As a Miami resident, I’m most excited about creating a place that I personally want to go to and can recommend to my friends and associates,” says Neil Shah, president and chief operating officer of Hersha Hospitality Trust, a multi-billion-dollar hotel and real estate firm. “We’re offering unique, non-touristy ... More

Last Thursday, party guests of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort and Whispering Angel rosé saw la vie en rosé as they drank to the hotel’s revamped poolside escape, so aptly called the Oasis Rosé Cabana. The Cabana, brought by new pink wine The Palm by Whispering Angel as ... More

If Miami’s Faena Hotel has a mascot, it may be the gold-plated woolly mammoth statue parked on its steps. But the hotel’s eponym, developer Alan Faena, is just as much a visual representation of the opulence and grandeur inside. With his signature white suit and hat (which ... More

Driving an Aston Martin down Ocean Drive is a thrill that might only be surpassed by taking up residence in one of the luxury car company’s new condos. The Aston Martin Residences broke ground in downtown Miami in the fall and the 66-story waterfront tower is ... More

With a snappy new name, the Bass, née the Bass Museum of Art, will unveil its $12 million expansion on October 8. Led by Arata Isozaki protégé David Gauld, the additions include a “creativity center” and multimedia lab, a café and four new galleries. “A museum-going experience ... More

Starchitects are so last year: Miami’s real estate market has officially moved on to fashion. Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld and the Fendi family are all involved with luxury residential ... More

At the end of this month, the biggest names in electronic music will arrive in Miami to perform at Ultra Music Festival. Of course, in a city that knows how to party like this one, the festivities can’t be confined to just one event. In the days leading up ... More

If there’s one language all Miamians speak, it’s shoptalk. Brickell City Centre, the latest retail destination to open in the 305, boasts not only Brickell’s first Saks Fifth Avenue in 30 years but also its first-ever food hall: a three-story, 38,000-square-foot mecca devoted to Italian delicacies. Miamians are giddy over ... More

Romero Britto and his vibrant art have become symbolic of Miami—although he’s anything but domestic, with a calendar that has recently included travels to China, Italy, England and beyond for shows and projects. He’ll even be at the opening ceremony of the Olympics in his native Brazil, and as ... More

Max Mara put on its dancing shoes this spring when the Italian fashion house hosted a performance at its store in the Design District. The event starred Javon Jones, a Detroit-based dancer, choreographer and winner of the first Max Mara Young Visionary Award for the National YoungArts Foundation. Sarah Arison, ... More