Ok, I’m going to come straight out and say it. Dubai is my nomination for Haute location of the day. Why, you ask? Well, quite simply, this place defines the phrase ‘bigger and better’. Dubai is already the home of the world’s highest building (Burj Dubai) and construction is underway for the world’s highest arch bridge, but move over boys there’s a new sheriff in town, The Dubai Fountain.

Spanish company Sotogrande S.A. (owned by NH Hotels Group) is in the tourist services and property development industry, and is best known for its lavish atmosphere, golf settings, and their gorgeous residential complex in southern Spain. Their five chains include the famous Real Club de Golf, Valderrama and La Reserva de Sotogrande.

While there will be a plethora of haute hotels offering their own variations of luxury package deals for Art Basel enthusiasts, many jetsetters descending upon our Magic City may need a private grand estate to call their own during the hottest week of Miami’s winter season

A launch party to celebrate 10 years of the Scope Art Show in Miami, kicking off the most exciting week of events of the year in the Magic City.

A luxury gaming table that converts from a billiard table to a ping-pong table without losing its opulent style.

James Goldstein adds a nightclub to his already extravagant home. In an interview with Hilary Surlocke, Goldstein talks about his new architecture endeavor and his take on fashion. Better known for his eccentric style and love of basketball, multi-millionaire James Goldstein seeks to continue to find new outlets for his creativity.

Art Basel is almost here, ladies and gents! We at Haute Living aren’t the only ones excited though. The art world and the hospitality industry are equally as ecstatic to have the wave of out-of-towners Art Basel attracts in town. As we push through these economic times, many Miami Beach properties, such as the W South Beach and the Gansevoort South, are offering special Art Basel promotions to get the ball rolling.

Journalists everywhere are so worried about losing their jobs that they’re even brawling over it. The newsroom has apparently been doubling as a boxing ring over the Washington Post. Pulitzer Prize-winning Punctuation Nazi Henry Allen was outraged after reading an apparent badly-written article by Manuel Roig-Franzia

Exploring a pivotal moment in American photographic history, “Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography, 1940-1959” will be on exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum from January 30 through April 25, 2010.