Michael Capponi

Conspicuous Consumption

Over the Weekend - SummerFest, Wisin & Yandel, Irie Golf Tournament and Laidback Luke

Dance to the Music

Vinyl maniac George Acosta keeps the bodies working overtime

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Vinyl maniac George Acosta keeps the bodies working overtime

Lessons of a Lounge Lizard

Oh, sweet youth! The pain, the suffering, the heartbreak. The champagne, the nightclubs, the women.

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Oh, sweet youth! The pain, the suffering, the heartbreak. The champagne, the nightclubs, the women.

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Oh, sweet youth! The pain, the suffering, the heartbreak. The champagne, the nightclubs, the women.

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Oh, sweet youth! The pain, the suffering, the heartbreak. The champagne, the nightclubs, the women.

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Oh, sweet youth! The pain, the suffering, the heartbreak. The champagne, the nightclubs, the women.

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Oh, sweet youth! The pain, the suffering, the heartbreak. The champagne, the nightclubs, the women.

Deep in the House

Miguel Migs comes to wreck shop at Mansion

Stop the Cat Box

The Delano tanked by technicality, defaulting through duplicity

Whisper Campaign

Who is thedirtmiami.com? Plus: Timoney drinks.

We'll Make Great Pets

Snarks, barks, and a few mad props from Miami Music Conference

Rock, Paper, Scissors!

Snarks, barks, and a few mad props from Miami Music Conference

The Incredible Hinsul Lazo Interview

Snarks, barks, and a few mad props from Miami Music Conference

Super Booze Me

A sobering journey into one man's weeklong binge in the world of alcohol distribution

Social Promotion

Empire Events parties attract the high rollers and boldface names who are the life force of clubland

Basshead

Mansion

The Dead Only Quickly Decay

Mansion

Some Friendly

Amika's opening was not Shaq-adelic

Letters from the Issue of May 27, 2004

Proud white trash, neocon conspiracies, and clueless reporters

Letters from the Issue of May 20, 2004

Disgusting club kids, Haiti’s guns, and animals in need

BEST PROMOTER

Michael Capponi

Party Poopers

Clubland comes under siege at city hall

Sexual Healing

Playboy bunnies and Dita Von Teese ignite libidos and awe

Mansion Meets Hype

Just watch out for P. Diddy

The Hard Fall

Money and glitz made Richard Bronson a South Beach luminary, a memory he now ponders in prison

Good Life

The Magic City was magical in 2003

It's Basel, Baby!

For the love of art, drink some booze

Packing Them In

Sugar Ray gets tourists, Prive gets everybody else

FTAA: Survival Guides

Everyone could use a little help making it through the FTAA in one piece

Fresh Mynt

The hot ultra lounge shows off its new look

The Rope Is in Your Mind

Doormen share the secret to cracking the Clubland Matrix

Pirates in B.E.D.

F22 Studio fashion show pillaged at sea

A Midsummer Night's Scheme

Miami Beach is a party town, so the party must go on -- no matter what

South Beach Drinks Up and Goes Home

The party may be over but life -- real life -- goes on

Riptide

Placards for the implacable

A Cameo Role

The majestic South Beach theater, soon to reopen as a dance club, has been to ruin and back

Deconstructing Tommy

How a Bensonhurst boy rose to the summit of South Beach's promotion biz

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Socialite Gail Posner's Secret Funeral

​Gail Posner, one of the four children of the infamous late businessman Victor Posner, passed away last week at the age of 67. She was reportedly battling cancer. However, for a member of one of Miami Beach's most wealthy and notorious families, her obituary was never submitted to the Herald. ... More >>

South Beach King Michael Capponi Charged with DUI

​South Beach royalty Michael Capponi was spotted living it up early Friday morning at one of Miami's latest hotspots: behind bars at the pretrial detention center. Lesley Abravanel reports that the promoter and construction magnate was popped for a DUI shortly after leaving a Grey Goose-sponsored ... More >>

Nightlife King Michael Capponi Has DUI Charges Dropped

​South Beach nightlife king, developer and philanthropist Michael Capponi was arrested on charges of driving under the influence last October after driving himself home from a fancy shindig at W South Beach hot spot Wall. Capponi maintained that he blew under the legal limit both times he was aske ... More >>