January 2011 - Page 2

PALM BEACH – Re-opening this season at The Breakers is L’Escalier, the their top dining room. The restaurant serves contemporary French cuisine in a refined atmosphere of Versace china, Christofle silver and

JACKSONVILLE – Starwood opens the Aloft Jacksonville –Tapestry Park this month. The new LEED friendly hotel is located adjacent to the new III Forks Steakhouse. See www.starwoodhotels.com/alofthotels/index.html

MIAMI – The Biscayne Bay Pilots Association, the association of harbor pilots serving the Port of Miami’s maritime traffic needs and a member association of the Florida Harbor Pilots Association, said in

BOCA GRANDE – Gasparilla Island’s defining historical element is the old railroad line that still bisects the island as a biking and walking path. In downtown, the old railroad station still remains,

PENSACOLA – The Holiday Inn Resort Pensacola Beach is set for a February 2011 opening. The 206-room Gulf property will feature a full-service restaurant, 10,000 square feet of meeting space, a state-of-the-art

MIAMI – The Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibition Bruce Weber: Haiti / Little Haiti runs through February 13, 2011. This exhibition of photos of Miami’s Haitian community by fashion and documentary photographer Bruce

SARASOTA – University of Florida Opera Theatre Workshop presents one-act wonders featuring settings by Puccini, Mozart, Offenbach, Barber, Leoncavallo and others. The opera will be sung Jan. 30, 2011  at the Church

SARASOTA – The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club will sing at the Church of the Redeemer on Saturday, May 7, 2010. The club is celebrating 151 years, and is on tour

PLANT CITY – Situated between Tampa and Orlando on Interstate 4, Dinosaur World welcomes the arrival of the new baby dinosaurs exhibit including Maiasaurs, Torosaurs and Igunadons. The funky attraction, which allows

SARASOTA – One of the charms of this Gulf Coast town is the serious way that its citizens and regular visitors approach films, especially the Burns Court Cinema. Tucked into a cozy