35th Annual Miami Beach Art Deco Weekend 2012

35th Annual Miami Beach Art Deco Weekend 2012 « Miss A™
By Kara Franker
The Miami Design Preservation League is a non-profit organization devoted to preserving, protecting, and promoting the cultural, social, economic, environmental and architectural integrity of the Miami Beach Architectural Historic District and all other ... slideshow10 600x300 Parade Art Deco Weekend. Photo Credit: Miami Design Preservation League. WHEN: January 11 – 15, 2012. WHERE: South Beach. For a full list of event locations click here. TICKETS: Most events are FREE....
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They Paved Paradise and Live in a Parking Lot
Vanity Fair
Take the Pritzker Prize-winning architecture firm of Herzog & de Meuron, point them at that epitome of urban blight, the parking lot, and the result is the latest Miami Beachspectacle: part event space, part garage, part penthouse. ...

Vanity Fair

The Tides are Changing at Viceroy Hotel Group
HotelChatter
Now that the Tides South Beach is no longer a Viceroy Hotel (it belongs to cool kid hotel brand, King & Grove), we've been wondering what would be happening to the Tides Hotel brand that Viceroy had spun-out from this iconic South Beach property. ...

HotelChatter

Bike path plan debate: green energy vs. green canopy
MiamiHerald.com
By BELLE ISLE BLOG Miami Beach is poised to start work work on an elevated, safe pathway that would enable bicyclists, walkers and runners to pass from Belle Isle all the way to the beach along the Collins Canal south of Dade Boulevard. ...

PHOTOS: Craig David Shows Off Incredibly Ripped Body During Workout On Miami Beach
TaleTela
Craig David looks as though he is on the verge of becoming a body builder, when he was spotted going for an intense workout on Miami Beach last weekend. The singer was accompanied by a personal fitness trainer who encouraged Craig to take part in ...

TaleTela

The New Miami
Pursuitist
If you prefer beachside accommodations, stay at Fontainebleau Miami Beach. A Miami institution, Fontainebleau has been attracting glitterati since 1954. James Bond famously played gin rummy with Auric Goldfinger here. Frank Sinatra crooned and made the ...

Kitchen Inquisition: Andrew Carmellini
NBC Miami
The Ohio-born chef brings his own flavor to Miami Beach in the form of The Dutch. By Lourdes Reigosa Foodies just want one thing: delicious food that's made well. That's also the type of home Andrew Carmellini, chef owner of The Dutch, was raised in. ...

Gloutonnerie To Open In Former Pied de Cochon Space
Miami New Times (blog)
9 2012 at 9:14 AM ​A French restaurant from Mexico, Gloutonnerie, will be taking over the former Au Pied de Cochon venue in South Beach. I heard this news from my source, Strep Throat, who reported that it would be upscale, "a Maison d'Azur type ...

Nearly lost archives of Warhol negatives find their fame aboard Seafair megayacht
Art Daily
After six stops in major international cities and debuting at SCOPE Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach, the collection finds a new home aboard the SeaFair megayacht during Miami International Art “MIA” Fair (January 12 – 16, Booth #312), ...

Swedish House Mafia's Miami 2012 plans
inthemix
The Miami Beach fire marshal closed the gates of the venue at around 6pm, leaving late ticket-holders stranded outside. Apparently the issue was with the ticket outlet overselling the capacity, but that didn't stop an avalanche of angry tirades against ...

inthemix

The calendar
MiamiHerald.com
New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach; www.nfaa.org/2012-youngarts-week. Ellis Avery presents her novel “The Last Nude,” a story set in 1920s Paris and inspired by events in the life of Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka. ...

You Tell Us: Will Kandi Burruss Be a Country Music Success?
Wetpaint
Kandi Burruss sends texts to friends inside her New Year's Eve party at the Orange Drive Music Festival in Miami Beach. After weeks of debating the newest direction of her impressive music career, Kandi Burruss finally met with music star Jo Dee ...

Amanda Green's Freeform Freakout on Squelch TV, January 6
Miami New Times (blog)
... Falestra hosted the latest edition of the series, which has featured Miami-based rock 'n roll (Snakehole, Holly Hunt) and avant-weirdo shit (Kenny Millions, Xela Zaid) alike, streaming live from his apartment-slash-studio in South Beach. ...

Miami New Times (blog)

Natalie Pack crowned Miss California USA 2012
Examiner.com
Negotiations are reportedly under way to move the pageant from Las Vegas to Miami Beach, but there has been no formal announcement from pageant officials. Wherever it is held, the final night of competition and crowning will be broadcast live on the ...

What to watch this winter: A guide to midseason TV
Los Angeles Times (blog)
Don Draper will not be the only period hero on TV dramas this season -- the new Starz series "Magic City" is set in Rat Pack-era Miami Beach. But creator Mitch Glazer argued that there's little comparison to "Mad Men": "We have sexier clothes and more ...

Florida City captures Pop Warner national championship
MiamiHerald.com
... Trayon Goodman, Jason Weeks, Nathaniel Doyle, Michael McClure and Rosco Minnis. The head coach is Darren Grant. • 105: NORTH MIAMI BEACH 22, FORT PIERCE 0: Running back J'Veion Johnson scored the first touchdown midway through the first quarter.

On the Lookout For the Next 'Big Bang'
Broadcasting & Cable
Headed into this month's NATPE convention in Miami Beach, Warner Bros. is focusing its efforts on The Middle, which stars Patricia Heaton and performs solidly as ABC's Wednesdaynight opener at a 2.9 among adults 18-49, ranking 22nd in the demo and 25th ...

Broadcasting & Cable

SoBe Jumps on the Coconut Water Band Wagon
FOODBEAST
This week, skinsuit model Yvonne Strahovski and star of the TV series “Chuck,” helped launch the new SoBE Lifewater with Coconut Water line in South Beach, Florida. Strahovski's spread will be featured in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in ...

Kristen Thiele Paints Hollywood's Golden Age
Ocean Drive Magazine
An offbeat cultural scene was percolating on South Beach, complete with punk rock shows in pre-gentrified Deco buildings and impromptu drag balls. Yet while the Beach was slowly transitioning from its Cocaine Cowboys-era into SoHo by the Sea, ...

Nikki Beach Wins International AAA 5 Star Diamond Award For Best Designed ...
Hotel News Resource
“Nikki Beach is all about the celebration of life,” said owner Jack Penrod, who founded the Miami Beach Company in 1998. “Through the years, our guests have enjoyed sharing our unique beach club experience with family and friends. ...

Spin Crowd star Lauren Stoner cools down with a fizzy drink as she brings the ...
Daily Mail
Last week the 27-year-old flaunted her extremely slender figure in a minuscule bikini onMiami Beach. Tasty! The former star of The Spin Crowd headed over to a food truck to buy lunch and refreshments She splashed about in the shallows before letting ...

Daily Mail

Feschuk: Newly retired Peddie muses on life after MLSE
Toronto Star
Richard Peddie, former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, relaxes by the pool at a condo in Miami Beach on the weekend. The two-week break matches his longest vacation in his 41 years in business. By Dave Feschuk Sports Columnist ... 

Cuomo's Folly
Wall Street Pit
The Heckerling Institute used to be housed at the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach. That venue lost the business some years back when it underwent a renovation. The Marriott has held on, even after the Fontainebleau reopened, because of its superior ...

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