On the last Saturday of each April, David Poplawski is usually the first one to arrive at City Hall to start working the city’s annual Arbor Day Free Tree Giveaway. A landscape inspector with the city for 15 years, he’s seen the event grow along with public anticipation for the early-morning tradition. “I’m the first
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In the weeks following the Feb. 14 shooting in Parkland, the words and actions of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas resonated from coast to coast, prompting a nationwide discussion and, at the state level, legislative change to Florida’s gun laws. But it’s the future of students at Stoneman Douglas that prompted action by a Boca
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My name was thrown into the hands of the media by [fellow student] David Hogg; he and I were friends before all this. He figured he could use my help in keeping the media’s attention. My first interview was the night after the shooting with [CNN’s] Anderson Cooper, alongside Isabelle Robinson and Lex Michael. Members
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Not only will the Miami Marlins start the 2018 Major League Baseball season with new ownership and a revamped roster, but fans also will be dancing to a different tune. As part of Opening Day festivities at Marlins Park on Thursday, DJ Khaled, Nicky Jam, Kent Jones and Grammy award-winning artist Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd
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Young at Art Museum Children explore daily themes through art activities and museum exploration. Ages: 3-4; 5-12 Where: 751 SW 121st Ave., Davie When: March 23, 26-30; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fee: $60 a day; fees for extended care and lunch Info: youngatartmuseum.org; 954.424.5031 Camp Wild This environmental camp teaches children about South Florida’s wildlife
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Where: 5845 SW 129th Terrace, Pinecrest Floor size: 7,290 square feet Bedrooms/baths: 6 bedrooms, 7 full baths, 1 half bath Details: Clean lines and marble floors make this three-story home aesthetically unique. Vaulted ceilings, balcony, a laundry room, custom kitchen with hidden walk-in pantry and butler’s pantry are just a few of the home comforts,
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A Creek couple brings family-style Italian fare to Coconut Creek at Sette Mezzo Ristorante Cooking was in Franco Filippone’s blood from the very beginning. “Being Sicilian, you get to work at a young age,” he says with a laugh. “I started cooking when I was 14, and the rest is history.” Filippone’s father was a
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The Pubbelly Boys have been busy. In the last year, the four restaurateurs who collectively go by that name opened locations of Pubbelly Sushi at Brickell City Centre and Aventura Mall. They also debuted Habitat, an upscale beachside restaurant at 1 Hotel on South Beach. In addition, they renamed their group Food Comma Hospitality. Though
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A Lifestyle event at Metropica featured an in-depth look at the South Florida housing market The latest installment of Lifestyle Connect drew more than 200 attendees to Sunrise for a wide-ranging panel discussion about the residential housing market with some of the region’s top real estate professionals. The sales gallery for Metropica, the luxury master
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Jarvis Landry’s inaugural event to benefit cystic fibrosis research—Jarvis’ Jam—holds deeper meaning for the Dolphins’ star receiver According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, more than 30,000 U.S. residents are living with the progressive, genetic disease that limits the ability to breathe because of a consistent buildup of mucus in the lungs. A half-century ago, the
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A business-minded family’s car wash creates jobs for adults with autism In 2011, Tom D’Eri was graduating from Bentley University, a highly regarded business school near Boston, thinking about what kind of career he wanted. Perhaps something related to corporate social responsibility. Or sustainability. Or social entrepreneurship. At the same time, his father, John, a
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Vincent Iafano hails from Detroit, where half his family is retired from Ford Motor Company, the other half from General Motors. It was natural for him to go into business with Warren Henry Automotive, a local group run by a father and son, Warren and Larry Zinn, that sells Audis, Lamborghinis, Jaguars, Infinitis and Land
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