‘COSTAMBAR Yenny’s Market ‘Catamaran Beach Bar ElCarey CCostamber Library Pedro's Bor & Restaurant Sharky’s Food & Drinks it's Place La Ota Las Rocas PUERTO PLATA Big Lee's Beach Bar ‘Tropical Bar Yogurt Land - La Sirena Ricky's Beach Bar Meeting Place Page 3 - Not right now! LAS ROCAS What To Do This Month Page 6 - A match made in heaven! Cores Definitely Not The News | Page 7- Shamus on you! Ocean Werld Marina The Rainy Day Page Page 12 - I'd get a third opinion! LUPERON Useful Telephone Numbers f Puerto Blanco Mering Classified Ads And Lots More Fun Stuff! Best Pi Dayrever... March FH 2OTe 0.2859, m= 3.141592653Costambar Monthly page 2 da Wee om le) a Los Tres Cocos in Las Rocas invites you to try something different. Call 809-993-4503 for details. Fine dining at it’s best! ‘At The Catamaran on Costambar Beach you'll find great food at great prices enjoyed with a million dollar view! Enjoy a relaxing breakfast on the beach. Every day they have Power Hour with 3X1 cuba libres from 6-7pm. Their food never disappoints! Ice Cream Desserts!!! WIFI ZONE!!! The Meeting Place has events every Saturday starting at 2:30pm. March 7th Henry Milner reads from his new play The Suicide Kit. March 14th Gilles Durand gives a talk on food production in the DR. March 21st The Film Club presents El Cuerpo. March 28th Christine Doorman Vasquez speaks about her work in dental outreach. And the season ends on April 4th with the film Sin Nombre. If you are looking for a something special don’t forget to drop by the new Craft Gallery. Big Lee’s Beach Bar on the Malecon has fantastic food at affordable prices! Amazing Fish & Chips, big juicy burgers and yummy sandwiches. The have Live Music with Ken && Andrea every Friday afternoon from 4pm- 7pm. Karaoke with DJ Marilyne & Karaoke Tropical is on March 14 & 28th - starts 8pm. Kevin & Patricia invite you to El Carey Restaurant - where you can enjoy the beach your way! Every day 2 cuba/santo libres for RDS100 from 5-7pm. The best burger in town, Kevin's homemade Mamajuana and fresh made Pina Coladas! Kevin is happy to cook your special requests. On Saturdays & Sundays they are serving Rice & Beans. They now have WiFi! Pedro’s Bar & Restaurant has a full menu including Pedro's Famous Cordon Bleu. Celebrate their 1st Anniversary with RDS65 house wine or cuba libres and ‘a Cordon Bleu for only RDS300. Fridays 4-6pm they have 2 pina coladas for RDS180. Watch all your favourite sports events here! WIFI Zone! Tropical Bar on the Malecon has over 20 types of Belgian beer and & sports channels! They serve a variety of food and tapas and every Friday have karaoke - including Dutch songs! Wednesdays get 3 crepes for RDS100 with real Belgian sugar & syrup. Daiquiris on special every Thursday - buy 2 get the 3rd one free! Fresh new meal specials all the time - pass by and check them out! And relax in comfy new lounge furniture! Sharky’s Food & Drink serves California style food and national and international drinks. Wednesdays this month get 9 wings for RDS150! Every Thursday they have 5 Hours of Happiness from 5-10pm with Brugal ‘cuba/santo libres for RDS5O and caipirinhas for only RDS150! Every Friday from 7:30pm is Live Music with ‘Costambar’s own 24 hour playing!!! Satellite TV for sports and free WiFi! Nobby’s Gyros & Deli Delivery Service is open for business! You can order from the beach, the bar or home - just call & they will deliver delicious gyros wherever you are. Open Thursday to Saturday from 4pm-9pm. The deli has fresh cut & vacuum packed meats and fresh made salads. You can also order a BBQ platter to be assembled for you. Advance orders, may be necessary. Deli is available daily. Bocce Balls every Monday at 1pm down on the beach in front of the Catamaran. Vik’s Place is open from 4pm till whenever for cold drinks and hot snacks! Try Vik's Burgers and Spaghetti! Happy Hour & a half from 6:30pm-8pm with rum drinks for RD$60 and Grandes for RD$110. Good selection of Belgian beers at good prices. Great rock music from the 80s & 90s! Biker friendly! Ricky’s Beach Bar has Indian curries & snacks, comfortable seating. Saturdays is Karaoke and Dance Night! Free WiFi. La Otra has Karaoke every Saturday night. Open for breakfast at 8am. Try their famous Chivo Picante (spicy goat) or other menu items. Air-conditioned bar & lounge for your comfort. They would love to host your next event - from baptism to bachelor parties to weddings. Las Rocas has Karaoke with Jepols every Saturday night at 7pm! Puerto Blanco Marina & Restaurant in Luperon is under new management and they invite you to visit their newly renovated restaurant and patio. They have Sunday specials and other events.Costambar Monthly page 3 CALLE PRINCIPAL 23, PLAZA ANBAR VICTORIANA, OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY SPM UNTL. YOU DECIDE! SUNDAY FROM NOON QaiPintiincs RDSISOY ge se LIVE MUSIC WITH GOSTAMBAR’S OWN "‘ptaes [2h POWER os" te eats teona & eno | Drinks California Style Food!Our Specialty is Wing: ‘Try our Volcanoes - Poutine Dominclan Style! Satellite TV showing sports! Free WIFI! Delivery in Cestambar '& Cofresi BIG LEE’S Beach Bar lOpen Every Day at 9am - 2rd caseta from La Sirena Cun aT C3 March [4th & 28th Featuring Du Marilyne & Karaoke Tropical Fantastic Food at Affordable Prices! FISH & CHIPS * HAMBURGERS & FRIES Father Murphy walke into a pub in Donegal, and asks the first man he meets, 'Do you want to go to heaven?" ‘The man said, 'I do, Father.’ ‘The priest said, "Then stand over there against the wall’ ‘Then the priest asked the second man, 'Do you ‘want to go to heaven?" ‘Certainly, Father, the man replied. "Then stand over there against the wall’ said the priest, ‘Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and asked, ‘Do you want to go to heaven?" O'Toole said, 'No, I don't Father’ ‘The priest said, 'I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?" O'Toole said, ‘Ob, when I die, yes. I thought you ‘were getting a group together to go right now.’Costambar Monthly page 4 ‘Puerto Blanco ag Quit Marina & Restaurant Proyecto Ciudad Marina Luperon Marina Luperon ,Bahia Luperon 849-207-2211, puertoblancomarina@gmail.com FULL MENU! SUNDAY LUNCH SPECIALS! SPECIAL EVENTS! Los Tres Geos RESTAURANT INTERNATIONAL GOURMET, CUISINE & AUSTRIAN SPECIALTIES. Tel(g09) 970-7627 (Co 605 993-4503, Las Rocas Coftes, Mares Cerrado | Specials || Cac i yt a Leela S13 Wma Ty tripadvisor ON THE MALECON, CASETA #3, PUERTO PLATA OPEN FROM 12PM. CLOSED TUESDAYS.Costambar Monthly page 5 El Catamaran ITS B-E-F-0-R-E, NOT B4. On the Beach in Costambar fw wom F NRT NOT/BINGOS IF YOU EVER NEED 809-710-7606 I NOAH Guy! ayer hae or case hacarieweainguaindyarorer ered LIMITA EGU "a ehcp cre, herve be Me TaN Hs “Well eayethe cope coke ike youve hed qua ew tones — AIIM ea TATs “Ta al ight te rk eae with ei Le CRE ootshischen tata fovimesinsiace gow wtentocrcrsos AMAIA UA “Oh thank heave’ sis the drunk vn “For a minute there, I thought I'd gone deaf.” Tea NOBBY’S NA ClO) GYROS DELIVERY gives us potato eC 809 841 1141 iS ALC FRESH cUT ener GYROS, PITA, SALAD + TOPPING Le aa Roe UT Tarre (1c) 8Costambar Monthly page 6 Calle Juan Bosch #60, Puerto Plata 4\ Info@MectingPlacePuertoPlata.com VTP, ———- OPEN The Meeting Place 21-5 tues-Fri mom PUERTO PLATA CRAFT GALLERY I NOW OPEN #60 JUAN BOSCH, PUERTO PLATA (THE MEETING PLACE) LOCKING FOR SOMETHING Special = Come to our gallery and we have flan array of hand crafted items for = sale. Glass beads and jewelry Quilted items for the home Items made from local wood!s Paintings, Masks and more, all locally made. PREVIEW OF UPCOMING EVENTS ‘SATURDAY, March 7th 2¢ 2:30 pm. Arthur Milner reads from his new play The Suicide Kit; which begins: At 93, my mother took a turn fr the ‘worse. She said to the doctor: "I would like to die, Can you help me?” Join the debate folowing a recent Canadian Supreme Court ruling that jpens the way to physician assisted suicide. [SATURDAY March 14th at 2:30 pm. Food production inthe DR. ‘Where do the fruits and vegetables you get at the store or restaurant come from? To what extents the food "Iocal, “natural” or organic? Giles Durand, owner ofthe Vila Jasmin in Costambar, desribes his recent experience in growing fruits and in developing a fruit and vegetable distribution network. ‘SATURDAY, March 21st at 2:30 pm, The Film Club presents the Spanish ‘il: f Cuerpo. Shifty Alex is accused of murdering wife Mayka, an Lunsetlingly capricious, woman with a passin for pranks ~ played briliantly by Belen Rueds Gut where's the body? The best who-done:it in years ‘SATURDAY, March 28th a 2:30 pm. Cristina Doorman-Vasquez describes the results of the work of Bocas Sanas Holanda-Maimén which she founded, Since 2008, t has brought Dutch volunteer professionals to 12 schools, setting up installations where students brush thei teth, There wll also be 2 short presentation by Emile Saad about services to the blind offered by volunteers of ! Patronato de ‘legos. Find out what is being done and how you can help. ‘SATURDAY, Apri Ath at 2:30 pm, We close off the season with a Powerful fim about illegal immigration tothe US: Sin Nombre. “A remarkable film, showing the incredible hardships people will endure in order to reach el Norte. I contains rst, violence a ite romance, even Aeeting moments of humor, but most af al, it sees what danger and heartbreak are involved. Rveting from start to finish...” Roger Ebert BAR & RESTAURANT In front of Yenny’s ‘Open Monday-Saturday 10:30am-9pm Closed Sundays Se kaa ml ecu 2FOR RDS$180 Cee en CET] PCr ser aay vc) Pa a ee Pitot Tt Core eee eeeeett) Full Menu! Including Pedro’s Famous Cordon Bleu! For Free Delivery Call On their way to the church to get married, a young Catholic couple were involved in a fatal car accident. Being good Catholics the young couple find themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates waiting for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting, they begin to wonder: could they possibly get married in Heaven? When St. Peter finally showed up, they asked him. St Peter said "I don't know. This is the first time anyone has asked, Let me go find out” and he leaves them sitting at the Gate. After three months, St Peter finally returns, looking somewhat bedraggled. "Yes" he informs the couple " I can get you married in Heaven". "Great!" said the couple "But we were just wondering, what if things don't work out? Could we also get a divorce in Heaven?” "You must be bloody joking’ says St. Peter, red- faced with frustration, slamming his clipboard on the ground. “What's wrong?" asked the frightened couple". "OH, COME ON!" St. Peter shouted "It took me three months to find a priest up here...Do you have any idea how long it'll take me to find a lawyer?”Costambar Monthly page 7 STN Cee ee cdot cn) Try Our Famous Chivo Picante! Other menu items available also Open for Breakfast at 8am! Karaoke Every Saturday! Air conditioned Bar & Lounge! Available for All Events Weddings * Baby Showers Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties Baptisms * Birthdays 809-970-7617 829-770-0661 Paddy was in New York. He was patiently waiting and watching the traffic cop on a busy street crossing. The cop stopped the flow of traffic and shouted, ‘Okay, pedestrians’ Then he'd allow the traffic to pass. He'd done this several times, and Paddy still stood on the sidewalk. After the cop had shouted, 'Pedestrianel' for the tenth time, Paddy went over to him and said, 'Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?" WHO SAID NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE? PVE DONE NOTHING FOR YEARS! Brenda O'Malley is home making dinner, as usual, when Tim Finnegan arrives at her door. "Brenda, may I come in?" he asks. "I've somethin’ to tell ya". "Of course you can come in, you're always welcome, Tim. But ‘where's my husband?" "That's what I'm here to be telling ya, Brenda.” ] There was an accident down at the Guinness brewery.” "Ob, God nol" cries Brenda. "Please don't tell me." “I must, Brenda. Your husband Shamus is dead and gone. I'm sorry.” Finally, che looked up at Tim. "How did it happen, Tim?" “It was temnible, Brenda. He fell into a vat of Guinness Stout and drowned," "Oh my dear Jecuel But you must tell me truth, Tim. Did he at least go quickly?" "Well, Brenda... no. In fact, he got out three times to pee." when you come home lookin the mirror and think... (ete Ce ee “Did | look like this ALL DAY?”Costambar Monthly page 8 A couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach alot. One summer they noticed a girl who was at the beach almost every day. She wo Git | , | KE R ‘wasn't unusual, nor was the travel bag she carried, except for one thing; she would approach people K'S PLACE who were sitting on the beach, glance around and then speak to them, Generally, the people would respond negatively and she would wander off. But occasionally someone would nod and there would be a quick exchange of money and ‘something that she carried in her bag. ‘The couple assumed that she was celling drugs and debated calling the cops, but since they didn’t ‘know for sure, they decided to just continue watching her. After a couple of weeks the wife said, ‘Honey, have you ever noticed that she only goes up to people with boom boxes and other electronic devices?’ He hadn't and said co. Then she said, ‘Tomorrow I want you to get a towel and our big radio and go lie out on the beach. Then we can find out what she's really doing. Well, the plan went off without a hitch and the wife was almost hopping up and down with anticipation when she saw the girl talk to her husband and then leave. The man then walked up the beach and met hie wife at the road. "Well, ig she selling drugs?" she asked excitedly, "No, she's not,’ he said, enjoying this probably more pT -Sn onaomcnd nn than be should have. WELCOME TO "Well, what is it then? What does she do ?' his KEVIN & PATRICIA’S EL CAREY wife fairly shricked. . ‘The man grinned and said, ‘She's a battery Where you can enjoy the beach your way! | catecrorecn EVERY DAY 5-7pm! ‘Batteries?’ cried the wife. 2 Cuba/Santo Libres for RDS100 ‘Yes!’ he replied. ‘She Sells C Cells by the L . . Seashore!’ Saturdays & Sundays - Rice & Beans! The Best in Town! Kevin is happy to cook your special requests! JAVAILABLE FOR ALL “TYPES OF EVENTS! Cotte Reina Isabel. Costambar. Puerto Plata Spanish 809-918-1443 English 809-924.8233 CLOSED MONDAYS.Costambar Monthly page 9 Subject: Tyrone None of his classmates liked him cause of his RESTAU R ANT & stupidity, especially his teacher, who was always yelling at him, "You're driving me ineane, Tyrone". ne day Tyrone om came to sel to check Eo on how he was doing. The teacher told his mom honestly, that her son was simply a disaster, getting very low marks, and never had she seen such a dumb boy in her entire teaching career. ‘The mom was shocked at the feedback and i : \ Costambar withdrew her son from school and moved out of Detroit, relocating to Cleveland. 25 years later, the teacher was diagnosed with an incurable cardio disease. All the doctors strongly Calle Anacaona yf ss advised her to have heart surgery, which only one a aia ‘surgeon could perform at the Cleveland Clinic. CEL 809 $66 1614 — weinesaycoet Left with no other options, the teacher decided to EMail Kaus heinemann@ ymail.com have the operation, which was successful. When she opened her eyes after the surgery che saw a handsome doctor smiling down at her. Every Saturday at 7 pm She wanted to thank him, but could not talk. Her Karaoke Night with Jepolls face started to turn blue, she raised her hand, trying to tell him something but eventually died. ‘The doctor was shocked and was trying to work cout what went wrong, when he turned around he saw our friend Tyrone, working as a janitor in the clinic, who had unplugged the oxygen equipment in order to connect his vacuum cleaner! Don't tell me you thought the story was about how Tyrone became a heart-surgeon Wn _ Saturdays Karaoke & Dance Night! | ny rs { NAT _On the beach in Malecon at kite Beach Casseta # 6, on the Malecon, Puerto Plata WATE (THR le29-329:5098 i iecnioectno 1Costambar Monthly page 10 Pe Asa Because rumour, gossip, hearsay and anecdotes are just sooo much more fun! MISERY LOVES COMPANY! Dear friends and readers suffering in the frigid north - you are not alone. It hasn’t been all sunshine and warm breezes here. We did go through a HW lengthy and heavy rainy period. And then we got snow! Okay, not here on the North Coast but close enough. In fact, too close for comfort! Constanza got a dusting of snow that did disappear as quickly as it came. SHIPS AHOY! Progress continues on the Carnival Cruise port in Maimon Bay. The first cruise ship is scheduled to arrive on October 6 2015. The excitement and anticipation is palpable on the North Coast with most people hoping that this will be the resurgence of tourism. HISTORICAL REVISIONS! The Puerto Plata makeover continues with particular attention paid to historical areas and structures. Lots of upgrades to streets, infrastructure and buildings are becoming more and more evident. All of this is in anticipation of increased tourism when the cruise ships start arriving this fall. WHAT COMES DOWN MUST GO UP! After weeks of falling fuel prices came weeks of rising fuel prices which then ended the month with no movement in prices. CALLING ALL NIGHT OWLS! The Deputy Minister of North Coast Tourism, Julio Almonte Nina, announced that beginning March 1st businesses on the Malecon will be allowed to stay open later in order for visitors to have more options to enjoy the night life. The new hours will be Monday-Thursdsay to 3am and Friday-Sunday until 4am. Hc DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER! 1.3 wes In December CM published a list of new overstay poo rates. And subsequently was told several times TH awvese| they were wrong and our list should start with asta 31days to 3 months. Pictured is a screenshot of the soasemtses relevant fees from the Migration Department oe website (http: //www.migracion.gob.do/web/ and a click on ‘Tarifas de Servicios). We regret that this 7s caused confusion but what we reported was not ses wrong. Although we are not quite sure what it says about us that something in the D.R. made sense to us!! (Prorroga means extension in English) oshcs _ REMEMBER NOT TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS ON MARCH 8TH! Why do we care about Daylight Savings Time here in the D.R.? Because even though we don’t change our clocks (well except for that one time that was an epic failure!) all our television programs etc are based on U.S. times. So now everything will be on at the regular time and you won’t have to try and stay up late to see your favourite show!Costambar Monthly page 11 THE RAINY DAY PAGE SOLUTIONS ON PAGE 14 ST PATRICK'S DAY Find and circle all of the words that are hidden in the grid, SUDOKU PUZZLES The remaining letters spell a hidden message Fill in the missing numbers so every row, column and ‘quadrant contains the number 1 through 9. 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