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Party time is upon us and your going to need a place to do it.  Check out these cool places that make it impossible not to have a night (or day) to remember.

Celebrating its sixth year, MOCA Mystery Dates, is one of my favorite events of the year. Hosted by the Shakers, MOCA’s membership group for patrons between the ages of 21 and 45, the evening kicked off this year with a glamorous cocktail party at the MOCA, with Bombay Sapphire cocktails, and canapés from Lyon and […]

  Last weekend, The Historic Flager Museum in Palm Beach hosted the fifth annual Paradise Grand Casino, an invitational-event sponsored by Lamborghini and Sabadell Bank and Trust Palm Beach.  The Paradise Fund was founded by young individuals seeking to make a difference in the lives of children across the globe.  Five hundred of New York […]

Haute Living publisher Kamal Hotchandani is to be honored by the Italian watch brand Panerai for his philanthropy and dedication to the brand’s charity of choice – Sailing Heals.  Sailing Heals brings the sport of sailing to disadvantaged youth and veterans and gets them on the water for healing benefits. Stop by the Panerai boutique […]

Thanksgiving in Miami with my family is always amazing. I spent the actual holiday in Boca—but the other nights and the weekend were spent at Casa Tua with Giorgio Verona, Tamara Beckwith, Ugo and Sara Columbo, Karen, Harry, and Richard LeFrak, Charles and Annabella Murphy, Alexandra von Furstenberg, and Ali Kay. Then we went over […]

CNBC visited Prestige Imports in Miami and spoke with Brett David, the company’s Chief Executive Officer who also oversees all the Lamborghini sales. CNBC says, “This isn’t just any Lamborghini dealership,” since Lamborghinis are as much a part of the Miami scene as palm trees and bikinis. Brett’s company sells more than any dealership in […]

On Thanksgiving Day, a devastating helicopter crash involving Turnberry Associates CEO Jeffrey Soffer occurred just outside an exclusive resort in the Bahamas.  As the helicopter was attempting to land, the pilot lost control and crashed at Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club on Great Guana Cay in the Abacos island chain.  Out of the five […]

Luxury watch manufacture IWC Schaffhausen toasted their latest boutique at the Bal Harbour Shops on Tuesday evening with special guest Ray Allen of the Miami Heat.  The NBA Superstar was greeted by IWC’s North American President Gianfranco D’Attis and Michel Cheval, IWC Regional Director of Latin America to celebrate IWC’s third boutique in North America. […]

Marcella Novela is a supporter and advocate of the arts. Her first love is the Miami Art Museum where she sits on the Board of Trustees, Chair the MAM Contemporaries and Young Collectors Council groups, and this year Co-Chair the annual MAM Ball during Miami Art Basel Week. Marcella and her husband Daniel also support […]

The Haute 100 celebrates the holidays by traveling to see close family and friends. And of course they slip on a bit of shopping too. For others its time to reflect on thankful times of years past. Here are the pictures they’ve shared.

Monday morning Alonzo Mourning, along with volunteers from the Mourning Family Foundation, reached out to families in need. By teaming up with UPS and Publix, Mourning was able to donate 733 meals to several locations around the county.  Among his many stops included the Overtown Youth Center and Palmetto General Hospital.  The tradition began 11 […]

I’m in Miami for the week before Thanksgiving. Who is here…who isn’t here? Mickey Grendene is holding court at Casa Tua, the most fabulous and famous restaurant in Miami, along with me and Claudia Cisneros and Martin Rozenblum, Lucho Noboa and Claudia Noboa, Ines Rivera who just married Ernesto Estrata, Charlotte Freund, Fabian Basabe and […]