PUBLISHERS – READERS COMMENTS
There comes a time…. For the past seventeen years I’ve had the great pleasure of bringing you a print magazine for you to flip through and read at your leisure. More so than any other area publication, SOMI was geared to more editorial content and that is what our readers appreciate. Covid impacts, cuts in ... Read more
SOMI’S 17 YEARS IN PRINT
Looking at the creative and editorial development of a much-appreciated community resource. Publisher’s Perspective: WE’RE LARGER THAN LIFE!!When first published starting in the fall of 2005, the magazine was called “In & Around the Shops – South Miami Town Center” (Whew! Now you know why we eventually shortened it!) It was a tabloid size and ... Read more
73RD STREET TRANSFORMATION
Still a work in progress. For the better part of the last decade discussions were taking place considering the fate of the Winn-Dixie store and what would happen on the 1.5 acre site in our town center. On June 2, 2020 a bold vision, which when realized will transform 73rd Street and usher in new ... Read more
A RETURN TO SOMI
Maurizio Farinelli, an experienced, third-generation restaurateur born and raised in Torino, the gastronomic heartland of northern Italy, boasts an impressive track record of opening and operating successful, high-quality restaurants. Whether the concept is fine dining or casual, Maurizio truly has the “golden touch,” noted writer Peter Laird in an earlier article published in SOMI (cf: ... Read more
SPORTS GRILL AT THIRTY FIVE
Home to many happy memories, this year Sports Grill celebrated 35 years in serving the community at its 305 & 941 locations. On March 17, 1987 the luck of the Irish shown on the founders of Sports Grill as it opened its establishment at its original home on Sunset & 100 Avenue, and in the ... Read more
THE FOX RETURNS
After almost seven years of being closed, South Miami’s iconic bar reopened its doors on Friday, July 29th. Coined “Miami’s Darkest Bar,” the rebirth is the diligent and consciousness work of the local hospitality group Lost Boy & Co., which has spent the last few years working on bringing the legend of FOX’S back to ... Read more
COLOMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL VISIT
For the second time in a few short years, South Miami welcomed Ivan Duque Marques to the Dante Fascell Park and the Colombia Sculpture Garden. On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez came to South Miami in acknowledgement of the work accomplished by the Sister-City program between Medellin and South Miami. Not ... Read more
MURAL ART AT COMMUNITY CENTER
Local artists team up to create “Life is a Playground” mural. South Miami’s own Gail Coachman Alexander and area neighbor Ramiro Ramierz joined creative forces to bring LIFE IS A PLAYGROUND to the walls. For two months this summer, they sketched, outlined and painted the 83 foot wall opposite to the Gibson-Bethel Community Center. Ramirez ... Read more
SOMI’S SINGULAR ART GALLERY
Located in the lobby of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH MIAMI, each month The Wirtz Gallery exhibits local and international artists. Gallery hours are: Monday – Thursday, 9a-4p; Friday, 9a-6p. Artist receptions are generally held on the second Friday of the month from 6-8p, and are open to the public. The bank is located ... Read more