Wine Director Henry Barrow is pleased to announce that Monsieur Jean Guyon, owner of Ch. Rollan de By, will be pouring his Bordeaux wines at La Bottega in Coconut Grove on Thursday January 5, from 6:30 until 8:30 pm.
Guests will also be treated to a selection of cheeses and meats to compliment the wines. As always, there will be plenty of warm bread to keep you smiling.
$25.00 per person/ fee is waived for members of La Cava (La Bottega's wine club. For reservations call 305-444-3493.
La Bottega is at 3540 Main Highway.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Moving forward on the tree removal protest
Coconut Grove TreeWatch and a group of neighbors are meeting tomorrow night to discuss the BID's plan to remove 11 trees on Florida Avenue, they have a petition against it, and in short say, "The City needs to recognize that tearing down trees as the first and only option cannot continue to be business as usual. There are other mitigation efforts to fix deficient sidewalks and save these trees that are being completely ignored. Thus, we're hopeful that we can get at least 100 residents to meet up for a drink and ultimately sign a petition to Commissioner Sarnoff and the Capital Improvement department expressing our frustration with the tree removal projects."If you click the image above, it will open much larger and you can see the plan for the trees.
Miami's Historical and Environmental Preservation Board recently denied an appeal by TreeWatch, which hoped to stop the removal of the trees.
The meeting is being held tomorrow, Thursday, January 5 at 8:00 pm. at Peacock Garden Cafe (2889 McFarlane Road).
The neighbors have asked for various materials regarding the issue, but to this date only received the arborist report, which they call "a naked eye assessment."
That assessment is attached here as a PDF file.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
"Serum" featured at Comedy and Cinema night
"Serum," directed by Chidi The-Artist Ozieh, is the featured film this Wednesday, January 4, at Comedy and Cinema in the Grove. Admission is free, there is a one drink minimum."The year is 2067. In a world filled with fraud and corruption, a shadowy government organization called 'The Black Flag' secretly controls all facets of society. Their dominance is almost complete; except for one thorn in their side -- a serial killer called 'The Red Scarlet.'
In a downtown police precinct, two detectives try to piece together the puzzle woven by the red scarlet and her attempt to release the serum and expose the truth.
The Backlot is the venue, located in Paragon Theater at Cocowalk (3015 Grand Avenue), hosted by Comedian RJay with a performance by artist Treece. Doors open at 6:30 pm, show time starts at 7:30 pm.
$7 Appetizers, $5 Draft & $6 Wines / $25.00 for a bottle of Wine & Appetizer.
I discovered where all the people are!
I was saying that the Grove looks like a ghost town now that the holidays are over, but I have actually found everyone. They're at the gyms!I went into Shaq 24 Hour Fitness yesterday and was bombarded with bodies all over the place. It's usually quiet on a weekday about 1 pm, but of course it's all the "resolutionists" as I call them, you know, those that made New Years resolutions to work out, be fit and get back into shape for the new year. But like all or at least most, of our resolutions, these resolutionists will probably be gone in a couple of weeks and the rest of us will have our gym back to ourselves.
I'm not saying this to be mean, I just know that it's hard for most of us to keep our New Years resolutions and one of the most commonly joked about resolutions is joining the gym and then of course dropping off the work outs as the new year rolls on.
Those who spoke with me at the gym, those I know, agreed and said I should write a story about it. And so I did.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Getting back to normal, or whatever that is here
Ah well . . . you can tell the holidays are over. The cops are back on the corner of Grand and Mary giving tickets to all who run the stop signs (so don't run the stop signs, you shouldn't need cops there to remind you) and the Parking Authority is back out in full force ticketing scofflaws who run over their parking meters (if only).
What next? The colorful Christmas decorations come down and we go back to drab? Guess so.
What next? The colorful Christmas decorations come down and we go back to drab? Guess so.
2012 is starting out quite slow
Not much going on around here as the year turns to 2012. It' very quiet.
Quite a few businesses are closing down, which is going to make the Grove look a bit empty by the end of January. I don't usually like to report closed businesses, and prefer to report on new places that are opening, but there aren't many new places. LoKal, the burger place, seems to be the only new place of interest around here. There's a wine bar opening soon across from them, next to the Bombay Darbar Indian restaurant, so that's good news.
I was shocked to see that Aladdin's Grill closed without a whimper, they were there one day and then closed the next. AC Fine Arts is closing by the end of the month, this is the space where Windisch-Hunt used to be. Rumor is that the Anne Taylor Loft store, next door, is next. But that was also a rumor last January, so we'll see if that is true. Hope not.
American Apparel across the street is now gone and of course the large former Guess store location still sits empty. Burn Notice is coming back to film their 6th season in March, do they need a ghost town for any scenes? Throw in a few tumble weeds and they can film right on a section of Grand Avenue.
I don't think anyone is to blame, I think it's the economy. Everyone is hurting. I do know of a couple of locals who are trying to find space for two businesses and they say they cannot find any place. One landlord wants to pick and choose who goes in and told a friend that they don't want a "sporting-type place" in their building (he has a sort of private gym type club), another has a small restaurant concept in mind, which would include low key performances.
The Taste of the Grove has been moved to April as of last year, so there is nothing major going on in January, except for the Gallery Walk on January 7. But since the Art Stroll section has been eliminated at the Mayfair Promenade, the excitement of the Gallery Walk itself is gone.
We have the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in February to look forward to for our next big Coconut Grove event. But being the Grove, I know that something exciting will pop up in the next week or so, something always does.
Quite a few businesses are closing down, which is going to make the Grove look a bit empty by the end of January. I don't usually like to report closed businesses, and prefer to report on new places that are opening, but there aren't many new places. LoKal, the burger place, seems to be the only new place of interest around here. There's a wine bar opening soon across from them, next to the Bombay Darbar Indian restaurant, so that's good news.
I was shocked to see that Aladdin's Grill closed without a whimper, they were there one day and then closed the next. AC Fine Arts is closing by the end of the month, this is the space where Windisch-Hunt used to be. Rumor is that the Anne Taylor Loft store, next door, is next. But that was also a rumor last January, so we'll see if that is true. Hope not.
American Apparel across the street is now gone and of course the large former Guess store location still sits empty. Burn Notice is coming back to film their 6th season in March, do they need a ghost town for any scenes? Throw in a few tumble weeds and they can film right on a section of Grand Avenue.
I don't think anyone is to blame, I think it's the economy. Everyone is hurting. I do know of a couple of locals who are trying to find space for two businesses and they say they cannot find any place. One landlord wants to pick and choose who goes in and told a friend that they don't want a "sporting-type place" in their building (he has a sort of private gym type club), another has a small restaurant concept in mind, which would include low key performances.
The Taste of the Grove has been moved to April as of last year, so there is nothing major going on in January, except for the Gallery Walk on January 7. But since the Art Stroll section has been eliminated at the Mayfair Promenade, the excitement of the Gallery Walk itself is gone.
We have the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in February to look forward to for our next big Coconut Grove event. But being the Grove, I know that something exciting will pop up in the next week or so, something always does.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
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