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Top New Years Eve 2009 Parties, in South Beach Miami Beach

2008-12-17T21:42:00.000-08:00

With the Christmas rush, don't forget that New Year's Eve sneaks up on you after the holidays! Cross one more to-do off your list by making reservations at one of these bashes. With the number of celebs in the city, you’re bound to see some out waiting for the ball (or orange) to drop, and here’s where some will be- call for prices and packages, but most parties include party favors, an open bar and champagne at midnight. If you don't want to worry about driving, you may wish to consider using the Miami Nightclub Shuttle.

Miami Beach was the place to be to ring in 2008!! Last year we spotted stars like Jennifer Hudson, Christina Milian, Nick Cannon, Mandy Moore, Kim Kardashian, Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz, Eve and more were all seen partying down in Florida's night spots.

Here are some places you might just run into a few celebs:

Sky Bar at the Shore Club: This themed New Year's blast promises to be one of the most unique on the beach!! voted as the #1 CELEBRITY PARTY - this year with sounds by DJ MOS. Tickets are $200 with a four-hour top-shelf open bar, and VIP table packages are available. 1901 Collins Avenue. (305) 534-6300.

Mansion: Mansion throws one of the biggest and best New Years Eve parties in Miami! Mansion caters to all scenes, events and genres. New Year's Eve 2009 will be hosted by Lindsay Lohan with sounds by Samantha Ronson! Enjoy premium open bar from 9pm - midnight. Call 305-432-3575 or by email at vip@sobenewyears.com for ticket information.

SET: Celebrate New Years Eve with Victoria Secret Model Anne V at SET, the most decadent club in South Beach. 320 Lincoln Road - call 305-432-3575 or by email at vip@sobenewyears.com for ticket information!

Gansevoort South: T.I. will be performing live with Wilhelmina Models at Gansevoort Miami along w DJ Cassidy and DJ Behrouz. The Gansevoort South will be the site for this year's most premier "IT" New Year's Eve Event. It is the go-to option for celebrities from around the country on New Year's Eve.

The property will have 3 MAJOR distinct areas of event space, providing a boundless forum of celebration. The event includes the use of The Hotel's:

The Private Beach Club
The Premier Pool Plaza
The Exclusive Rooftop Pool Lounge

The Official Playboy New Years Eve Party at Karu- Y

Hosted by Celebrity Playboy Playmates: Monica Leigh, Michelle Mclaughlin, Stephanie Larimore, Kayla Collins,Lindsey Wagner, Aj Alexander, Ida Ljungqvist: Dress Code: Dress to impress! Ticket information: info@newyearseve.com212-724-3900

Anna Kournikova - Spotted Shopping at Victoria's Secret on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach - January 7th 2008

2008-01-10T13:36:00.000-08:00

Anna Kournikova was spotted shopping for lingerie and other things on Lincoln Road Mall on Monday.

We suppose heart-throb husband, Enrique Iglesias, is in for quite a New Year's treat.

"Anna was looking at bras and knickers as well as some skimpy swimwear," The Sun quoted the source, as saying.

As for how the Russian beauty looked, well “stunning” is how the source described her.

"She looked stunning. Enrique is a very lucky man." the source said.

Kournikova has been at the Spanish singer’s side ever since she starred in the video for his song ‘Escape’. Rumours that the couple had secretly married appeared in 2003 and again in 2005 but the tennis beauty herself has consistently refused to directly confirm or deny these.

Top Miami Events: January Events in Miami

2008-01-09T05:47:00.000-08:00

January’s definitely an exciting month in Miami! Here's a run-down of some of the regular events occurring in the "Magic City" each January:

Art Deco Weekend Festival - Each January, the Miami Design Preservation League hosts an art deco festival featuring guided tours, a film series, food, music, theater, dance and an opening parade.
Orange Bowl - January brings the Bowl Championship Series to Miami, where we play host to the BCS FedEx Orange Bowl.
Shakespeare in the Park - Each January, this nonprofit organization offers free theater performances in Coconut Grove's Peacock Park.

Bring a picnic and a blanket or low lawn chair because the best seats are on the grass! Free parking at the Coconut Grove Convention center 3 blocks to the North on South Bayshore Drive.

If you'd like to view events taking place during a different month in Miami, see the full Miami Events Calendar.
Have Fun!

Photos of Celebrities: New Year's Eve 2008 in Miami Beach!

2008-01-07T14:00:00.001-08:00

Miami Beach was the place to be to ring in 2008!! Stars we spotted: Jennifer Hudson, Christina Milian, Nick Cannon, Mandy Moore, Kim Kardashian, Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz, Eve and more were all seen partying down in Florida's night spots.

At Mansion, Kim Kardashian hosted a NYE bash with her sisters and was joined by her beau Reggie Bush. When the clock struck midnight, Kim planted a kiss on Reggie.

A couple of blocks from Mansion, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz hosted a NYE bash at the Shore Club hotel. The two rang in the New Year with a long kiss:

Mandy Moore hosted the New Years Eve bash at the Raleigh Hotel:

Information provided by Miami-Info.com !

For more information about celebrities in Miami, check out Miami Models and Celebrities in Miami on Miami-Info.com

Christmas in Miami

2007-12-26T06:51:00.001-08:00

Well, while I don't celebrate Christmas myself, the Holiday Season in Miami Beach is definitely special! The atmosphere is so peaceful and relaxed, you can definitely tell that there's something extraordinary going on! The streets were so quiet yesterday, it was pretty nice!

One of my favorite things to do on a Holiday or weekend is to have Brunch with family or friends. My top 3 picks are:

1. The Van Dyke Cafe on Lincoln Road is my favorite place to go for a relaxing Sunday brunch. Mornings on Lincoln Road are great, because people are out and about, relaxing and strolling through the shops and Sunday Street Market...The Van Dyke is a great place to perch at an outdoor table, feel the breeze, order some fresh fruit, some quiche and sip a mimosa or coffee and people-watch!

2. Nikki Beach, as I mentioned in my previous post, is an ultra chic and trendy place to go on Sunday afternoons. Pick a comfy lounge chair under an umbrella and a attendant wearing crisp, all-white linen will be at your every beck and call to offer you drinks, fresh fruits or anything you'd like to order from their scrumptious menu.

3. The Atlantic - Any place on Ocean Drive is great for an early Sunday Brunch, because being across from the Ocean early in the morning is such a great feeling. But I have to admit that I'm partial to eating at The Atlantic of all places, because of the clean white Art Deco architecture and because it's one of the newer cafes on Ocean Drive.

There are so many great places to choose from! But the best way to find out what you like...is to explore! Let me know what you discover :)

I love Miami

2007-12-24T10:30:00.001-08:00

I love living in Miami Beach. I mean, where else can you be strutting around in a bikini on the beach in the middle of December? This weekend, for example I relaxed on the beach. The weather was absolutely perfect. Then we had a nice Sunday brunch at News Cafe on Ocean Drive...it was a very pleasant weekend to say the least :)

Nikki Beach Comes to Coconut Grove!

2007-12-21T06:54:00.000-08:00

There's one in St. Tropez, St. Barths, Marbella, South Beach...and now Nikki Beach is opening in Coconut Grove! Nikki Coconut Grove will offer the Aperitif Party from 4 to 7pm daily, Chef Tommy Nguyen is launching "Amazing Sundays" - a brunch with a five to seven course experience and a la carte menu!

Just in case you're from outer space and have never heard of Nikki:

Nikki Beach's Sunday afternoon beach soirées are just about as infamous as South Beach nightlife itself. Here, you'll find dedicated nightlife impresarios: models, playboys and jet-setters worshiping the nightlife during the day. This sexy Saint Tropez-style club is where South Beach's most beautiful people gather not only on the seventh day of the week, but nearly every other evening as well.
With large white linen chaises and low plush beds scattered across the beach front property for prime sunbathing and socializing. Raised opium beds are nestled between palm trees are perfect for some private lounging, and oversize trademark tepees add to the charm and character of Nikki Beach.
With chic surroundings, tepees, hammocks and flowing champagne, Nikki Beach has quickly gained a reputation as a heavenly paradise on earth. Lounge on pristine white-linen beds in the open air while savoring fresh fruit and sipping a mimosa. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon brunch.

A highlight of visiting Nikki Beach Miami is tasting their famous Mojito, adorned beautifully with sugarcane and fresh mint—The perfect refreshment for a day at the beach.

MIAMI BEACH'S TOP 10 NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES!

2007-12-20T12:25:00.000-08:00

>> MIAMI'S TOP 10 NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES 2008!

>>* Click Here for TOP NEW YEARS EVE PARTIES FOR 2009!!!*<<

1 . New Years Eve 2008 at The Shore Club (SKYBAR)

Countdown by ASHLEE SIMPSON Special Guest DJ PETE WENTZ of Fall Out Boy, PLUS a Live Performance by EVE. Voted Best New Year's Eve Event in the Country and Best Party of the Year!

2. The Raleigh

New Year's Eve at The Raleigh w/ Mandy Moore and special celebrity hosts Samantha Ronson & DJ Berrie.

3. The Sagamore Hotel Bar

Voted #1 Hotel Event 2008 -Rated "Best Package on the Beach" (Coutdown by Shanon Elizabeth and more celebrities to attend)

4. Mansion

New Year's Eve at Mansion Miami Hosted by Kim Kardashian Cover Model 2007 Playboy Magazine

5. SET

New Year's Eve 2008 - enjoy a complimentary champagne toast as the clock strikes midnight.

6. Prive

Ring in the New Year like a rock star at the most elegant open-bar party, Prive.

7. Opium Garden
Enjoy an all-you-can-sip premium open bar featuring top-shelf beer, champagne and liquor of your choice.

8. Templo

New Year's Eve Celebrity Radio Station Host "Power 96" Broadcasted Live with Celebrity Host Tito Puente Jr.

9. SpiegelTent at Spiegel World: The Worlds Most Beautiful Travelling Venue

The Worlds’ Most Beautiful Travelling NightClub with mindblowing performances throughout the night a deep, sexy, soulful, uplifting and captivating vibe for the more sophisticated world traveler and soulful local in dire need of a change of sceneryThe venue will hold 1500 people (600 inside the tent/900 in the outside bar with over 50 tables/ 3 Circus Cabanas/12 Hammocks.

Doors: 9PM-5AM

21st St and Collins Ave at Collins Park in South Beach

The Setai, Miami Beach, FL

The Setai Miami Beach Beyond Paradise 2008 Dinner Dance featuring live performance by Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson.

Some might argue that New York City is the place to be for New Year’s Eve, but there is nowhere better to be for New Year's Eve than Miami Beach! Ringing in the New Year in Miami is a tropical glamour fest. There are so many great parties to choose from just crawling with celebrities and beautiful people... I don't even know where my night will end up.

But make sure to buy your tickets well in advance, because you really don't want to miss all the festivities that New Year's Eve 2008 in Miami has to offer!!!

techorati, yeah.

2007-12-20T09:54:00.000-08:00

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Softening Miami's Velvet Ropes of Steel

2007-12-20T08:20:00.000-08:00

Let's face it, we've all been there: you're all decked-out in your best attire - you've got on your new Balenciaga shoes and you're sporting your fiercest D&G Dolce and Gabbana Ocelot Print Pony Hair Frame Clutch - you're all ready for a night on the town alongside your fabulous Entourage.

You stroll up to the front of the club and the entrance is completely crowded - this doesn't look good. But what the heck, you're fabulous, right? - So you all somehow manage to push through the mob of annoying tourists that have obviously been rejected, and get to the front to give the bouncer your best smile (omg, thank God you just got your teeth bleached).

To your dismay, instead of seeing you and opening the velvet ropes to let you make your grand entrance, he turns around and goes back to what he was doing, leaving you standing there, surrounded by the smoky French women who are getting cattier by the minute.

Yes, even I have had this experience. Even as Miss Popular, I've gotten snubbed by Oliver at the door of Mynt Lounge on a Saturday night. Face it, we've all been there at one point or another. It's embarrassing, hugely frustrating and a major disappointment, but there could be a glimmer of hope, for some at least: South Beach nightclubs may be softening their hearts - just a little.

Michael Capponi, who's name has become synonymous with cutting-edge nightlife, luxury living and quality entertaining in Miami and a guest-list that spans Hollywood celebrities, rock and rap stars, supermodels, international jetsetters and the creme de la creme of Miami’s society, is now working with at lest 11 celebrities on a three-night event which will be called "A Toast To United Way" which is being put together to help out Miami's less-fortunate. Meaning people who have more to complain about than not getting into SET on a Saturday night.

Michael says: "People need to wake up and realize there are a lot of needs in this community and it's up to all of us to do something about it."

Hmmm...maybe instead of buying that new Prada bag at the Bal Harbour Shops this week, you should put your money towards helping someone instead. I mean, it is the Holiday Season...

"A Toast To United Way" is taking place in South Beach from December 27th - 29th and will sell $10 drink tickets at Prive, Opium Garden, Mansion, SET, Suite, Snatch, Cameo, Delano, Mokai, Glass, Rokbar and, of course, Mynt.

Britney Spears finds footwear that's even uglier than Uggs

2007-06-25T15:37:00.000-07:00

OK, so my "I don't totally hate Ugg boots" confession of last week was met with all the horror I expected. Leave it to Britney Spears, though, to find footwear that sucks even more than Uggs. Check it out: Brit has teamed these fugly pink numbers with what has become her trademark, "I just got out of bed and I'm not even wearing a bra!" look, but I reckon the boots would be bad enough on their own - whaddya say?

Muse - New Agency Alert!

2007-06-17T20:46:00.000-07:00

A new boutique agency with a solid select group of girls has launched this week. Connor Kennedy, formerly with elite ny started the agency.
Keep your eye on Muse - I've got quite a feeling about it!

Summer Style 2007

2007-06-17T19:22:00.000-07:00

It is so hot outside. How hot, you ask?

Hotter than Adam Brody. Hotter than Christian Louboutin's Knotted Peep Toe Pumps. Hotter than Zac Posen's new resort collection. Hotter than Jeremy Piven last night on Letterman. Hotter than...

Okay, you get the idea. So I have decided to come up with a survival guide of sorts for the dog days of summer.

Summer is known for its unmerciful temperatures (especially in South Florida), and a swimsuit is crucial for sweltering-temperature survival. This summer, pull on your barest bikini and wear it for everything - day and night. If someone points to the "No shirt, no shoes, no service" sign, complain of the unbearable heat and insist that you're on the verge of Lindsay Lohan-level dehydration. Pictured: Burberry Check-Trim 2-Piece Swimsuit

If an event demands something a little more substantial than a swimsuit, throw on the lightest, breeziest, shortest mini dress, such as this Juicy Couture Eyelet Terry Tank Dress, or opt for a cap-sleeve tunic dress. Say "yes" to A-line and tent dresses - loose fabrics are key.

A pretty twist on standard dime store rubber flip flops. The shimmery metallic will compensate for the lack of jewelry... because who wants to wear jewelry when you feel stickier than a caramel sundae?

Nothing says summer like a pair of Aviators. These Armani Aviator Sunglasses are sleek, stylish, and they make you feel like you're at the beach even if you're sitting in dreadful traffic…

Designer Gianfranco Ferre Dies

2007-06-17T18:36:00.000-07:00

Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre, who worked as Stylistic Director of Christian Dior in Paris and launched his own designer label in 1997, died on Sunday at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage.

He was 62 years old.