Miami Beach has its share of glitzy overpriced restaurants, and I am afraid that Joe's Stone Crab is one of them. But don't take my word for it, the place has been featured on several food shows and has been bringing them in since 1913. One of South Beach's original restaurant's. Very few have been around as long as Joe's. Maybe I'm missing something here or I have been spoiled with great Canadian east...
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One of my favorite restaurants on Lincoln Road Mall has to be the Van Dyke Cafe, located at 846 Lincoln Road on the corner of Jefferson Avenue. From the same purveyors of the famous News Cafe on Ocean Drive, The Van Dyke Cafe, offers up a great vantage point for some serious people watching in a charming European setting. Happy hour is a great time to give them a try, Monday through Friday from 5-7:00 pm....
No trip to Florida's "Gold Coast" can be complete without rewarding yourself to some great Atlantic fishing. The experience of being out on the open water looking inland at the Miami skyline will be one you won't soon forget. South Beach's, South Point Marina has a boat that goes out daily but I prefer making the short trip to climb aboard the Kelley Fleet on 108th street. These guys have been at it since...
There is a lot of history spread out all over South Beach, thanks in large part to the efforts of the Miami Design Prevention League. Be sure to walk along Ocean Drive and take in its former splendor and history. If you are a movie buff like myself, you have probably watched the 1983 film, "Scarface", at some time or other. Scripted by Oliver Stone, this Brian de Palma updating of the old gangster story is...
Design Miami is the global forum for design. Each fair brings together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world in celebration of design culture and commerce. Occurring alongside the Art Basel fairs in Miami, USA each December and Basel, Switzerland each June, Design Miami/ has become the premier venue for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and...
History of the ConferenceIt was founded in 1985 by then DJs and Record Pool Directors Louis Possenti and Bill Kelly. Held annually in Miami Beach, Florida, the Winter Music Conference, or "WMC" as followers of Electronic Dance Music call it, hosts around 100,000 people. The first Winter Music Conference took place at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott February 19-21, 1986 with approximately 80 dance music...