SOMI BIZ BRIEF – OCT/NOV ’14
SOMI BRIEFS Clinic Libessart, a French company, has recently completed extensive renovations to their street level suite at 5823 Sunset Drive, where they provide medical and asthetic services. . Group LX fashion retailers has opened another store at 5818 Sunset Drive called Market, which is about an effortlessly cool boho-chic vibe. InfluenceAtlier, a training and life-style company recently moved ... Read more
ROCKIN’ OUT THE SUMMER
The fun band “People You Know” kicked us into summer this year with a performance at Larios on May 30th, and returned for an end of summer performance on September 12th. Always a popular group, the band is comprised of professionals who kick-back for the sheer fun of it. Joining the band on stage this ... Read more
FLIGHT CONTROL CHANGE-UPS
Chamber South celebrated a changing of the guard at its 84th Annual Chairman’s Reception on Friday, September 19th at the Sonesta in Coconut Grove. Sponsored by Baptist Health South Florida, guests enjoyed a lavish array of food, and the opportunity to participate in a silent auction. State Senator Dwight Bullard served as emcee and announced the ... Read more
CHEF’S TABLE – LA CREPE BISTRO
CHEF/Owner Owner Florence Riguidel & Chef Marie Dana Jean-Charles RESTAURANT LA CREPE BISTRO FACTS Florence Riguidel acquired this quaint bistro earlier this year. The chef has been with La Crepe Bistro for many years serving up specialties known at La Crepe SOMI Kitchens Recipes from our Town Center Chefs INGREDIENTS Serves 6 – 8 persons ... Read more
CHAMBER BREAKFAST
Joe Natoli, the University of Miami’s senior vice president for business and chief financial officer was welcomed by the Chamber South membership at the August General Membership Breakfast. Mr. Natoli is also currently serving as interim chief operating officer of the Miller School of Medicine and UHealth. He discussed with the members the many roles ... Read more
PROMISE FINALLY KEPT
On a hot and muggy early August morning, the community came together for the ribbon-cutting of the Murray Park Aquatic Center. For some fifty years, a pool in the Marshall Williamson neighborhood was bantered around. It finally came about, as noted by the City Manager in his remarks that this day “is a product of a ... Read more
NEW RESTAURANTS OPEN ON SUNSET
“The owner’s in the kitchen,” a customer observed. And the chef reflects: “Well, where else would I be. No surprise for me. I’m the chef..” Neapolitan chef Roberto Patriarca came to SOMI in late July via Naples, Italy and Brooklyn, New York. That’s easy to tell when he speaks to you tableside about traditional Italian cooking and ... Read more
KENT CROOK – ENTREPRENEUR TAPPED AS CHAMBER SOUTH CHAIR
Kent Crook, president and CEO of WireMasters Electric is an entrepreneur who understands the value of excellent customer service and the power of targeted marketing. A successful businessman in the Miami area for over 25 years, Kent has been involved in 22 business ventures. He was recently tapped to serve as Chamber South’s new board ... Read more
ISLANDS OF RUM
500 YEAR TREASURE Perhaps nothing embodies a perfect South Florida afternoon more than the sip of a good rum under a table umbrella or on the beach. The distilled spirits of the sugar cane are a staple of festivities from Miami to Havana and across the Caribbean, evoking the pleasure of a good cigar, a ... Read more