FREE Sundays....

at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for the month of August!

More info, click here.

Smooth and Dreamy...

just in time for bikini and ice cream season.

Food & Lifestyle expert, Ingrid Hoffmann will be at CocoWalk Tuesday, July 28 from 5 pm to 8 pm sampling Breyers' new line of ice cream, Smooth & Dreamy (which only contains half the fat, and 1/3 of the calories). Side note: A friend of ours tasted this ice cream for the first time last week and she loved it!

Click here to check-out recipes that Ingrid made for Breyers and enter to win:

• 2 days and 2 nights (for 2) at The Breakers-Palm Beach
• Cooking classes with Ingrid at the Florida Culinary Institute

CocoWalk: 3015 Grand Ave.
Coconut Grove

The Big Bounce

My friends and I went to The Shore Club last night to kick back after a hectic work day. While we were there, we encountered a local band, The Big Bounce. They've been pretty big on the local music scene for a while so I'm sure this is old news to most you.

Composed of Brendan O'Hara & Komakozie (amazing beatbox!) , they were filled so much with good energy and sound. They played the kind of music that any crowd could enjoy, trust us.

You can find The Big Bounce at the Florida Room at the Delano on Tuesdays starting at 10:00 pm.

To learn more about them, click here.

Photo Courtesy of Lizzie Easton

Girls Night at the Sagamore

It's only Tuesday but I could already use a drink and some girl time and I'm sure you can to. Tonight, The Sagamore will be hosting thier monthly Girls Night Out for those ladies who want to getaway and wind down.

From 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, ladies can enjoy mini-treatments by Rik Rak Beauty Bungalow, hors d’ourves and complementary glasses of Martini and Rossi Rosé....poolside.

RSVP at byinvitationonly@thepattongroupinc.com

The Sagamore: 1671 Collins Ave

Miami Beach

Doggy Days of Summer

Every Sunday from now until August, The Village of Merrick Park is hosting thier Doggy Days of Summer events from 2 pm to 6 pm. The summer long series , which began this past Sunday, offers a framed photo of your dog with any $25 purchase from Merrick Park (while supplies last) and lots of special treats.

What a perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon....shopping and spending some quality "doggy-time" with your beloved pooch.

Village of Merrick Park: 358 San Lorenzo Ave.

Coral Gables

Photo Courtesy: Village of Merrick Park

Have a case of the Monday Blues?

Well, now you can turn that frown upside down thanks to Ben and Jerry's! The ice cream maker is offering customers a "buy one, get one free" offer on Sundaes...to help you make "Mondays into Sundaes." I love cheesy slogans!

Click here to find a Ben and Jerry's location near you.

Inca 2010 Cruise Collection

MB Fashion Week Swim begins wednesday and with it comes some great events like this one.

Inca (very stylish and luxurious swimwear) is unveiling their 2010 cruise collection at the W South Beach this Thursday, July 16. Party starts at 9 pm with supermodel host, Cindy Taylor and cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose vodka.

RSVP is a must and you can do that by sending an email to inca@rocmediapr.com.

To check-out Inca goodness, click here.

W South Beach: 2201 Collins Ave.

Miami Beach

Beauty on the Beach

I saw the ad for this while driving home on 836 and it caught my attention.

Starting this Friday, July 10th the Wolfsonian-FIU will open its newest exhibit: Beauty on the Beach: A Centennial Celebration of Swimear. This exhibit presents presents swimsuits from the early twentieth century to today, examines how swimwear design and marketing shape and reflect popular ideas about fitness, beauty, and glamour. Along with Beauty on the Beach will be Sun Stroke Stimulus, a photographic installation about contemporary bathing culture.

This exhibit runs through to October 11th.

To read the full release, click here or visit their website Wolfsonian-FIU.

Address: 1001 Washington Ave.

Miami Beach, FL 33139

manGO Festival

For those of you who wait all year for mango season to arrive, this event is one you must check out.

This Saturday & Sunday, Fairchid Tropical Botanical Gardens is hosting their 17th Annual Mango Festival from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.

The festival includes anything and everything mango from mango tastings, mango medics (bring a piece of your ailing mango tree for this one), mango smoothies, mango music, mango trees....the list goes on.

$20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $ 10 for chilren over 6 and free for children under 6.

For more info, please visit their website Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens

Address: 10901 Old Cutler Rd.

Coral Gables, FL 33156

Celine...puh-leaze!

Seriously, WTF??

Pucker Up

Whip out the binaca and stay away from Garlic...today is National Kissing Day!

Who will you be smooching??

Happy Monday!

Photo: istockphoto.com

Nourish your beer gut

Do you have a love for beer, yet fear exposing your beer belly at backyard and pool shenanigans this weekend? Well, given the rain forecast for this weekend you're in luck! Indulge in some good 'ole beer drinking instead and check out the Miami Herald's guide to local breweries that serve the finest ale from around the world. Yet, fear not, for those who want to keep things patriotic...you'll find many options from around the USA (um...a Frisco Sierra Nevada sounds good right about now). Their recos include The Bar in the Gables; The Abbey Brewing Co, The Room & Zeke's on the Beach; Gordon Biersch in Brickell; and The Titanic Brewery in South Miami (click here for more details).

Do you have any other fav breweries? Let us know!

Happy Beer drinking!

Photo: www.graphicshunt.com

Miami Makes You Sweat...As If You Didn't Already Know!

As part of our Wednesday "Seriously, WTF!" rant we decided to share this with you:

Old Spice has named Miami as the #7 " Sweatiest City of All Time". Now I know this isn't really a rant because living in or having been to Miami in the middle of summer, you can agree with Old Spice's claim but the Seriously, WTF factor is why the hell weren't we #2 (at least,because we recognize that Phoenix, which is #1, is in the middle of a desert).

Other Florida cities to grace the list are:

• West Palm Beach
• Tampa
• Orlando
• Fort Myers

Another fun fact: According to Old Spice, all 5 Florida cities collectively produce nearly 2 millions gallons of sweat-enough to fill Shamu's tank in about 3.25 hours.....seriously, wtf?

You can read the rest of the release here.

Photo Courtesy of Esquire.com