Photos courtesy of Honor Flight South Florida The singing started about 5:30 a.m., just as the chartered Spirit Airlines Flight 1941 taxied down the runway at Fort Lauderdale International Airport. The impromptu rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” began softly, with a few warbled baritone voices rising from the back of the plane. Slowly, more and
Pictured above: Creek celebrated 30 years as a Tree City USA in 2018; Vollmer is pictured far left, holding a special award from the foundation With its standing as home to Butterfly World, events like the Butterfly Festival, and a butterfly garden at City Hall, most people can see why Coconut Creek is known as the Butterfly
Photos by RM Studio Corp Big things are happening at The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove. Late last year, The Commodore, a vintage-inspired cocktail bar, opened inside the hotel. Then, a few months later, Isabelle’s Grill Room and Garden debuted next door, bringing a chic restaurant named in honor of Isabella Peacock, one of the Grove’s
By his own admission, the sentiment never was at the forefront of his mind. But nearly two years after an accident sent him to a trauma center in Miami for more than 50 days, Ralph Pagano understands as well as anyone that life can change in a flash. The restaurateur whose “Naked” titles made him
Throughout the Month “Crazy for You” When: Through April 14 Where: The Wick Theatre, 7901 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, What: This Tony-winning musical comedy showcases more than 20 Gershwin songs and captures the over-the-top essence of the 1930s in its choreographed musical numbers. The plot centers around a city boy’s mission to save a
Conquering a disease as debilitating as Alzheimer’s begins with putting some heads together. The fifth annual Brain Bowl—April 12 at Boca West Country Club—does its part by benefiting the Louis & Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Community Care and Parkinson’s Foundation. A true meeting of the minds, this will be the
Looking at it today, with 50 years in his rearview mirror, he’s likely to share that he’s had the winning ticket all along. It certainly fits the narrative, given that he was named after a racehorse that his father, a jockey, once rode to victory. And on the surface, which is where physician Shino Bay
Photo by Eileen Saavedra Chickens. It was thousands of chickens that started Coconut Creek resident Brook Katz on his crusade of rescuing animals. Before moving to South Florida in 2006 to care for his aging parents, Katz lived for 10 years in Maui, Hawaii. There, he noticed huge metal sheds on a site where
Park Tavern Where: 32 SE Second Ave., Delray Beach Phone: 561.265.5093 Website: parktaverndelray.com Executive chef Lance Kraebel describes the passion and pride that permeates dishes on Park Tavern’s menu as being “like the way your grandmother would have made it.” Grandma would need to be an Iron Chef to pull off the seamless mix of
Throughout the Month “Without Labels” WHEN: Through April 12 WHERE: Historic Ali Cultural Arts WHAT: Photographs by Jamie Robertson and works on paper by Shawna Moulton explore identity and cultural perception in this exhibit. INFO: aliarts.org “Crazy for You” When: Through April 14 Where: The Wick Theatre What: This Tony-winning musical comedy showcases more
