PUBLISHERS – READERS COMMENTS
Into the Summer… You’ve heard the phrase “the dog days of summer.” Well, it seems we’ve got a kennel full of those dogs! And not just us, the entire continental USA is under a big heat dome. It’s been brutal so far; we just have to “weather through it.” So kick back, pour yourself a chilled ... Read more
ART INSTALLATIONS AT SUNSET PLACE
Art installations visually herald a new horizon at Sunset Place. Over the summer break The Shops at Sunset Place has given local university and high school student artists the chance to take on their largest canvas yet. A theme in banners throughout Sunset Place and in print media is: “It’s On the Horizon.” These projects ... Read more
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE celebrates its 100th birthday on August 25, 2016.
According to the National Park Service website, “The centennial will kick off a second century of stewardship of America’s national parks and engaging communities through recreation, conservation, and historic preservation programs.” There is nothing so American as our national parks…. The fundamental idea behind the parks… is that the country belongs to the people, that it ... Read more
EMPOWERING YOUNG BOYS
LOCAL COUPLE CREATE EMPOWERMENT TOYS Many of our readers will recognize Crissi Boland from Margaux Interior Designs on Sunset Drive, where she has worked with her mother for the past sixteen years. And now, meet Crissi and her husband Ed who have created HEROBOYS — toys with a purpose. Inside each boy is a hero. Both Ed ... Read more
CELL PHONE ADDICTION
In a recent effort to show the obsession behind cellphone usage, New Theory Magazine released an infographic showcasing the latest data to back up America’s cellphone usage addiction. There is no denying this generation has a problem. Numbers do not lie. To say that we are, “attached”, is officially an alarming understatement. Individuals have become ... Read more
WHAT’S NEW IN TOWN – August/September 2016
A leading fashion franchise, the South Miami location is the 40th in the United States and its southernmost location, realizing the founder’s vision to create boutiques where everyone can afford to feel beautiful. At fab’rik shoppers will find “high style with heart, no attitude or sticker shock.” The concept is to offer fashion under $100 without sacrificing quality ... 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
THE CHEF’S TABLE – Stuffed Poblano Chiles (Chiles Rellenos)
RECIPES OF SIGNATURE DISHES PREPARED BY OUR AREA CHEFS. CHEF/Owner Ze Carlos Jiménez RESTAURANT THE MEXZICAN GOURMET FACTS A native of Cuautla Morelos, Mexico, Chef Ze Carlos Jimenez has over twenty years in the kitchen and hosts a regular cooking show on Utilismia Fox, Hogar Express. He opened his restaurant in late 2011 in the historic ... Read more
ARTS IN SOMI
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS AT THE U LOEW ART MUSEUM The Lowe Art Museum unveils new exhibitions this fall in time for the Art Basel season. Titus Kaphar: The Vesper Project September 8 – December 23, 2016 The Vesper Project is the intensive engagement with the fictional history of the Vespers, a 19th-century New England family ... Read more
PAUL MARCELLINI – PHOTOGRAPHER
Paul Marcellini is a fifth-generation Floridian and second-generation Miamian. He grew up in the Redlands, just a stone’s throw from Everglades National Park. The Everglades was the place where he first discovered his artistic abilities, honing his skills as he moved from painting to photography. “I always need an artistic outlet, and I always focus ... Read more