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South Beach Wine and Food Festival

Posted in Bay Point, Bayside, Coconut Grove, Fisher Island, Miami Beach Real Estate, Miami Dade-County, Miami Gables Estates, MidBeach South, Millionaire's Row, Morningside, South Florida, South of Fifth, Spring Garden, The Apogee South Beach, Uncategorized, tagged Bank of America, Boobly Flay, Florida, Florida International University, Godiva, Guy Fier, Harrahs Casino,  Fontainebleau Miami Beach,  Vega Sicilia Wine Seminar, Madhur Jeffrey, Marques de Murrieta Castillo, Miami Beach Film Society and Cinematheque, Nancy Bathcelor, Patron South Beach Soiree, Paula Deen, Rothschild Dinner, Sobefest.com, South Beacg, South Beach Wine and Food festival, South Florida, Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida, Southern Wine and Spirits Beverage Management Center at Florida International University, Stephanie March, Teaching Restaurant, The Food Network, Thomas Buckley, Tom Colicchio, Tony Abou-Ganim, Tyler Florence, Whole Foods Market, Wine Spectator on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The eighth annual Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival presented by Food&Wine is almost upon us. For those who have never heard of this annual wine and food festival, it is a great chance to sample some of the finest wines and foods from nationally and internationally renowned vintners, spirits makers, culinary masters [...]

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Help Big Mama help the little ones

Posted in South Florida, tagged Essie Reed, Fort Lauderdale, Help Big Mama, South Florida, Team of Life Organization, WSVN.com Santa Claus on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was just reading some article at WSVN.com when I ran across an interesting piece about Big Mama. Essie Reed, or Big Mama as she is known in her community, is a sort of Santa Claus for those who otherwise would not receive any gifts on Christmas Day. She is the founder of the Team [...]

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Money is not the only answer

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broward County, Charity, Community Services, Donations, Habitat for Humanity, Miami, Miami Dade-County, Nirvi Shah, The Miami Herlad on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I just read a really good article in the MiamiHerald.com entitled, “Can’t give money? Donate your time”. This article written by Nirvi Shah helped to remind me that giving money is not the only way to help make a difference in our communities. My husband and I have been fortunate enough to [...]

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Art Basel Miami Beach

Posted in Miami Dade-County, South Florida, tagged Miami Beach, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel Switzerland, United States, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Central America, South America, Art Deco District on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Art Basel Miami Beach will be starting this week. For those who are not familiar with this extraordinary yearly event, Art Basel is among the most important art shows in the United States and the Americas. It is the sister event of the most prestigious art show in the world for the past 39 years, [...]

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