Wynwood and Design District Make for Cool Living
During the last five years, the neighboring neighborhoods (say that fast three times) of Wynwood and the Design District have boomed into areas where artists, designers and musicians want to be. This creative resurgence has led to a residential explosion in the areas.Midtown Miami in the heart of the District started it all with buildings that boast residential, retail, restaurants and nightlife. There’s 2 Midtown Miami, 4 Midtown Miami
One Miami towers over Downtown, offers awesome bayviews
Taking its place along the ever-expanding Miami skyline, situated along that sharp turn in Downtown Miami that curves onto Biscayne Boulevard, is One Miami a 44- and 45-story set of structures towering up toward the sky and providing incredible bayviews and of the yachts that call that patch where Biscayne Bay and the Miami River meet home.
Miami's A Mecca For Waterfront Dining
Miami Design District Eateries
Mosaic provides luxury living in quieter Beach area
Bristol Tower’s perfect fit for pulse of Brickell
Miami condo market outlook and projections
The most frequent topic of conversation in the condo market is value. What’s the value? Truth is, it is a matter of analyzing building-by-building, neighborhood-by-neighborhood. The rebound of this recession is very “building and neighborhood” specific. There are buildings that have done an excellent job of working through the “new reality pricing” over these past two years, such as Jade Brickell, Brickell on the River, 1060 Brickell and Icon Brickell.
Striking out on my own
Azure Condo’s luxury in heart of Surfside
Bill Becker: Voice of the Keys
For 30-some years Bill Becker, news director at Lower Keys–based U.S. 1 Radio 104.1 FM, has provided a soothing, authoritative presence that appeals to Florida Keys listeners. Surprisingly, though his smooth voice and comfortable manner make him a broadcasting natural, working in radio was not his life’s goal.
Loretta Geotis: Thriving in Theater
Love brought Loretta Geotis to the Florida Keys, and another passion led her to the Marathon Community Theatre.Geotis, the theater’s general business manager, came to the Keys in 2002 to join the man who is now her husband. A Midwesterner with a background
Viewing the Keys Through Valerie Fecher’s Lens
Influenced by both her parents’ love of the outdoors and her mother’s creative background, Valerie Fecher picked up a camera and began taking photographs at an early age.Her inspiration to become a shutterbug came from her mother, a painter, who also passed her artistic drive down to Fecher’s sisters.
Gary Graves Angles for Casual Excellence at Keys Fisheries
MARATHON, Florida Keys - Few people are aware that the stone crabs served at the famous Joe's Stone Crab restaurant in Miami are provided by a commercial fishing operation in the Florida Keys - Keys Fisheries in Marathon. And Gary Graves, owner of Keys Fisheries restaurant and manager of the fishing
Keys Chefs Blend Island Flair Into Eclectic Gourmet Dishes
Culinary artistry is the norm in the Florida Keys, and a select group of gourmet chefs lead the way with their innovative cuisine created using fresh local ingredients and a unique flair. From Key Largo to Key West, these culinary craftsmen set a high standard for food
Jennifer Hammer Dishes Up Island Style at Snook’s
For Jennifer Hammer, owner of Snook’s Bayside in Key Largo, the restaurant business is both a longstanding passion and a family affair. Her more than 25 years’ experience dates back to her college days, when she alternated bartending and working in a French fine
Sandy Moret: Catch Him on the Fly
Sandy Moret has been fly fishing almost all his life. The passion and drive he brings to teaching and advancing the sport is unequaled.Those qualities are what brought him to the Florida Keys to open Florida Keys Outfitters in Islamorada, after a childhood spent fishing in and around Atlanta, Ga.
Keys Rodmaker is a “Reel” Hit With Anglers
Forty-year Florida Keys resident Rick Berry may be a Miami native, but he well recalls childhood days spent fishing in the Keys with his father.“When I was a kid I fished with my father every chance I got,” said Berry. “As a teenager, as soon as I could drive, I headed for the Keys almost every weekend to fish the bridges.”
All the World’s a Stage for Pianist Bobby Nesbitt
He has performed for audiences around Europe, starred at a famed San Francisco venue and been the first American singer/pianist to play in the American Bar of London’s Savoy Hotel. Nevertheless, Key West keeps calling Bobby Nesbitt home.
Keys Voices: Reminiscing with Harriet Stokes
The late Harriet Stokes, only the third owner of Largo Lodge since it opened in Key Largo in the late 1940s, remembered the sleepy years of the Florida Keys."I bought Largo Lodge between 1967 and 1968," Stokes said in a January 2007 interview. "The road Largo Lodge is on was a narrow road back then.
Diane Schmidt: Hotelier at Heart
It’s a total understatement to say that hospitality industry veteran Diane Schmidt, general manager of the Westin Key West Resort & Marina, gets excited watching her employees and even former employees succeed. Her delight was evident at a recent Florida Keys & Key West Lodging Association