Karess Swimwear – Local Business Spotlight
Karess Swimwear is a fashion swimwear line designed to show your beauty from the inside out. Created by Kristin Gilliam, Karess Swimwear was launched in early 2011 in Coconut Grove, Florida. Kristin graduated from the University of Florida, where she was part of the swim team. She had a double passion – one for swimming and all things water, and …read more
Brown (Yard) Is Beautiful!
It’s February in Florida, and except for the occasional freak storm, there is no rain falling for another 3 – 4 months at least. Many people new to our state are under the impression that Florida, especially south Florida is a tropical rainforest. Not even close. The southern end of our peninsula is considered sub-tropical; we DO get cold weather, …read more
3 Tips to Fight the Big Boys
If you are like me then you are sick and tired of seeing the big corporations taking over. Everywhere I go I see the same big stores, selling the same products, holding the same sales. In today’s market small, locally owned businesses can thrive, but they need to do things a little differently. Here are 3 things you can do …read more
Spring ’12 Fashion Trends
The rest of the country is finally catching up to what South Floridians have known for years—wearing bright colors is so much more exciting than shrouding oneself in nothing but black! Being born and raised in South Florida, I was shocked to see that black and other neutrals—grey, nude, khaki and white—were the go to choices for most New Yorkers. …read more
“Awful” Soil Just Fine for South Florida Native Plants
Look at this! Just look at it! Hmmmm. Not very dark, not very loamy. I can’t see any organic matter. You can’t be seriously considering this stuff for planting flowering plants, can you? I mean, come on! Well, in most parts of south Florida, in neighborhoods, and on “improved” lots everywhere, this is what we have to work with. Most …read more
InSouthFlorida.com Offers Free Local Events Calendar
InSouthFlorida.com has launched a free, public events calendar that is available to all South Florida resident. All local arts, entertainment, community, or sports organizations in South Florida are invited and encouraged to join our community and submit their events to the calendar free of charge. InSouthFlorida continues to focus on local small business owners by providing tools that serve as a catalyst for growth in our region. The launch of our calendar is …read more
Fester Custom Airbrushing – Local Business Spotlight
Matthew Lipp has been creating masterpieces since 2004. In 2008, Matthew and his then girlfriend Tammi Polinice decided to take the start up company to a new level and Tammi created and launched the website FesterCustomAirbrushing.com. Theirs is a story of big dreams, hard work and perseverance, and of not forgetting to give back to the community which helped you achieve success. Back in …read more
Meet Cucina Al Mare – Local Business Spotlight
Cucina Al Mare Italian Food Truck is a local mobile food truck owned by Elizabeth Accomando and her husband, Stefano, serving Palm Beach, Broward and Miami Dade Counties with their home-style, old-fashioned Italian cooking! Elizabeth started out working in delis and restaurants, but switched gears when she met Stefano. He had an auto body shop, and eventually Elizabeth went to …read more
Let Us Grow Your Local Twitter Followers
Happy Friday South Florida! During the last few weeks, we have been contacted several times by some of our twitter followers and have been asked how they can grow their twitter followers as quickly as we have. While we have given them the best advice possible, tips and industry best practices, we realize ourselves it’s no easy task. We realize there is not easy, effective and …read more
InSouthFlorida Local Business Spotlight
We hope everyone is having a wonderful start to the new year. We are keeping busy and getting ready to crank up the volume with our new Local Business Spotlight Program. Today we introduce our Local Business Spotlight program. Each week we will feature stories about local businesses, how they got started, what they do and why you should support them. It’s all about being local and getting to know …read more