Life in the City
‘The Oscars - Sunny Isles Beach Style‘
By Bari Auerbach

Once again it’s almost time for Hollywood to roll out the red carpet for the Oscars and pay homage to all the movies that entertained us – or made us wonder why we didn’t just stay home and watch a critically acclaimed HBO or Showtime series. Actually, right here in Sunny Isles Beach there are so many dramatic, comedic, scintillating and provocative epic sagas occurring on a daily basis, the city really deserves its own Oscar awards for these nominees:

For Babel: The nominees could be gym members who “babble” incessantly while you’re waiting for the equipment; all the cute babies who “babble” at the fancy, expensive restaurants their parents bring them to when they can’t get a sitter; all the middle management employees who “psycho-babble” about non-refundable, non-exchangeable and other nonsensical policies that make shopping less than pleasurable.

For The Departed: The nominees could be all the old motels that have departed from Sunny Isles Beach; all the crime that has departed since the city’s own Police Department became operational; and hopefully a lot of the traffic once all the snowbirds have finally “departed!”

For Letters From Iwo Jima: The nominees could be all the letters from Asian women seeking “nice American men” sent to Sunny Isles Beach guys on Internet dating sites; all the letters from manufacturers advising you about another recall – written in Japanese!

For Little Miss Sunshine: The nominees could be all the bank tellers with sunny dispositions who cheerfully inform you, “You’re overdrawn!”; all the condo board members with sunny smiles who vote to evict you because your dog is just a couple of pounds over the pet weight limit; all the bright and sunny supermarket cashiers who robotically scan items and invariably ask for price checks on personal hygiene products.

For The Queen: The nominees could be all the Sunny Isles Beach queens who idolize Meryl Streep for her role in “The Devil Wears Prada”; shop at local jewelry stores, encouraging significant others to buy them a “Blood Diamond” just like Leonardo DiCaprio’s; and gossip about other “Dreamgirls,” inspired by Judi Dench to take “Notes on a Scandal.”

There are so many more award-worthy attributes associated with life in the city – but ultimately, when it comes to the enjoying luxurious amenities and the “Pursuit of Happyness” – even Will Smith would agree, the Oscar definitively goes to... Sunny Isles Beach!

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