An Island of Dreams

Most of the coverage of Mehmet Bayraktar’s Island Gardens development has come in snippets. A lot of it has dealt with the delays in bringing the $1 billion mega-yacht marina

Cultural Catalyst

Faena House Miami Beach

Faena District promises to be a game changer for Miami Beach By Leslie Kraft Burke It may sound like a lofty goal when the creators of the Faena District in

Brazil’s private banker in Miami

Frances Sevilla-Sacasa heads Banco Itaú International Miami with assets of$11.5 billion By Joseph A. Mann Jr. / Photography by Larry Wood Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa manages money. A lot of money. As CEO

Strike up the Brand

Marketing gurus join forces to target women with new branding and entertainment company By Beverly Barna When longtime marketing gurus Mark Alfieri and Pat Patregnani met about a year ago, they

Why South Florida?

An expert panel talks about what’s going right and what challenges the region faces By Kevin Gale It still doesn’t hurt to treat a job candidate to dinner at Joe’s

Island Gardens

Mehmet Bayraktar’s project kicks off with the opening of a super-yacht marina By Kevin Gale Mehmet Bayraktar’s quest to develop the $1 billion Island Gardens project started with a simple

Island Gardens add new punch to Yachts Miami Beach Show

By Martin Lenkowsky Yachts Miami Beach leaders are excited about the addition of Island Gardens’ mega-yacht marina on Watson Island as a venue for this year’s show. “It will accommodate