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The 411
Spotlighting news, launches, happenings, products & places in and around
South Florida.
Forever Forward
On the last day of middle school, or more specifically, the last few minutes, I’ll never forget when my zany science teacher uttered the best lesson he’d given all year.
The 411
Spotlighting news, launches, happenings, products & places in and around South Florida.
Fetal Care Excellence
The Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Fetal Care Center offers hope and answers for families expecting babies with congenital differences. The center brings together the entire hospital team and its breadth of subspecialists to help families minimize worries associated with the birth and aid them in knowing what to expect going forward.
Un-Botched
Tracie Samara’s plastic surgery experience is a shocking tale about what can happen when cosmetic fillers are administered incorrectly. Thanks to multiple surgeries at the skilled hands of Dr. John J. Martin, Jr., this tragedy is finally yielding a happy ending.
Foodie Find
Cooking is in the blood of Chef Joao “Juca” Oliveira. His grandfather was a revered Italian chef, and when he arrived in NYC after graduating high school in Brazil, the first job he got was in a kitchen — and he hasn’t left since!
Leading-Edge Care
Ethos Wellness/Pharmacy believes in an innovative and integrative approach to wellness. Their goal is to improve the quality of life of the communities they serve through personalized attention, quality service, integrative care, precision medicine and education.
Taking Center Stage
A truly immersive theatre experience born right here in The Magic City, the Juggerknot Theatre Company’s Miami Motel Stories are once again highlighting the eclectic history of our particularly peculiar town.
A M(iami)an’s Best Friend
This Thanksgiving, why not make a lasting relationship with someone who needs it the most? Collected below are some eligible suitors from surrounding Magic City shelters who could really use a companion.
Deep Cuts
A groundbreaking gallery space ensuring landmark artists are given the spotlight they so desperately deserve, Miami Beach’s David Castillo Gallery continues to be an integral voice in Miami’s art scene.
Cecc-Mate
Easily attaining that oft-difficult holy trinity of accessible, distinguished and 100% cruelty-free, family-owned high fashion shoe designer Cecconello is making exquisite inroads into Miami.
Barefoot Luxury
Whether you’re searching for the Bahamian home of your dreams, or wish to belong to a club offering the very finest in tropical beach activities, golf, fishing and more, you’ll find it all at The Abaco Club.
Look Around
I was fresh out of the University of Miami and working at a publishing house in Miami Beach when an article came across my desk that needed a headline.
The 411
Spotlighting news, launches, happenings, products & places in and around South Florida.
Glitter Cosmo
Stay stylish, refreshed and just the right amount of buzzed as you peruse the season’s trends and up your wardrobe game one sip at a time.
Veg Buzz
Lightyears beyond the basic Bloody Mary, one of the most exciting epicurean trends of 2018 was a focus on vegetable juice cocktails. Learn how to spice up your next dinner party or at-home happy hour with a healthful alternative to sugary fruit juices and nectars.
Spice World
A quick and easy way to add a piquant pitch to home-cooked meals, below we explore the esoteric art of the hand-crafted spice blend.
Go With The Flow
Every generation asks the same question: When is it the right time to talk money with your kids. Word to the wise: If they can spend it, they can learn about it. The following websites lighten some of the burden.
Aqua Workout
Perhaps the ultimate bike for globetrotters, the Manta 5 provides a robust workout, electric power for when you’re tired and, best of all, it works equally well on backwaters and choppy ocean surf.
Beach Buds
It’s back-to-school season on The Key, and what better way to provide a holistically educational environment for the little ones than by adding a loving rescue to your home? Below are a few top picks from the most reputable of South Florida shelters and rescues.
Imagine That
For many of us, the first day of school each year was our chance to show off our personal style to the world.
Fitness Finesse
Keeping that year-round beach bod and the perfect BMI in Miami is vital…but make sure you’re only hitting the gym to workout on the machines instead of working on everyone’s last nerve.
With Heart
Innovation is a tradition at Mercy Hospital. Their surgeons pioneered some of the first open heart surgeries and they continue to stay at the forefront of modern cardiovascular care with state-of-the-art robotic surgery, life-saving stents and emergency surgery day and night as part of their compassionate and comprehensive 24/7/365 service.
Home Sweat
A refreshing relief from the workaday world, a home gym should seamlessly combine the solitude of a santuary with these 5 accessories any home gym should never be without.
Forever Youthful
What makes the new partnership between John J. Martin Jr., M.D., and Dr. Daniel L. Campos, DNP, unique is that they don’t subscribe to only one specialty such as plastic surgery or dermatology but rather offer a wholesome approach to aesthetics medicine combined with surgical and non-surgical alternatives with the goal of maintaining a natural and healthy aesthetic.
Bold Beauty
Discover the cultural impact of body image on society and how it has evolved throughout time, even morphing our idea of what is attractive and what truly defines beauty — inside and out.
Tender Care
Ensuring Miami can play every bit as hard as it works, the Nicklaus Children’s Sports Health Program is a cutting-edge enhancement of already stellar services.
By Hook Or By Crook
Offering a sensational selection of seafood to our increasingly gourmand South Miami communities, Shelley’s provides an intimate experience relaxed and refined in equal measure.
Tech Fit
iPhone’s automatic calorie-counting, step-tracking, stair-recording Health app revolutionized how we track our fitness efforts. But that’s just the start.
Island Living
Frankly, when you live in a village this nice, it’s hard not to want to spread the love around. Which is precisely why we’ve spotlighted these three terrific pups who would make an excellent addition to any Key Biscayne abode.
Destination: MDD
The Miami Design District redefines retail by providing a completely immersive and dynamic experience that offers innovative and accessible shopping, and goes on to include wellness, beauty and fitness, diverse restaurants with local concepts to celebrated chefs, rich cultural and public art programs and live music performances.
Magic Tides
Most of my happiest memories have been on, in and around the water.
Boutique Special
Kendra Scott hosted a special “Kendra Gives Back” party to celebrate the Grand Opening of the brand’s first Miami store at Brickell City Centre.
The 411
Spotlighting news, launches, happenings, products & places in and around South Florida.
Nothing Like It
Like so many before him, a transplant to our Magic City reflects on years spent living, thriving and surviving among our avenues, highways, byways and palm trees.
Royal Revelry
Royal weddings are a London tradition filled with splendor and regalia. This month, Prince Harry & Meghan Markle will walk down the aisle and the folks on the other side of the pond are in sheer celebration mode as the world watches and VIP travelers begin to arrive to join in the festivities.
Brighter Futures
Runaway children and those being raised in foster care often find themselves lost in the social services system and victims of human trafficking. Voices For Children is on a mission to change that.
Fetal Care Center
Learning your unborn baby may have a medical condition can be overwhelming. For many, it marks the beginning of a medical journey. The Fetal Care Center at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is devoted to the care of infants diagnosed with medical differences prenatally.
Road Ready
As we prepare for summer vacations and unforgettable family adventures, packing everyone into the car for hours on end might not be high on your to-do list. Take the roar out of road tripping with the below suggestions. And remember: Once you leave Miami, make sure to use those turn signals!
