By Leslie Kraft Burke

Hamid Hashemi says he got into the movie business because he didn’t know any better and stayed because he is a sore loser. About 30 years later, the founder, president and CEO of iPic Entertainment appears to be the happy winner: Hashemi has developed and successfully launched three companies involved in motion picture exhibition. iPic

Sunrise will soon have its version of a mixed-use urban oasis with the recent launch of the first phase of Metropica, a 65-acre, master-planned community located next to Sawgrass Mills Mall.  Last May the city approved developers K Group Holdings” and Trillist Companies” plan for 1,250 high rise residential units starting in the mid-$220,000s, 485,000

What would a South Florida real estate recovery be without the return of the condo hotel? We might never know, because they’re back in spectacular style – with The Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Residences leading the pack in Broward County. The ocean front property, which is the former Trump International Hotel & Tower, is in

Aventura is gaining its first mixed-use community and a new direction for healthy living with the creation of Aventura ParkSquare. Site development began in December for the project, which is located at the corner of Waterways Boulevard and Northeast 207th Street. It is slated for completion in summer of 2016. Wellness is the cornerstone of

It just wouldn’t be high season in South Florida without the Miami International Boat Show, now called the Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show, and considered one of the world’s largest boating events. Cruising into the Miami Beach Convention Center, Sea Isle Marina and Miamarina from Feb. 12-16, the event showcases thousands of the newest

Technology is the current game changer for South Florida’s top health care providers. The newest cutting edge equipment and services they offer are driven by some of the most sophisticated science and systems available worldwide. From digital operating rooms and 3D mammography, to algorithm-based software that helps stop addicts from relapsing, the advances in our

South Beach’s newest hotel concept has arrived, brimming with style and a striking bohemian-chic vibe that harkens back to the area’s 1950s glamour. Thompson Miami Beach is a 380-room, upscale beachfront property at 4041 Collins Avenue whose design luxuriously blends international appeal with a South Beach mindset. The hotel, housed inside a historic Art Deco

Urban chic in Miami is expected to reach a new high in 2017 with the completion of the Hyde Midtown Suites & Residences project located between the Design District and Downtown. The joint venture by The Related Group and Dezer Development will comprise 410 residential condo units and 60 one-bedroom designer hotel suites. Amenities in

Christine Bray didn’t have much hope for survival when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2010. She had even less optimism about her future as she underwent conventional cancer treatment over the next three years. The mother of two young children experienced several recurrences, and by 2013, the cancer was widespread in multiple locations.