PUBLISHERS – READERS COMMENTS
New Beginnings…Post-Irma As we were preparing to usher in the new collegiate and NFL action, the nasty side of Irma hit, and the cards got shuffled. Pre- and post-hurricane actions were a three-week hit. In the SOMI Town Center area (South Miami, Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County), 41 businesses were closed for seven to 10 days. Retail, ... Read more
NEW LEADERSHIP AT CHAMBERSOUTH
Starting its 86th year in service to the business community, ChamberSOUTH has leadership changes both at the board and executive levels. Joe Gallaher, Board Chair for the 2016-17 year is followed by Ken Kistner as chair for the 2017-18 year. And on the executive level, to serve as President and CEO of ChamberSOUTH is Brittnie ... Read more
CHRONICLING SOUTH MIAMI’S HISTORY – Part III: Growing Up, Building Communications Institutions
On June 25, 1927, W. A. Forster was sworn in as South Miami’s first Mayor and the City began its nine decade journey. In this third installment of our six-part series we note the economic, building and institutional growth that has become the foundation of our development. New Economic Prosperity After the World War II ... Read more
THE MILLION ORCHID PROJECT
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is on a mission to plant millions of native species of orchids into some of the most population-dense areas of south Florida. In an effort to return to our environment orchids that grew here abundantly about 100 years ago, FTBG launched the Million Orchid Project in 2013. The project relies on the ... Read more
WHAT’S NEW IN TOWN – October/November 2017
Amsterdam Falafel, the top-it-yourself falafel fast-casual restaurant opened on Sunset Drive in September. This is the second South Florida shop opened by local entrepreneur Ajay Patel; he opened the first in July on Miami Beach at 1522 Washington Avenue. With the SOMI location, Ajay is continuing the momentum and excitement built up from South Beach. In ... Read more
THE UNDERLINE – SOMI MAGAZINE UPDATE WITH MEG DALY
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. Friends of The Underline a 501(c)(3) non-profit advocating to transform the underutilized land below Miami’s Metrorail into a 10-mile linear park, urban trail and canvas for artistic expression are gearing ... Read more
CHAMBER BOARD INSTALLATION BREAKFAST
On September 22nd, 2017, ChamberSOUTH hosted its General Membership Breakfast and 2017-18 Board of Directors Installation at the Dadeland Marriot hotel. The installation ceremony was led by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava (District 8). The generous title sponsor of the breakfast was Baptist Health South Florida. Baptist’s Danny Elfenbein (photo above left) gave a ... Read more
UM HOSTS SEA LEVEL RISE PRESENTATION
The University of Miami’s elegant WATSCO Center Hurricane 100 room was a great venue for the ChamberSOUTH August General Membership breakfast, featuring guest speaker, the prominent Professor Ben Kirtman. Dr. Kirtman is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. He uses atmosphere-ocean general circulation ... Read more
THE CHEF’S TABLE – TARTE TATIN
The Chef’s TABLE RECIPES OF SIGNATURE DISHES PREPARED BY OUR AREA CHEFS. RESTAURANT Café Pastis CHEF Thierry Collongette FACTS Thierry comes from the Burgundy region of France and has been with Chef Philippe at Café Pastis for 15 years. TARTE TATIN Ingredients: 3 tbs butter 3/4 cup sugar 3 large Granny Smith Apples 1 tbs flour 1 – ... Read more