December 13, 2013
It’s been six months since there has been a sale on Palm Island in Miami Beach. One Twenty Palm Ave. recently sold for $7,500,000 or an impressive $1,161 a square foot. Built in the 1930’s, this 6 bedroom, 6.5 bath waterfront estate , with 6,461 square feet of living space, retains its old world charm with modern updates. Magical Palm Island Palm […]
December 11, 2013
There are several new exemptions that may lower your property tax bill. Determine if you qualify for exemptions by attending the Town Hall meeting hosted by Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser Carlos Lopez-Cantera. He will be speaking at the Pinecrest Library on Thursday December 19, 2013 at 7 pm to discuss these exemptions. You can also complete your exemption application at […]
December 4, 2013
Exceptional and valuable art is being paired, not with fine wine, but with luxury condominiums in South Florida. Paintings, sculptures, public art and video installations, art furniture, rugs and murals are adorning lobbies, pool decks and other common areas of high-end condos to attract wealthy buyers. And the art is not just for the 12th Art Basel Miami Beach, December 5-8. It’s permanent. The […]
December 3, 2013
If you’re not too exhausted from visiting the plethora of galleries and fairs at Art Basel 2013, the museums, private collections and special venues will draw you in. Here’s the extensive guide. And check out my other blogs: Guide to the Fairs and Guide to the Galleries. Museums Bass Museum of Art: “Vessels From the Collection,” through August 10. […]
December 2, 2013
From Miami Beach to Wynwood, the galleries will be in full swing during Art Basel Miami Beach 2013. This guide will serve you well in choosing the galleries you wish to visit. 6th Street Container. “Fluid Dynamics” and “GuerillerReina.” 1155 SW Sixth St., Miami. Friday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 6thstreetcontainer.com. ArtCenter/South Florida‘s Richard Shack Gallery. “Between […]
December 1, 2013
Get ready, get rested – there is much to see. This guide will really come in handy for planning your visual extravaganza to the fairs. Art Basel in Miami Beach. December 5 – 8. Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach. $42 day ticket, $90 permanent pass; artbasel.com. Art Miami.
December 3 – 8. Midtown Miami, […]
November 27, 2013
Featured in Florida Design Magazine, this Southeast Pinecrest contemporary home is 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath plus an office, with 4,163 square feet of living space. It is situated on a deep, gated acre and has a tennis court and screened-in pool. Built in 1969, the house was gutted and totally renovated in 1992 with high end finishes. […]
November 25, 2013
Dragon Fruit martini’s anyone? Well, this recipe may not be included in the new cookbook, Local Flavor: Recipes Raised in the Florida Redland, but it offers 74 colorful pages of recipes shared by the Dade County Farm Bureau Woman’s Committee. In keeping with the trendy farm to table philosophy, these recipes are from produce grown right in Miami-Dade County’s backyard and include exotics like black sapote, canistel (egg […]
November 20, 2013
It will be an extraordinary evening of glitter, glamour and entertainment at Pinecrest Gardens Second annual Masquerade Ball – this year, celebrating the passion of Brazil’s Carnival! There is not a more magical venue in all of Miami for an evening filled with devine food, fine wines, cocktails by Bacardi, jazz and a host of surprises. Saturday, November 23, 2013 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. A […]