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Majority at meeting support outdoor dining at clubPosted on Wed, Nov. 04, 2009For the first time in years, more than 200 people packed into what was the main dining room of the now-shuttered Country Club of Coral Gables as a city-sponsored meeting with the new facility operator to discuss proposed outdoor dining attracted a standing-room only crowd Nov. 3. Comments
This is a difficult one because it is a Residential neighborhood and Coral Gables at that! I have to think about other some country club locations and how they have worked out! Something does have to be done with that empty club!!
said Chrissy Hayden Foderick at 05-Nov-09 06:26 AM
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This is an easy decision, do we, the Gables taxpayers, want to continue to have multiple failures at this place? Can anyone understand we already owe close to $7 million under Slesnick incompetence?
Whats the big deal, I travel all over this country and have found many country clubs (go to martin county, california, for example) and all of them have very pleasant ambience of outdoor seating and mingling with the public.. Why in the hell are we moaning a few tables? are we doing a NIMBY here? I love the idea as my husband and my kids often stroll on Greenway on weekends and that wuld be an ideal place for us to stop and get a light meal.
said Mrs. Austin at 05-Nov-09 05:45 PM
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The well orchestrated circus by Ms. Jimenez and Mr. Riel is just a showing that those that have destroyed our city are still there. Little Cesar, aka Nick Di Donato, kissed so much ass, that it was like a pepperoni screwing a pizza. The outside tables are the smoking area for good Cuban cigars and cigarettes, very healthy for the mothers and babies who are there to have a gelato. This is the biggest farce on the planet. Little Cesar is just a foreigner from Canada who is taking everything the assholes in this city (C. Swanson, M. Jimenez and E. Riel) give him. These are the same assholes that gave in to the Granada LLC group. The gelato, panini and pingini will definitely taste very well as this proposal will go nowhere. Only old fart Volsky, who has cut a deal with Little Cesar, will benefit. A deadlock for sure as it will not move forward. Little Cesar, take your bullshit back to Toronto, Canada. Good riddance.
said Maria Jimenez and Eric Riel - Two Peas In a Pod at 05-Nov-09 09:50 PM
It's not unusual for residents in close proximity to any project to vocalize their objections. We all do it.
The people near Fritz and Franz have shut down the music on the plaza. Residents near the youth center and the Biltmore are well known for engaging in protest. Residents who live near the concerts and events in Ponce Circle Park are disturbed. Likewise, those that live on the Gables waterway are critical of any encroachments. The long-running discourse between the University of Miami and their neighbors can be intense. Those that live near the JCI building, the high school and US1 have been eager to share their concerns. The list is long and the pattern is clear. All of us care most about issues in our immediate purview -- and we have far fewer objections to others. What's in the best interest of all of us? To give this operator a chance to succeed and test his professional instincts. He's betting $1.5 million that he's right. I invite my good friends who object to the outdoor seating to allow the voracity of their objections to be subjected to an 18 month trail period in which the benefits of this specific facet of the new country club can be measured and evaluated in real terms, rather than presumptions. If it's mistake, it will be removed and we'll say you were right.
said Robert Burr at 07-Nov-09 11:49 PM
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Robert Burr, Little Ceasar is plunking 1.5M and we the residents are plunking down the hell of a property for his doing in return for a meager $20K per month. Get real Burr, you are the biggest piece of human waste on the planet. If you think the City is in trouble now, which it is, imagine if your ideas were put to the test. We would all be dead and the city would be a desert. Get a life, that is if you have one.
said Robert Burr, Quit Kissing Little Ceasar's Ass at 08-Nov-09 07:27 PM
Ouch! human waste? Not sure if I can take this kind of abuse. Maybe I'll just crawl back in my cave and leave the running of Coral Gables to my intellectual superiors.
said Robert Burr at 16-Nov-09 10:02 AM
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As a 2nd generation Gables native, I would love to see the Old Gables vision of an Old World style village revived. This would, of course, include outdoor streetside cafes under the shade of spreading trees. So, I can envision the country club turned restaurant and with a casual bistro that offers outdoor dining and pleasant music to the public (a rare combination locally). I do sympathize with nearby neighbors and other locals who do not want to attract increased traffic, offstreet parking, rowdy noisemakers, and crime. However, this can be controlled with manned security and operational permits that are carefully worded to encourage the right fit for the neighborhood. Of course, the input of the immediate neighborhood should be considered. I vote for a more varied Mediterranean cuisine (we have way too many Italian restaurants already!) with a bistro offering lite fare. I can also imagine the addition of an old-fashioned "soda shop" style ice cream parlor ala Mainstreet USA in DisneyWorld, featuring tableside remote selectors which allows diners to make jukebox selections from their seats, and offering all kinds of treats for hot days. Does anybody remember Jahn's Restaurant on Miracle Mile (now John Martins)? It was an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and restaurant (Think "nutritious and delicious"). Let's hope we can find a solution that will make the C-Club a winner for all of the residents.
said HomeGrown at 18-Nov-09 03:20 AM
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