Miami\u2019s entertainment and lifestyle scene served up a flurry of headlines this week, from honors and tributes to celebrity sightings and luxury real estate deals.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a roundup of who\u2019s making news across the 305:<\/p>\n
Salsa legend honored: Willy Chirino<\/a>, 79, received an honorary doctorate in music from Florida International University at commencement, where he told graduates to \u201cdream as big as you possibly can,\u201d marking 50 years in music since arriving in Miami at 14 through Operation Pedro Pan.<\/p>\n South Beach nightlife icon dies: Gerry Kelly<\/a>, the Irish-born impresario credited with transforming Miami Beach into a world-class party destination, has died at 63 after creating venues including Bash, Shadow Lounge, Liquid and Level.<\/p>\n Charlamagne tha God talks shop in Miami Beach: The \u201cBreakfast Club\u201d host appeared at The Possible conference at the Fontainebleau, where Charlamagne tha God<\/a> named Queen Latifah and business partner Shakim Compere as dream interview guests, and revealed he just signed a five-year extension with iHeartMedia.<\/p>\n Coral Gables mansion flip: \u201cReal Housewives of Miami\u201d alum Dr. Nicole Martin and fianc\u00e9 Anthony Lopez sold their Gables Estates property for $55 million, a $21 million jump from the $34 million they paid in August for the 12,543-square-foot estate.<\/a><\/p>\n Cuba Gooding Jr. dines in Brickell: The Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.<\/a> visited Hutong after the Miami Corporate Run with girlfriend Claudine De Niro, ordering dim sum and the restaurant\u2019s $168 signature whole flaming duck.<\/p>\n