Diabetes Ball held at the Diplomat Resort and Hotel under the leadership of the gracious Socialite Sonja Zuckerman and her loyal committee. Children’s Resources event with a musical gala at the Inter Continental Hotel under the leadership of Socialite Peggy Armaly for the past 33 years. Vizcayan Ball held Annually at the Vizcaya Mansion, a [...]
TOP TEN BARS Mac’s Club Deuce: 222 14th Street Miami Beach (305) 531-6200 They don’t make ‘em like Mac anymore. They can’t. Because that kinda old world moxie just isn’t done. Consequently there will never be another like his Club Deuce. Refuge to outlaws and drag queens, gadflies and go-go girls, The Deuce is [...]
{innovators} Edward De Valle One gets the impression that Edward De Valle would be making major moves even if he wasn’t working within the public arena. But when one has a bloodline that includes the 4th president of Cuba and the owner of the island nation’s largest newspaper, well, the public arena just comes [...]
TOP TEN THEATRE COMPANIES Black Theatre Group Miami Childrens Theater Mad Cat Theatre Company Teatro Avante Hot Property The Roxy Theatre Group City Theatre Sol Children Theatre Troupe The M Ensemble The Promethean Theatre Company TOP TEN COMEDIANS Jessica Gross Steve Berke Daniel Reskin Forrest Shaw Johnny “Trabs” Trabanco Carlos Rivera Nery Saenz Laurie [...]
TOP TEN REALTORS Darin Feldman: Majestic In the real estate game, you’re nobody till Somebody buys from you. Make it a few Somebodies and you’re nobody no more. Perhaps that’s why Darin Feldman’s become the go-to guy for A-listers looking for the ultimate in swank. And why skyscraping high rises like Il Villagio, Portofino, Continuum, [...]
Top Ten Restaurants Miami: Is Chef Michelle Bernstein that much of a juggernaut that she should have two restaurants in the top ten for Miami? The answer is yes. She’s branded herself with charm and culinary acumen that sees frequent menu changes staying ahead of trends while integrating local product. Chef Daniel Boulud’s Miami [...]
Revitalized Group Pressures City Officials to Fix Miami Beach By David L. Snelling A revitalized Miami Beach group, comprised of former elected officials and dozens of business owners, was created to represent taxpayers by putting political pressure on the local bureaucracy to resolve a wide-range of issues plaguing the city and conceivably its coffers. And [...]
Corporate America aims to knock down a piece of Lincoln Road’s historic district and just a few volunteers seem to care. By demolishing the historic building at 1001 Lincoln Road, owner Unger Marshal Corporation hopes to bring bigger homes to retail giants, and current tenants, Apple and Gap. At the most recent Historic Preservation Board Meeting, on June 14th, no compromise was reached, the owners asked for continuance, and the project has been shelved at least until the September 13th meeting.
Tremont Towing Files $3 Million Lawsuit Against Beach Towing By John Zur In the latest dramatic turn of events, in which Tremont Towing has slapped Beach Towing with a $3 million lawsuit, one of the Miami Beach City Commissioners is alledgedly working as a co-conspirator for Beach Towing. Dated June 7th, the complaint names 1747 [...]
Hotel Developer Alan Lieberman Has Left His Imprint on South Florida Alan Lieberman is the owner of The South Beach Group — a burgeoning independent Art-Deco boutique hotel company in South Florida. The South Beach Group currently owns and operates nine art-deco hotels on South Beach and one in Hollywood Beach. Lieberman was born and raised [...]
Mooies’ Ice Cream Shop in Battle Over Backyard Rights By John Zur Since opening in January 2010, Mooies has been not only an ice cream shop, but has grown to become a community institution in Miami Shores; a role that is being threatened by Mooies’ current landlords. In the case of the elongated legal [...]
Local Organizations Use Innovative Ways to offer Free Services By John Zur With Miami’s alarming rise to the number one ranking US city of AIDS diagnoses, according to 2009 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (released in February 2011), strong efforts by multiple organizations are being made to raise greater awareness in [...]
