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  Mayakoba Resort Located on 620 acres of pristine lagoons, jungles, and beaches along the shores of the famed Riviera Maya, in Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, the Mayakoba Resort is home to award-winning hotels such as the Fairmont Heritage Place, Banyan Tree Mayakoba and the Rosewood Mayakoba. In addition, restaurants, spas and a PGA-sanctioned golf course – El Camaleón, all designed to preserve and enhance the native landscape. With some 25 restaurants at Mayakoba there is something for everyone taste and although the cuisines may be different, every meal is prepared to the highest standards with choices ranging from Mexican at Aqui Me Qued, La Laguna and the Zapote Bar to Asian at Agave Azul or Saffron to International such as Cocina Milagro and Oriente to name a few. In addition to providing residents with priority access to the resort’s twenty-three restaurants and four spas there is also exclusive access to the Greg Norman-designed El Camaleón golf course. El Camaleón blends thr...

  AVENUE MAGAZINE (New York, NY) Avenue Magazine announces the appointment of Peter Davis as its new Editor-in-Chief.  The first issue under his Editorial leadership will be the September / October 2022 edition of the magazine. Peter Davis was born and raised in Manhattan. Previous positions have included Senior Editor for Paper and Features Director of The Daily Front Row. In addition, He was the founder and Editor in Chief of Observer Media's SCENE Magazine and also created 57 Newspaper. Most recently he was the Editor in Chief of L'Officiel.  Commenting on his appointment, Davis said, “I am thrilled to be joining Avenue Magazine, a publication I grew up with and have always loved. It feels like coming home. Since the 2018 acquisition of Avenue Magazine, the publication under its new ownership has never looked better or been a better read.” His articles on fashion, design, celebrity, travel and society have been published in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Wall St...

  Cagri Kanver Cagri Kanver is one of America’s most notable contenders in the world of emerging real estate developments after completing numerous successful ventures. With a powerful vision of creating a high growth and vertically integrated real estate, the scope of his work provides a broad range of services and products with an objective of supporting worldwide positive benefits to the industry. Kanver is a man on a mission, with a vision to redefine industry standards and revolutionize how we look at real estate development.  Inspired by his own commitment to projects, he is constantly developing fresh concepts and innovative ideas in the market.  This entrepreneur has worked across multiple industries as both an investor and startup entrepreneur culminating in his success today. From a young businessperson to his ensuing years as a leader, he has been involved in a significant number of early-stage companies, ranging from proprietary building systems to real estate...

  Pat And Chris Quirin With Layla Jean Shafiroff (New York, NY) Operation Warrior Shield (OWS) and Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF) formally announced their partnership to provide companion pets for veterans through OWS' Operation Canine Companion program. The announcement was made during Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation's 13th Annual Unconditional Love Gala, held Saturday July 16, 2022 at a private residence on Gin Lane, in Southampton. Chaired by Jean Shafiroff, the event honored William Bratton, former Police Commissioner of New York City, and Jonathan McCann, founding President of SASF. The Honorary Chair was Georgina Bloomberg. The annual event has been the most important fundraiser for the shelter for over a decade, featuring a reception, seated dinner and dancing. A live and silent auction helped raise much-needed funds for SASF's animal residents and programs, as well as garnering enthusiastic support specifically for Operation Canine Companion. Vi...

  Alex Rodriguez Michael Milken John Oates The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) 22nd Annual Gala in the Hamptons took place at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, NY. The summer benefit supported the Annual PCF Pro-Am Tennis Tournament and celebrated the millions raised and achievements made in the past 29 years through PCF. Founder Michael Milken and The Gala in the Hamptons weekend hosts and sponsors welcomed guests to enjoy, engage and be entertained while helping to fund groundbreaking discoveries in cancer research. Oliver Stone The gala began with a lively cocktail reception as distinguished guests and athletes entered the breathtaking Parrish Art Museum terrace – which is celebrating its 10th year at its new location.  Total Sponsorships and ticket sales were valued at $1.3 million. In addition to this, the live auction was swift, raising more than $6.5 million for the Foundation’s work of which the auction lots included a 4-day Home Run Challenge MLB package, 2 VIP a...

  Jean Shafiroff  With Mike Bloomberg & Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman Jean Shafiroff With Diana Taylor Kevin Berlin The final day of the 2022 Hampton Classic which took place in Bridgehampton, NY on September 4, 2022, brought together over a thousand people including former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg and his longtime partner Diana Taylor, philanthropist and social icon Jean Shafiroff , Donna Karan , Brooke Shields, Don Lemon, business tycoon John Paulson, NYS Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright, real estate titan Howard Lorber, and Stony Brook Southampton President Robert Chaloner.   Chris Wasserstein And Dan Rattiner Proceeds raised from the event will go toward funding Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. This year , the first place winner of the Hampton Grand Prix Classic was Karl Cook who took home the $410,000 Hamptons Classic Five Star Grand Prix. Karl Cook placed first by two tenths of a second.  Photos Courtesy Of James Bayrami / Patrick McMu...

  Double Happiness New York City comedian Turner Sparks spent twelve years living in Suzhou, China, a journey that ended with a marriage to his Chinese bride Ye Ye.  He and Ye Ye then spent two years staring at each other in a one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment during a global pandemic. In “Double Happiness”, Sparks ties together stories from the mountains of China, to the apple orchards of Pennsylvania, to the streets of Brooklyn as he tells the tale of their truly unique, yet hilariously familiar pandemic. Double Happiness sees Turner come into his own as a premier comedic storyteller while maintaining the strong observational comedy muscle he displayed on his 2019 debut album Turner Sparks Live from the Friars Club.   On Double Happiness’ stand-out track “Career Day”, Turner hilariously claims that America is doing better with the pandemic than it was a year ago because “A year ago I got asked to speak at a high school career day while I was on unemployment”.  On “App...