“South Miami Town Center” defines our singularly unique shopping and dining district on the east side of US1, with our civic area, Metro transit, hospital zone, library and hotel on the west side of US1. The entire area is made up of the City of South Miami, and on the east side of Red Road, ... Read more

EARLY DAYS What we know as the City of South Miami today began as an enterprising settlement in the late 1890s. Wilson A. Larkins was 36 years old when his wife and five children arrived in Fort Dallas (Miami) in 1896. It’s from here that he built a home and general store at what we ... Read more

by Donna Shelley John Edward Smith knows how to combine community service with just the right mix of image marketing and business development. In one very readable package, his publication “SOMI Magazine” balances home town interest while promoting the many businesses located in the South Miami Town Center. The ability to capture the essence of ... Read more