By Commissioner Isaac Aelion (August 4, 2016) – Back in 2003, when the City of Sunny Isles Beach was just 6 years old, the pressure from young families with kids moving into the City was so great that a need to build a school arose, and in 2008 the first children walked into a brand new K-8 public school. The first year …
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Taormina Sister City Program
By Jeanette Gatto, Vice Mayor (August 4, 2016) – The Sunny Isles Beach’s Sister City partnerships give us the opportunity to take advantage of a variety of cultural exchanges in the areas of business, education, lifestyle, and the arts. These exchanges can be very rewarding on many levels for our City as well as the Sister City involved. To that …
Read More »News From Sunny Isles Beach K-8 School
By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (August 4, 2016) – Our K-8 community school is one of the finest in the Miami-Dade County Public School (MDCPS) system having received an “A” rating from the State of Florida every year since its inception. After nine years of dedicated service to Sunny Isles Beach K-8 and 36 years within the MDCPS system our school’s …
Read More »Sunny Isles Beach Sister Cities
By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (Friday, July 29, 2016) – Sixty years ago, an organization was created by President Eisenhower during a White House summit on citizen diplomacy. By establishing Sister Cities International (SCI), he envisioned a network that would be a champion for peace and prosperity by fostering bonds between people from different communities around the world. By forming …
Read More »Sunny Isles Beach Wins South Florida Parenting Kids Crown Award: “Best Beach in Miami-Dade County”
(July 29, 2016) – The 2016 Kids Crown Award winners are in and the City of Sunny Isles Beach has received a Miami-Dade: Best Beach Award. The balloting results were released by South Florida Parenting and Forum Publishing Group, a Tribune Company. Almost one million vacationers visit Sunny Isles Beach annually to enjoy relaxing on the 2.5 mile-long white sand …
Read More »A City That Keeps On Giving
By Isaac Aelion, Commissioner (June 29, 2016) – Everyone is familiar with the expression “a gift that keeps on giving“. Well, I like to think that we are a City that keeps on giving to our residents. The City of Sunny Isles Beach which measures only 1.25 square miles in size and has today a population of 21,962 residents, will soon …
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By Christopher J. Russo, Former City Manager (June 29, 2016) – A few things for our ‘to do’ list! The desirability of our City continues to grow while all the improvements and related construction continues. I would like to use this opportunity to let our residents know about things you can do to make your stay or daily life more …
Read More »Mayor’s Challenge: Technology Initiatives in Sunny Isles Beach
By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (June 29, 2016) – Everyone seems to have their own special relationship with technology. Some of us love it, some of us hate it and some of us have just accepted it as a new part of our everyday life. One thing is for certain, technology is all around us and in many cases has …
Read More »Sunny Isles Beach Skate Park Moves to Miami-Dade County’s Haulover Park with Expanded Hours
(June 17, 2016) – With the mangrove mitigation project at Town Center Park ready to commence, the City of Sunny Isles Beach partnered with Miami-Dade County to build a skate park at Haulover Park. It was agreed that this central location makes it easier than ever for surrounding municipal neighbors to share in the skate boarding fun. The State of …
Read More »Bringing Culture & The Arts to Sunny Isles Beach
By George ‘Bud’ Scholl, Mayor (June 2, 2016) – We are making a strategic and coordinated effort to make our community stronger through culture and the arts. To do this we are doing a considerable amount of research to determine how we can infuse culture into our community to provide maximum benefit to our residents and guests while improving the …
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