Archive for the ‘Around Town’ Category
New Expose Ends Party in Miami. Literally. Set to hit bookstores next week, Gerald Posner’s new tell-all on Miami, Miami Babylon, is creating quite the buzz here with the “old guard.” After reading advance copies of the book, it seems that the wealthy and powerful have decided to take a pass on the […]
Kevin Tomlinson -Plum TV with Anne Owen at 6396 North Bay Road in Miami Beach [Video]
Thursday, August 6th, 2009I had the opportunity to be interviewed by the beautiful and articulate Anne Owen, Publisher of Miami Modern Luxury Magazine. We had a chat about Miami Beach real estate at a stunning estate on North Bay Road. The newly constructed estate is available for a cool $15M. Special thanks to Wendy Chernin and Marlon Johnson at Plum for […]
Owner of Recently Closed Miami Beach Restaurant “The Forge,” Lists Ocean Drive Home for $10.9M
Sunday, May 10th, 2009Last week, Shareef Malnik, owner of The Forge Restaurant in Miami Beach, listed his home at 222 Ocean Drive in South Beach for $10.9M. Malnik paid $1M for the South Beach real estate in 1995. The most interesting fact about the house is that now it is the ONLY single family home on Ocean Drive. Gianni Versace’s […]
Versace’s Ocean Drive Home-Casa Casuarina
Saturday, April 4th, 2009The former Versace residence, located at 1100-1116 Ocean Drive in South Beach Casa Casuarina was built in 1930 and modeled after the Alcazar de Colonin Santo Domingo, a residence built in 1510 by the son of Christopher Columbus and reputedly the oldest existing house in the western hemisphere. Gianni Versace purchased the building in 1992 for […]
Art Basel Miami Beach: Is This Really What You Wanna Do?
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008Possibly one of the most interesting things I enjoyed during Art Basel was not reading the gossip columns or viewing art, but watching Julian Schnabel on 60 Minutes. Watch CBS Videos Online Miami Art Basel Attendees Determined to Have a Good Time, Despite Ominous Signs in the Art Market [NYO]
Art Basel Miami Beach: Vernissage, VIPs & The Mondrian South Beach
Friday, December 5th, 2008Last night was the opening of Art Basel 2008. Typically, on the first day (Vernissage) VIPs are admitted in waves depending on their level of fabulousness. The earlier in the more fabulous you are. A complete madhouse would be a perfect way to describe the scene. Lots of “arty” looking people. I saw a man […]
