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SALE IMPLICATIONS: City officials are still negotiating what would happen if Raceworks were sold or its principals elect to move the race. They want the city to get full payment of all in-kind services, storage and other expenses incurred since the street race began if it's moved. Annual interest of 7.5% of city expenditures would be added. Also, if the races were moved, Raceworks would not be allowed to use the name Miami or any reference to the city. WRONG ROAD: A survey of 350 Miamians by Frederick Polls of Arlington, VA, shows that 53% expressed opposition to a proposed downtown street race, with only 37% favoring the idea. The poll indicated that 50% of Cuban voters, 58% of African-Americans and 60% of Anglos were against the street race, which the Miami city commission will review today (7/26). Of those sampled, 60% said they vote against a Miami city commissioner who offered city tax dollars for the race and 41% said the City of Miami as a whole is heading in the wrong direction. BOWL PUNCH: The 2000-2001 Orange Bowl Festival had an economic impact of $107.3 million, say figures from a study by Sport Management Research Institute Because the Orange Bowl served as college football's national championship game last year, an additional $77.5 million in advertising was derived, the report said. It put the direct economic impact on all consumer and industry segments at $60.7 million, up by nearly $2 million from the previous year. The annual festival, which includes the Fedex Orange Bowl football game and Orange Bowl Parade, celebrated its 67th year in December. BUREAU POST: The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau named Eric William Talbert, Mr. Williams is to represent Miami at trade shows, focusing sales efforts on engineering and scientific accounts nationwide. He is also being charged with specifically targeting pharmaceutical and insurance firms in Massachusetts and all market segments in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mr. Williams is former director of group sales for Marriott Hotels and has been a sales and convention services manager for Marriott. LARGER DESIGN: The Miami Design Preservation League announced it has enlarged its Art Deco Welcome Center in Oceanfront Auditorium, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, to offer a larger selection of books, posters and other souvenirs. Herb Sosa, executive director, said an interior wall was removed to make the expansion possible. He said the welcome center serves as a starting point for most Miami Design Preservation League walking tours, which are held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The 90-minute tours are $10. UNITED WAY HONORS: United Way of Miami-Dade County gave volunteer awards to Sherrill Hudson, managing partner with Deloitte & Touche; Girls Advocacy Project founder Judge Cindy Lederman; Marlon Hill, attorney with the law firm Adorno Zeder, Miami Carnival organizer and founder of the Caribbean Students Association, and Ian Amber, a student at Miami Palmetto Senior High. GROWING GLOBALLY: The Association of Bi-national Chambers of Commerce in South Florida voted last week to include the Florida-China Chamber of Commerce, with Winchell Cheung as president; the Dominican-American Chamber of Commerce, with Jose Torres as president; and the Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce, with Jean-Claude Timmer as president. ABICC, an umbrella for bi-national chambers with more than 40 members, promotes and stimulates international commerce and free trade. Details: (305) 365-7247. UNITED EVENT: The United Way of Miami-Dade County is presenting "Groovin' in the Grove," a spruce-up, luncheon and Pacesetter-recognition event, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 16 in Elizabeth Virrick Park, Coconut Grove. Requested donation is $10 per team. Details: Felicia, (305) 646-7115. JOINT NETWORKER: The North Dade Regional, Miami-Dade and Puerto Rican chambers of commerce are holding a joint networker from 7:30-9 p.m. Aug. 2 in the Holiday Inn Calder, 21485 NW 27th Ave. Details: (305) 690-9123. DEERING EDUCATION: The Deering Estate at Cutler got a 2001 National Association of Counties Achievement Award for "an innovative environmental education project" that uses the Internet to apply school disciplines to examples from the real world. Carlos Dunn, interim Deering director, said he has only positive feedback on the program, which involved students at GM Carver, Mays and Ponce de Leon middle schools. "They're not only learning about history, culture and nature," Mr. Dunn said, "but the science of the technology that brought them there." AIR TALK: Miami-Dade Aviation Director Angela Gittens is presenting a "Miami International Airport Update" at a luncheon of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce from noon-1:30 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Wyndham Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Blvd. A recognition of new trustees is also planned. Cost is $50. Details: (305) 577-5469. BOAT LOT: The Miami Parking Authority this month opened 46 boat-ramp parking spaces at the City of Miami Seminole Boat Ramp Lot, 2710 S Bayshore Drive. Authority Director Arthur Noriega said it provides "24-7 boat-trailer parking in a much improved lot at a convenient location for boaters in the heart of the Grove." Cost is $8 a day. Discounted permits costing $90 are available to city residents only. Details: (305) 373-6789. RACE STANCE: Ralph Sanchez, who brought the Miami Grand Prix to downtown streets from 1983-95 and continued promoting the race in the Miami-Dade Motorsports Complex until 1997, said Tuesday he does not intend to get involved with the American Le Mans series, which other promoters are dealing with to land an auto race in downtown Miami April 5-7. |
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