A recent event at the Weston YMCA Family Center underlined the importance of water safety awareness and education. As noted by Matthew A. Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Children’s Health System, Miami-Dade and Broward counties have among the highest occurrences of child drownings in the United States. In an effort to diminish the number
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As part of our Women of Influence issue in September, Lifestyle collaborated with ArtServe—the award-winning arts incubator based in Fort Lauderdale—on a pictorial feature inspired by the creative laboratory’s recent photography exhibition, “Superficial Impressions.” The images chosen by Lifestyle, taken by female photographers/artists spotlighted in the exhibit, speak to the web of feelings, fears, joys,
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Ron Pillar will bring over 30 years of wealth management experience to the UBS Private Wealth Management team by joining the firm as a financial advisor in South Florida. He will work with Integra Partners, a local group led by advisors Brian Beraha, Vicente del Rio and Horacio Aguirre. In addition to managing ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families,
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The Achievement Centers for Children & Families (ACCF) in Delray Beach recently received a $10,000 grant from The Schmidt Family Foundation to support the organization’s general operating expenses. Achievement Centers for Children & Families provides high-quality and affordable Out of School, Early Learning and Family Support Programs to numerous low-wage families in Palm Beach County. ACCF offered
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An Evening with Gabrielle Union: Husband and former Miami Heat great Dwyane Wade moderates this discussion with his wife/actress/activist at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The event, set for Sept. 18 at the Knight Concert Hall, promises an empowering evening of discussion about everything from Union’s surrogacy journey to her married life
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Xavier Cortada’s Flor500 and Four Elements will now be featured in the permanent collection of the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum. The display will feature a complete documentation of the project, including illustrations, essays and the research used to create Flor500’s formation. Know for his environmentally-oriented artwork, the museum’s education department hopes to use Cortada’s
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Condos.com recently became the first online real estate forum to welcome cryptocurrency transactions as an accepted form of payment. The process will use BitPay’s 11 supported cryptocurrency coins as payment for both deposits and rebates on the website, which operates as a mediator between e-commerce and real estate industries. “Through Condos.com, our mission is to
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Two multifamily properties in Miami Gardens and Miami Beach are now in the hands of new owners after Ytech sold the apartments for $119 million. The Miami-based real estate development firm sold Ocean House NoBe (pictured, top), a 186-unit residence in the North Beach area of Miami Beach for $41 million, as well as Lake House
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Fort Lauderdale’s free Sunday Jazz Brunch is making its triumphant return this Sunday at Esplanade Park. The signature event was last held on March 1, 2020, which was the last gathering the city produced before the COVID-19 pandemic ended any social gatherings for months. While the pandemic persists, the live outdoor concert series will push
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Community members wanting to help feed needy families will have opportunities to donate, volunteer and raise funds thanks to a variety of programs through Boca Helping Hands (BHH). A calendar of events are planned during September’s Hunger Action Month to help combat the number of local families who are “food insecure.” Nearly 155,000 Palm Beach
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Ten years ago, inspired by our ongoing fascination with post-apocalyptic horror through shows like The Walking Dead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted a fun guide to zombie preparedness that doubled as a standard in-home emergency supply kit. Think water, food, medications, tools/supplies, etc. In August, the team at Lawn Love took that idea
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Concord Summit Capital, LLC recently completed the nearly $100 million refinancing for Margaritaville Resort Orlando to help the resort expand its property. Starwood Property Trust provided the loan to Margaritaville’s developer and owner, Encore Capital Management. Encore, a longtime client of Concord Summit. After opening in January 2019, the resort has received recognition by Tripadvisor as
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