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The Raleigh Hotel on Miami Beach has new owners (Photos)
New owners have acquired The Raleigh, a beachfront Art Deco landmark hotel in the South Beach section of Miami Beach.The eight-story, 105-room hotel at 1775 Collins Avenue was built in 1940. It is...
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50 Shades of Mango parade through Coconut Grove (Photos)
Satire and merriment reigned supreme as the 31st annual King Mango Strut parade lurched through the heart of Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, December 30, 2012.Based loosely on...
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Stephen Knapp’s lightpaintings come to Miami (Photos)
A display of “lightpaintings” by Stephen Knapp is a highlight of the 2013 Miami International Art Fair and a prelude to an exhibition at the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum.Knapp’s...
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Seafair returns to host Miami International Art Fair (Photos)
For the second year in a row, the mega-yacht Seafair is hosting the Miami International Art Fair in downtown Miami at a dock near the InterContinental Hotel at 100 Chopin Plaza.The fair opened with a...
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Gallery exhibit features Mexican neo-surrealist painter Enrique Chavarría...
An exhibit of 37 paintings by the Mexican neo-surrealist painter Enrique Chavarría Servin opened on Friday, February 1, 2013, at the ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries in Coral Gables.Chavarría...
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Mexican Cultural Institute exhibits Cristina Kahlo photos (Photos)
Tiempo de Danzon (Dance Time), an exhibition of photographs by Cristina Kahlo, opened on February 1, 2013, at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Miami.Cristina Kahlo is the grand-niece of Mexico’s most...
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Coconut Grove’s “other” art festival unveils poster (Photos)
The poster for the 25th annual St. Stephen’s Art Show was unveiled on Thursday evening, February 7, 2013, at a gathering in the church’s Nepenthe Garden. The show will take place during Presidents’...
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Bahamas Express links Miami and Bimini (Photos)
Bahamas Express has launched a new ferry service between Miami and Bimini.The fast ferry Maverick, which arrived in the U.S. on Janaury 1, began operating on February 8, 2013. Initially it will sail...
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Art Wynwood scores again (Photos)
Art Wynwood in its sophomore year is far from sophomoric. As its tag line – “international contemporary art fair” – implies, this show emphasizes cutting-edge work fresh from artists’ studios, with...
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Presidents’ Day weekend in Miami is becoming a magnet for art almost as strong as the early December Art Week.The launch of Art Basel Miami Beach a decade ago was the genesis of a creative frenzy that...
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Pan Am nostalgia store opens (Photos)
Former Pan Am flight attendants, pursers, and an engineer were on hand to greet shoppers and nostalgia buffs at the grand opening of Pan Am & First Flight Out on Sunday, February 17. This...
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University of Miami displays Afro-Cuban art (Photos)
An exhibit of Afro-Cuban art, the first of its kind in South Florida, features paintings with vibrant colors and bold images reminiscent of West African tribal art. It opened at the University of...
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Coconut Grove Arts Festival celebrates 50 years (Photos)
“It only gets BETTER” was the motto of the 50th anniversary edition of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, which attracted some 150,000 art aficionados during the 2013 Presidents’ Day weekend, February...
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St. Stephen’s Art Show attracted more than 160 artists (Photos)
The 25th annual St. Stephen’s Art Show during Presidents’ Day weekend, February 18-20, 2013, showcased the work of more than 160 artists in a wide variety of media.Although its artist roster was...
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‘Year of the Dog’ at Presidents’ Day weekend art shows (Photos)
I cannot tell you why dog art caught my eye this year at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival and St. Stephen’s Art Show during Presidents’ Day weekend, February 18-20, 2013.Perhaps it was because...
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Exhibition of Everglades scenes opens (Photos)
Artist Mai Yap’s exhibition of Everglades: Painted Tapestries – landscape scenes painted with palette knives – opened March 1, 2013, at the artSight Gallery in Coral Gables.Already well known for her...
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Vintage Day: ‘The Fight to Preserve Paradise’ (Photos)
Imagine shaking hands with President Harry S Truman in Everglades National Park.You could have done it on December 6, 1947, when President Truman came to Everglades City, Florida, to dedicate the park...
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Gifford Lane Art Stroll goes to the dogs (Photos)
The 15th annual Gifford Lane Art Stroll on March 3, 2013, attracted its usual crowd of human and canine aficionados.A local neighborhood extravaganza, the Gifford Lane Art Stroll is laid-back and...
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Baynanza celebrates Biscayne Bay (Photos)
In 1982, some creative souls in the environmental agency of what was then called Dade County organized a springtime celebration and coastal cleanup to highlight the ecological value of Biscayne Bay to...
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Darkness and light in new Zadok Gallery exhibition (Photos)
The somber, foreboding mood of Mark Messersmith’s paintings contrasts with the ethereal lightness of Gabriel Dawe’s polychrome thread installations in new exhibitions that opened March 9, 2013, at the...
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