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Right At Home

Sitting inside an empty, darkened TV studio at the WPLG complex in Pembroke Park, Louis Aguirre shares one benchmark after another like a man who sees the bigger picture with more clarity than ever. For more than an hour, he points to stitches in time—his broadcasting break at Telemundo, his stretch on “Fox & Friends,”

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Live to Give, Part III: Hali Utstein and Kristi Linder

  HALI UTSTEIN Oversees charitable giving program at Coastal Wealth; advocate for Child Rescue Coalition One for all: Hali Utstein was drawn to the charitable clause in her job description. As vice president of marketing at Coastal Wealth, part of MassMutual Financial Group, she took over its charitable giving program, ensuring that more than 250 employees

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Live to give

Hali Utstein Oversees charitable giving program at Coastal Wealth; advocate for Child Rescue Coalition One for all: Hali Utstein was drawn to the charitable clause in her job description. As vice president of marketing at Coastal Wealth, part of MassMutual Financial Group, she took over its charitable giving program, ensuring that more than 250 employees

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Scout’s Honor

The greatest quarterback in New York Jets history had one question for his son-in-law, artist Edwin Baker III, before making the drive from his home in Tequesta to an event in progress at Coral Springs Museum of Art earlier this summer. He was happy to attend a permanent collection exhibit that featured work by his

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No Limits

Ask “Pitch Perfect 2” star Chrissie Fit something she’s learned about herself, and she’ll tell you that she’s recently had a sort of epiphany. “I’m just now coming to that realization—people want to put other people in boxes, and I think I thrive outside the box,” says the Miami-born Fit, 33. “I think bigger picture.”

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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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Winds of Change

It’s been 25 years since Bryan Norcross was in the right place at the worst possible time for South Florida. The then-chief meteorologist at WTVJ became a lifeline for the public in August 1992, keeping anxious TV viewers and radio listeners in the know as Hurricane Andrew prepared to unleash its Category 5 fury on

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Mission to Succeed

How a Creek student accomplished her lofty goals Kisa Ibrahim was only a fifth-grader when she first felt the thrill of practicing law. During a social sciences class at Quiet Waters Elementary School, she and her classmates put Christopher Columbus on trial—and Kisa acted as the defense attorney. Though she doesn’t remember if she won

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Star of stage and screen

Of the shows over the past decade that have helped to make Sabrina Soto a household name on HGTV, perhaps none rings truer for the home-staging star than “The High/Low Project.” It’s there that Soto, born in Miami, has made over-the-top interior design dreams come true on a pedestrian budget. By her own admission, she

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Breaking Records, Living Strong

Chris Ruden looks like a tough guy, a bodybuilder with a physique that makes you embarrassed that you don’t work out more. When he tells you he’s on target for getting into the Guinness Book of World Records for breaking a weightlifting record—640 pounds at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, held in March—it

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Bo Knows Business

Two years ago, Kim Bokamper was sitting with a small group of high school students before an event on the west coast of Florida. The students, each of whom would receive a college scholarship that night from the host charity, were given time prior to the ceremony to chat with the former Miami Dolphins defensive

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Center of Attention

When Promenade at Coconut Creek opened in 2008, the 23-acre, mixed-use property was already cementing its position in the community as a vital place for residents. The vision was to give the growing community of Coconut Creek an urban village where people could work, play and gather in a downtown setting. Naysayers questioned the timing

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