Much has been accomplished during the 40 years of the founding of the Women’s Movement, but much more still needs to be done, a national speaker’s panel said at the 5th Annual Miami Beach Women’s Conference. The program, which was held on March 22, in observance of Women’s History Month, was led off by nationally [...]
Hundreds of women are expected to attend the 5th Annual Miami Beach Women’s Conference, which will take place on Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Mayor Matti Herrera Bower founded the event five years ago, after taking office as Miami Beach’s first female mayor. She decided she wanted to create an [...]
“We Are the Women,” a program showcasing the progress of women’s rights, will be the theme of the 5th Annual Miami Beach Women’s Conference on March 22. “This is our fifth year. It’s incredible. We are not only alive and kicking, but we are also flourishing, and I am so excited about our theme, “Where [...]
Miami Beach is known for its “hidden treasures” and the location of one of the best was easy to spot last week, as hundreds of foodies, notables, celebs and others crowded into the West Avenue location of “Barton G. The Restaurant” to celebrate owner Barton G. Weiss’s 10th anniversary, and also tour his new [...]
The change in the weather always means that it’s finally the perfect season to go for a run, and there’s no better way to do that than in participating, and training for the upcoming Live Ultimate event on Dec. 15 right here on Miami Beach. This event, now also held in Los Angeles and San [...]
UPDATES ON THE SEARCH FOR MEDICAL MIRACLES The history of medicine can be seen in people working hand-inhand with scientists to raise awareness on the search for medical miracles, so here are some latest dispatches from the front. Although I’ve been a health writer for nearly two decades now, I must confess I was ignorant [...]
Chamber member Sabrina Cohen is a winner in SELF magazine’s “Women Doing Good” contest and is heading to New York City to be honored at a celebrity awards dinner, where Sabrina will receive $10,000 for her nonprofit organization that raises money for medical research. She is also the guest of honor at the Shore Club’s [...]
On Wednesday, June 27th, over 800 guests packed the Miami Beach Convention Center to sample delicacies from coconut beer to wedding cake, pick up free samples, and walk away with raffle prizes ranging from a storage rental to a weekend at the a boutique hotel, as the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and City National [...]
I have a confession. For the last few months; I have watched virtually no TV shows, except for “The Biggest Loser.” No one is more surprised by this than I am. This is a television show that I watched sporadically during its first season in 2004, when reality TV was in its infancy, then forgot [...]
Under a banner reading “ C e l e b r a t i n g Success,” leaders from the worlds of business, historic preservation, education and tourism were all honored on June 2 as a sold-out audience of 1,000 paid homage to them at the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 90th Annual Dinner Gala [...]
Some people call winter football or basketball season, but with the advent of cooler weather, January seems very much to be running season, especially with the ING Miami Marathon and Half- Marathon coming up in Jan. 29. With this in mind, I thought I’d turn devote this column to getting ready for marathons, although I [...]
By Charlotte Libov.... City officials, business leaders, tourist experts, and members of the community all flocked to the Miami Beach Convention Center recently for the grand opening of “Visit Miami Beach,” the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce’s relocated and newly expanded tourism information center. “What a grand night this is! The center is located right [...]
By Charlotte Libov.... This is August, which means it’s Miami Spa Month, when bargains on massage and other spa treatments abound. This should be reason enough to pamper yourself, but if you need another, think about this: Massage feels like pampering, but there’s growing evidence attesting to its health benefits as well. Massage has been [...]
By Charlotte Libov.... The Miami Beach Visitor Center has a new name and a new, roomier location to reflect it’s expanded mission. Now called “Visit Miami Beach”, you can find this visitor’s and concierge center in the lobby of Hall C of the Miami Beach Convention Center. It is open now, and will be fully [...]
