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Celebrity Sightings: LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Black Eyed Peas, Market America

Posted by Maryanne Salvat On September - 1 - 2010
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Laura Izibor

On Thursday, Grey Goose Entertainment Rising Icon Laura Izibor performed at a private gathering at the Bacardi headquarters in Coral Gables to celebrate the second season of the highly acclaimed BET Grey Goose Rising Icons series.  Fellow  Rising Icon, Melanie Fiona, performed at LIV on Sunday, where she gave a breathtaking concert.  Other guests included DJ Irie, Mike Epps and Louis Oliver.

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 On Friday night,  Lebron James threw a surprise birthday dinner party for his girlfriend and mother of his two sons, Savannah Brinson at Red, The Steakhouse restaurant where he brought in a mixlogist to make Atlantico Rum cocktails for his guests which included:  Chris Paul, Udonis Haslem, and  Brian Hartline of the Miami Dolphins, among others. The specialty cocktail served was named the Atlantico Heat.   Apl.de.ap & Will.I.Am hosted the 944 Nightlife Issue release party at LIV.  Travis McCoy also performed at the event.  Guests spotted included: Alice Panikian (Miss Universe Canada 2006), Cedric Gervais, and Sofia Chapman. Chris Bosh and Adrienne Williams made and appearance, celebrating their engagement which took place just hours before.

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Loren Ridinger, Kim Kardashian, and J.R. Ridinger

 Miami’s own Market America founders/owners, J.R. and Loren Ridinger recently presented their annual International Convention in Greensboro, N.C. at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex to a sold out crowd of over 25,000.  The Ridingers once again enlightened attendees by detailing ways the company is using technology to change the way people shop and unveiling a host of new products and services. Celebrity guest appearances included close friends of the Ridingers, Kim Kardashian and Scottie Pippen.

Celebrity Sightings:Kathy Griffin, Buck Winthrop, LeBron James

Posted by Maryanne Salvat On August - 19 - 2010
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Idris Elba and Lia Ames

On Thursday night, Kathy Griffin from Bravo’s Life on the D List, dined at Zuma with Gloria and Emilio Estefan.

Actor Idris Elba, (recently known for his role as Michael Scott’s hunky supervisor on The Office), hosted a party at Play Nightclub on Friday night. He will be appearing in the movie The Takers, a 2010 release touted as a crime action and thriller film also starring Matt Dillon.

Porschla Coleman celebrated her engagement to NBA Basketball star Jason Kidd, of the Dallas Mavericks, on Saturday at Louis Bar. The happy couple toasted with champagne alongside Front Management’s Auggie Lasseter .    Fellow NBA Stars, LeBron James and Chris Bosh were spotted dining at Red, The Steakhouse in the front VIP room. 

Eric Milon and Joey Goldman celebrated their birthdays at SET on Friday with a huge bash.  Many local socialites, including Tony Schectman and Larry Schwartz turned up for the party.

Miami publicist turned author Buck Winthrop, who is summering in the Hamptons, mingled with Sex and The City’s Candace Bushnell, Jay McInerney, and Barbara Walters at Author’s Night, a benefit for the East Hampton Library chaired by actor Alec Baldwin last Saturday. Winthrop‘s debut novel Delusions of Grandeur is being launched on Kindle and in 12 countries including France, Germany and Japan on September 9th.

Celebrity Sightings: Justin Bieber, President Clinton, Usher…

Posted by Maryanne Salvat On August - 12 - 2010

usherWhile house hunting on Friday, Chris Bosh spoiled his girlfriend, Adrienne Williams with a day of pampering and beauty at Femme Coiffure Hair Spa in the Ritz-Carlton on South Beach. Onlookers say Adrienne and her sister received the works – over $2800 worth of treatments ranging from changing their hair to a blonde and chestnut brown contrast, deep conditioning and a $500 haircut from owner and master stylist Raphael Reboh.

Scarpetta’s Top Chef, Scott Conant, was spotted dining at The Forgejustin bieber Restaurant | Wine Bar on Friday night.   Chef Dewey LoSasso prepared different dishes for Conant to sample, including a specialty pasta dish that got rave reviews from the Food Network star. 

Also on Friday, Miami-based Grey Goose Vodka sponsored the first World Leadership Awards in Atlanta hosted by Usher and his New Look Foundation.  Grammy Award winner,  Ciara and pop sensation, Justin Bieber entertained guests with exclusive performances as VIP guests, including former President, Bill Clinton, sipped Grey Goose Vodka cocktails and enjoyed a special evening honoring key individuals and organizations for their recognition of youth as leaders

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Allison Weiss Brady, Chris Bosh, and Chip Brady

Burn Notice's Jeffrey Donovan at Mercedes Benz Star Lounge after Ed Hardy

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Jeffrey Donovan, our favorite Burn Notice front man, was seen dining solo at Macaluso’s last Tuesday night,   where he enjoyed the eatery’s famous homemade meatballs (yum!).

During the Webster Rooftop Happy Hour, which was very popular,  Pharrell  Williams  shopped throughout the boutique.

Rapper TI was seen dining at Philippe with a group of friends this past Sunday.

Last week, Miami’s finest headed up to the Hamptons where the Heat’s Chris joined Tracy Wilson Mourning, Donna Karan, a pregnant and just-married Alicia Keys with new husband Swizz Beatz, John LegendJason Binn, and host Anthony Anderson to celebrate South Florida’s Allison & Chip Brady who were being honored at  Russell SimmonsRushPhilanthropic.org annual “Art for Life” gala.  The event, with auction items by country singer Keith Urban, celebrity chef Todd English, and John Legend, was co-sponsored by LSN Partners, a business development firm in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Target, and Bounty. 

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 While making his acceptance speech as co-honoree, Swizz Beatz’s handsome young son Prince Nasir stepped up to the podium to announce to the art-loving crowd that his favorite artists were “Swizz Beatz and Basquiat”.

The Bradys continue their charitable endeavors by co-hosting a September 10th shopping event at De Beers to benefit GeneSpotlight.org as part of Bal Harbour Shops’ “Fashion Night Out.”

Celebrity Sightings

Posted by Maryanne Salvat On July - 29 - 2010
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Kellan Lutz enjoying Bustelo

World Cup Soccer players, Luis Fabiano (Brazil) and Diego Forlan (Uruguay), were spotted, on different occasions, at Village of Merrick Park this weekend.   Lenny Kravitz enjoyed dinner at Mr. Chow ,  while Chicago Bulls legend and NBA hall-of-famer Scottie Pippen was seen dining at Todd English’s da Campo Osteria at the il Lugano Suite Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale this past weekend.  Coincidentally, the Kravitz and Pippen were also seen at Philippe’s Miami outpost this weekend as well. 

 Kellan Lutz, Twilight’s hunky vampire, was seen sipping a Bustelo Cool at Wired Café during Comic-Con in San Diego.  We wonder if he got hooked on the delicious stuff at our own Bustelo café at the Gansevoort.

Miami philanthropists and socialites, Elaine Lancaster and Dr. Julio Gallo jetted over to Vienna to co-host Europe’s Largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser, The Life Ball.  Lancaster and Gallo rubbed elbows and exchanged personal stories told by living legends,   Pattie LaBelle and Whoopi Goldberg, fellow Life Ball supporters.  This year’s ball rose over a “whooping” (typo intended) $2 million dollars.

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Celebrity Sightings at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2011

Posted by Maryanne Salvat On July - 21 - 2010

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The requisite slew of celebrities flocked to South Beach, creating quite the buzz on the sandy terrain during the swimsuit bonanza.  Front row at Mercedes-Benz Presents Designer, Trina Turk’s show:  a very mature and quite handsome Bow Wow with his gorgeous on and off girlfriend Angela Simmons, daughter of famed Rev Run and niece of music/fashion mogul Russell Simmons. That same evening John Legend  and Christine Teigen, were spotted enjoying Grey Goose cocktails and socializing with Lance Bass at the Gansevoort rooftop for the Ocean Drive/Irina Shayk cover party. At the Bank United Center, Latin celebrities: Shakira, Juanes, Pitbull, and Selena Gomez took the stage for the 7th Annual “Premios Juventud” presented by Univision.

On Friday, Lance Bass and Pheobe Price were front and center at theCamera backup June-July 2010 411 Ed Hardy 2011 Swimwear show, where Corde “Spank” Broadus, a.k.a. Snoop Dogg’s son, walked the runway, for the debut of his modeling career.  Over at Corde Broadus aka SPANK modeling for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2011 Ed Hardy (4)Plunge, Entourage’s “Mrs. Ari Gold”,   Perrey Reeves took to the catwalk in support of good friend and designer Michelle JonasReeves wore a white and gold Grecian dress which was custom made just for her.  The Kardashian Sister Trio: Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney, along with teen queen Selena Gomez, made an appearance at the Beach Bunny Swimwear Show.  The “Dash” sisters presented pieces created for their collection.  W Hotels Global Fashion Director, Amanda Ross, and UK-based swimwear designer, Melissa Odabash, hosted a private dinner in a W South Beach Hotel & Residences penthouse to celebrate the designer’s swim week show, as well as her exclusive pieces for the soon-to-debut W Vieques Global Glam Resort Collection. A group of select VIPS – including actress Lindsay Price (of Lipstick Jungle fame), designer and model India Hicks, Frederic Dechnik and Laure Heriard of The Webster, Paul Bacardi and Food Network star, Ingrid Hoffman, LA socialites Jill Roberts & Sarah Emaunuel, Dee Poon, Susanne Birbragher, Vogue LatinoAmerica’s Eva Hughes, and Ocean 102821947VA039_Mercedes_BenDrive’s Suzy Buckley– sipped Grey Goose Vodka cocktails and champagne while W’s Global Music Director, Michaelangelo L’Acqua, spun tunes from the recently launched

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 Symmetry CD.  At WET and WALL, The Daily celebrated the kick-off party for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Swim 2011. Spotted at W South Beach this weekend, for WALL’s one-year anniversary party, which coincided with the birthday celebration myafor Jilian SanzFlorida International Magazine’s fashion editor: Lorenzo Martone, Lance Bass, Jessica White, Tori Praver, Julie Henderson, Dennis Rodman, and Wilmer Valderrama. Grammy award winner Mya and Apprentice season 5 winner, Sean Yazbeck, along with favorite local celebrities Belkys Nerey, Mario Vergel, and Louis Aguirrre attended the Carrera Sunglass Escape Soiree hosted by Solstice Sunglasses Boutique. Gloria Estefan was spotted enjoyed dinner at Zuma Miami.

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Hilary Rhoda at Lifestyle Retreat

At the Seminole Hard Rock and Casino, basketball icon, and one of the Three Kings for the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade, made a rare public appearance on the red carpet with girlfriend and actress, Gabrielle Union. The couple joined Alonzo Mourning during Summer Groove Comedy Jam. The show featured comedians: George Wilborn, Damon Williams, Gary Owen, Tyler Perry, and Red Grant.

On Saturday, super model Hilary Rhoda attended The One Group’s LifeStyle Retreat Lounge during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Swim Week.

                                                                                                                                   

Lifestyle Retreat Lounge Featuring Kendra Wilkinson (6)

Girl Next Door Kendra Wilkinson was also in Miami Beach at the LifeStyle Retreat Lounge for the signing appearance of her new book Sliding Into Home and took a break to satisfy her craving for STK’s Lil Big Macs.

On Sunday, the Neon Trees had an exclusive performance at the W South Beach before jumping into the pool when the rain started coming down!

With Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in full force, EPIC Hotel played host its fair share of celebs including Brandon Marshall, Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins, Chris Johnson, of the Tennessee Titans, Mike Walker, of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Boyz 2 Men front men Wayne Morris and Shawn StockmanDJ Clue, a.k.a. Ernesto Shaw was also a guest at EPIC. 

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