Eden Roc Miami Beach Why go: In February, the famed resort debuted a renovation project that totaled some $250 million. The property’s 415 rooms were updated—this, only two years after its hotel-within-a-hotel concept, Nobu Tower, drew raves. Legendary Japanese chef Nobu Matsuhisa, in partnership with actor Robert DeNiro, has a Nobu Hotel in Las Vegas,
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Here are some photos from recent events in South Florida. Dream Makers Gala Where: The Diplomat Beach Resort, Hollywood What: The ninth annual gala for Debbie’s Dream Foundation awarded $200,000 in stomach cancer research grants, raised some $334,000 for the foundation’s ongoing efforts—and celebrated the life of founder Debbie Zelman, who lost her battle with
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Shots fired at Stoneman Douglas High School; kids running and jumping the fence. My friend sent me that text. An overwhelming sense of grief came over me. Alyssa was in trouble. I felt it with my whole body. I threw on my shoes, took my pocketbook and ran to the car. I frantically called my
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Sometimes, the best weekend getaways are right in your own backyard—especially when you live in South Florida. Lifestyle has selected a variety of such getaways, resorts with so many inspired amenities that you might never want to go home. Costa Hollywood Beach Resort Why go: The newest oceanfront hotel on Hollywood Beach, the Costa boasts
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Four decades before a bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger began to redefine what it meant to be a leading man in Hollywood, the late Joe Weider was laying the groundwork for a global fitness phenomenon that gave rise to more than just a future “Terminator.” Now, that story is receiving its own Hollywood treatment with the
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From May 31 to June 2, 2018, Lifestyle Media Group’s creative team set their sites on Orlando, Florida, to take part in Photoshop World, the world’s largest Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and photography conference. “After 25 years in the creative industry, I learned more in three days than I have in 10 years,” said Lifestyle Media
Read MoreIn an entire century of life, Charles Carroll has not once considered retirement. He’ll turn 105 on June 25. And he’ll keep volunteering at the hospital that saved his life 11 years ago as long as he’s alive, he says. He was working at a golf course in Delray Beach when he had a heart
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Sometimes, the best weekend getaways are right in your own backyard—especially when you live in South Florida. Lifestyle has selected a variety of such getaways, resorts with so many inspired amenities that you might never want to go home. The Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood Why go: At one time, this was the place for glitter
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At first blush, the idea of a sour-tasting beer sounds more like a barley-and-hops mixture gone bad than an intentional flavor. But unusual is the norm at a Pompano Beach brewery that even celebrates such eccentricities in its name. The aptly branded Odd Breed Wild Ales (50 NE First St., 754.220.6099, oddbreed.com), which opened its
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It started in 1985 as Duffy’s Drafthouse in Lake Park, a modest concept with four featured sandwiches and, by the time it drew Paul Emmett’s attention, four restaurants in the mix. But Paul, who bought a controlling interest in 2001, saw beyond the hot ham and cheese and ice-cold beer on tap that the Drafthouse
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Although Tammy Freeman is a language arts teacher at Monarch High School, her teaching style prompts many of her freshman students to ask her why she didn’t become an actress. To keep learning fun, Freeman acts out vocabulary words for her students and invites them to join in. To teach them the word “brigand,” she
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Though alcohol clearly isn’t the healthiest beverage, The Craftsman probably is your most health-conscious bet when you’re looking for a buzz. Dustin Elmalem, owner of the Miami pop-up bar—an extension of the original Craftsman in New York—offers craft cocktails free of added preservatives, along with a neighborhood bar vibe. While the Harlem location is a
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