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Dec 31

The Miami International Piano Festival Academy in Miami Beach: January 2 – 8, 2023

Thanks to the Funding partnership of the City of Miami Beach and in partnership with the CADET HOTEL the Miami International Piano Festival’s internationally acclaimed Piano Academy inaugurates its annual winter residence in Miami Beach, January 2-8, 2023. The Academy is bringing a group of up to 24 students from across the globe to reside and study with some of the world’s greatest classical keyboard masters. Nightly concerts all free of charge will allow residents and visit

Dec 30, 2022

GUCCI Good Game Capsule Collection

Encoded in those two simple letters is a storied system of values, and not just for Gucci. Since the 1960s, the monogram of the House’s founder Guccio Gucci has been featured across collections as a nod to its heritage. The initials similarly surface over and over again at the end of multiplayer games as competitors suddenly turn back into companions, saluting each other with the abbreviation for “good game.” This is the point of connection that Gucci Good Game explores, and

Dec 29, 2022

Arlo Wynwood's Higher Ground to Host a Golden Club Era New Year's Eve

Ring in the New Year in style at Higher Ground while grooving to live beats by DJ Ray, Yuka Mizuhara and Benedek Live, offering an ode to golden era club music with contemporary vision and style. Higher Ground is an indoor-outdoor jungle oasis cocktail lounge at Arlo Wynwood, Wynwood's first hotel. With tasty bites and premium drinks, the party takes place from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Set times for Higher Ground's New Years Eve celebrations are as follows: DJ Ray - 6pm-8pm Yuka Mizu

Dec 28, 2022

Explore Miami's Green Parks for a Greener New Year's Celebration

As the New Year approaches, many people are looking for ways to get outside and celebrate the start of a new year. Luckily in Miami, there are plenty of parks and green spaces to do just that. Here are our favorite parks to visit, , each with its own unique charm and character. Image courtesy of Lumos Solar One of the best parks to visit in Miami during New Year's weekend is Bayfront Park. Located in the heart of downtown, this park offers stunning views of the water and is a

Dec 28, 2022

Gulfstream Park to Host The 2023 Pegasus World Cup Presented by Baccarat on January 28

Presenting sponsor, Baccarat, is a luxury brand internationally renowned for products symbolizing the excellence of the French Art de Vivre. The Pegasus World Cup will feature the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational and the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Championship Turf Invitational, featuring hand-crafted championship trophies by Baccarat. Established as the leading luxury sports and lifestyle event of the year in South Florida, the Pegasus World Cup offer

Dec 27, 2022

Richard Branson on Education, creativity & Risk-Taking

“I was a school dropout and we’re still killing creativity and risk” The Entrepreneur Says Our System Needs To Change At school Richard Branson would sit at the back of the class “doing my own thing”, baffled by the lessons. “I was a dyslexic school kid who had very little understanding about what we were being taught and what was going on on the blackboard,” he says. “Bizarrely for a dyslexic, I started planning a magazine to try to get young people to campaign for a change

Dec 27, 2022

Throwing Soup On a Van Gogh and Other Ways Young Climate Activists are Making Their Voices Heard

In London, youth activists threw soup at Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers,” asking, “Is art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice?” In Melbourne, Australia, two protesters superglued themselves to Picasso’s “Massacre in Korea” to highlight the connections between climate change and future conflict and suffering. Others have engaged in similar protests, targeting a Boticelli at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy; an ancient Roman statue at the Vatican; a Klimt in Vi

Dec 27, 2022

Calling Deion Sanders a Sellout Ignores the Growing Role of Clout-Chasing In College Sports

For most college football coaches, the move from a mid-major conference to a Power Five conference would be met with widespread praise. Not so for Deion Sanders. Jackson State Tigers coach Deion Sanders greets right tackle Deontae Graham during the Cricket Celebration Bowl on Dec. 17, 2022. Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images When the Pro Football Hall of Famer announced he would be leaving Jackson State University, where he has coached the football team since 2020

Dec 27, 2022

Keith Haring x City Kids’: Speak on Liberty Banner

The Citykids Foundation has partnered with Lincoln Road Business Improvement District to exhibit artist Keith Haring + City Kids “Speak on Liberty” artwork, a 90’x30’ banner that became the largest freestanding and most important piece ever created by Haring, as it engaged 1,000 CityKids in the artistic expression of what liberty and freedom meant to them. The banner will be showcased on the exterior of Lincoln Road’s 1111 building from November 28. 2022 through January 2023,

Dec 27, 2022

Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A Common, Often Overlooked, Serious Health Problem

For several months during the summer of 2022, my dog Scout vomited at 3 a.m. nearly every day. If you have a dog, you know the sound. And each time, she gobbled up her mess before I could get to it, making diagnosis of the cause difficult.The vet and I eventually settled on my hydrangeas as the source of the problem – but keeping Scout away from them didn’t work. She started to seem tired all the time – highly concerning in a typically hyper yellow Lab puppy. Image by Ephraim

Dec 27, 2022

Pickleball’s Uphill Climb To Mainstream Success

Most newer sports are hybrids of older ones, and pickleball is no exception. The progeny of tennis, badminton and pingpong, pickleball is played by singles or doubles teams who hit a ball back and forth over a 3-foot-high net until one opponent commits a fault. For every headline about pickleball’s miraculous growth, you can also find stories about conflicts and infighting. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images In 1965, the inventors of pickleball played with what they had – a repurposed

Dec 27, 2022

Maintain Fitness Goals Over the Holidays

A hot toddy here, a work holiday party and Grandma’s famous sweet potatoes that you can not refuse - that’s what the holiday season is all about, but where does wellness come into play? A 2021 NAMI survey found that three out of five Americans feel the holidays negatively impact their mental health. Between family obligations and work events filling up the calendar, as well as the pressure to try as many foods and drinks as possible, it’s no wonder many people fall away from

Dec 27, 2022

Miami-Dade County Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Names Steve Adkins 2022 South Florida Tourism

The Advisory Board of Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ NAF Academy of Hospitality & Tourism (AOHT) is delighted to announce that Steve Adkins, President of the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (MDGLCC) was named South Florida Tourism Professional of the Year at its Annual Awards Luncheon held December 15th at the Hyatt Regency Miami. More than 350 of the who’s who in the hospitality and tourism industry attended the highly anticipated event to benefit the AOHT wo

Dec 27, 2022

Up-And-Coming Neighborhoods for Renters in Miami

Miami is a bustling city known around the world for its beauty and diversity. It has been the setting for many big movies and TV series, which have helped bring in a ton of tourism. If you're coming to live in Miami, you are going to love it. However, figuring out where to stay is not easy. You want to rent an affordable place in a nice area, but rent is more expensive than ever. While far from the most expensive city in the US, prices are still above the national average. De

Dec 26, 2022

'VantaBlack’s To What Lengths' Art Exhibit Happening Now at the Museum of Contemporary Art

VantaBlack’s To What Lengths is open now through January 20, 2023. In the exhibit, at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the South Florida-based artist explores how ideas about legacy are woven into everyday actions by activating five palm trees on the MOCA Plaza with large-scale braids, adorned with beads, metal, and artificial sunflowers and gardenias. This event is free. Now - Jan 20, 2023 Special thanks to Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau for content repub

Dec 26, 2022