Miami’s Village of Merrick Park is kicking off the holiday season with a Roc Center-style tree lighting ceremony, debut of Shop-o-Holly brunches and charity events.

One of the most anticipated exhibitions will take place during the 23rd edition of Art Miami and inaugural edition of CONTEXT Art Miami as BANKSY Out of CONTEXT debuts on December 4 with an exclusive VIP Preview.

Actor James Franco has purchased the former Silver Lake home of Mad Men costume designer and Emmy-winner Katherine Jane “Janie” Bryant for $775,000.

Legendary chocolatier Godiva has debuted an exclusive charitable “Feed 8” origins collection in partnership with Lauren Bush Lauren and the Feed Project as part of Godiva’s corporate philanthropy initiative, “The Lady Godiva Program”.

As one of San Francisco’s top-rated restaurants, Saison has grown from a pop-up shop into one of the city’s top fine dining spots. After being awarded two Michelin stars this year, Saison has announced it will be leaving its current location in the Mission to move to a new space in the South of Market (SoMA) district.

Known in the arts world as “the dancing philanthropist”, Glorya Kaufman has gifted University of Southern California with her latest donation in the form of a School of Dance.

On November 16, the JW Marriott Marquis Miami will host BeLive 2012: A Philanthropic Night for Colombia, one of South Florida’s most exciting galas, to celebrate BeLive’s 6th anniversary.

As Midtown Miami continues to draw attention from builders and investors, Chad Oppenheim is preparing for the development of 3 Midtown, a 800,000-square-foot mixed use, multi-family and commercial building, which will be located between two completed towers.

The Carson City Council approved a Porsche Experience Center this week and work will start on the 53-acre project by the end of 2012.