SOMIBIZ BRIEFS – AUGUST/SEPTEMBER ’15
Owner, Jessica Sierralta has just finished a couple of great weeks at SWIM WEEK here in Miami. Mermaids is observing fifteen years in the same location on Red Road. Customers will find some forty brands, including their own label, Kai Lani, that she and her sister Jordana design. Their swimwear has been featured in Sports ... Read more
WHAT’S NEW IN TOWN – AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
Il Vaporetto 5894 Sunset Drive | 305.763.8004 The corner at the entrance to our shopping and dining district is being to show some life. It was the location of South Miami’s favorite Trattoria Sole. For over six months, the corner was moribund with no lights and activity happening on the corner. Pictured now is the exterior ... Read more
SUN SHINING ON GREEN JOBS
FoundationSOUTH’s Green Collar Job Work-Match In 2012, under the leadership of Chairman Peter Jude, ChamberSOUTH received the first SERP (Society of Environmentally Responsible Facilities) designations in Miami Dade County. This certification was for the green retrofitting of the Chamber’s 1950’s building. Aided by the creativity and passion of Ned Stieglitz and the expertise of Sebastian ... Read more
THE UNDERLINE – SOMI MAGAZINE UPDATE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015
The Underline is the name given to THE project to create a 10-mile urban trail and linear park from the Miami River to Dadeland South. COMMUNITY FULLY ENGAGED Since Fall 2014, organizers have been hosting public exhibits and presentations at locations in the community: an event at HISTORYMIAMI called “The Underline: Make It Yours” visitors provided ... Read more
MUSEUM CELEBRATES ITS 75TH
“I am interested in people, and this interest finds an outlet in history, particularly local history. History is more than information. It is the meaningful story of people in action.” Charlton W. Tebeau (1904 – 2000) Dr. Tebeau’s words are as relevant now as they were the day he wrote them. The noted Florida historian ... Read more
LAST CALL AT FOX’S
Last call for alcohol. Last call for a generously poured, properly chilled martini. Last call for late night thumb bits and divinely fried chicken. Last call for the darkest bar ever. Fox’s, South Miami’s iconic watering hole is no more. The Fox has drawn his last breath. The neon sign proclaiming FOX’S Sherron Inn on ... Read more
PUBLISHERS – READERS COMMENTS
As summer begins…. As we go to press, all the best to those running and walking in the annual 5K Twilight Run. This year, all the more special, as it is in memory of John “Papa Hans” Huseby, of TEAM FOOTWORKS, who passed away suddenly this past November. Along with the Spin y Lobster Tournament ... Read more
WRECK AND REEF DIVING IN SOUTH FLORIDA
By Dennis Deblois Fifty miles from South Miami, set in Caribbean blue waters is John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. One of only four US underwater parks, Pennekamp was recently cited as the third best scuba diving archipelago in the world by Scuba Diving magazine. Avid scuba divers save for a lifetime to make a ... Read more
THE UNDERLINE – SOMI MAGAZINE UPDATE JUNE/JULY 2015
The Underline is the name given to a project to create a 10-mile urban trail and linear park from the Miami River to Dadeland South. ENGAGING THE PUBLIC Since last Fall, organizers have been hosting public events to involve the public in the process, beginning with a free exhibit at HISTORY MIAMI called “The Underline: Make It ... Read more
SOMIBIZ BRIEF’S – JUNE/JULY’15
Celebrating their third year in SOMI, Tupelo Honey paired up with Humane Society of Greater Miami, their awesome suppliers and Jarbas Godoy of the Dog from Ipanema to host a special sale with a percentage of sales going to the Human Society. Pictured are Gail & Jordan Blum, Jarbas Godoy, Tupelo Honey staff and representatives ... Read more