Meet Dr. Tina Carroll-Scott
Dr. Tina Carroll-Scott, Medical Director of the South Miami Children’s Clinic was recently tapped as a Saltwater Fellow by The Miami Foundation.
FNBSM 70 YEARS
The First National Bank of South Miami:70 Years of Financial and Community Service Priding itself as the city’s “hometown bank,” the First National Bank of South Miami has partnered with the community from its inception and continues to contribute time and talent, event sponsorships, and funding to non-profit organizations within our community. For 70 years, ... Read more
TWENTY YEARS ON SUNSET
Giancarlo Designs enjoys an appreciative presence in the SOMI business community. – By Donna Shelley Giancarlo Designs is a family-owned and operated jewelry business that has been in the City of South Miami for 20 years. Juan Carlos Martell, Cristi Martell, and their son Giancarlo work in the beautifully appointed store located ... Read more
MILESTONES: JOHN THE TAILOR | ART OF THE KNOT
Milestones are being celebrated by two mainstay businesses associated with quality, tradition, and outstanding service. Both John Khoury of John the Tailor and Bahman Amini of Art of the Knot are celebrating 40 years and 25 years respectively in their businesses. Each is engaged in historical and traditional professions that add a large measure of ... Read more
LULLABY OF BIRDLAND: TROPICAL AUDUBON SOCIETY ANNOUNCES NEW BIRDING COLLABORATION
Never give up listening to the sounds of birds. John James Audubon South Miami neighbor, Tropical Audubon Society announces a new collaboration with the Cape Florida Banding Station. Tropical is integrating the activities and research efforts of the Banding Station into its organizational programming. Located at the site of the historic “Doc” Thomas House in ... Read more
CONSIDERING THE DADE COUNTY PINE
Looking at the concrete and high-rises of Miami today it may be difficult to picture what the early pioneers saw when they first considered their new surroundings upon their arrival in the mid-nineteenth century. Here, they found a land dense with old-growth pine trees soaring 100 feet into the bright blue sky. The understory was ... Read more
WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
The Miami Watercolor Society, Inc. was formed in 1974 to educate and showcase a broad spectrum of water media painters who are professionals, teachers, and those who paint for the sheer joy of expression. Their membership organization provides exhibitions, community education, student exhibitions, activities for seniors, artistic demonstrations, and publications. The MWS welcomes both beginner ... Read more
COLOMBIA COMES TO SOUTH MIAMI
On a late September Friday afternoon, Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez visited the City of South Miami’s Dante Fascell Park for a special program announcing the Colombian Sculpture Garden initiative which is a program of the Sister-City between the city of South Miami and Medellin Colombia. Sister CitiesSpearheaded by South Miami Commissioner Josh Liebman who ... Read more
NG FAMILY OBSERVES FORTY YEARS
Canton observed 40 years operating as one of south Miami’s favorite Chinese restaurants. Located directly south of the City of South Miami and the Village of Pinecrest, Betty and Allan Ng established a family business that grew into one of the area’s most successful enterprises. “My father came from Hong Kong to New York with ... Read more
MYRA PORTER
Myra Porter, visionary behind Myra & Company in South Miami, has been studying art in one form or another for most of her life. In the past few years, she decided to formalize her artistic journey by enrolling in the University of Miami’s Fine Arts program where she is on her way to earning a ... Read more