GET YOUR ART ON IN SOMI
The 2016-17 SOMIartrwalk© in our town center is now underway and held on the second Friday of the month from October through March. 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 ... Read more
ANNUAL DOMINO TOURNAMENT
Tiles were strategically placed and in some cases, slammed down, on custom-made domino tables at the 4th Annual Chamber N-XT Domino Tournament hosted at Dadeland Mall on August 19th. But first, players and guests were treated to great food treats prepared by the Dadeland Terrace dining restaurants on the second floor of the Kendall Fashion ... Read more
CHAMBER INVITES YOU TO LUNCH
ChamberSOUTH Board of Directors and staff (pictured above) are on hand to greet members and guests at the monthly Networking Luncheon. Held on the second Wednesday of each month, the lunch is an informal event geared to building and developing business relationships for members. Immediately prior to the lunch is a New Members Orientation, coordinated ... 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
UM COACH FIRES UP THE CROWD
The May 26th ChamberSOUTH’s General Membership Breakfast was a flurry of activity with Sebastian moving around with the paparazzi and guests getting some face time with the coach before the start of the program. UM’s new Head Football Coach Mark Richt scored big points by delivering a winning combination of wit, wisdom, and good news ... 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
CYCLING AROUND WITH THE COUNTY MAYOR
On Monday, February 29, the historic Venetian Causeway was re-opened. Originally built in the 1930s the Venetian Causeways connects downtown Miami to the residential Venetian Islands and then continues on to Miami Beach. The 90-year-old structure had become weak and dilapidated. Metal plates had patched parts of the bridge deck after a bus got stuck ... 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
PYK COMES TO CASACUBA
Miami’s fun band, People You Know, recently performed at the new CasaCuba. Always a big draw at the former Casa Larios, with a stormy day and uncertain weather at night, despite the conditions, the restaurant was packed with PYK fans. And folks were not disappointed as the band laid down the old favorites. There’s a ... 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