Partying at $1,000-plus per guest
As the holiday season gains steam, are people in a celebratory mood? “Yes, particularly if they’re Republicans!” quipped Bill Hansen last week after the GOP squeaked through a tight gubernatorial race...
View ArticleNew creations display art of parking
It will be like no parking garage you’ve ever seen. To call it special or unique minimizes the significance of this avant-garde structure. Called Museum Garage, the planned structure seems more of a...
View ArticleBig Art Basel influx on way
With 267 galleries exhibiting works of more than 400 artists this year, “the fair has grown dramatically over 13 years, as far as participation of galleries, and attendance has increased year after...
View ArticleArt Basel a magnet for financial firms
A reception during Art Basel Miami Beach for financial services firms was so successful that it may become an annual tradition, directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority learned last month....
View ArticleAbsentees own most county condos
Miami-Dade County is home to a growing number of condominiums, most of which are held by absentee owners. Based on county data that show the number of homestead exemptions claimed on residences, more...
View ArticleFilm fest to open with a vengeance
Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival will kick off its 32nd annual fete with the Florida premiere of Argentinean director Damian Szifron’s “Wild Tales” (Relatos salvajes) on March 6...
View ArticleKevin Spacey may star in running Grove Playhouse
When Miami-Dade’s Economic Prosperity Committee meets today (3/12) to discuss a deal with GableStage for a home at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, anything can happen. The plan, recommended by Mayor...
View ArticleMuseums building new facilities
Miami’s reputation as an emerging world-class cultural hub is gaining strength as museums and galleries work on new facilities for even better display of their collections. On the horizon is the Cuban...
View ArticleVote paves way for Bass Museum to expand
By Christina Cepero Umpierre The Bass Museum of Art on Miami Beach will close Sunday until fall 2016 to increase programming space by 47.5% on its existing footprint with a $7.5 million city grant. The...
View ArticleWynwood district tries to expand
The push continues to expand the Wynwood Business Improvement District (BID) by pushing out the boundaries slightly but also by including more properties that are already within its geographic area. If...
View ArticleArt museum’s pledge brightens its picture
An attorney representing developers of an art museum abutting a historic neighborhood promised publicly to deliver a covenant – basically a legal promise to use the land in the way they say they’ll use...
View ArticleScience museum sprints to finish
With $101 million raised toward a fundraising goal of $135 million and most of the exterior construction completed on the four-building complex, the $300 million Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of...
View ArticleMilitary Museum takes heavy state fire
The South Florida Military Museum suffered another setback last week when Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $1 million in state funding that would have allowed it to finally open its doors, said Anthony Atwood, a...
View ArticleYes, this is really a garage!
A garage like no other has advanced in Miami and will add another 800 parking spaces to the growing Design District. Called Museum Garage, the 7-story building with ground floor retail is planned by...
View ArticleCuban Museum due for wrap-up
A final completion date for the Cuban Museum’s new building has been set for late August, finally solidifying what has been a fluid timeline for the center’s completion. Part of the team spearheading...
View ArticleTelemundo at capacity filming telenovelas
Telemundo has been busy at its production studio in Hialeah. In July, Nielson reported that the network had its best primetime ratings ever in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, delivering a 32% share...
View ArticleLibraries plan new services, more days open
A generous hike in its proposed collections budget will allow Miami Dade Public Library System to buy more books and databases this year for its 49 branch libraries. Thanks to rising real estate...
View ArticleMiami City Ballet adds to achievements
A great ballet company is judged by several achievements, including its number and quality of dancers, variety and quantity of the repertoire, national and global touring schedule and how often it...
View ArticleDowntown balks at Museum Park conservancy
It’s hard to turn down free money for a public park, but directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority declined last week to back a conservancy – which has $7.5 million in pledges, though it’s...
View ArticleWynwood hosts 80 galleries, collections
While there has been some churn in the market, ever-increasing rents in Wynwood haven’t forced out the galleries and art dealers that made the district famous. “Like any major urban neighborhood,...
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