MIAMI BEACH: 220 21st Street Boulan South Beach, a 52 unit residential property, showcases vintage art deco architecture blended with modern eclectic interiors, and is ready for your purchase. An intimate environment presents the finest amenities including concierge reception, boutique lobby and common areas, a peaceful meditation garden and courtyard, fitness center, landscaped roof-top oasis [...]
SunPost Catches up with Thomas Kramer Born in 1957 in Germany, Thomas Kramer grew up as the son of a Frankfurt stockbroker and early on demonstrated unusual acumen in the world of business and finance. By age 17, he had already made a million Deutschemarks by trading over his school’s pay phone and by his [...]
By John E Zur The Miami Beach Botanical Garden, located across the street from the Miami Beach Convention Center, has announced that it will be undergoing a 1.2 million-dollar landscape renovation project designed by acclaimed South Florida landscape architect Raymond Jungles and executed by Harbour Construction of Miami. Says Harbour project manager Guy Lesseur, [...]
When the hyenas and jackals fight over a carcass things get ugly fast The gates of hell bear the inscription, says Dante, Abandon all hope ye who enter here. And if we didn’t notice that written over the impound lot the last time our car was towed we should have. Because, somehow, the ”Inferno” didn’t [...]
May 26 Music Tito Puente Jr Head to KCC Productions and the Van Dyke Cafe for the Phoenix Rivera Ensemble, with special guest Tito Puente, Jr. 9pm. Free. The Van Dyke, 846 Lincoln Rd; South Beach. For info: 305-534-3600 or thevandykecafe.com. May 26 Dance Spring Concert Don’t miss the High School Spring Concert from the [...]
The best historical films are the ones that never give the impression of being in class. They bring a specific period to life without making viewers feel like they’re taking their medicine. This striking element propels Meek’s Cutoff, a quietly absorbing western directed by Miami native Kelly Reichardt. In this crowded Memorial Day weekend at [...]
They rock the coolest shoes on South Beach in their fabulous studio, Studio Jellyfish. (We just love the name!) Their shoes are hand-painted, graphic masterpieces that make wearing shoes even more of a fun, fantasy. We talk to the husband and wife team, Courtney and Philip Mason to discover the story behind these delicious and [...]
Painter Bernard Oulie has moved around a lot. Originally from Bordeaux, France, he has lived in Algiers, Paris, France, Switzerland, New York, Mexico, Canada then moved back to North Africa and finally in 1994, decided to make South Florida his home. Obsessed with colors, Oulie admitted that he has never bought or owned a pair [...]
Beach Bike Shop Owners Infuriated by New Bike Sharing Program By John E. Zur In March 2011, the City of Miami Beach infuriated local bike shop owners with the launch of their much-hyped bike sharing program. By awarding the City contract to DecoBike, who was not an established bike rental business, the move was [...]
Daniel Woodrell Writes the Lives Behind its Crimes As the Atchafalaya River Basin begins to flood one can’t help thinkin’ that maybe the authorities have read Daniel Woodrell and come away believin’ the folks who live in that swampy stretch of nowhere don’t deserve saving as much as everybody else. That’s a mean thing to [...]
May 19 Lecture Green Renovations Miami Design Preservation League is holding a public lecture on the general topic of green renovations of historic buildings. The purpose is to encourage the greening of buildings in the historic districts of Miami Beach. Case Studies of The Villa Maria Housing Project & The Waldorf Hotel will be presented. [...]
Miami Beach mayoral hopeful Steve Berke’s offbeat “pro-party” campaign has now netted him wider exposure, with a six-page feature spread in a national men’s magazine. The June issue of Maxim spotlights the 30-year-old political newcomer’s ambition to become the city’s First Citizen, even going so far as to boldly entitle its profile, “Meet the Next [...]
