8/9/2023 0 Comments Gramps miami nov 7th![]() ![]() I’m also opening a smaller bar in little Haiti on 53rd street. I’m opening a casual restaurant on the Miami River. Leases have been signed and properties have been purchased for some new concepts. And in Miami right now, how many places can you say you see that? I’m walking-actually walking- around and saying hi to the people at Boxelder, the people at Panther. I know a lot of people don’t feel that way but you can’t tell the small business owners that have been here 24/7 for the last five or six years that it’s not a neighborhood in terms of being able to walk around and see people who know each other. Listen, it’s one of the only actual neighborhoods in Miami. Fatherhood has made me less cynical toward murals. It’s nice to see families who’ve never seen anything like it walk around and enjoy the buildings and the Wynwood Walls. I used to not like the murals much, but now that I have a kid, my opinion of street art has softened. What’s your take on Wynwood as an arts district? You didn’t really see Wynwood start to become a nightlife destination until late 2014. How has the neighborhood changed since you first opened?īack then you had Joey’s, Panther Coffee and the Electric Pickle Company, but that was really it. There were no assurances that more would be happening. It was an abandoned space owned by someone in the garment industry who had other warehouses, including one where Coyo Taco now sits. We opened our doors in 2012, but I selected the site in early 2011. I just had a short checklist of requirements: indoor/outdoor space, parking and a central location. Gramps was the first bar you ever opened. Fans of the bar will also be giddy to learn that Gersten has plans to expand beyond Wynwood with three new concepts, which he shared in a conversation with us. Gersten was among the first nightlife venues to invest in Wynwood and in just over four years Gramps has grown into a music, comedy and drag venue that also functions as a chill happy hour spot and more-than-proficient cocktail bar. Gramps balances its lazy, tropical vibe with a whirling events schedule that guarantees something fun is happening just about seven days a week. Adam Gersten's bar is young-under five years old-but it already feels like one of those classic drinking establishments that have been around for generations. Give us enough time for two, three, eight more cocktails-and chances are we're still staying put at Gramps. Johnson said Miami-Dade is also exploring pop-ups at malls, transit stations and near hotels and other businesses with large numbers of employees.Plop us in Wynwood with just enough time for one drink, and we know where we're going: Gramps. The county vaccination site at Gramps this weekend is free, and appointments aren’t required. The county has also provided donated Uber rides to county vaccination sites, scheduled appointments for house visits and taken out advertisements in Haitian Creole media. Miami-Dade has launched so-called VACS Now teams of outreach workers who target neighborhoods with low vaccination rates. To reach them, county officials are reallocating shots and developing new strategies. Those individuals may be harder to reach because they don’t have internet access to make an online appointment, lack transportation to get to a vaccination site or are working during the hours when shots are administered. ![]() Still, in some neighborhoods residents haven’t been showing up for appointments or taking advantage of first-come-first-served sites. ![]()
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