000-woman volunteer orga- Studio and spoken words from more, the Café at Books and
helping at-risk families. nization was founded in 1926, scholars at the FIU Green Books in the Arsht Center
The League, working with 4 years after Deering began liv- School. will hold an opera-themed
the Deering Estate Founda- ing at the estate, and one year April 7 (Sat.), 6pm farm-to-table dinner April 23,
tion, has invited dozens of before his death. Coral Gables Congregational from 6pm to 8pm, prepared by
interior designers to tempo- Church, 3010 De Soto Blvd. Chef Allen Susser. Chef Allen’s
rarily decorate the rooms of April 14 to 29 (Tues.-Sun., 11 305.448.7421 Monday Night Farm to Table
the former home of industrial am-5 pm) Dinner: Opera Edition - Daniel
magnate Charles Deering. Tickets: General Admission $40 Spoken and Sung: A Collabo- Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazo-
Working within historic ($250 Gala Night 4.14) ration with Gables Stage nas” will cost $25 per person +
preservation standards, “This The Deering Estate, 16701 SW Inspired by the magical realism $14 optional wine. To RSVP,
will be a turning point for us 72nd Ave. Palmetto Bay of “Love in the Time of Chol- email Keith Green: keith@
as we reach new audiences and miamishowhouse.org era,” this conversation pairs “Am- booksandbooks.com
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Grammies) April 28 (Sat.) 8pm “5’ 6”, 7, 8! Lamentations Thoroughly Modern Millie
April 25 (Wed.) 8pm $32-$52 of Two Broadway Bound Tony Award-winning Best Musical,
Tickets $39 to $125 Bayfront Park Amphitheater (Miami Showgirls” about a small town girl in New York
Arsht Center (Knight Concert Hall) Downtown Jazz Fest) An evening of classic Broadway song April 27-May 6 (Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm,
and dance Sun. 5pm)
Plastic Soul: Beatles Florida Grand Opera: April 7 (Saturday), 7:30pm, tickets $10 Tickets $10 to $25
Tribute Florencia The magical story of a to $25 Area Stage Company
Pretend you’re back in the clubs of Brazilian soprano’s emotional journey Area Stage Company
Hamburg with the boys back home You’re A Good Man,
April 26 (Thurs.) 7pm, 9pm April 28-May 5 (Tues., Fri. 8pm, Sat. 7 Gloria Charlie Brown
Cover $10-$15 pm, Sun. 2pm) 2016 Pulitzer finalist for drama, fast- Musical based on the Charles M.
Open Stage Club Tickets $23 to $179 talking look at office politics Schultz “Peanuts” comic strip
Arsht Center (Ziff Ballet Opera April 28-May 19 (Saturdays, 2pm);
April 7-May 6 (Thurs., Fri, Sat. 8pm,
DANCE Miami Downtown Jazz
Festival
House) Sun. 2pm, 7pm) tickets $20
Actor’s Playhouse
Tickets: $45 to $60 depending on day
Apollo Return of the annual bash, music at five The Hidden Love of Clara Gables Stage at the Biltmore
concert stages & Johannes
Miami City Ballet’s performance of
Balanchine’s first great masterwork April 26-28 (Thurs.-Sat.)
Mostly Free
The Miami Symphony Orchestra
performs Brahms (Symphony 1) and
Fun Home ART/MUSEUMS
April 13, 14, 15 (Fri., Sat., 8pm; Recent Tony Award winner for Best
Sun. 2pm) Locations at: Schumann Musical about growing up with a Sheltering Survivors
Tickets $25 to $105 www.MiamiDowntownJazzFestival.org April 29 (Sunday) 6pm volatile, brilliant dad Explores how forcibly displaced pop-
Arsht Center (Ziff Ballet Opera Tickets $35 to $122 April 12-May 13 (Wed.-Sat. 7:30pm, ulations resettle with innovative shelters
Dr. Lonnie Smith and Kurt Arsht Center (Knight Concert Hall)
House)
April An Intimate Evening Elling Master
Jazz organist and Grammy-winning Ira Sullivan’s 87th Birthday
Sat. 3pm, Sun. 4pm)
Tickets: $55, general admission
Through May 27; admission $7, $5
children
Che Malambo
25 with David Foster
Arsht Center (Carnival Studio Coral Gables Museum (Felwell
Argentine percussive dance and music jazz vocalist Party Theater) Gallery)
spectacle April 27 (Fri), 7pm Honoring the jazz saxophonist great
April 15 (Sun.) 8pm Tickets $25-$100 April 30 (Mon.), 7pm and 9pm The Other Mozart Cross Pollination: Honey-
Olympia Theater (Miami Downtown Advance ticketing $10 to $25
Tickets $30 to $75
Jazz Fest) Open Stage Club
True story of the forgotten Maria Anna bees and Murano Glass
Arsht Center (Knight Concert Hall) Edmar Castañeda & Jazz with Roxana Amed Tickets $44 to $129 Mozart, sister of Amadeus Sculpture by Judi Harvest from the
Gregoire Maret Duo Argentine vocalist and songwriter Arsht Center (Knight Concert Hall) Venice Biennale
I Am Tango Harp vs Harp, unusual combination of April 13 (Fri.) 8pm Through May 2; admission $7, $5
The evolution of Tango over time, by harp and harmonica Tickets $15 general admission Ed Calle Special children
dance company Tango Lovers April 7 (Sat.) 7:30 and 9:30pm WDNA Jazz Gallery The legendary local saxman Coral Gables Museum (Abraham
April 21 (Sat.) 8pm
Tickets $35 to $65
Tickets $35 in advance, $40 day of
SMDCAC (Black Box Theater) Raul di Blasio Live
April 18 (Wed) 6pm, 8pm
Cover $10-$15 April Family Gallery)
13-15 Antillean Visions: Maps &
SMDCAC (Main Stage) Argentine pianist, part of the Design Open Stage Club
JJ Hairston and Youthful District Performance Series produced the Making of the Caribbean
Spotlight on Contemporary Praise by Emilio Estefan Chucho Valdés: Irakere 45 Nearly 200 rare, beautiful, and histori-
Female Choreographers Gospel Music. Part of the Free Gospel April 13 (Fri.) 6-9pm. The most influential figure in Afro- cally significant maps of the Caribbean
Dimensions Dance Theater of Miami
performs 21st century ballet
Sundays series
April 8 (Sun.) 5pm
Free
Palm Court, Miami
Cuban Jazz, part of the Jazz Roots series
April 20 (Fri) 8pm
The Other Mozart Through May 27; admission $12.50, $8
students and seniors
April 21 & 22 (Sat. 3:30pm, 7:30pm; Free (reserve online) Tickets $45 to $125 Lowe Art Museum
Sun. 3:30pm) Arsht Center (Knight Concert Hall) 90s Retro Night, featuring Arsht Center (Knight Concert Hall)
Tickets $45 ($65 VIP) Project Soul “Year of Glass”
SMDCAC (Lab Theater) UM Frost Studio Jazz Band Part of the Design District Palm Court Jon Secada Live Installation of 150+ pieces from Palley
Part of the Monday Night Jazz Coop Performance Series produced by Emilio Part of the Design District Perfor- collection of studio art glass
mance Series produced by Emilio
MUSIC Series
April 9 (Mon.) 7pm and 9pm
Estefan
April 14 (Sat.) 5pm. Estefan
All year; admission $12.50, $8 students
and seniors
Cover $10 Free April 20 (Fri.) 6-9pm. Lowe Art Museum (Myrna and Shel-
Jazz Vocal Showcase Open Stage Club Palm Court, Miami Free don Palley Pavilion)
Marva Lewis, Ashley Pezzotti, Melinda Palm Court, Miami
Rodriquez Music on the Mile La Bohéme Dignity: Tribes in
April 2 (Mon.) 7pm UM Frost School of Music Professors Miami Lyric Opera performs Puccini’s Martin Bejerano Presents: Transition
Cover $10 John Redmond & Raina Murnak classic tale of love in 19th century Paris Cuban American Photographer Dana Gluckstein’s hom-
Open Stage Club April 10 (Tues.) 6-8pm April 14 & 15 (Sat. 8pm, Sun. 4pm) Award-winning jazz pianist and
age to indigenous peoples
Free Tickets $35 composer
Alto Madness III Through April 22; admission $12.50,
The Plaza at 150 Miracle Mile SMDCAC (Main Stage) April 23 (Mon) 7pm and 9pm
Alto Sax men Joe Donato and Jesse $8 students and seniors
Cover charge $10
Jones, part of the South Dade Jazz Lowe Art Museum
Noches de Guataca John Hart CD Release Open Stage Club
Wednesday series
April 4 (Wed.) 8pm
Venezuelan composer and cuatro player
Hector Molina
Event
(w. Adam Scone on the Hammond B3 Silk Road Ensemble with
Miso Live in Palm Court THEATER April 13-15 (Fri. & Sat. 8:30 pm, Sat.
& Sun. 3pm) The World’s Game:
Tickets $20 in advance, $25 day of Part of the Design District Perfor- Tickets $35 Fútbol and Contemporary Art
April 12 (Thurs.) 7pm Organ) Part of the Monday Night Jazz Yo-Yo Ma mance Series produced by Emilio The Bodyguard Contemporary art devoted to the
SMDCAC (Black Box Theater) Cover $20 Coop Series Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs SMDCAC (Main Stage)
Estefan Musical based on romantic thriller of a beautiful game
Open Stage Club April 16 (Mon.) 7pm and 9pm music inspired by the Silk Road April 27 (Fri) 6-9pm. bodyguard protecting a superstar
Monica Mancini and the Cover $10 April 23 (Mon) 8pm Pirates of Penzance April 13-Sept. 2; admission $16, $12
Frost Mancini Orchestra Free April 3-8 (Tues.-Sat. 8pm, Sat. 2pm, The Gilbert & Sullivan classic students and seniors
Cendrillon Open Stage Club Tickets $50 to $160 Palm Court, Miami Sun.1pm, 7pm) Pérez Art Museum Miami
Part of the Design District Perfor- Frost Opera production of Jules Arsht Center (Knight Concert Hall) April 19-28 (8pm all days except Sun.
mance Series produced by Emilio Tickets $29 to $105 & Mon., 2pm Sat. & Sun.)
Massenet’s Cinderella story, in French Symphonie Fantastique Arturo Sandoval
Estefan (w subtitles) The South Florida Symphony Orches- An Intimate Evening with
Arsht Center (Ziff Ballet Opera Tickets $12 to $27 Now’s the Time:
April 6 (Fri.) 6-9pm. The jazz trumpet legend, plus jazz House) Jerry Herman Ring Theatre (UM) Narratives of Southern Alchemy
April 12 & 14 (Thurs. & Sat.) 7:30pm tra performs the Berlioz classic, plus David Foster vocalist Lizz Wright, jazz violinist Works by painter, photographer, sculp-
Free Tickets $25 (seniors $20) Ravel and Borenstein The piano ‘Hitman Tour’ by the
Palm Court, Miami Regina Carter tor William Cordova
UM Gusman Concert Hall April 18 (Wed) 7:30pm musician, songwriter and composer (16
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April 27-Oct. 7; admission $16, $12 That Made Them One Mary Gordon//There Your escape from civil war in Yemen
students and seniors Story of Flemish American tapestry Heart Lies April 28, 7pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami artist Jan Yoors Story of an American woman’s experi-
April 15, 6pm ences during the Spanish Civil War Charles Frazier//Varina:
A Novel
INDIE FILM David Grann//Killers of the
April 25, 8pm
Frazier returns to the time and place of
Flower Moon Mohammed Al Samawi: Cold Mountain during the American
Go Grandriders True-life murder mystery by best-sell- The Fox Hunt Civil War
Chinese Film Series (with subtitles) ing New Yorker staff writer A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to April 30, 8pm
April 4 (Wednesday) 6pm April 23, 8pm America. A young man’s harrowing
Free
Dooley Memorial, UM campus
Isle of Dogs
Latest from director Wes Anderson,
star-studded stop-motion animation
April 6-May 3
Tickets $11.75 ($10 seniors, students)
Gables Art Cinema
Look & See
Documentary of rural America seen
through the eyes of farmer Wendell
Berry
April 13 (Fri.) 8:30pm
Ends Maps & the Making
Tickets $12
SMDCAC (Classroom)
Landfill Harmonic May 27 of the Caribbean at
Story of the Recycled Orchestra, where
Paraguayan trash-dump kids create
the Lowe Art Museum
music
April 14-15 (Sat.-Sun.) 11am
Tickets $11.75 ($10 seniors, students)
Gables Art Cinema
Le Challat de Tunis
French Film Series (with subtitles)
April 18 (Thursday) 7pm
Free VENUES Coral Gables Museum Olympia Theater
Dooley Memorial, UM campus 285 Aragon Ave. 174 E. Flagler St., Miami
Actors Playhouse www.coralgablesmuseum.org www.olympiatheater.org
Julius Ceasar 280 Miracle Mile 305.603.8067 305.374.2444
From fame to assassination, buy UK’s www.actorsplayhouse.org
National Theatre Live, with star-stud- 305.444.9293 Fairchild Tropical Botanic Open Stage Club
ded ensemble Garden 2325 Galiano St.
April 20-22 (Sat.-Mon.) Noon Area Stage Company 10901 Old Cutler Road www.openstageclub.com
Tickets $20 1560 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 103 www.fairchildgarden.org 305.441.7902
Gables Art Cinema www.areastagecompany.com 305.667.1651
305.666.2078 Palm Court
Pretty Guardian Sailor Gables Stage at the 140 NE 39th St., Miami
Moon Arsht Center for the Biltmore www.miamidesigndistrict.net
Japanese anime comes to live in Sailor Performing Arts 11200 Anastasia Ave.
Moon’s final battle to save the galaxy 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
April 28 & 29 (Sat.-Sun.) Noon
www.gablestage.org Pérez Art Museum Miami
www.arshtcenter.org 305.445.1119 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Tickets $11.75 ($10 seniors, students) 786.468.2000 www.pamm.org
Gables Art Cinema Gusman Concert Hall (UM) 305.375.3000
Bayfront Park Amphiteatre 1314 Miller Drive
READING 301 N. Biscayne Blvd.
www.bayfrontparkmiami.com
305.284.2438 SMDCAC
(South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts
(Books & Books) 305.358.7550 Jerry Herman Ring Center)
Theatre (UM) 10950 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay
Michael Finkel//Stranger Books & Books 1312 Miller Drive, UM Campus www.smdcac.org
in the Woods 265 Aragon Ave. 305.284.3355 786.573.5316
Story of the last true hermit www.booksandbooks.com www.as.miami.edu/ringtheatre/boxoffice
305.442.4408
April 12, 8pm WDNA Jazz Gallery
Lowe Art Museum (UM) 2921 Coral way, Miami
Debra Dean//Hidden Coral Gables Art Cinema 1301 Stanford Drive www.wdna.org
Tapestry: 260 Aragon Ave. www.lowe.miami.edu/ 305.662.8889
Jan Yoors, His Two Wives, and the War www.gablescinema.com 305.284.3535
786.472.2249
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