By Miss Bouvèé

Change. It is the least favorite word for a lot of people. I even struggle at times with drastic and quick change. I feel though, change that is incremental and planned can be a good thing. I recant, all forms of change can be a good thing. We just have to look for the good in it. 

Wilton Manors is not unlike so many cities experiencing a boom, especially in the ways of entertainment, restaurants, bars, and the need for housing and hotel(s). Our Facebook forums often provide a space for many people, local year-round and seasonal, to voice their strong support or opposition to some of these changes. 

The addition of restaurants like Myth Gastro Bar and the transition of power from Hamburger Mary’s to The Well allowed room for people to try something new, but also reaffirm their patronage to places they love and frequent like Bubbles and Pearls or Apt 9f (a personal favorite of mine). There are always complaints about more and more bars on these social media forums, but they have had a positive impact on places like the aforementioned Myth Gastro Bar. Recently, they came out with an entire line of mocktails just for the sober population because they saw all of the complaints about “drinks and lack of awareness for the sober population!” The addition of a new bar/restaurant had a positive impact on all communities involved because it created a conversation. 

Here is what I say to you darlins’. Some of the best advice I ever received was the following. “There can be no comfort in a change zone, and no change in a comfort zone.” Change is inevitable. It is impossible to exist wholly today by the standards and ways of yesterday. The errors we have made in the past are lessons, not a sentence. Do yourself a favor and be a part of the conversation. If you’re not at the table, you are on the menu.