By Bari Auerbach

‘Fall Preview’

Now that fall is upon us, it’s time to start gearing up for seasonal trends everyone in Sunny Isles Beach looks forward to (or dreads)….

White After Labor Day: In Sunny Isles Beach this fall fashion “faux pas” is acceptable since it really feels like summer year-round – even if the department stores are featuring heavy jackets, sweaters and boots – just perfect for 90 degree beach weather!

Heavier Traffic: To be more prepared for “idle” time…Stock your car with lots of good books, a pillow so you can catch a quick nap plus plenty of snacks since there still aren’t rest stops along Collins Avenue or Biscayne. If you really want to make sure you don’t succumb to road rage, take yoga and meditation classes so you’ll be prepared to smile and say “Namaste” when someone cuts you off, rear ends you while texting or makes an obscene gesture at you for daring to ask them to let you turn into a driveway barricaded by intersection blockers.

Too Much Homework: Now that the new school year is in full-swing, odds are the kids have so much homework; they hardly have time to update their Facebook status or play video games. But even though you may be trying to stick to a budget, one thing to definitely splurge on is a tutor for subjects they may ask you for help with that prove you’re definitely not “smarter than a fifth grader.”

Holiday Sales: Stores already have their Halloween and Thanksgiving merchandise on sale to get shoppers to start spending sooner…This might inspire the City Commission to draft an innovative revenue boosting resolution to “double up on holidays” – then Sunny Isles Beach could become the first city ever where Christmas and Hanukah come twice a year!

‘Octoberfest’: Fall means great events are coming soon like the 2nd annual Sunny Isles Beach Jazz Fest, Oct. 16-18 and the monsterously popular Booogie by the Beach Halloween celebration. Oct. 30-31. So don’t be surprised if you see Count Basie and Count Dracula around town – but of course you’ll never see anyone ever “singing the blues” when they’re lucky enough to live in Sunny Isles Beach seasonally or year-round!!