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Haute Living is a huge supporter and fan of painter Domingo Zapata, and we love to share his work with other art lovers. The video below showcases his vibrant skills and amazing spirit. It follows him from his first New York showing 2004 to now where he has a huge celebrity following including Sophia Vergara, […]

  Some Floridians look forward to stone crab season the way kids look forward to summer vacation. But this year things are looking a little dicey for the $30 million industry. Sure, restaurants are still serving, but their numbers are limited and prices are sky high at more than $50 a pound for the ever […]

The newest competition craze if off and running and the Semi-FInals have begun! The Haute Auto Madness contest lets readers vote for their favorite cars, pitting the world’s most beautiful and high-tech automobiles against each other in the ultimate luxury competition. Only one car will survive as the Haute Auto Madness Champion of 2012. To […]

Alexander Mijares, a Miami-based artist debuted during Art Basel with an amazing private exhibit. Mijares started painting about a year ago and has already gone on to become a leading artist in shows around the country.  A reception on The Lawn at W South Beach Hotel & Residences followed the showcase, featuring 12 never before […]

Coffeehouses like “Central Perk” may have fallen with the Friends, but meeting places for cups o’ joe have not completely succumbed to Starbucks’ siren song. Here are the best places to get fuel up for a sleepless night or simply make a day of it.

To kick off the week of Art Basel, my husband Chip Brady and I Co-Hosted a gallery event for one of Miami’s hottest mixed media artists Eleazar Delgado, whose “Sunshine Culture Collection” raised money for the non-profit Gene Spotlight. In attendance were luminaries Elysze Held, Joshua Kingston, Curtis Lando, Marty Keane, Alex & Tiffany Heckler, […]

Racer Helio Castroneves put up quite the fight at the last event of the Brazilian Stock Car series on Sunday.  Thiago Camilo won the race title along with a $1 million prize.  Castroneves finished in the 14th position, after suffering a late start from the pit and engine failure that started as early as the […]

With the holiday pre-sale coming to a close, daily tickets and impressive vacation packages to Miami’s 2013 Sony Ericsson Open are officially now on general sale. Since 1985 Miami natives along with tennis enthusiasts around the world have been attending the two week tour event at what tournament founder Butch Buchholz calls a “tropical paradise,” […]

Miami loves their starchitects, so it was only a matter of time before architectural-world darling Zaha Hadid came to put her mark on the city. Gregg Covin and Louis Birdman of 1000 Biscayne Tower, LLC are responsible for bringing Zaha in to design a high rise on the space where a BP Station currently stands. […]

The newest competition craze if off and running and the Semi-FInals begin at Midnight! Check to see which of your favorite luxury cars are still in the running before voting again! VIEW RESULTS HERE The Haute Auto Madness contest lets readers vote for their favorite cars, pitting the world’s most beautiful and high-tech automobiles against […]

Petra Nemcova spent the day at Bloomingdales in Aventura signing Happy Heart fragrance bottles for customers. If you missed it fear not, she will be at Macy’s Dadeland tomorrow for some more southerly signing. Happy Hearts Fund is Petra’s global charity that she created for children who survive natural disasters following her Tsunami ordeal in […]

Over 100 Latino superstars including Gloria Estefan, Chayanne, and William Levy,  will come together for the first ever TeletonUSA.  The 28 hour Univision special was organized to raise funds for Latino children with disabilities, cancer, and autism in the U.S.   The program is scheduled to start on Friday, December 14th and will air nonstop from […]