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
THE ANCIENT NUTRITION ADVICE THAT WILL ALWAYS BE TRUE
You get half your genes from your mother and the other half from your father, and those are the genes you’re stuck with, right? Not quite. According to epigenetics, outside factors (like what we eat) have a ton of influence over the way your genes actually behave. And while most of us know that eating ... Read more
ARTS IN SOMI
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS AT THE U JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE The following productions are coming to the Ring Theatre in this its 79th Season: Pippin from October 5-14; Romeo & Juliet, November 9-18, Blind Mouth Singing, February 22-March 3 and Pirates of Penzance April 19 – 28. Season memberships now on sale: online, by phone, or ... Read more
