WELLNESS EL HAPPY COACH Winter 2025
THE HAPPYBREATH HACK: Stop Fighting Stress and Start Crushing Procrastination Listen Up, High-Achiever: Let’s be real about your most annoying habit: procrastination. You keep thinking it’s a failure of discipline, right? Wrong. It’s a biological glitch. You’re a stressed professional whose nervous system is stuck in the Sympathetic Overdrive—the “fight or flight” mode. When your ... Read more
SOMI XXI, No. 1 COMMENTARY
JOIN US AS WE START OUR TWENTY-FIRST YEAR In 2005, I launched the magazine what is now simply known as SOMI. I’m delighted that it has been a popular brand for my hometown for five decades. Joining me on this journey have been our great advertising partners, our local SOMI Business Partner sponsors, a great ... Read more
SOMI XXI, No.1 HEARING FROM YOU
HOMETOWN FAVORITIES I DISCOVERED A NEW BREAKFAST PLACE Ana V., Coconut Grove I met a friend in South Miami for a late morning meeting and was invited to Clasica Victoria on Sunset Drive. What a delightful spot, kept immaculately clean and served excellent dishes. I enjoyed their Eggs Benedict; I know I’ll be back here. ... Read more
REHAB COMPLETED ON TIME & READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Crossroads Building, Where Town and Country Meet Photo: circa 1960s The Crossroads Building at 5700 Sunset was built in 1955 and represents the most modern architecture in the historic building inventory in the SoMi District. It was no accident that the Crossroads Building was sited at one of the city’s major intersections. Firmly planted ... Read more
THE SOMI MILE UNDER CONSTRUCTION UPDATED PHOTOS DECEMBER, 2025
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – DECEMBER 2025 The Underline is one mile length within the City of South Miami. Over the course of this next year, SOMI Magazine is documenting the transformation of the underutilized land under the Metrorail into a splendid urban park with cycling and walking trails, together with special amenities to bring communities ... Read more
UCB NEW SOUTH MIAMI BRANCH DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
On Thursday, September 4, 2025 civic and community leaders put shovels in the dirt as United Community broke ground on its new location at 5880 Sunset Drive, site of the former Harris Travel Agency. The bank builds on the seven-decade legacy of community investment of the former First National Bank of South Miami. Omar Morales, ... Read more
In & Around Winter 2025
RECOVECO DAY IN SOUTH MIAMI The city commission proclaimed October 7, 2025 as “RECOVECO DAY” in South Miami, in recognition of the outstanding success chef owners Maria Teresa Galina and Nicolas Martinesz have earned in the first year of opening their restaurant. Culinary accolades include Bon Appetit naming them one of the 20 Best New Restaurants of 2025, selected for the ... Read more
BIG CHANGES COMING FOR JORGE AS HE OBSERVES TWENTY YEARS
Jorge Reinsoso is observing the 20th anniversary of The Classic Barbershop presently located at the Petco center on US 1, and now in this anniversary year is moving to a brand-new location at the VOX residential complex on 59th Place in a few months. Watch for the new location opening announcement in SOMI and for ... Read more
SOMI’S SINGULAR ART GALLERY
Located in the lobby of UNITED COMMUNITY Banking Center (formerly First National Bank of South Miami), each month The Wirtz Gallery exhibits local and international artists. Gallery hours are Monday – Thursday, 9a-4p; Friday, 9a-6p.
WELLNESS EL HAPPY COACH
BEYOND THE BREATH: HOW HAPPYBREATH ENHANCES SLEEP, FOCUS, AND ENERGY LEVELS Saludos, South Miami! el Happy Coach here, reminding you that HappyBreath is more than just a stress reliever; it’s your all-access pass to a life of enhanced well-being. When you make a conscious effort to breathe deeply and fully, you’re not just calming your ... Read more