Posts by Christina Bohnstengel

What Would You Do for Ms. Badu?

We know that everyone has Easter brunches on the brain, but once you’ve sipped down that Sunday Champagne and caviar, it will be time once again to start planning for the week ahead. This is the Magic City, which means that we are rarely hurting for festive fetes to showcase our designer ensembles. With that said, there are still times when news of a spectacular soiree makes us squeal with delight.

Russell Simmons to Earn Top Honor at Made in New York Spring Benefit

There’s nothing that we love more than spending a spectacular evening with celebrities, all for the benefit of a favorite nonprofit. Such will be the case in late April when former Haute Living cover subject, Russell Simmons, is honored at the JBFCS Made in New York annual Spring benefit.

YSL Edition Unisex 2010 at Bal Harbour Until Sunday

And you thought this weekend was going to be all about unusually large furry rabbits, pastel-colored hard-boiled eggs, and mounds of shiny fake grass. No no luxury lovers. We have much more in store for you on what is shaping up to be another gorgeous weekend in the Magic City, and let’s just say the kiddies won’t be the only ones hunting for goodies

Update on Midtown Eatery Opening

Reports from one of our favorite sources brings exciting news for afternoon noshers. As early as next week, Má Pêche, a.k.a. Momofuku Midtown will finally greet guests at its new home.

Five-star Miami Beach Resort Caters to Haute Families

Who dictated that the luxury lifestyle was only to be enjoyed by adults over a certain age? Well, no one actually. And the new Miami Beach luxury hotel, One Bal Harbour Resort & Spa, is keeping kiddies with affluent tastes in mind this weekend

Palm Beach Billionaire Sues Christie’s

Certain hobbies are reserved for connoisseurs of the luxury lifestyle, and we would count wine collecting as one of them. So would William Koch. He spent more than $300,000 on four bottles of the lavish liquid, which he believed were once owned by Thomas Jefferson. The Palm Beach billionaire has been in and out of court in recent years over the authenticity of the bottles, and now he’s naming Christie’s in a suit.

Miami Developer Craig Robins Sues a Chelsea Art Gallery for $8 Million

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. Perhaps if reps at the David Zwirner Gallery in Chelsea had heeded this 19th century aphorism (that is often wrongly credited to Shakespeare), then Miami developer Craig Robins wouldn’t be facing a new legal battle. While the facts of this case have yet to be confirmed as truth, as fans of Robbins’ visionary projects, we can’t help but feel a bit partial.

Upset at the Sony Ericsson Open

When was the last time you heard tennis fans joining together in a choir-like assembly to chant someone’s name? If you followed No. 1 Roger Federer’s plight in Key Biscayne at the Sony Ericsson Open, then your answer would be, “last night.” The world’s No. 1 tennis player stunned audiences—who stayed up past the clock striking midnight—last night when he lost the tiebreaking match to Czech player Tomas Berdych.

Tony Goldman Makes National Headlines…Again

New Yorker Tony Goldman has sure been stealing the spotlight this week. He has appeared here on HauteLiving.com already twice since Monday; then we saw his heart-warming smile show up on the pages of The New York Times. Goldman has been hard at work, not just making headlines, but as most Miamians already know, revitalizing the Wynwood art district, just as he did with Soho and South Beach.

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