CHAMBER DOMINOS
On Friday evening, May 3rd, ChamberSOUTH’s young professionals committee, Chamber N-XT, hosted its 7th Annual Domino’s Tournament at the stunning rooftop pool deck of AMLI Dadeland’s residential building with the theme: “An Evening in Tulum.” The fabulous rooftop came built in with decorative elements and a flower wall piece generously provided by Flower Wall Rentals ... Read more
GET YOUR ART ON IN SOMI
© in our town center held on the second Friday of the month from October through March is now underway. From 6-9p the area business district opens its doors to artists, and visitors enjoy established and emerging visual and performing artists on the sidewalks throughout town until 10p. Unlike other communities which have multiple art galleries and ... Read more
ADDRESSING BUSINESS LEADERS
ChamberSOUTH kicked off its 2017 General Membership Breakfast series at the Miami Dadeland Marriott by welcoming our “Made-in-Miami” Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera in his hometown. County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava opened the breakfast meeting with introductory remarks, and unveiled “More to Explore,” a new branding campaign for South Dade that touts the unique and plentiful ... Read more
PANULIRUS ARGUS TOURNAMENT
Every July the coastal areas of Florida are flooded with lobster hunters trying to get their share of this year’s bounty in the official mini lobster season. This took place starting at 12:01 am on Wednesday July 27, and ending at 12:00 midnight on Thursday, July 28. The following day in SOMI, many hunters gather for ... Read more
RECOGNIZING TEAM SUCCESSES
Celebrating the huge success of raising $120,000 for the Dolphins Cancer Challenge and BikeMS, the Mack Cycle & Fitness Team felt at home in the Canes Zone Dining Hall on the University of Miami campus. Usually reserved for UM’s athletes, the restaurant served a feast deserving of the 2016 Mack Cycle Team members who trained, ... Read more
WHEELS ON SUNSET
During the fall/winter South Florida season, Sunset Drive is host to two art festivals, a holiday parade and other street-closing events. For the past 16 years, VW fans flocked to South Miami for the annual VolksBlast, where over two hundred classic cars are displayed. In 2015 Sunset Drive got a whole new and expensive look with the ... Read more
WALKING ON ART
Students from the South Miami Senior High School National Honor Society Art program brought some street art to the SOMIartwalk© in December, with chalk drawing on Sunset Drive in front of Starbucks. Young and old passersby also get into the scene and put their own mark on the sidewalk. SOMIartwalk© is held on the second Friday ... Read more
WHEELING AROUND SOMI
Conceived by Herb Hiller of the East Coast Greenway Alliance, and chaired by South Miami’s own Victor Dover of Dover Kohl Urban Planners WHEELS was a five-day celebration of bike-walk-transit-trails. From Wednesday, November 11 through Saturday, November 14, a series of some thirty-two activities and events were scheduled throughout the county and focused in the ... Read more
FASHION & ART MEET
Fashion is the most powerful art there is. – Blair Waldorf Four area boutiques have been exhibiting “fashion is art” as part of the SOMIartwalk© held on the ... Read more
RAILS-TO-TRAILS SOCIAL FUNDRAISER
On Wednesday, September 23, Friends of the Ludlam Trail were hosted at Town Kitchen & Bar for a great evening promoting the proposed bicycle/running/pedestrian trail along the FEC corridor. Volunteers organized a great event of drinks, food, music and fun. As guests entered SideBar@Town they were photographed “on the trail.” Local political and community leaders were ... Read more