By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (January 25, 2016) – Citizens of Sunny Isles Beach, I am very pleased to deliver this State of the City address after serving my first year as your Mayor. We have made a lot of progress this past year and I would like to first thank my colleagues on the Commission for their support and …
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(December 15, 2015) – Once again, the City of Sunny Isles Beach held their annual photo contest, asking residents and visitors to submit their beautiful shots from around the city. Again this year, we had wonderfully talented submissions to choose from. The winners’ photos have been used for the 2016 Sunny Isles Beach monthly calendars. Calendars are available to pick …
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By Isaac Aelion, Commissioner (December 2, 2015) – On one autumn morning in 2009, I was having breakfast at Moe’s Bagels in Aventura with a friend when at one point he looked me straight in the eyes and asked me: “Why do you want to run for office?“ My knee-jerk reaction was: “Because I want to continue making a difference …
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By Christopher J. Russo, Former City Manager (December 2, 2015) – The City’s first mayor, David Samson and Mr. Dan Palmer came together to build The Sunny Isles Beach Sun back when the City was just a baby. Dan always referred to the relationship as “a unique situation.” As we turned 18 this year, we have grown this paper along …
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Michael J. O’Connell Wins First Place (December 2, 2015) – The winning poster for the SIB Jazz Fest Poster Contest this year was painted by Michael J. O’Connell of Clearwater, Florida. Originally from Johnson City, New York, he graduated from Tampa School of Art and Design and is a self-taught painter whose works would be categorized as contemporary/abstract. Michael is …
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By Christopher J. Russo, Former City Manager (December 1, 2015) – On September 24, 2015, the Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 was adopted by the City Commission. The City has again this year reduced the tax rate, which now stands at 2.5 dollars per 1000 of assessed value. This reduction resulted in our City continuing to be one of …
Read More »By Jennifer Levin, Commissioner (Monday, November 16, 2015) – The need for sufficient schools to serve our children in Sunny Isles Beach is obvious from the City’s growth and projected growth with the completion of additional residential projects. Many parents are looking for educational options for their children that charter schools can help fulfill by providing curricula not found in …
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By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (Friday, October 30, 2015) – The change of seasons reminds us how desirable our island community is to live in. This time of year we start to relax as hurricane season comes to a close and many seasonal residents trickle in. Semi-trailers deliver cars from the north, restaurants get busier and of course traffic gets …
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By Dr. Annette Weissman, Principal (Tuesday, October 24, 2015) – Please excuse me if I appear to be strutting like a peacock, but I am just so proud of our students and teachers that I can’t contain myself! After much publicity, the scores from last spring’s Florida Standards Assessment test were released this month and once again, NSE SIB K-8 …
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October 12, 2015 — By Mayor George “Bud” Scholl On Friday, October 2nd at approximately 11:55 AM I was walking south from City Hall to lunch at Basil Park on 176th and Collins when I noticed people coming out of the restaurant with their phones pointing up at the sky taking pictures. At that moment, I looked up and saw …
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