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VENUE NEWS Club Play Wish restaurant   RENOVATED HOTELS Miami Airport Campus Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club Palm Beach Hotels Clevelander Hotel Z Ocean Hotel South Beach Palms South Beach Undergoes Makeover and Name Change   BARS, CLUBS, AND LOUNGES Bancroft SupperClub Bar Rosso & Vinoteca The Yard House Crazy Pianos Miami Il Bacio Restaurant and Ultra Lounge Exit 66 Opium Hard Rock   NEW RESTAURANTS 5 New Downtown Restaurants Truluck's Seafood, Steak, and Crab House Ahnvee Restaurant and Lounge Pizza Volante Eos Restaurant Bar Rosso & Vinoteca Mamajuana Cafe The Sports Exchange 8 Oz. i Corsini Serves Traditional Italian on Miami Beach Red, the Steakhouse Opens on South Beach Fratelli Lyon Expands Seating and Enters the Gourmet Retail Market Famed NY Ice Cream Parlor Opens in Boca   NEW EVENT SPACES W South Beach Business Entertaining in Coconut Grove Hollywood Beach Hotel and Hostel     The Walkthrough Archive 11.03.09 11:49 AM Lemon Twist: Normandy Isle Bistro Reopens With New Look Lemon Twist Photo: Greg Clark Last month, French bistro Lemon Twist reopened on Miami Beach’s Normandy Isle, a man-made island west of North Beach, with a new owner, new chef, and a refurbished dining room for 65. Originally opened in 1998, the restaurant was converted into a sports bar in 2006 before closing last May, when restaurateur Alain Suissa purchased the venue. The 1,800-square-foot space has been redesigned with garnet-colored walls, lace curtains, dim lighting, and a partial tin ceiling. The main dining room includes a 10-seat bar running along the left wall. A communal wooden banquette along the right wall seats another 12, and four-person tables fill the space in between. For receptions, the tables can be cleared to make room for 120 guests. Additionally, a covered sidewalk patio seats 20. MORE >> 10.29.09 11:33 AM Stay at Lincoln: A New Boutique Hotel for Temporary Stays or Secluded Outdoor Events Stay at Lincoln Photo: Hugo Lopez Stay at Lincoln, a boutique hotel and temporary residence, offers a unique location on Miami Beach for cocktail parties, intimate outdoor events, and overnight stays. Within a residential area of South Beach, the hotel is located just a block from Lincoln Road and within walking distance to the beach. With just nine units, the former condominium building caters to executives with stays for a night, a week, or multiple months. Each room is outfitted with a full kitchen, living area, desk, and sleeping area. MORE >> 10.22.09 12:57 PM Barton G. Set to Open Second Restaurant, Prix-Fixe Menus Available Prelude by Barton G. Courtesy of Prelude by Barton G. Restaurateur and event producer Barton G. Weiss opens his second restaurant, Prelude by Barton G., tonight in downtown Miami. At the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, inside the Ziff Ballet Opera House, the eatery caters to audiences as well as the general public. The 2,500-square-foot restaurant is decorated in a palette of butterscotch, beige, and muted orange with dark brown accents and can seat as many as 220 throughout its dining room, bar, and outdoor areas. MORE >> 10.08.09 1:52 PM Production Company Opens South Beach Studios to Groups MAPS Studios Courtesy of MAPS MAPS Studios, the photo studio and production facility for Mobile Art Production Services, opened for private events in September. Owned by Paul Lardi, the warehouse in South Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood has 7,000 square feet of event space available for groups as large as 275. On Collins Avenue, MAPS consists of two conjoined 3.500-square-foot photo studios—aptly named Studio A and Studio B. Cement floors, exposed ceilings, and wood detailing contribute to Studio A’s industrial atmosphere. The mezzanine level overlooking the 625-square-foot all-white shooting space on the first floor can host 20 at long communal table or 30 for receptions. Both levels used together can host 200 for receptions. MORE >> 09.30.09 4:16 PM Marriott Creates Airport Campus With Property Renovations, New Hotel Marriott Miami Airport Campus Rendering: Courtesy of Marriott Situated one mile south of the Miami International Airport’s arrival gates, the Miami Airport Campus will celebrate its grand opening on October 5. The new venture is comprised of three properties, the newly renovated Miami Airport Marriott and Courtyard Miami Airport South, and the newly constructed Residence Inn Airport South. The largest of the three hotels, the 366-room Miami Airport Marriott underwent a $15 million renovation that turned the property into South Florida’s first Marriott to adopt the brand’s new M.I. Greatroom lounge area. The redesigned space is located off the lobby and consists of a small bar and expanded seating area. Additionally, the hotel has a new 130-seat restaurant, Cane Fire Grille and Lounge, and 12,000 square feet of meeting space. MORE >> 09.15.09 4:12 PM Miami Beach Gets an Environmentally Conscious (and Affordable) Boutique Hotel The New Hotel Courtesy of the New Hotel The New Hotel opened on Miami Beach's North Shore at the end of August, just one block west of the beach. Each of the boutique hotel’s 10 guest rooms (starting at $99 per night) are outfitted with eco-friendly amenities like organic cotton sheets, water-conserving showerheads and sink fixtures, and energy-efficient room key cards that cut the lights when guests exit. Additionally, each room features its own recycling system for garbage. MORE >> 09.10.09 12:10 PM Naples Hotel Revamps and Expands Outdoor Event Space Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club Courtesy of Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club In July the 125-acre Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, 90 minutes west of Miami, embarked on a $3 million enhancement project to relocate and rebuild its pool area, as well as remodel all guest rooms. Available for events beginning in early November, the new outdoor area will front the beach north of the existing pool. The space will have separate adult and children's pools, two whirlpools, and eight tent-style cabanas that can accommodate four people each. Though the pools cannot be covered to accommodate additional guests or performances, the deck loungers can be removed to make room for nearly 200 guests in the area. The nearby beach can be used in conjunction with the deck for groups as large as 500. MORE >> 08.26.09 4:06 PM Budget-Friendly Hollywood Beach Hotel Opens With Teambuilding Activities Hollywood Beach Hotel and Hostel Photo: South Beach Group The Hollywood Beach Hotel and Hostel is the latest venture from the South Beach Group, the hotel developers responsible for the Catalina Hotel and Beach Club and Riviera South Beach, among other hotels. The budget-friendly property, with rooms starting at just $19, opened last week and has various on-site activities to cater to groups. Event options range from beach barbecues—for which the hotel staff will handle permitting through the City of Hollywood—to teambuilding and daytime activities like fishing, surfing, and beach volleyball tournaments. MORE >> 08.20.09 3:33 PM Supper Club Opens in Former Hotel With Runway and Stage Bancroft SupperClub Courtesy of the Bancroft SupperClub Part restaurant, part nightclub, Bancroft SupperClub opened in June in the former Bancroft Hotel on Collins Avenue. The 6,000-square-foot venue has been restored to showcase its original Art Deco style with terrazzo floors, colored glass light fixtures, and geometric stencil detailing throughout.     The main space, which serves dinner Thursday through Saturday from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., is perforated with L-shaped black leather banquettes and has a 20-foot elevated runway that bisects its 100 seats. Suitable for fashion shows and live performances as well as dinner service, the space may also be cleared to host as many as 325 for a reception. MORE >> 08.11.09 9:00 AM Environmentally Conscious Seafood Spot Opens Third Florida Location Truluck's Seafood, Steak, and Crab House Courtesy of Truluck's Seafood, Steak, and Crab House Truluck’s Seafood, Steak, and Crab House added to its list of eco-conscious eateries—the company owns its own fisheries and crabbing boats to avoid catching and serving endangered fish species—with the opening of its third Florida location, in Fort Lauderdale, at the end of June. (There are two other Florida locations, in Boca Raton and Naples.) Rectangular black-framed mirrors, black geometric light fixtures, and eight water-filled cylindrical vases filled with live orchids decorate the restaurant. The 4,500-square-foot dining room seats as many as 325 divided among four-top tables and semicircular banquettes. To the right of the space, a 1,500-square-foot tiled piano bar offers live music daily and can seat 60 at its bar and highboys. 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