MAKING WISHES HAPPEN
Recently, the 3rd Annual Wings for Wishes Block Party took place behind Sports Grill South Miami. This year’s March 11th event raised $80,000 with 100% of the proceeds benefitting Make-A-With Southern Florida to grant wishes. Wings for Wishes Block Party is a family friendly event centered around Sports Grill’s famous chicken wings and raising money to ... Read more
THE CHEF’S TABLE – OVEN ROASTED LAMB RACK WITH BRAISED BRUSSEL SPROUTS
RECIPES OF SIGNATURE DISHES PREPARED BY OUR AREA CHEFS. CHEF Gil Plaster RESTAURANT Shula’s 347 Grill FACTS Chef Gil was born and raised in Miami. His passion for cooking came at the age of 6; his grandmother’s love for food is what “landed me in the kitchen, and I cook every meal like I am ... Read more
WHY AGE 7 IS THE RIGHT TIME TO SEE AN ORTHODONTIST
Although many people associate orthodontic treatment with adolescence, Coral Gables orthodontists Jorge C. Coro DMD, MS and Ivette Coro DMD, MS say that orthodontists can spot subtle problems with jaw growth or with the teeth while the primary or baby teeth are present. Parents may incorrectly assume they must wait until a child has all of his or ... Read more
ARTWALK SEASON TAKES A BOW
Finishing up its nineth year, the 2016-17 SOMIartwalk© in our town center wrapped up its six-month program on Friday, March 10. Artwalk is held on the second Friday of the month from October through March, and from 6-9p the area business district opens its doors to artists, and visitors enjoy engaging with visual and performing artists on ... Read more
LUIS VALLE, PAINTER
It is often said that the United States is a place where people from all the over the world contribute their social, religious, artistic, and culinary pathways to the great American melting pot. Luis Valle (aka El Chan Guri) is one such contributor. His paintings and murals are a mixture of his interest in other cultures ... Read more
SPRING IS IN THE WEAR
New Year, new season, new you! That means a slight wardrobe update that hits all of 2017’s major spring trends. We don’t dismiss the basics we covered last year, but this season it’s a bit more of an evolved look rather than a complete fashion overhaul. The core elements are still there — the khaki ... Read more
BEACH CLUB SALON
The Beach Club Salon is celebrating 30 years of doing business in the South Miami Town Center. Business partners Rosendo Jesus Duran and Douglas Gonzalez followed their mutual artistic nature and opened the salon on May 5, 1987. Today, Rosendo and Douglas continue to share the spotlight as owners of a salon dedicated to making ... Read more
PLA CIGARS GRAND OPENING
On hand for the Grand Opening and pictured with Oswaldo and Hugo Pla is Antonio Gomez (center) of La Flora Dominicana, which produced the Cigar Aficionado magazine’s #1 Cigar of the Year, Andalusian Bull. On Thursday, March 2, some one hundred came together to celebrate the opening of PLA CIGARS AND WINE BAR located on ... Read more
WELLNESS WALK
ChamberSOUTH’s Wellness Committee held a first time “Walk In to Wellness” event on Sunday, February 5 and hosted at The Shops of Sunset Place. An absolutely gorgeous day made for a great event and helped prep people for the Super Bowl game that evening. Registrants received a ‘Passport’ card that they took to each of ... Read more
CYCLE THE CITY
Books, Bikes & BBQ was the theme of this month’s Cycle the City program organized by the City of South Miami’s Park & Recreation Department and held at Fuch’s Park. Participants had their bikes checked out by a Mack Cycle & Fitness bike mechanic, and visited booths set up by the Miami-Dade Public Library System ... Read more