PUBLISHERS – READERS COMMENTS
‘TIS THE SEASON… Season’s Greetings! If you have a moment, pour yourself a cup of coffee and let me spend a few minutes with you as you thumb through our latest issue. Thanksgiving fittingly ushers in the holiday season. It provides us a good time to reflect and express gratitude before the hustle and ... Read more
WHAT’S NEW IN TOWN – Dec/Jan 2016
Patricia Timm, fashion designer, wholesaler and retailer, uprooted herself from Virginia Beach and moved to Miami eight months ago, opening her St. Tropez Boutique in South Miami in mid-October. Raised in Colombia, Patricia is no stranger to Miami. In the late 1980s, at 18 years of age, she started in the business of designing ... Read more
THE CHEF’S TABLE – Town Kitchen & Bar
RECIPES OF SIGNATURE DISHES PREPARED BY OUR AREA CHEFS. CHEF Michael Altman RESTAURANT Town Kitchen & Bar FACTS For the past six years he has been Executive Chef of Town A graduate of the CIA in New York, he worked up the ranks with Charlie Palmer’s NY restaurants before heading to SoBe as Exec.Chef at Sugo’s. ... Read more
TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE ONE BREATH AT A TIME
We may be powerless over people, places, and things, but holding our breath and tensing our bodies will never change an outcome for the better. Scott Morofsky has national certification as a personal trainer by the American Council on Exercise and various other certifications in the health and fitness field. For more than 30 years, ... Read more
ARTS IN SOMI
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS AT THE U THE JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE Feb. 17 – 27, 2016 AS YOU LIKE IT By William Shakespeare Love, religion, circumstance and justice collide in As You Like It, one of the Bard’s most famous and provocative comedies. The Forest of Arden serves as a refuge for exiles, mistaken identities and ... Read more
Marianne and David Russell – arango, the Art of Design
According to arango’s website: Good design is attainable and sustainable through minimalism, a design aesthetic that clearly expresses function through form. arango is a design forum focusing on new materials and technologies in emerging concepts of minimalism. Followers of arango’s functional contemporary design aesthetic fondly recall the Dadeland Mall store where collectible home furnishings and functional ... Read more
BELLA’S PROMISE
Vicky Miro hosted an event at her boutique in support of the Live Like Bella FoundationTM and pediatric cancer research at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. The world was captivated by Bella Rodriguez-Torres (December 12, 2002- May 28, 2013) as she courageously fought cancer during her short life. Her big brown eyes, infectious smile, determination and innocence ... Read more
TASTY UNVEILING
In the days leading up to the ChamberSOUTH Art Festival, chamber trustees and guests enjoyed a special poster unveiling hosted at The Wirtz Gallery in the First National Bank of South Miami. Attendees were treated to a Whiskey Tasting lead by chamber members Dennis Deblois and Marcello Zinn. Six whiskies and food pairing were tasted, from ... Read more
CHAMBER’S 85TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
On a balmy October evening, ChamberSOUTH leadership gathered at the Sonesta Bayfront in Coconut Grove for the 85th Anniversary Chairman Gala, honoring Claudia A. Cancio, Chairman. Presented by First National Bank of South Miami, guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’œuvre on the terrace, a fine dinner, skits by actors from the Actor’s Playhouse presentation of ... Read more
CELEBRATING FIVE
On October 21st, Shula’s 347 Grill celebrated its fifth anniversary in SOMI. After a welcoming Chandon Sparkling Rose reception served with Shrimp Satay, some forty guests were escorted to the private dining room for an exceptional four-course dinner.