August 11, 2015
Carnivores take notice! El Toro Loco Churrascaria is serving up mouth watering meats on the NE corner of Ludlam and US1 in the Dadeland North Shopping Center. I stopped in today for a half pound of garlic picania and churrasco and they were grilled to perfection, even meeting Captain Rick’s high standards. The meats, cooked to order, were well seasoned, juicy and tenderlicious. […]
August 10, 2015
The Village of Pinecrest has a home for everyone. There’s a sprawling Mediterranean estate on over an acre with 9 bedrooms, 10 baths and 16,000 square feet of luxury living offered for $9,599,000. Or, if you are a first time home buyer and have dreamed of living in a wonderful community with great schools and parks, there’s a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home […]
July 31, 2015
Luxury Market: Sales Over $1 Million In the luxury market, with 13 sales over $1 million, the hot market continued to be between $1 – 1.4 million. Eleven of the 13 homes that sold in the second quarter were between $1.1 and $1.3 million. This year only two homes sold at the top end between $ […]
July 29, 2015
Single-family luxury home sales in the Village of Pinecrest show stability when comparing 21015 and 2014 second quarter sales. In the under $1 million market, prices have increased. Take a look at the chart for comparisons. Luxury Market: Sales Over $1 Million The luxury market had three fewer sales this quarter over the same period last year. The average sale […]
May 11, 2015
Sixteen single family homes sold in the Village of Pinecrest in April. Take a look at the chart for details on location, bedrooms, baths, sale price and sale price per square foot (SF). The top seller was in Northwest Pinecrest selling for $2,040,000 or $361 per square foot (SF). This was not the sale with highest price […]
May 4, 2015
Brunching is definitely in order on Mother’s Day. But after champagne and Eggs Sardou, what will you do? The Brunch Mother’s Day at the Deering Estate at Cutler’s annual Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 10, 2015 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Enjoy a variety of appetizing dishes and desserts provided by Chef David Schwadron Catering and Event […]
April 30, 2015
May has some terrific family events at The Barnacle Historic State Park in Coconut Grove. Bring your pets to Woofstock, your curiosity to Theater Night and your music appreciation to The Barnacle Under Moonlight. Woofstock Description: The Barnacle goes to the dogs with pet tricks, a look-alike contest, K-9 demonstration, animal blessing, adoptions and more. Leashed pets […]
April 27, 2015
I attended a Nadia Beugre dance performance this past weekend on Stage Black Box at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Nadia, choreographer and dancer, performed Quartiers Libres, a French expression meaning “free territory” or “limitless space”. It was strange and unfamiliar, confusing and angry and expressive, wild and intense. Everything about the performance screamed freedom from oppression, from the tangled microphone cable strangling […]
April 27, 2015
The momentum is palpable. The Miami real estate market is steaming up with international and domestic buyers looking to live in a global city with world-class amentities. Here’s a brief market update on single-family homes and condominiums year over year in March, 2015. Miami sales are up 10%. Miami single family homes and condos continue to sell […]