Miami, FL
No Reservations Wine Bar & Bistro: Taste of the Town
MIAMI — Liza Meli opened her first restaurant 20 years ago in Miami called Ouzo Greek Taverna with her former husband.
After their divorce, she opened up a small Greek spot called BarMeli off 79th Street. It became so successful, she had to close up shop there and move it to a bigger space which became BarMeli 69, located on 69th Street and Biscayne Boulevard.
Thriving and then surviving through the ups and downs of the business during COVID, Liza decided to go smaller again and opened up her newest charming eatery No Reservations Wine Bar and Bistro a few months ago. It’s nestled discreetly in a strip mall off 109th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, right near Miami Shores. She says she has found her happiness here.
“I love it. Every minute of it,” Meli said. “Someone the other day asked me when are you gonna retire, and I said why? I’m tasting wines all day, I’m meeting people with smiles on their faces because that’s another thing about this business. Nobody’s grumpy or sick. They’re just walking in, ready to have a good time.”
The menu is largely tapas style, sharing plates with worldly cuisine including some of her favorite Greek dishes as well.
“Wine is a big program here at No Reservations Wine Bar and Bistro. “It’s very big,” she said. “I try to really encourage people to try it. The food just tastes better with wine.”
Liza carries mostly small production, afordable organic wines mainly from the Mediterranean, Australia and California with no sulfers added.
For more information on No Reservations: https://noreservationsmiami.com/
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Miami, FL
Woman and her dad accused of stealing bag of cash from ex's Miami jewelry business
A woman and her father are facing theft charges after they allegedly stole a bag containing tens of thousands of dollars from her ex’s Miami jewelry business, police said.
Marlenys Odalys Fernandez-Alfonso, 25, and her father, 59-year-old Osvaldo Efrain Fernandez-Montenegro, were arrested Saturday on second-degree grand theft charges, Miami-Dade jail records showed.
The alleged theft happened Saturday at a jewelry business in the Alfred DuPont Building at 169 E. Flagler Street, an arrest report said.
Cameras showed Fernandez-Alfonso and Fernandez-Montenegro enter the building and go to the 14th floor, where the business is located
Fernandez-Alfonso was seen manipulating the door so they could get inside the business, and they were later seen on video leaving the business with a bag, the report said.
At one point in the footage, Fernandez-Montenegro was seen on an elevator camera lifting his shirt to conceal the bag, the report said.
The store owner said the two took the bag from a safe in the business, and said it contained $30,000, the report said.
The owner also said he had “separated from a relationship with [Fernandez-Alfonso] a month ago, and this is her way of getting back at him,” the report said.
Both the daughter and father were later found and identified from the surveillance footage, before they were arrested and booked into jail, the report said.
In court Sunday, a judge granted Fernandez-Alfonso and Fernandez-Montenegro bonds of $5,000 each and ordered them to stay away from the building.
Miami, FL
Women's Basketball: Hurricanes Drop Game to No. 17 North Carolina
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -The University of Miami women’s basketball team dropped their second season contest Sunday evening, falling to No. 17 North Carolina (13-2, 1-1) by a final score of 69-60.
Haley Cavinder led the way for the Hurricanes (11-2, 1-1), as she posted her fourth consecutive double-double and fifth overall this season with a 19-point, 11-rebound performance.
Haley Cavinder also recorded five assists and knocked down three shots from behind the arc.
Jasmyne Roberts contributed 19 points while knocking down 4-6 shots from behind the arc, and the senior also managed to corral seven rebounds.
Cameron Willians chipped in nine points and eight rebounds, while Hanna Cavinder added eight points and four assists.
Miami fell behind early in the contest, as UNC built a 21-14 lead after the first quarter. UNC extended its advantage to 17 points in the second quarter, holding a 39-22 lead over the Canes with 3:14 to go until halftime.
Miami battled back over the remainder of the second stanza, ripping off a 7-0 run to end the period. They entered halftime trailing 39-29.
The Canes trimmed UNC’s lead down to just seven points at the 8:11 mark in the third quarter, but the Tar Heels responded with a 5-0 run to push the lead back up to 12 points.
UNC maintained a double-digit advantage over the remainder of the third period, and Miami entered the final quarter trailing by 15. Despite trailing by double digits, the Canes continued to battle over the final 10 minutes; however, they could not complete a comeback and fell to UNC by nine points.
Miami will hit the road to face Louisville this Thursday, January 2, with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m.
Courtesy of Miami Athletics
Miami, FL
The Cam Ward Era is Over for Miami, but will Never be Forgotten
It was only one season, but a thrilling ride for Miami Hurricane’s superstar quarterback Cam Ward.
Some would give him heat because he sat out in the second half of the 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl. Mind you, it’s not only he gifted the Hurricanes one of the greatest offensive seasons in program history.
Coral Gables was blessed (thank you NIL) with arguably the best quarterback in program history this season as Ward did what he was supposed to do in his development journey – He saw he could get drafted but with a good draft grade and came back to give America a show.
Ward, being shortened in the Heisman vote aside, finished the season being a consensus First Team All-American, Honored with the 2024 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, the first Hurricane to win the ACC Player of the Year, set new school single-season records for both passing touchdowns and passing yards, became the all-time passing touchdowns leader in NCAA Divison one history and the first student-athlete to mount seven straight 300-yard performances for Miami to just name a few.
Ward finished the season with 4313 yards, 39 touchdowns, and seven interceptions and solidified himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks to wear the Orange and Green. He is also likely to be the No. 1 pick in the draft or minimum a top-five pick.
it is not anything new with the player sitting out of the second-half bowl games. New York Giants’ young superstar Malik Nabers did it. It was time to see what the Hurricanes had behind center. People are only upset because of the Hurricane’s loss. Had they had won, it wouldn’t have been a question.
Remember this season of Ward for what he was and will be as an All-time great Cane.
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