Covid-19 will make Miami Art Week look a little different this year, but Kimpton Angler’s Hotel South Beach is giving locals and visitors alike the chance to get their hands dirty and create their own art with its Sangria & Ceramics: Art for the Fun of It Workshop. Local ceramic artist Sarah Glass brings her […]
Month: November 2020
Sean “The Beast” Fister joins Dustin Johnson Golf School instruction staff
Three-time Long Drive champion Sean “The Beast” Fister has been added to the instruction staff at the Dustin Johnson Golf School in Murrell’s Inlet, S.C. Fister is a coach in the Dustin Johnson Junior Golf Academy, which offers a developmental roadmap for young golfers ages 5-13 to introduce them to the game and hone their […]
FTC clears the way for Callaway Golf/Topgolf merger
Callaway Golf appears to be a step closer to closing on its agreement to acquire all of Topgolf. The FTC has granted antitrust clearance for Callaway Golf’s acquisition of the remaining part of Topgolf International that it doesn’t own. Callaway Golf and Topgolf this past October agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction worth approximately […]
Hanse preparing to open Ballyshear Links in Thailand in 2021
The Lido Club has been gone some 80 years now, but it’s never been forgotten. This mythic 18 from the hand of American design pioneers Charles Blair MacDonald and Seth Raynor opened for play on Long Island, outside New York City, in 1917. It closed during World War II. In between, it was considered the […]
Opal Collection adding to its Key West portfolio
Opal soon will add two more Key West, Fl., properties to its collection. Opening in December of 2020, The Capitana will be Key West’s newest boutique hotel, inspired by the famous shipwrecks that dot the shores off the Florida Keys. The range of accommodations include two-bedroom private cottages and rooms and suites in the main […]
KemperSports to assume management operations at Streamsong Resort beginning in 2021
Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, KemperSports will assume management of all resort operations at Streamsong Resort, the great golf and recreation destination in Bowling Green, Fl. KemperSports has led golf operations since the opening of Streamsong Red and Streamsong Blue courses in 2012. “Streamsong is one of the truly special golf destinations in the country, with […]
Hyatt Hotels to develop hotel at Banyan Cay Resort & Golf in West Palm Beach, Fl.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Banyan Cay Development to develop Banyan Cay Resort & Golf, a Destination Hotel, in West Palm Beach, Fl. Expected to open in late 2021, the property will mark entry of the Destination Hotels brand into Florida and will be […]
Dine in Miami’s Great Outdoors
As the weather cools – and the torrential downpours leave – now is a great time for outdoors dining in Miami and South Florida. Here are a few of my favorite SoFla Alfresco dining spots: 1 Beach Club at 1 Hotel South Beach The highly-anticipated 1 Beach Club at 1 Hotel South Beach is […]
Grass in greener at TPC Harding Park’s Fleming 9 course
TPC Harding Park in San Francisco – the only city-owned public course managed by the PGA Tour, has re-launched its Fleming 9 Golf Course following a complete re-grow project after hosting the 2020 PGA Championship, as well as a complete renovation to its driving range, which began on Nov. 4, 2020 and is slated for […]
“Merry at Boca Center” begins Dec. 4 in Boca Raton
Boca Center, a premier gathering place to shop and dine in Boca Raton, has partnered with the Spirit of Giving Network this season for a series of winter-themed activities for kids and adults. The Spirit of Giving Network is a collaborative, nonprofit organization with a focus on children and families in Palm Beach County. “Merry […]