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SUMMER EDITION!!!
This SUMMER Edition of Key Insights is full of many Interesting activities offered around our community. We have searched to find detailed Information of value for the residents and frequent visitors of our Island
Paradise,
Key Biscayne and beyond. Plus we have three very lovely contributors adding their Insights as well!
We will also announce the lucky winner of last month's Advanced Healthcare Directives and a Two Hour Consultation valued at $1000 with Elise Rodriguez, Esq., Founder of The Lifelong Law Firm.
I want to sincerely THANK all of you for the wonderful feedback and interest in participating in my newsletter.
The next Key Insights Newsletter comes out in September.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
Paola
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VERY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN THE
ISLANDER NEWS
ON THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016
FOR MY CLHMS MILLION DOLLAR GUILD DESIGNATION!!!
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JOIN SAVE OUR SISTERS FOR A
GREAT CAUSE!!!
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VIERNES CULTURALES/
CULTURAL FRIDAYS
2016 DATES:
5/27, 6/24, 7/29, 8/26, 9/30, 10/28, 11/25, 12/30
Domino Plaza, at SW 15th Ave & 8th St.
Join us in celebrating Viernes Cultural/Cultural Friday. Little Havana's popular art and culture festival is a great event for the whole family. Enjoy music and discover works by local artists and artisans in and around our iconic Domino Plaza on SW 8th Street and SW 15th Avenue, and behold contemporary and historic artworks at our many fine art galleries along Calle Ocho. Finish off your fabulous Friday night by savoring a delicious dinner at one of our various restaurants, boasting cuisine from all over the world. Come dance, eat, shop and enjoy a delightful evening in Little Havana!
Free Trolley Service
The City of Miami takes you for free in the Miami Trolley leaving from Mary Brickell Village and the Brickell Metrorail/Metromover Station to the heart of the Viernes Culturales festival every 15 min., starting at 6:30 pm!
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By
Paola Padovan, e-PRO, CLHMS
"...With Prince's death I thought of a SUPERSTAR that I DID indeed have to privilege to not only meet, but also sell her a beautiful condo in Aventura.
The only problem is that, at the time, I did not know who she was..."
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT SUPERSTAR I SOLD AN APARTMENT TO!!!
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CORAL GABLES RESTAURANT WEEK
JUNE 6TH - 26TH, 2016
ALL OVER CORAL GABLES
Downtown Coral Gables is celebrating our 9th Annual Coral Gables Restaurant Week from June 6th - 26th with exciting new restaurants and new unique events. This year, you have three whole weeks to taste your way through Coral Gables, giving you plenty of time to try new eateries and return to old favorites, all offering amazing prix-fixe menus at a discounted price. For three weeks,
restaurants will offer special three-course lunch and dinner menus.
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GORGEOUS LISITNG IN THE PYRAMIDS!!!
SOLD AND CLOSED!!!
LET PAOLA PADOVAN DO THE SAME FOR YOUR PROPERTY!!!!
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Secret Garden- Art Walk Experience
Private Key
567 NW 27th Street, Miami, FL 33127
Secret Garden invites you to
Private Key Club, a new venue we recently discovered. An art gallery curated by
Siglo Events will present a special lineup of artists. This month, we're featuring an immersive projection mapped environment, developed with the aim of creating a unique and exciting visual experience while you dance to some world class house music. Headlining the main event is special guest DJ,
Dennis Ferrer. With a deep knowledge of the past and a constant push for the future, Ferrer remains one of the true greats of house music. Stay tuned for announcements about the artists, entertainers and performances planned for June's Art Walk. For more information, please visit
http://minimaxevents.com/secret
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KEY BISCAYNE AUTHOR
BRETT GRAFF'S
FANTASTIC NEW BOOK
"NOT BUYING IT"
Every Parent Should Read This Book!
Most parents will do just about anything to secure happy lives and bright futures for their kids. Add in competition with other parents and near-constant pressure, their drive to give their kids the best of everything can backfire, setting back the child
and
the household finances.
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Miami New Times Best Of Party
Thursday, June 16, 2016
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Rusty Pelican
3201 Rickenbacker Causeway
Key Biscayne, FL33149
Lace on your track shoes and stretch your muscles. We win competitions, climb podiums, and wear our medals while standing straight! And the biggest of them all is just ahead. No, not the Olympics. New Times is preparing to launch the winners of the best this city has to offer. The 29th Best Of Issue will hit the newsstands and in celebration of the launch, New Times will be hosting a Best Of® Miami Party. Approximately 1,000 people will purchase tickets to the best party in town. The event will be themed around this year's Best of theme, Go for the Gold! Attendees will enjoy culinary delights and sip on specially crafted cocktails.
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REDLAND SUMMER FRUIT FESTIVAL
Saturday June 18- Sunday, June 19, 2016
Family Friendly Event
FRUIT AND SPICE PARK
24801 SW 187TH AVE.
HOMESTEAD, FL 33031
This annual event showcases local agriculture, and tropical fruits. Vendor booths featuring local wines, yummy foods, and rare fruit samplings will be available. Sponsored by the Fruit and Spice Park.
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MIAMI SPA MONTH
JULY 1 - AUGUST 31
AT VARIOUS PARTICIPATING SPAS
Greater Miami and the Beaches is renowned for luxury spas that rank among the "Best Spas in America," and are beloved by spa connoisseurs around the world.
Indulge in the highest standards of pampering and relaxation during the seventh annual Miami Spa Month throughout July and August. Enjoy rejuvenating special treatments for as low as $109 at Miami's premier spas.
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Heart Rate Monitored Strength Training for WOMEN!
All Levels, Maximum 21 Ladies, Fabulous Trainers!
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- OWNERS GLENN GREER AND LUIS BEHAR.
Mention Paola Padovan and they will give you THREE FREE CLASSES and $50 off your First Month!!!
Red Zone Coral Gables
112 Valencia Avenue
305-971-8212
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HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!
KEY BISCAYNE 4TH OF JULY PARADE!!!!
MONDAY, JULY 4TH, 2016
11AM SHARP
ALL ALONG CRANDON BOULEVARD
FIREWORKS START AT 9PM!!!!
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This year, on July 28, thousands of diners and food lovers from across Greater Miami will gather at
AmericanAirlines Arena - the area's biggest and most prominent venue - to watch two of our city's finest chefs go pot-to-pot in a sizzling showdown for supremacy. Also once again this year, one of the area's most celebrated chefs and a member of the famed "Mango Gang," Allen Susser, will oversee the competition.
Iron Fork will allow visitors to sample goods from more than 70 restaurants. After they've had their fill, diners can participate in a silent auction with a plethora of items including everything from restaurant certificates to culinary experiences to exciting getaways!
One hundred percent of all money raised in the auction will go to the No Kid Hungry Campaign. Leftover food from participating restaurants will benefit Feeding South Florida. Its mission is to end hunger in South Florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading hunger and poverty advocacy efforts, and transforming lives through innovative programming and education.
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MIAMI SPICE 2016
AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2016
Miami Spice is a mouth-watering restaurant promotion showcasing the very best of Miami cuisine.
During August 1 - September 30, restaurants offer three-course meals featuring signature dishes created by world-renowned chefs at reduced prices: Lunch $23 and Dinner $39.
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We look forward to our summer vacation all year. We plan, we save, and we set our expectations high! What we don't count on is the stress that can accompany summer travel. Here are a few tips to reduce travel stress and make the most out of summer vacation:
1) Confirm transportation - If traveling by air, get Pre-TSA approved and avoid long security lines (and you do not have to take off your shoes.) Take carry-on bag only to reduce the stress of possible lost or delayed luggage. Also, pack change of clothes in carry-on if you need to check your luggage. If driving, research best driving days, times, and routes.
2) Plan details of vacation - Do your research about destination and schedule tours, points of interest and activities ahead of time. Plan some "down time" as well, so you are not on a tight schedule that is adding stress to your trip.
3) Be flexible - Plan ahead but have Plan B just in case.
4) Disconnect from routine - Enjoy nature, cultural experiences and activities on your vacation. These may be once in a lifetime experiences. Leave work at the office and keep work emails on a "need to do" basis. Limit use of electronics. Look out the car window instead of looking at your phone.
5) Request early check-in and late check-out - Hotels are actually considering eliminating check-in and check-out times.
6) Embrace obstacles - There are usually some bumps along the way. I like to refer to these as "adventures."
7) Be in present moment - Enjoy!! Where ever you are, be there!
Have a great summer!!
By Dr. Ronda Fuchs
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
305.904.4337
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Inner Universe
Raising the vibration of the planet
One inspiration at a time
Today's Inspiration:
SUNNY ADVICE
Amongst the graduations and summer vacations around the corner, remember that acts of self-care continue to go a long way to improve our lives. Loving the self is a permanent job that pays big dividends even when our schedules change and certainly excellent advice for students moving on to new chapters of their lives while still honoring who they truly are.
Hay House author, Cheryl Richardson, shares some valuable tips for anyone welcoming a new phase in life or just making some minor changes to the usual routine.
- For example, try spending more time on the who rather than the what. Who you become is more valuable than what you do. Integrity, courage and service to others will take you further than any title.
- Follow your heart despite what everyone else thinks. After all, the relationship with yourself is the most important one.
- Honor the original thinker that you are and learn to disappoint others gracefully.
- Exercise the muscle of courage by doing something out of your comfort zone more often than not. Acts of bravery build confidence and confident people rarely settle for less.
- "Don't go to the hardware store for milk," Richardson says. Surround yourself with people that support your dreams and best interest. Don't allow the naysayers and their fear to determine your future.
Remember, they're brief yet insightful, and easy to share.
Ana Tootle
305-710-8405
anatootle@aol.com
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T
he summer is upon us and for many working moms, there is an overlay of stress lingering in the air. Summer Stress Syndrome is upon us.
This time of year shouldn't be filled with stress and anxiety. The summer season resonates of recharging, renewal and some much needed R & R. However, the realities of life and work for many still needs to be in a constant flow of harmony and high revenue even with sandy toes and in between sunscreen applications.
The next few months will be pure chaos for many women juggling everything and more everything. If all your kids will be home this summer while you work your little heart out from home, this may help you.
Here are some tips to help you keep your sanity while trying to be productive with rambunctious kids home for the summer.
- REALITY: Start off by being realistic about your time and objectives for the next few months. Will you finally write that book you've envisioned all year? Planning on tackling your employee handbook with a few millions edits? Are you adding a gladiator training regimen to qualify for the Boston Marathon? Set realistic goals for the summer. This may not be the time to start and finish your book or perhaps it's the perfect time. Anxiety occurs when our expectations are not in line with the current energy and present moment. Create a clear and realistic expectation for your work and life blend during this time. Setting the realistic expectation from the start will ease your anxiety.
- GOALS: Set short goals that are connected to your bigger goals. If your goal is to write a book, then perhaps write a chapter a day. Smaller pieces of the work that lead you to the bigger vision will help you to stay connected with work but all in the scope of non-stress reality. Use the time to close projects or revisit the vision of new ones. It's the perfect time to create a strategy for an awesome finale of 2016.
- FAMILY: What are some natural patterns already existing in your life? Do the kids sleep in? Are they most active in the afternoon? Schedule your day around their natural patterns of activities and energy. Review their patterns and schedule work around them. Perhaps working from 5-7 am while they are sleeping or in the evening from 9-11 pm may facilitate some amazing quality work time. Be creative and flexible and work around the family tone and natural flow. Your schedule will work best in a state of anti-chaos once you create a schedule around family and summer patterns. Be sure to block out family time as well because after all, it's summer and your downtime is calling.
Taking time away from regular work hustle gives you the time to recharge and become clear with your vision and purpose. Often, I review the first half of the year and fine tune goals and objectives for the remainder. When we disconnect and from the typical day to day grind of school and activities, peace and tranquility is remembered and achieved.
Use this summer season to focus on what matters most...balance and fluidity with some downtime too.
By Violette de Ayala
Violette is a resident of Key Biscayne and the Founder of Femfessionals [a global online and local community for women entrepreneurs]. She is also a small business expert, writer and mother of three. A serial entrepreneur with 20-plus years of experience, Violette is passionate about supporting women entrepreneurs through business growth, big vision strategies and positivity. For more inspiration and business tips, visit
www.violettedeayala.com and
www.femfessionals.com.
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The Village of Key Biscayne has a text notification system available.
It will notify you about...
- TRAFFIC ADVISORIES & UPDATES
- POWER OUTAGES
- WEATHER ALERTS
- and OTHER UGENT and EMERGENCY situations
Here is a link! Simply
CLICK HERE or the Village of Key Biscayne LOGO so you too can receive these critical and timely advisories from the VINS (Village Information and Notification System) emergency text messaging alert service. In the event of an emergency, a text message will be sent to the cell number that you specify and/or your email address.
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PASSPORT APPLICATION PROCESSING!!!
As a courtesy to our residents, this service is offered by the Parks and Recreation Department at the Community Center, located at 10 Village Green Way, second floor.
Rules, downloadable forms, fees, travel advisories and other information are available at the
U.S. State Department passport web page (CLICK HERE). Please review this website to obtain all of the necessary information to complete your passport application.
For additional information or to make an appointment, call
(305) 365-8953.
Monday to Friday
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
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BUSINESS NETWORKING INTERNATIONAL
ON KEY BISCAYNE!!!
BNI KEY CONNECTION
MEETS AT THE KEY BISCAYNE YACHT CLUB
EVERY WEDNSDAY FROM 7-9AM
Contact me to see if your category is open at
305-915-4044 or
Paola@PadovanRealty.com
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Big Thanks to
Ronda Fuchs
Ana Angel Tootle and
Violette de Ayala
for sharing their KEY INSIGHTS!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LUCKY WINNER OF MAY'S RAFFLE:
Advanced Healthcare Directives and a Two Hour Consultation valued at $1000 with Elise Rodriguez, Esq., Founder of The Lifelong Law Firm.
***CAROLINA ALONSO***
We want to thank
Elise rodriguez, esq., and the lifelong law firm!
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I am very happy to announce that I have completed the requirements for the
Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist
designation from the Institute for Home Luxury Marketing. Because I have documented performance in the top 10% of Residential Sales in my Market, I have further qualified for the Million Dollar Guild designation!
CALL PAOLA PADOVAN AT 305-915-4044!
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7 Reasons to Work With a REALTOR®
REALTORS® aren't just agents. They're professional members of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribe to its strict code of ethics. This is the REALTOR® difference for home buyers!
If you are looking for a very experienced REALTOR, Contact Paola Padovan today to get your free Comparative Market Analysis and or a list of what is available for rent or sale. Paola has been serving her community for over 25 years and she is more than eager to serve you as well.
Padovan Realty is a family owned, full-service Residential Real Estate firm was established in 1991 making them the most experienced boutique Real Estate Firm on Key Biscayne.
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FREE LOCAL ISLAND TRANSPORTATION
KEY RIDE
Help Reduce TRAFFIC with this FREE local transportation service!
TEXT : 786 361 8657
Try the new FREE KeyRide program, a joint effort between the Village of Key Biscayne and the Key Biscayne Community Foundation. Text your location to 786-361-8657. They will pick you up & take you to your destination in KB (without you having to use your own car, park, etc.).
(If you don't text, call the number and schedule the ride directly. This service is completely free, but TIPS to the drivers are appreciated.)
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Are you sick of scouring the paper and MLS sites looking for homes? Tired of playing telephone tag with agents only to hear the home's already sold? Sit back, relax and let me do the work for you!
Just visit MY WEBSITE and check off the features you're looking for. Whenever a home matching your criteria hits the market, it'll be automatically flagged and emailed to you so you'll never have to worry about missing your dream home.
Did you miss previous issues of KEY INSIGHTS?
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