Bay Supermarket mural on Normandy Isle nears finish, with a launch party set for Nov. 30

The mural taking shape on Bay Supermarket’s curving wall at 905 Bay Drive on Normandy Isle should be finished within about a week, and a launch party is planned for Monday, Nov. 30, at 1 p.m., at the start of Art Basel Miami Beach week, according to the artist, Michelle Weinberg, who confirmed the plans to Red Sidewalks.

Weinberg has lived in North Beach for about 20 years and shops at the store, and she wanted to do something for the neighborhood, she said. Limited-edition tote bags featuring her design are to be handed out at the Nov. 30 celebration. If the mural is well received, it could be extended across the whole building, she said; nothing in the city’s records so far covers a larger mural. Weinberg shares her work on Instagram at @mwpinkblue.

The work is a City of Miami Beach Art in Public Places project. The city applied for it, and the Design Review Board approved it July 9, according to the board’s recorded order, which says the mural must follow a proposal prepared by Weinberg for the city’s Tourism and Culture Department. The board required city planning staff to sign off on the final colors and details, and asked the city to look into lighting the wall.

By Thursday, the design had filled in well beyond the blue and green shapes and pencil sketches on the wall earlier in the week. A photo of the wall shows a tilted blue-and-black checkerboard band, blocks of deep blue, mustard and bright orange, and a pink flower shape against the pale mint base, with outlines still waiting for paint.

The store faces Bay Drive near 71st Street, a short walk from the Normandy Fountain.