LEARNING CONTINUES AFTER THE SCHOOL BELL by James Nall, CPRP, LGI, AFO, CPSI, DCF, Recreation Supervisor When the school day ends, children still have opportunities to learn. After-school programs provide a place to build friendships, explore interests, and practice skills that support success in the classroom and beyond. Learning often happens through everyday activities. A ... Read more

TC FAVS FIORA DI ZUCCA Lazaro P., Coral Gables My favorite seasonal treat in Italy are the zucchini flowers. Chefs prepare them in traditional ways and others with a touch of culinary genius. I read about Mano Libera’s Michelin Guide recommendation in your recent email and had to try Chef’s Marco handiwork. The flavor and ... Read more

Getting it done. Many know me to be riding my Cannondale in and around South Miami as a dedicated commuter cyclist for the past twenty-eight years. And so, I’m delighted that as The Underline project is wrapping up its ambitious 10-mile linear trail under the Metrorail, with anticipated completion later this year, focus is being ... Read more

Hola South Miami! It’s your amigo, el Happy Coach. As the vibrant, high-energy glow of summer begins to fade, we find ourselves at a powerful transition into the busy professional season ahead. While summer demands peak activity and outward adventure, this next phase calls us back to our centers. It is a time to gather ... Read more

AREA STAGE The award-winning not-for-profit theatrical company is headquartered at Sunset Place, with offices, state-of the-art voice and dance studios, rehearsal space and intimate black-box theatre. Founded in 1989 on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach by John and Maria Rodaz the company has enjoyed a distinguished reputation in the South Florida cultural arts scene for ... Read more

One of the two businesses open in the retail spaces on the ground level of the Avalon South Miami on 73rd Street, bookends to The Fresh Market is VIVANT® Skin Care’s first flagship store and professional education center. It’s here in this spacious and open modern destination where clinical skincare, education, and contemporary art come ... Read more

Two new spots are opening in SOMI within the coming weeks, a Parisian bakery and night spot where Bar Bella was located and a new LULU Café & Bakery located on the ground level of the Avalon high-rise. You can read about them in our What’s New in Town online feature. VIVAVIE Miami and Minuit ... Read more

South Miami is burgeoning with new developments, some under construction, others on the drawing boards and others on the minds of landowners. In the SOMIonline Spring issue we covered the approved new AvalonBay Communities South Miami Part Two with its 16 stories towering over our historic designed buildings and a reimagined Dorn Avenue. In this ... Read more

On Saturday, August 15, 2026, The Underline’s newest amenity opened to families with a lively ribbon cutting celebration attended by City of South Miami, Miami-Dade County officials, The Friends of The Underline and featured children’s activities, a kid’s concert, face painting and micro forest plantings. Event Photos: Avant Garde Media and The Underline The Nikki ... Read more

GARCIA-NEVETT DAY Wednesday, August 5th, Venezuelan sisters Susan and Isable Garcia Nevett observed what has become the annual “Garcia Nevett Day” a recognition first given to them by the South Miami City Commission last year upon the national recognition given to them. The sisters have spent more than a decade perfecting their Chocolatier skills. Applying ... Read more