Beachy Keen
The server at Beach House Pompano (270 N. Pompano Beach Blvd.) leaves the dining check tucked inside the pages of a page of hardcover copy of Gulliver’s Travels. You could get yours among the pages of Moby Dick or The Old Man and the Sea. It’s one of the deliberate touches to make guests feel
Six-string Therapy
An avid outdoorsman, Richard Bendit of Wynmoor would sometimes run 15 miles a day. Then there were the hours of weight training. After that, he’d swim laps in the pool, so many that he wasn’t able to keep track. After he was diagnosed with melanoma 10 years ago, his workouts didn’t slow down. When he
Reel Them In
If you spend some time with Mark Zoradi, CEO of the Cinemark USA theater chain, it won’t take long for him to try to persuade you that watching a movie in the comfort of your family room is fine—but that going out to the cinema is an entirely different experience. Especially at Cinemark Palace 20
Summer Escapes
The Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood Why go: At one time, this was the place for glitter and celebrity glam of a bygone era. Judy Garland once sang in the hotel café; years later, her daughter, Liza Minnelli, teamed up with Sammy Davis Jr. to perform for a crowd of 3,000. Today, The Diplomat is a
The Clouds Have Parted
Eight months after Hurricane Irma battered the southernmost stretch of Florida, the biggest problem for businesses in the Florida Keys has less to do with the damage caused by the Category 4 storm. Much of that has been fixed. What’s still being repaired is public perception about the 125-mile island chain, which counts tourism as
Art Brings Life
When artist Carola Bravo moved from Venezuela to Pinecrest in 2012, the former art professor and department head for 20 years at Simón Bolivar University in Caracas was looking for a way to continue her passion for teaching. She began programs in her home that were equal parts education and art appreciation, and they also
Lasting Impressions
When Bonnie Clearwater left North Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art in 2013 to join Nova Southeastern University Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, she knew in due time that she’d be running an art institution that would hold its own against any other city’s museum. At the time, Clearwater was quoted as saying that Fort Lauderdale was
Mom Loves This Cocktail
The bloody mary is a popular hangover cure—a morning-after-a-long-night drink referred to as “the hair of the dog.” So, for Lighthouse Point restaurant Nauti Dawg, having a place on the menu for a cocktail associated with a furry, four-legged friend seemed natural. There was one hitch. While bloody marys typically are made with vodka, Nauti
Stories From Parkland: Alaina Petty
In the weeks following the deadliest high school shooting in United States history, editors and reporters for Lifestyle reached out to dozens of people whose lives were forever altered by what happened inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14. We interviewed the officer who made the arrest and the sheriff who’s under fire.
Eyes Wide Open
On the telephone from her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, Leigh Anne Tuohy says she’s more than ready to come to sunny Fort Lauderdale after a rough winter. She just helped move her youngest son, S.J., to Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he’s taken a job as an assistant to football coach Chad Morris at the University of
Stories in His Heritage
He makes his home in Coconut Creek, but much of documentary filmmaker Bared Maronian’s time is spent in other cities, and in other countries. The former editor and special projects editor at Miami’s PBS station, WPBT, says it was public television that helped him develop his craft of producing documentaries, eventually leading him to found
What’s New at SoBeWFF?
The 17th annual premier event for culinary fans— the Food Network and Cooking Channel South Beach Wine and Food Festival—has more than 90 events over five days, Feb. 21-25. With so much to pick from, what’s a fan to do? Here are some highlights in the new and noteworthy category. Oh, and Broward County foodies
