The popular South Miami Rotary Art Festival returns February 23-24, 2013, running each day from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.. Celebrating its 30th year, the event features fine arts, high-end crafts, an international food court, and live music along Sunset Drive between US 1 and Red Road. The juried show, featuring 153 artists and [...]
Carl Williams, Assistant Director for the City of South Miami’s Parks and Recreation Department, has a vision for the future of the venues he helps to manage. Carl, along with Parks Director, Lorenzo Woodley, has initiated something of a renaissance designed to enhance services and increase participation in the city’s system of parks. South Miami [...]
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is the place togo when you want fresh Mexican food readily prepared and quickly served in a modern, friendly environment. Born on South Beach in 2004, the popular Lime brand has grown to national status, with a number of locations in South Florida. Representing the “fast-casual” Mexican food concept, Lime continues [...]
Volunteers armed with an assortment of garden tools attacked noxious vines and invasive exotics as they cleaned up South Miami’s All-America Park on Saturday, November 3rd. About 45 sturdy volunteers, employees of South Miami Hospital, were donating their precious time on a beautiful weekend morning as part of Baptist Health South Florida’s “Day of Caring [...]
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is the place to go when you want fresh Mexican food readily prepared and quickly served in a modern, friendly environment. Born on South Beach in 2004, the popular Lime brand has grown to national status, with a number of locations in South Florida. Representing the “fast-casual” Mexican food concept, Lime [...]
Children wheeling small suitcases, parents with tempting arrays of holiday sweets and bustling school staff are coming in and out of the administration office at the Sunset Elementary School. This early morning routine, heightened by the winter holiday, is played out in schools across the country. But this is no ordinary school. Sunset Elementary is [...]
Music holds a special place in our lives: celebrating events, marking milestones and generally lifting the spirit. Upon entering the Musicians Discount Center you are immediately reassured that this is a place that is serious about music, musicians and music-making—very serious. Owner Mike Cohen has been in themusic business one way or another for most [...]
There’s a new bank in town. The Biscayne Bank recently opened its third branch in the Plaza 57 Building. With banks in Coconut Grove and Doral the bank believes that South Miami is the perfect location for its community banking model. “South Miami fits our structure; we’re happy about banking here,” said Ana Dominquez, Executive [...]
The chic lingerie, loungewear and swimwear of Eberjey is available at their new retail location in South Miami. The first store to exclusively feature the Eberjey label opened in late July of this year. The word “lingerie” may conjure up lacy teddies or flowing, ankle-length peignoirs but the original meaning of the word came from [...]
Green Apple Haircutters is the kind of business that contributes to the hometown atmosphere of South Miami’s Town Center. In operation for over 30 years in the same location at 5806 Sunset Drive, owner and stylist Norma Khoury is the driving force behind the tidy salon’s continued success “There is something special about South Miami. [...]
Commissioner Xavier Suarez is challenging residents of Miami-Dade County to “think vertically” when it comes to the South Dade busway. The stretch of bus lane which runs 21 miles from the Dadeland Metro stop to Florida City is getting a serious “re-think” by the County. Currently, a study by the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) is [...]
The complex and delicate nature of Mexican cuisine often goes unrealized by many Americans. Unfortunately for them, culinary delights from south of the border have been mistranslated into lackluster arrays of soggy burritos and bland tacos slathered with a timid sauce. Chef Zé Carlos Jiménez has been changing that misconception at his MexZican Gourmet restaurant [...]
Bluefish Sport has established a flagship retail store in South Miami. Opened in May 2012, the Bluefish concept blends the functional qualities of fitness apparel with a fashion-forward sensibility, resulting in active wear that can transition from the gym to the office with ease. The soothing sounds of a fountain great you as you enter [...]
The Shops at Sunset Place, located on Sunset Drive in downtown South Miami, continues to play an important role in the commerce of the city, while also representing a significant architectural figure in the city’s streetscape. Constructed in 1999, the mall was initially designed to feature high-end retailers. Today, the Shops are evolving into a [...]
