{"id":9949,"date":"2015-12-03T14:16:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T21:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=9949"},"modified":"2015-12-03T14:30:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T21:30:43","slug":"publishers-readers-comments-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/publishers-readers-comments-6\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBLISHERS \u2013 READERS COMMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

\u2018TIS THE SEASON\u2026 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Season\u2019s Greetings!\u00a0 If you have a moment, pour yourself a cup of coffee and let me spend a few minutes with you as you thumb through our latest issue.<\/p>\n

Thanksgiving fittingly ushers in the holiday season.\u00a0 It provides us a good time to reflect and express gratitude before the hustle and bustle otherwise distracts us.<\/p>\n

Over the past few issues, we\u2019ve taken our readers to visit some of Miami\u2019s fine cultural and community institutions: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, History Miami and the Perez Art Museum Miami.\u00a0 In this issue we return close to home with something to shout about in SOMI.\u00a0 We have many great family-oriented events happening in our hometown.\u00a0 Our two art festivals, Santa\u2019s Parade of the Elves, Safe Streets Halloween, the Twilight 5K and more, are part of the fabric of what\u00a0makes SOMI so special.<\/p>\n

Community events shape who we are, and whether you dress in a Halloween costume with your kids, put on a pair of running shoes for the 5K run, stroll through the artist tents on Sunset Drive for not one, but two annual art shows, or pack a picnic for the July 4th celebration, the experience of coming together is a refreshing and exhilarating experience.<\/p>\n

In this issue we continue to acknowledge businesses in SOMI who are also observing 10, 20, 30 years or more.\u00a0 In this issue we\u2019re delighted to highlight Jarbas Godoy and The Dog from Ipanema, observing thirty years in business and ten years in South Miami.\u00a0 In upcoming Volume XI issues other businesses will be visited.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got some new businesses in town to introduce you to in our What\u2019s New in Town<\/i> feature, and some which have changed hands.\u00a0 One of the more significant is the recent acquisition of The Shops at Sunset Place.\u00a0 Now locally owned and managed, the team is in the process of making improvements, signing new leases and developing a long-term plan.\u00a0 And after ten months being shuttered, the neighbor gathering place now known as Casa Cuba has opened.<\/p>\n

As a commuter cyclist and bicycle advocate, I very much appreciated the convergence of bicycle related events and activities in and around South Miami over the past month, with the presentation of the master plan for The Underline, an inaugural off-road ride of The Ludlam Trail, and a five-day mega event, Wheels, focusing on transportation alternatives.\u00a0You\u2019ll read about these events in this issue.<\/p>\n

I must commend the City of South Miami administration for their attention to the beautification needs in our retail and restaurant district with new street signs, sidewalk repairs,\u00a0tree plantings, attending to the flower planters and more.<\/p>\n

And on my New Year\u2019s Resolution List is to continue to push for more pedestrian and bicycle safety concerns. We definitely need a landscaped pedestrian crosswalk across Red Road at 73rd Street \u2013 that\u2019s something that simply has to get done with the cooperation of the county.\u00a0 The need has been apparent for years \u2013 let\u2019s get it going in the works.<\/p>\n

The building of our town center is a significant \u201cbranding\u201d effort that requires a sustainable marketing campaign and other infra-structure improvements that will require support from our municipal, county and state elected officials, commercial property owners, our merchants association, other retail and professional businesses, the chamber of commerce – and you, our shoppers and diners, who walk the tree-lined streets in our \u201chometown.\u201d<\/p>\n

And so after Black Friday, Shop Small Saturday and Cyber Monday, I hope you can enjoy the pleasant presence of family and friends in this joyous holiday season.<\/p>\n

In this our traditional holiday issue we\u2019ve included some cocktail recipes for holiday entertaining.\u00a0 Cheers!<\/p>\n

Enjoy the SOMI experience in 2016 and remember to\u00a0SHOP SMALL all year round in SOMI!<\/p>\n

All the best,<\/p>\n

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\u2018TIS THE SEASON\u2026 \u00a0 Season\u2019s Greetings!\u00a0 If you have a moment, pour yourself a cup of coffee and let me spend a few minutes with you as you thumb through our latest issue. Thanksgiving fittingly ushers in the holiday season.\u00a0 It provides us a good time to reflect and express gratitude before the hustle and<\/p>\n

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