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September Suggestions

An Evening with Gabrielle Union: Husband and former Miami Heat great Dwyane Wade moderates this discussion with his wife/actress/activist at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The event, set for Sept. 18 at the Knight Concert Hall, promises an empowering evening of discussion about everything from Union’s surrogacy journey to her married life

Frost Art Museum to Feature Socially Engaged Pieces

Xavier Cortada’s Flor500 and Four Elements will now be featured in the permanent collection of the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum. The display will feature a complete documentation of the project, including illustrations, essays and the research used to create Flor500’s formation. Know for his environmentally-oriented artwork, the museum’s education department hopes to use Cortada’s

Condos.com Begins Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments to Facilitate Real Estate Transactions

Condos.com recently became the first online real estate forum to welcome cryptocurrency transactions as an accepted form of payment. The process will use BitPay’s 11 supported cryptocurrency coins as payment for both deposits and rebates on the website, which operates as a mediator between e-commerce and real estate industries. “Through Condos.com, our mission is to

Miami-Based Ytech Completes Bulk Apartment Sale for $119 Million

Two multifamily properties in Miami Gardens and Miami Beach are now in the hands of new owners after Ytech sold the apartments for $119 million. The Miami-based real estate development firm sold Ocean House NoBe (pictured, top), a 186-unit residence in the North Beach area of Miami Beach for $41 million, as well as Lake House

Sunday Jazz Brunch Returns to Fort Lauderdale Park

Fort Lauderdale’s free Sunday Jazz Brunch is making its triumphant return this Sunday at Esplanade Park. The signature event was last held on March 1, 2020, which was the last gathering the city produced before the COVID-19 pandemic ended any social gatherings for months. While the pandemic persists, the live outdoor concert series will push

Get Your $#!T Out of My House!

Randy Gilbert

Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) In real estate, buyers commonly ask if they can place their stuff in the home before they even bought the home.  Conversely, sellers commonly ask if they can keep their personal property in the home for a limited time after the

Boca Helping Hands Requests Help During Hunger Action Month

Community members wanting to help feed needy families will have opportunities to donate, volunteer and raise funds thanks to a variety of programs through Boca Helping Hands (BHH). A calendar of events are planned during September’s Hunger Action Month to help combat the number of local families who are “food insecure.” Nearly 155,000 Palm Beach

Lauderdale to Zombies: You’re Dead to Us

Ten years ago, inspired by our ongoing fascination with post-apocalyptic horror through shows like The Walking Dead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted a fun guide to zombie preparedness that doubled as a standard in-home emergency supply kit. Think water, food, medications, tools/supplies, etc. In August, the team at Lawn Love took that idea

Manhattan-based La Goulue Scores in Palm Beach

The exodus of well-heeled New Yorkers moving to South Florida has not only heated up the real estate market, but it also fired up some rarefied kitchens—such as La Goulue. The French restaurant debuted in Palm Beach in October 2020 as a near-clone to Antoine Camin’s popular eastside Manhattan bistro. Wanting to see how this

South Florida Company Secures $98.39 Million Financing for Margaritaville Resort Orlando

Concord Summit Capital, LLC recently completed the nearly $100 million refinancing for Margaritaville Resort Orlando to help the resort expand its property. Starwood Property Trust provided the loan to Margaritaville’s developer and owner, Encore Capital Management. Encore, a longtime client of Concord Summit.  After opening in January 2019, the resort has received recognition by Tripadvisor as