A new generation of business professionals around South Florida will join the Emerging Leadership Council of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce for the 4th Annual “Champions of Business” Luncheon on Friday, August 13, at the revived Forge Restaurant | Winebar.

A sold-out gala entertained more than 1,000 notable guests at Southampton Hospital’s 52nd Annual Summer Party on Saturday, Aug. 7. Governor a-raising milestone for Southampton Hospital.

Many of you are staring down the clock at this very second, counting down the hours until sweet, sweet freedom, for two days at least. Pessimists. Haute Living is looking at the glass half-full, of happy hour drinks that is. Tonight from 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. Haute Living is hosting Haute Happy Hour at JB Kitchen & Bar, Brickell’s chic new dining destination.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Newer, faster, better, Google is breaking technological advancements bit-by-bit, day-by-day, with Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt, and his partners in a steadfast trio of Google bosses, leading an average of two acquisitions per month

Tod’s is more than just a classic trendsetter in the fashion world. The iconic brand has the means to get places with its unfaltering reputation as a global symbol of comfort and elegance, but the Italian fashion and accessories house contributes to advancements in other respectable fields of innovation. In the recent past, Tod’s has partnered up with Ferrari to create Tod’s for Ferrari, and even came out with its own helmet line, and today, Tod’s hits the tech world with the launch of its first iPad app, “My Life is in this Bag.”

Are you living among the cool? Forbes has revealed its annual list of “America’s Coolest Cities.” Read on to find out which Haute Living markets made the cut and where your city ranks in 2010.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. At last satisfying curiosities surrounding Sam Nazarian’s new buzzed-about Hollywood hotel, Haute Living learns that The Redbury is set to open on September 1.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Franklin Resources third-quarter profit rose 21 percent, which is good news for two of our Haute 100: Rupert Johnson Jr. and his half-brother Charles Johnson.

Give me some sugar. Carrot, red velvet, ice cream, we’ve never met a cake that we didn’t like. While cake may be centuries old, dating back to ancient Egypt, the art of cake decorating has become a modern trend bringing the sponge and butter cakes of the Old World up-to-date, ergo Divine Delicacies Custom Cakes.