The Junior League of San Francisco (JLSF) held their 17th Annual Home Tour “Modernism Through the Ages” featuring the Dwell Design Lab during the weekends of October 22-23 and October 28-30. The double weekend affair showcased San Francisco’s sophisticated range of architecture and design.

Though the details are still being fine-tuned, the city of Coral Gables and the Biltmore Hotel have reached a deal regarding their ongoing rent dispute. Coral

Chris Bosh and his foundation Team Tomorrow, along with his wife Adrienne Bosh, paid tribute to the troops and veterans this past Friday at the "Welcome Home” Veterans Day Ceremony at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the formation of the United Arab Emirates, BMW revealed plans to launch a limited edition 7-series model

Aside from being an actress, performer and the ultimate pin-up girl, Dita Von Teese has most recently added “accessory designer” to the list. “My Cointreau Travel Essentials” is the limited edition travel accessory created by Von Teese specifically for the haute jetsetters of the world.

Who said barbershops were passé? The new Mojo Barbershop in Chinatown on Oahu takes the retro barbershop and gives it a modern twist.

On Friday November 10th I attended the opening reception for artist Stephanie Hirsch's exhibition “Find Your Freedom” at The Lyons Wier Gallery Project Space.The exhibition pays homage to the iconic punk rock albums of The Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones.

BMW revealed plans to release the highly anticipate BMW 1 series—two models; the BMW 116i and BMW 118i—in Singapore in the very near future.

Each year luxury retailer Neiman Marcus chooses one auto and commissions a lot of them for sale in its holiday catalog. Past examples have varied wildly – from a custom chopper and a Camaro convertible to a Jaguar XJ and a Lexus IS-F – the one common trait: all are major luxury must-haves. The pricey autos also always sell out fast.

This December, Mare Nostrum and Lucky Clover Irish Pub will simultaneously open their doors at The Axis Building on Brickell, located at 1111 SW 1st Avenue. The restaurants, under Mare Nostrum Restaurant Group, will be the first hospitality venture within the United States for the group that belongs to Polaris World Development.

On Friday, December 2nd at a private residence in Coconut Grove (Miami), Co-Chairs Phillip & Patricia Frost, Penny & Roe Stamps of the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, Chip Brady, Jill Viner, Cheryl & Jaime Peisach, Diane N. Weiss, Amelia Balonek & Faquiry Diaz Cala, and David & Beth Ertel join forces for the first time with special guests Russell Simmons, Jaclyn Stapp and her husband Creed lead singer/songwriter Scott Stapp to raise funds for Penn Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Casa D’Angelo has three standing locations in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and at the Atlantis Hotel in Paradise Island. Chef Angelo Elia is regarded as one of the best in providing an authentic Italian dining experience through both excellent cuisine and a warm setting.

On Friday December 2nd, highly remowned Le Petit Papillon Montessori School, will host their first annual family-friendly event, "Dark Side of the Rainbow" during Art Basel.

New York restaurateurs Chef Andrew Carmellini, Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom have opened their wildly popular American restaurant, The Dutch, at The W South Beach Hotel & Residences in partnership with Miami impresarios Karim Masri and Nicola Siervo.

On Saturday, November 5th, 75 guests gathered to celebrate 2011 Pride of New York honoree Chef Jeremy Bearman of Rouge Tomate Restaurant to raise funds for Maryhaven Center of Hope, Long Island’s largest home for disabled children and adults.

I had the pleasure of meeting Matt Ridley some years ago. He was so gracious to entertain me at his family home in Scotland. I will definitely be reading this book.

Adrienne Bailon celebrated her birthday on Friday night at Hard Rock Hotel. The singer and actress started the night with a festive birthday dinner at Hard Rock’s newest addition, 35 Steaks + Martinis.

Nelly kicked off his birthday celebration last night in the Boombox Room at Marquee Nightclub at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.