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Safer Real Estate Transactions

Tips to stop online crooks from stealing your information Curiosity helps drive online interest in prime real estate markets throughout South Florida. But once potential buyers become serious about a property, how safe is it to exchange information over the internet? Veteran real estate agent Tom Carroll, who’s been selling homes in the Sunshine State

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Peace of Mind

My mother was always organized. Everything was in its place. She talked about her last wishes in case of her death. In her safe deposit box, she had specific instructions about what she wanted me to do when she died. She already had written her obituary, and attached the photo she wanted to accompany it.

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High Appraisal

Photography: James Woodley Clothing and accessories: Trina Turk’s 2017 fall collection Art direction: Melanie Smit Fashion assistance: Sydney Hartman and Dreamweaver Brand Communications Shoe styling: Jenna DeBrino and the Hot Pink Style team Special thanks to: Redline Media Group in Dania beach Trina Turk: Visit the Miami store at 7200 Biscayne Blvd., or check out

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All in the Details

6065 SW 116 St. Listing Price: $2,995,000 Listing Agent: Jo-Ann Forster, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty; [email protected]; 305.778.5555 Specs: 6,743 square feet • 6 bedrooms / 7 bathrooms Electric gates open to an acre of tropical paradise in north Pinecrest. Marble and wood floors, high ceilings and a spiral staircase enhance an expansive dining room and

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Full Circle

The Sammy Hagar & The Circle concert, originally scheduled for next week, has been changed to Sunday, Nov. 12 at Pompano Beach Amphitheater due to Hurricane Irma. The Red Rocker spoke to Lifestyle in advance of his South Florida appearance. Sure, there are mornings, at age 69, when Sammy Hagar’s iconic voice is a little worse

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The Drill Master

Soldier Rush is Nov. 11, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Equestrian Center (8350 Ranch Road, Parkland). Tickets are $65 per person. Visit soldierrush.com—and enter the code SR911 for a 20 percent discount. Manuel “Manny” Mair, a local personal training guru with a celebrity following, has been a fixture in South Florida for

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Man & Woman of the Year

Man & Woman of the Year Where: Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach What: Members of Broward County’s business and philanthropic community raised more than $500,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at the Man & Woman of the Year competition. The winners were Gene A. Berman of Marcus & Millichap and Vicki Schuerger of Kelley

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Special Message From Bryan Norcross

Meteorologist Bryan Norcross has a special message for South Florida: Hurricane Irma presents the biggest threat to Broward County and all of South Florida since Hurricane Andrew. We don’t yet know how bad it will be, but we need to be ready for an extreme hurricane, and be happy if it’s something less. We should

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Photo credit: By NOAA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Hearty Laughs

A sense of pride washes over Jen Hellman as she explains to customers at Boca Raton’s Farmer’s Table that she just graduated at the top of her class. “I didn’t know there was a valedictorian for DUI school,” she says. It’s not exactly the type of quip you expect to hear at a farm-to-table restaurant

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Passage to India

Locally sourced ingredients are the foundation of Ghee Indian Kitchen’s ever changing menu In the Miami neighborhood of Kendall, the new Indian restaurant, Ghee Indian Kitchen, brings a taste of home for its owner and executive chef, Niven Patel. Created by the Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink alumnus and his wife, Shivani, the restaurant modernizes

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Stylish Journey

Perched on the leather couch in her all-white retail showroom, surrounded by mannequins modeling vibrant, flowing eveningwear, Joan Lamonica dramatically clasps her hands and laughs.  “I basically started this by accident,” she says. “It’s a long story.” Nevertheless, she launches into it. Her fashion line, Sara Mique, which has been designed, created and sold out

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Dress for Success

Disadvantaged students interview in style, thanks to a Creek professor Atlantic Technical College professor Debra Oistacher looks forward to her Nov. 11 birthday party each year. On the invitation, she includes the requisite details: when, where and a reminder not to bring gifts. No gifts? Instead, the self-styled “professional do-gooder”  asks party attendees to bring

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