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Contributors MARTIN HARO – SENIOR WRITER Miami Living senior writer Martin Haro – also a SoBeSocialClub.com contributor, occasional Us Weekly reporter, and E! Online’s self-appointed “Desk SoBe” – likes to hustle. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, Haro has lived in Miami and Miami Beach for almost a decade. Here he has met “lifelong friends that I really wouldn’t trade for a slice of chocolate cake (do not offer a whole cake, though),” and gotten to do what he loves. “Everything about Miami, its nightlife, food, and energy, truly make it the Magic City, so it’s great to do…research.” Haro’s experience includes a four-year stint as a writer and a copy-editor at Wire, almost five years at ML, and four years at FIU, where he works as associate editor of FIU Magazine. He has covered events like Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Miami and New York, the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival, the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and the MTV Video Music Awards. For ML, he covers fashion, food, Miami’s major events, star sightings, and celebrity interviews. And he keeps a blog, http://moviemartin.blogspot.com, where he shares his take on all things pop culture. MARTA OPPENHEIMER – WRITER Marta Alicia Oppenheimer is the oldest of four sisters. She is also a loving daughter, brand new aunt/godmother, loyal friend, awesome sister-in-law, and a fabulous girlfriend --just ask a certain Cuban hunk. This fiery redhead received two bachelor’s degrees from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a master’s degree from Pratt Institute of Art in New York City, where she spent 12 years working as an artist. She moved to sunny Miami in 1999 to get away from the snow and winter clothes that accompanied her years of schooling. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she was ready again for warm weather, short pretty dresses, palm trees, and hurricane warnings. Always a multi-tasker, Marta currently has two careers. She is an Art Director and a freelance writer for Miami Living. When not accumulating frequent flyers miles traveling back and forth to Puerto Rico to visit her beautiful new niece, her free time is spent surrounded by furry creatures. Marta is a volunteer with Caring About the Strays, a non-profit animal rescue group based in Miami Springs. She lives with her wonderful rescued dogs and spoiled, fat, rescued cats in an old artsy house that barely has the space for yet another street fair work of art, another book, or another pair of wannabe-converses. Then again, there is no such thing as too many shoes! MATTHEW HOYT WEEKS – WRITER Born and raised next to the brilliant rays of sunshine, onshore electric-blue waves, and crisp granules of sand nipped straight from the tanned crust of Daytona Beach, Matthew represents the epitome of a true “Florida boy.” You can find him either jamming out to an indie Saves the Day melody, or running the tread out of his neon Nikes alongside Miami’s chalked sidewalks. This preppy perfectionist and loose-knotted, surfer socialite is more than just a clever combination of words and catchphrases, but rather an individual who prides himself on originality and matchless creativity. After graduating from Florida State University in 2005, as a creative writing major, he now attends the Master’s in Writing program at Nova Southeastern University. Additionally, Matthew serves on the editorial board for the Institute for Medical Education & Research (IMER) in North Miami. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, such as Miami Living, Aventura, the Boca Raton Observer, FSView and NSU’s Farquhar Forum. He’s confident that his desire and ambition will stand the test of time within the writing community and publishing industry. MARLA E. SCHWARTZ – SENIOR WRITER A native Ohioan, Marla has been a professional journalist since her teenage years and has been writing for Miami Living since November 2005. An avid photographer, her images have appeared in ML as well as in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, the Miami Herald and the Palm Beach Post. She has had numerous plays published and produced around the country. Her short play, America’s Working? opened to critical acclaim in Los Angeles at the Lone Star Ensemble then at Lynn University in Boca Raton and in its ‘From Boca to Broadway’ production in NY. Her piece, The Lunch Time Café, was a finalist at the Actor’s Theater in Louisville, Kentucky. She’s also written a few screenplays with one opted for production and is currently working with the gifted composer Dominic Flores on a full-length drama with music. Marla teaches playwriting, creative writing and acting classes at places such as the Broward Boys & Girls Club, Fantasy Theatre Factory in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale Children’s Theatre and Miami Country Day School. 18 MIAMI LIVING