Photographer Michael Murphy is shedding a different light on the pandemic experience through an exhibit of slice-of-life portraits currently on display at The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale. “The Front Porch Project,” a walk-through retrospective in the space across from Altar’d State, next to Swarovski, includes 32 canvas-style pictures that spotlight Fort Lauderdale leaders and community
Seated Woman At Peace (pictured above) By Lori Arbel About the piece: This honors the beauty within my surroundings while suggesting a feeling of out of place. The photo montages illustrate being present while clearing negative blockages like isolation, anxiety or sadness towards suburban lifestyle. Flower Head By Lori Arbel About the piece: The
With businesses and schools closed during the pandemic, the children who live Coconut Creek didn’t have many options to celebrate their birthdays. So the Coconut Creek Police Department decided to do something about it. The city started the Birthday Responders program to make these children’s birthdays special despite social distancing. Officers turned on their lights
Lifestyle continues to reach out to businesspeople all over South Florida to ask three questions: How did COVID-19 and the shutdown impact your business; how did you position the business for success amid reopening; how will experiencing this unprecedented pandemic change the way you conduct business moving forward? Today, we check in with Kevin Sheehan Jr.,
With extra time on hand during the coronavirus shutdown, many tried their hand at new hobbies—from making sourdough bread to learning TikTok dances. And many are getting back to basics and trying their hand at gardening. No one knows this better than Lorna Bravo, the urban horticulture agent and the Broward County Director at the
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County (BGCBC) announced Mr. Brian Quail will be stepping down as the President and CEO of the nonprofit. Mr. Quail had an illustrious career spanning 11 years at the philanthropic organization, during which he cultivated and expanded upon the charity’s mission of helping to expand opportunities for at-risk
Coronavirus By Xavier Cortada About the piece: The University of Miami professor created this digital artwork to launch his “Miami Corona Project,” a real-time record—from people communicating through different platforms—of the impact the pandemic has had on Miami-Dade County. For more on the artist: cortadaprojects.org/corona
Much has been said about how the coronavirus pandemic stopped life in its tracks, but in reality, many organizations couldn’t afford to pause the vital work they do in the community. For the American Cancer Society’s Fort Lauderdale offices, this meant switching to virtual operations, while dealing with the fallout of having the majority of
A peaceful protest Wednesday that started at Pompey Park and ended at City Hall in Delray Beach included one of tennis’ rising stars. Delray resident Coco Gauff, who graced the cover of the February issue of Lifestyle, joined hundreds of locals seeking justice and social change in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death on May
[image_with_text image=”27019″]South Florida cosmetics manufacturer Oxygen Development delivered 10,000 bottles of hand sanitizer (image above and featured image) to Boca Helping Hands. Oxygen has so far donated 50,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to Jackson Health Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and other organizations. Boca Helping Hands will include the hand sanitizers
