LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
S
ummer has passed us and Winter has arrived! All of the galleries, hotels, restaurants in Miami
are buzzing & excited over the same two words repeated this time every year - “It’s Season!”
But what does ‘Season’ really mean? To some it is the 5 months when the snowbirds come down
from the north and populate our city for a slew of Gala Events, Art Basel and of course the all
together delicious Food and Wine Festival! For locals it is an opportunity beyond commerce. It is an
opportunity for exchange, an opportunity for recognition and much like the seasons, an opportunity
for change. But what will you as a local Millennial change? This is the moment for you to shed yourself
of fears, scars and insecurities and reveal your true talent and unique self. Much like the featured
local’s passions in this issue, Willie Paulino’s homage to Food, Della’s obsession with Neighborhood,
PaperWater’s revolution with Music, Elidea & Loic Ercolessi’s Fix on Art or Rokk3r Labs dedication to
Tech, you have been blessed with unfathomable skills and drive.
Your mind is as sharp as your future is bright fellow ‘Cult of MMM’ ambassadors. 2016 was your year
of preparation for the confirmed success you will have in 2017 and beyond! Are you ready to claim
what is rightfully yours & what you were born to achieve? Will you stand up and fulfill your destiny?
This is your season!
Dimarco Barea, M.A. , Publisher
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
I
m never sure how to respond when people ask me what it’s like being an editor. Well, it’s a lot of
copy editing (sometimes mentally editing conversations with your friends), hours of emails, late
work nights in search of inspiration accompanied by wine, talks with amazing locals, and a pretty
extensive list of cool events – that I am almost always too busy to attend. Now, I can’t speak for
editors everywhere, but I like to imagine that I am not alone.
Yet, for a start-up magazine, I think the most challenging part of our job, so far, has been uniting the
emerging locals with the established ones while ascertaining our identity in the community.