We’re not keeping score, but we at Haute Living ARE proud to pass along hot word of an exciting week in Miami boutique news. 7 For All Mankind, luxury denim brand, is opening its first store in South Beach, as well as launching its collaboration with Jonathan Adler. On Friday, May 14, 7 For All Mankind will open its doors to denim heaven on Miami’s famed Lincoln Road.

Nothing looks and feels better than a jaw-dropping Audemars Piguet adorning your wrist, unless it’s an Audemars Piguet with philanthropic ties. In the nick of time for the Tony Awards next month, the exclusive Swiss watchmaking brand has teamed up with the Tonys to auction-off 27 unique celebrity-autographed timepieces to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations.

With Las Vegas only being a quick 45-minute private jet flight away from Los Angeles, it is a perfect destination for the LA local who wants to change up the scene for a night or weekend. I was need of just that so I dialed up my girlfriend Stacy Smith to accompany me, and we were off to Sin City, where the King of Las Vegas, my dear friend, Steve Wynn, rolled out the red carpet, literally.

Despite the Chicken Littles crying out that the sky is falling, the glass is half-full for some in South Florida. Take, for example, recent reports that hotel occupancy rates in Miami are on the rise. Or yesterday’s news from One Sotheby’s Realty that high-end real estate is making a comeback, proven by recession-proof celebrity mansions. Need an example? Cher’s former Miami mansion, which was purchased back in 2006 by a member of our Haute 100 circle, Sean Wolfington, sold this week for $10.45 million.

Well, if you’ve waited this long to make your Mother’s Day plans, we might peg you as a procrastinator, because even high-powered CEOs would have had their personal assistants put something together by now.

As a photographer, naturally I get to hang out with many beautiful women. After a great week of shooting Miami’s top model, Jessica Versteeg, we were exhausted and wanted a casual night but still something that offered the best. After all, it was Jessica’s last night in town and I wanted to show her a good time.

Earlier today we brought you news that The h.wood Group would be celebrating a very exclusive opening of Las Palmas, just in time for Cinco de Mayo. Proving that they are never one to sit back and rest on their laurels, The h.wood Group is pushing forward with more new initiatives that have the VIPs’ mouths watering at the mere mention. “Tea Service at h.wood by Chado” will offer daytime tea tasting and brunch for those who desire the finer things in life.

Revamped and ready for action the original Hollywood hotspot, Las Palmas, is going back to the basics. The h.wood group has taken on the legendary restaurant and nightlife destination and reverts back to the venue’s past. With plans to re-open on the anniversary of its original opening, Cinco de Mayo, only select VIPs are invited to be the first to experience the rejuvenated venue. A grand opening is scheduled for May 12.

On the heels of the Tribeca Film Festival, we bring you news that one of our own is claiming some artistic fame of her very own. As a loyal Haute Living reader, you’ve no doubt been following New York Society Editor Rachel Heller as she makes her way around the worlds of art, fashion, and philanthropy in the city that never sleeps. But Heller is a multifaceted individual, with a reach that extends deep into many projects. The latest to make the headlines comes from writer/director Josh Sternfeld, whose film Meskada, featuring Nick Stahl, Rachel Nichols, Kellan Lutz, Jonathan Tucker, was a Tribeca Film Festival 2010 selection.