With the new year, the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum is going through a makeover. During the past few months, the BRHS&M went through a $3.9-million reimagination, redesign and renovation in preparation for a soon-to-be-announced reopening to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 20222. Executive director Mary Csar said the museum worked with Creative Art
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As COVID-19 has inspired South Floridians to reimagine and reshuffle their homes, some have expanded their offices, turned their outdoor spaces into mini-resorts or built wine rooms and screening rooms. These are all worthy and homey upgrades, sure to elevate a home’s financial and personal value and outlast the pandemic era. But a niche selection
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For the ocean. The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation takes its fundraiser online. During the 12th annual event, Harvey and GHOF Project Manager Jessica Harvey will broadcast from their home port of Grand Cayman, where they will take viewers on a tour through the year of GHOF research. Viewers will get face to face with sharks, marlin
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Dr. Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D. Dean Emeritus University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Chief Medical Officer Lennar Corporation United HomeCare® Board Member 305.716.07610 or visit unitedhomecare.com Tired of COVID-19? You are not alone. But if you are not sick, it is because of your Innate Immunity. Your Acquired Immunity is the one that
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Broward College teamed up with HANDY (Helping Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth) to host “Fresh Start” Distribution Event sponsored by Valley Forge Fabrics on Saturday, October 3. During the event, 150 Broward County families arrived via drive-through at HANDY’s headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, where they received Luxury Beds in Bags, which included a sheet set, duvet
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s (Broward and Palm Beach) Though the Alzheimer’s Association cannot host large gatherings this year, the organization is encouraging participants to continue the Walk to End Alzheimer’s (pictured above) tradition by walking as individuals or in small groups on sidewalks, tracks and trails across Broward and Palm Beach counties in two different
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A window of voting that has the potential to be the most complex in United States history is open, but you wouldn’t know it from the calm exuded over the phone by the woman who oversees the largest elections operation in Florida—and seventh largest in the nation. Christina White, supervisor of elections for Miami-Dade County,
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Live theater is back at Arts Garage. Arts Garage is launching Theatre Live From Arts Garage with Bunker, a one-act play written by Sharonda Eccentrich Richardson, directed by Jonathan David Kelly, and starring Shanteala Mash. The production dramatizes the story of Khalan and his mother as she finds herself becoming the very thing from which
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Perfect Match From their first meeting last year, the respective teams at Coconut Creek-based the Friendship Journey and Newtown, Connecticut-based Dylan’s Wings of Change knew their missions would complement each other. The former, founded by Creek resident Samantha Novick (pictured, left), creates friendships between people of all abilities. The latter counters social isolation with empathy
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Palm Beach Tech is harnessing the power of technology for good—and asking South Florida creatives and coders to join them. The Palm Beach County-based Palm Beach Tech hosts its fifth annual Hackathon Oct. 23-25. Themed “Coding for Good,” the event benefits Feeding South Florida and Gift of Life Marrow Registry. “This year, we wanted to kick our
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Pura Vida doesn’t mess around when it comes to serving healthy food for South Florida. Just look at their name, which is Spanish for “pure life.” And now they’re increasing their green footprint in South Florida with a new location in South Beach, which opened a few days ago and joins Pura Vida locations in
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The moment was not lost on Dan Solomon as the Parkland resident stood inside a sold-out Orleans Arena in Las Vegas last fall during Olympia weekend, the Super Bowl of the fitness world. Some 20 years earlier, during his less-than-fulfilling days as a financial planner, he had entered a different arena—New York City’s Madison Square
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