More from Melinda Sheckells
Inside Dubai’s New One&Only Resort, Launched with Performances by Jennifer Lopez and Mark Ronson
Amid last week’s fervor of her This Is Me… Now album release, Amazon Prime Video debut and press tour — as well as being named a chair of the 2024 Met Gala — Jennifer Lopez made a pit stop in Dubai for a surprise performance at the opening of the One&Only One Za’abeel Hotel. Alongside […]
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California Crown, From the Forces Behind Miami’s Pegasus World Cup, Coming to Santa Anita Racetrack
As Miami’s 2024 Pegasus World Cup drew to a close with a $3 million win by champion thoroughbred National Treasure and a DJ set by Calvin Harris, the post-race buzz was about how the event will spin off into a West Coast version at Santa Anita racetrack this fall. The California Crown, taking place Sept. […]
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Super Bowl LVIII: The Best Parties, Concerts and Events in Las Vegas During Big Game Week (Updating)
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers face off on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium — here's where to play, eat and stay in Las Vegas, plus the best deals on game and event tickets.
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Spiegelworld Sets July Opening for New Disco-Themed Las Vegas Show and Restaurant (Exclusive)
“Le Freaks” will come out at night starting July 27 as Spiegelworld transforms 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. (The LINQ hotel-casino) into the epicenter of four-on-the-floor beats and mirror balls with the debut of Discoshow. More than four years in the making, Discoshow is the latest spectacle from the Las Vegas show producer that characterizes its […]
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The Best Las Vegas NYE 2023 Parties and Events, Including the Debut of Fontainebleau’s Private Club (Exclusive)
Sin City's newest — and tallest — hotel tower will preview its members-only lifestyle and social club on Dec. 31, offering the first views of the Strip from this vantage point.
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Where to Stay and Eat in London for the Holidays
Traveling to London is always a best bet and now, even more so, as 2023 closes with a burst of celeb-favored luxury offerings from the biggest names in hospitality. From new routes and hotels to private clubs, legendary shopping, designer trees, a must-see West End production and an upcoming debut to keep on the radar, […]
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Miami Art Week’s Best Parties and Big Stars From Leonardo DiCaprio and Janelle Monáe to Emma Chamberlain and Lori Harvey
As Miami Art Week and lead fair Art Basel Miami Beach wraps up its 21st year, by night there were fashion events, popups, concerts, dining debuts, cocktail soirees and philanthropy moments to match and exceed every by-day art buy. During the week-long festivities — in which the Magic City is taken over by celebrities, musicians, […]
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David Grutman of Groot Hospitality Launches DGN Studios Production Company (Exclusive)
Miami hospitality entrepreneur David Grutman, known for his devoted celebrity clientele and high-profile restaurants and nightclubs, is planting a stake in the film and television industry with his own production company, DGN Studios. Represented by WME, the new DGN Studios has a slate that includes a first-look deal with the Emmy Award-winning Film 45, documentary […]
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Miami Art Week 2023: The Best Events, Parties, Exhibitions, Artists and Dinners During Art Basel (Updating)
Miami Art Week brings dozens of international art fairs to the Magic City, blanketing the beach to Downtown from Dec. 4 to Dec. 10 in a full-scale sensory and social overload. The art-world elite and their A-list clients, including film, television, music and fashion industry movers and shakers, all migrate south to discover what’s new […]
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At the New $30,000-a-Year ZZ’s Club New York, Mario Carbone is Serving Risotto for the Very First Time
Chef Mario Carbone is unwilling to compromise on pre-cooked risotto. Steadfast in his belief that the dish should be made to order, the Queens-bred culinarian has never served the Italian rice staple on any of his menus, not once during his last 10 years at the helm of Major Food Group’s Carbone, his eponymous restaurant […]
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Inside the Las Vegas Grand Prix: The Best Parties, Top Trackside Experiences and Star Sightings
“Please leave the grid,” the voice on the loudspeaker announced over and over again to the thick crowd that gathered at the starting lines for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on Nov. 18. It was moments before the 10 p.m. Saturday evening debut of the 3.8 mile, 210 mph race that wound through the […]
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A Remade Las Vegas Gears Up for F1 Weekend Amid Weather and Price Controversies and Canceled Practice Session
Driving down Las Vegas Boulevard today looks a lot different than it did a few weeks ago. Obstructed are the many sights that bring 40 million-plus people to the city every year. There are no Bellagio Fountains to see, no showgirls and Elvises posing for pictures, no gondoliers in the canals of Venice and no […]
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