Sunset Harbor, 7:30 pm, Friday, April 5.
One of the reasons I’ve loved living in South Florida for the better part of the last seven years is the beauty in the sky–the spectrum of colors that wash across it, thanks to the sunset, sunrise, a thunder storm, cloud formations, the full moon (or just a sliver); its reflection dancing upon the water. The sky in Miami has a way of continually catching you off guard and awestruck by the beautiful, unexpected ways that it changes.
I took this picture Friday evening leaving yoga around 7:30 pm. As class was wrapping up, the light pouring in through the studio’s windows was this strange, eery grey-yellow color. It had been raining all afternoon, and the colors were a result of the sky clearing just in time for sunset. Really unbelievable colors. It’s amazing how mercurial the sunset is because within minutes, the colors change, and fade to grey, and then night.
This part of Miami Beach is known as Sunset Harbor, and I’ve often paused post-yoga to gaze out at Biscayne Bay at sunset. It’s one of my favorite neighborhoods, and it’s only getting better, as a slew of new shops and restaurants are opening every day. For the fitness fanatic, there’s Green Monkey Yoga, Fly Wheel, Hauser Bayside Pilates, SoBe Kick, and a Crossfit location–and don’t forget about every health nut’s favorite JugoFresh for expensive juices and smoothies.
You could say that the Pubbelly Group put the neighborhood on the map with its inaugural Pubbelly restaurant. It opened in 2010, and was quickly followed up by Pubbelly Sushi, Barceloneta, and most recently PB Steak. There are plenty of other foodie delights in the hood, with Sardinia, A La Folie, the just opened Lucali, and soon-to-open Panther Coffee and Ice Box locations.
For the fashionista, I love popping into the Lulu Lemon showroom for my requisite yoga uniform. And this weekend, along with my gal pal Nicole, we discovered the newly opened Sunset Clothing Co. and Frankie boutiques, both great stops for one-of-a-kind finds that cater to the beach-loving, sky-worshipping, sunset-adoring, full moon-obsessed lifestyle of Miami Beach girls.
