Most of lower Manhattan has undergone a significant change in recent years as gentrification and new investments have rapidly altered not only the cultural landscape of the area notorious for being the shelter of New York City’s “other half,” but also the signature revival-style architecture that defined the district in favor of larger, steel-and-glass structures. The common phrase is that the city is ever in a state of flux, and perhaps this is no better understood than by tracing how downtown New York has evolved from its inglorious past to its current incarnation.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Denihan Hospitality Group will be bringing its luxury boutique James brand to Miami Beach’s historic Royal Palm Hotel. The hotel company, owned by New York’s Denihan family, has agreed to brand and manage the 109-room hotel for the property’s new owner KSL Capital Partners LLC. To be completed next year, the 72-year-old hotel’s renovation is planned to cost $42.6 million.

Reliving the memories of their high school homecoming, on March 26, hundreds of Miami’s most influential philanthropists, business people, and civic leaders celebrated Miami Jewish Health Systems’ 70th Anniversary at its MJHS Homecoming Gala at Miami’s Four Seasons Hotel.

This Wednesday, April 13, Christie’s New York, the global leader in the Russian Art category, will host the annual Russian Art Sale in New York. This prestigious event features the world’s most coveted works that exemplify fine Russian artistry, such as a series of elaborate costume designs by Alexandre Benois, a rare oil by Alexei Korzukhin, an extensive Fabergé collection, more than 250 lots of silver, enamels, vertú, porcelain, bronzes, and militaria, and the sale’s top lot, Boris Grigoriev’s famous Les Infants.

Domingo Zapata, artist and former songwriter for Michael Jackson, Jon Secada, and Los Del Rio, co-writing their top Billboard hit Macarena Song, will display his most recent paintings on April 16 at a new Soho studio.

It’s amazing what one piece of furniture can do to add elegance and a chic personal style. A perfect piece to to add to your home would be the new Classic Veneziano Chandeliers by the Italian line, La Murrina. They are the perfect marriage of old design with a new modern feel, adding a bold fixture to your home that also brings a classic elegance to any room.

In a city known for Big Lights and Big Dreams, Mike Brown goes to extreme heights to breathe life into luxury brands and live experiences such as set designs, lifestyle interiors and live events in the fields of art, fashion, entertainment and more.

There are somethings in life that embody the image of timeless classic style and statue and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso watch would be considered one of those things. Since 1931 both men and women have been adorning their wrists with the seductive secret of the Reverso’s two faced watch and to this day it is still considered to be a must have for the ultimate style connoisseur. In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Reverso watch, Jaeger Le-Coultre is featuring a virtual museum dedicated to the collection of icons that not only possess but cherish a legendary Reverso watch.

Over the years, Chris Bosh has become one of the NBA’s most beloved players. He is a three-time NBA All-Star and helped bring home the gold medal for the USA National Team in the Beijing Olympics. Since joining Miami HEAT this past season, things have really been heating up for Bosh. Aside from being part of “The Big 3” with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, he is set to marry his beautiful fiancée Adrienne Williams.