News Type: Miamisms

Miamism Fridays – Mother’s Day Gift

Mother’s Day is Sunday and we wanted to give our readers a double gift, a photograph of a beautiful Bromeliad Specimen taken by an extremely talented friend, Marc Kevin Hall (aka @mkhall) at Fairchild Tropical Gardens. …

Shaq’s Star Island $19 Million Tear-down

Only in Miami does someone buy a gorgeous Star Island Mansion for $16 Million and completely guts it!  The big talk last Summer was how Shaquille O’Neil had dumped his Star Island home for a mere…

Steffi Graf’s House for Sale in Miami Beach

**UPDATE – Steffi Graf’s House finally sells for $2,175,000 on July 30th, 2010** I wrote this article back on September 3rd, 2007 (that’s 2 1/2 years ago!) and unfortunately, Steffi Graf’s house is STILL on the…

Miamism Fridays – M is for Miami

Here we have the Riverwalk Metromover Station designed by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt and photographed by My Little Photo Album (who we have featured here a few times before).  Although Behar happened to be one…

Miamism Fridays – Marine Stadium

There is amazing historic architecture in our city that gets taken for granted – sometimes I feel like we are a disposable society….it is so much easier to “tear it down” than to preserve it (and…

Miamism Fridays

A tribute to one of our first Miamism Fridays – since all the questions lately on how this series got started. Our first ones used to be our own photos until we discovered that others’ perspectives…

Miamism Fridays – Santeria

Very appropriate Miamism Fridays right before Easter week…or NOT! This photograph by Michael A. Pancier (aka Señor Cohiba) is titled “Alterations & Santeria Attire” with the following description: I passed by this sign and could not…

Miamism Fridays – Miami Boat Grand Prix

For all you boaters out there, this one’s for you!  This photo was taken by the incredible ASAD during the Miami Super Boat Grand Prix last year.  No commentary necessary other than WOW! ….another Miamism !!…

Miamism Fridays – Ipanemic in South Beach

The last time we published one of Ipanemic.com’s photos, we got some really great feedback from our readers.  I love photography that incites, and Scott does it EVERY time!  Here’s a photo entitled “Cruise ship leaving…

Miamism Fridays – Super Bowl Dogs

I was asking for Super Bowl celebrities photos last week and got an email from uber talented photographer Ricardo Carreon who we have featured before HERE and HERE.  Of course I have to post this photograph…

Super Bowl in Miami

I am beyond excited that Miami is hosting Super Bowl.  I confess that it’s not so much because of the actual game, but because of all the parties and celebrity sightings.  It’s not unusual to spot…

Miamism Fridays – Super Bowl XLIV

Of course Miami is privileged to be the host of Super Bowl XLIV, but seriously, what better place is there?  We have the weather, the parties, the style and let’s not leave out the “swagger” (oh…

Miamism Fridays – Miami Beach

Every photographer’s perspective is different.  To think that a photograph captures a single moment in time and reflects feelings that will can be documented forever.  What I love about this photograph by Juicyverve on Flickr is…

Miamism Fridays – coexisting

This image is so Miami and at the same time stirs core emotions.  Another incredible capture by MigRodz, if you haven’t taken the time to look through his Flickr Stream, please do….I promise you will not…

Miamism Fridays – King Mango Strut 2010

The King Mango Strut Parade in Coconut Grove has become one of those local “must see” traditions.  Not only did Bill Masterson aka Lurkzilla on Flickr capture this crazy Miami lambo, but he also does an…