How to improve Snow Days in Coconut Grove

Two Snow Days came and went this year and they were lots of fun for families, but I have a few suggestions to improve upon them next year. I am hearing rumors about Snow Days not returning next year, but perhaps if it changes hands it can continue.

Here is what should happen:

1) Remove it from the BID, and give it to The Merchants Group, they are better at running events.

2) Have more snow, lots more snow. It's called SNOW Days after all, 10 tons is not enough if this is really 10 tons which is being touted. So many other locations in the county have mountains of snow where the kids can really get in and play. Here it's a matter of getting in fast and playing before it all melts.

3) Move it to the streets -- Fuller and Virginia, like in past years. The advantage of Coconut Grove is that we have small, quaint streets and we don't have to have Snow Days like they do in other part of the county where they dump a bunch of snow in a park, we have atmosphere. Let's use it!

4) Get rid of the pesky insurance salesman tables. I had to almost fight the New York Life guy off with a stick to have him stop trying to sell me insurance. This was not the place for this. Sponsorships might be a great idea to help fund Snow Days, but the sponsors should be held back away from the playing crowds and not be so in-your-face with their pitches.

5) And add some food trucks! Enough with this nonsense of them hurting business. After this past weekend's Snow Day I went to Wynwood for the Gallery Walk. There were food trucks all over the place and yet all businesses were packed with people eating dinner, buying coffee and spending money. Food trucks will add a lot to Snow Days and bring more people out.

Other than that, it's a great event that we need to keep bringing back year after year. While I am told that there is no residual effects for the businesses, I disagree, I cannot believe that people don't stick around and shop and eat after playing a bit in the snow, and even if they don't, what's wrong with giving back to the community without always asking for something in return? Aren't the smiles on the kids' faces enough?