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Schwartz Media Strategies and Apollo Bank hosted a small luncheon at the bank's Brickell branch on May 30. We are convening these events quarterly with the goal of bringing together friends with similar interests to talk about some of the issues driving Miami.

All the talk of Miami’s rise to prominence as an international city came to a head last night as hundreds of Miami’s business and civic leaders gathered at 1450 Brickell Avenue for “Going Global,” a panel discussion exploring all that’s fueling the Magic City’s growth.

The hustle and bustle of Miami's Brickell Financial District is taking pause for a good cause, as tenants of 1450 Brickell office tower team up to host a weeklong series of events in support of the United Way's early literacy campaign.

After attending the inaugural Entrepreneur Awards, hosted by the South Florida Business Journal and EO South Florida, I came away with a new appreciation for our region's up and coming businesses.

 It's no secret that the arts and culture sector suffered a blow during the recession, with fewer donations, de-prioritized for federal and state funding, and fewer customers.

A study just released by CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women) finds that more women than ever are entering the commercial real estate field, and that while parity gaps still exist between men and women with respect to salaries, these gaps are shrinking. In the historically male-dominated commercial real estate industry, women are seeking more opportunities in the field than ever before and are being recognized as valuable contributors as the “boys’ club” opens up.

**WARNING: BLATANT SELF PROMOTION AHEAD** The last few months have been rather busy over here at Schwartz Media Strategies, so we're just now g

Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the USS Cole bombing. And while the government has abandoned plans to prosecute those responsible for the attack (and their sponsors), attorney Andrew C. Hall of Miami firm Hall Lamb & Hall, P.A. continues his fight in federal court to hold the Republic of Sudan accountable for its role helping Al Qaeda carry out the terrorist act.

South Florida's real estate market has been waiting for a jolt of new-to-market lease activity for many months now and  it's looking more and more like the University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park is going to be just the catalyst for that positive absorption.

The Adrienne Arsht Center's board of directors held its annual meeting this week, formally kicking-off the Center's 5th Anniversary Season. Among the highlights of the meeting: Miami attorney Mike Eidson was elected chairman for a three-year term following that of Ricky Arriola; long-time board member Alan Fein become Assistant Treasurer; and the Center released its projected year-end financials, which show the institution to be on-track for another balanced budget.