Commissioner Francis Suarez on Beer Ad on City Building. By Geniusofdespair

I wrote about the beer ads on the MRC City of Miami building on September 8th.

Looks like the mainstream media is playing catch up. In an NBC video yesterday on the subject, City of Miami Commissioner Suarez said he doesn't like that he gets complaints from his mother about the ads on the buildings facade. Mayor Regalado supports the ads as he said the funds are needed. Commissioner Sarnoff says we get the $10,000 on ANY ads, in other words it doesn't have to be a beer ad. Good point. That was my complaint, the subject matter. Bad enough they drape the building with ads, but beer ads? Francis, listen to your mother.

What Does a Super-Sized Beer Ad, Draped on a City Building, Say About That City? By Geniusofdespair

I found it amusing that two City of Miami Commissioners are worried about the City's image. I cut the fragment (left) out of the Miami Herald Wednesday. The comments are related to the firing of the Police Chief and the activity around it. The Commissioners believe it is bad for the City's image.

The City's image?? First, as I previously reported, the Miami River Center was draped with a giant, 5 story ad for a TV show called Auction Hunters. Now Miami River Center (MRC) has a similarly sized ad for Corona Beer. BEER!! And the Commissioners are worried about the City's image? City Commissioners: That 'image' ship has sailed long ago. These ridiculous billboards on your municipal building say more about your City than a whistle-blowing, X-police chief.

Although, maybe Miami is ahead of its time in the garish department, could this soon be in our future:

The meaning of image I am using:
The character projected to the public, as by a person or institution, especially as interpreted by the mass media.