I remember when Doral was known as the place where Carnival Cruise Lines had its headquarters and the Blue Monster golf course reigned supreme. Now, it’s known for Downtown Doral, a 120-acre parcel that eventually will have 10 restaurants and 70 retail establishments. And it’s the home of Dragonfly Izakaya & Fish Market. The restaurant,
Ed and Crissi Boland had been, as they put it, “up to their eyeballs in superheroes.” Their children—Charlie, 8, and Jamie, 6—like most boys their age, had lived and breathed the comic book characters who could leap tall buildings in a single bound. But the Bolands, especially Crissi, didn’t feel good about the supposed
Charlie Cinnamon would rather not talk about himself. Mention his name to anyone in the South Florida arts community, and they’ll tell you he’s the stuff of legend. But when it comes to himself, the Coconut Grove resident defers. “Why don’t you do a story on …” he suggests. “Or how about …” That’s Cinnamon’s
Assistant executive director, Greater Miami Youth Symphony 1 Music was a part of your life since childhood. When did you know you wanted to teach? I’ve always been a teacher in some regard. When I started playing at school, once I got to sixth grade, we were helping the fifth-graders. When I was in high school,
Miami Palmetto Senior High School’s 2016 graduates share how they got into the nation’s most selective schools In today’s competitive college admissions atmosphere, acceptance rates are declining as application numbers rise. The University of Florida accepts fewer than half its applicants, and admission rates at Ivy League and other ultra-selective schools are in the single
Years before her father embarked on a campaign to reimagine America, Ivanka Trump was on the ground floor of another restoration project, this one specific to South Florida. After acquiring the legendary Doral Golf Resort & Spa in 2012, Trump Hotels poured some $250 million into the 800-acre property, transforming everything from the 72 holes
Those who know him best understood that it was only a matter of time before Peter Boulukos, co-founder and executive chef of The Restaurant People, launched a meatball place to go with the other eateries in his portfolio, including YOLO, S3 and Tarpon Bend. But just how many different ways could the kitchen team at
Mark Anthony first saw the light during his darkest childhood moment, a near-death experience at age 4 during which he went into convulsions and struggled for air. At a certain point, Anthony would later learn, he stopped breathing. What happened next, he says, can be best described as a glimpse into the hereafter—a brief encounter
What started for Shelly Tygielski on a mountaintop in Geneva has become a life-changing practice for people throughout Broward County. Studying abroad as a graduate student at Columbia University, Tygielski, raised an Orthodox Jew, would find a quiet spot to study her daily prayers. She noticed a Japanese couple with a similar ritual, but they
If the new craft cocktails at Burlock Coast resonate with fans of the seasonal fare orchestrated by chef de cuisine Gavin Pera, it’s with good reason. Beverage director James Camp plans to follow his kitchen maestro’s lead and create specialty libations that complement the dishes Pera features seasonally. “Simply put, we want to mimic and
