On Oct. 15, VIXI Gelateria celebrated its grand opening on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Coral Gables Mayor James Cason. The lifelong dream of VIXI’s founder, Melissa Rodriguez Stam, to bring authentic and handcrafted gelato to Miami has come to fruition. Everything about VIXI – from the moment you
This past September, Miami-Dade County Commissioners Xavier Suarez and Daniella Levine Cava and South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard joined Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner to talk about the future of electricity during the Pinecrest Electric Vehicle Tailgate event. Each leader discussed what they are doing or plan to do in their communities to transition from gasoline
From Nov. 19-22, a three-masted ship, bristling with cannons and flying the dreaded Jolly Roger, will drop anchor at Pinecrest Gardens’ Banyan Bowl for the Miami Acting Company’s performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.” Pirates will plunder, young lovers will swoon, and the valiant bobbies of the Royal Police Force will march
Ring in the holiday season at The Falls’ annual parade, which takes place on Nov. 21, starting at 4 p.m. A host of local marching bands, holiday characters, bagpipers, floats, giant puppets and more will join Santa and celebrity Grand Marshal Raini Rodriguez, actress and singer of Disney Channel fame, who will take center stage
Thanksgiving was one of my favorite holidays when I was growing up in Ohio. My mother came from a large family, so I enjoyed when everyone got together. There were cousins to play with and stories to be told. Before we dug into the delicious food that was spread on the table, each person would
The Wheeler Family The Dolphins had their historic perfect season in 1972, which just so happens to be the year John and Lynn Wheeler of Boca Raton began their impressive tailgates. “Any person who has been to a Wheeler tailgate knows it’s the best!” says their daughter, Lisa. They’re easy to spot – just look
Photography by DOWNTOWNPHOTO/FORT LAUDERDALE When the curtain rises at the start of each Broadway season at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, President and CEO Kelley Shanley admits he still gets butterflies. He likens it to the first time he ever stepped onstage – over 30 years ago as Alfie Doolittle in his high
In 2008, in the midst of the recession, Swedish entrepreneur Par Sanda purchased over 30 rundown properties just a block off the beach in north Fort Lauderdale. Since that time, Sanda and his team have invested $100 million in developing North Beach Village. Within a 1.5-mile radius (starting directly behind the W Fort Lauderdale to
Buddy Shaw and Kim Fuentes, the brother-and-sister team behind Ann’s Florist on Las Olas Boulevard, will soon add a new element to their eclectic floral and collectibles shop: a coffee cafe and patisserie. “We actually got the idea from customers who would say they could stay in the shop for hours; and if we had
Apeiro Kitchen & Bar, Delray Beach’s successful Mediterranean restaurant from chef and co-owner David Blonsky, is opening its second location at the Shops at Midtown Miami this fall. The new location not only marks the concept’s expansion, but also the return of co-owner and iconic restaurateur Burt Rapoport to Dade County. Blonsky’s rustic yet progressive
