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Cindy Friezo Founder, Cindy & Robert Friezo Foundation Chief People Officer, Verity Partners Backstory: The native of the Dominican Republic moved with her family in 1992 to a challenged neighborhood on the outskirts of Boston. She soon found her benevolent voice as part of a youth council comprised primarily of high school students that advocated

Anquan once said that his purpose in this life was not to make it to the NFL and score touchdowns, even though he did plenty of the latter. In all, he reached the end zone 82 times on receptions during a career that included stops in Arizona (2003-09), Baltimore (2010-12), San Francisco (2013-15) and Detroit

By gridiron standards in western Palm Beach County, theirs was a forbidden love. The star quarterback at Pahokee High School dating a member of the marching band at neighboring rival, Glades Central? In another era, it might have lit up social media along the shores of Lake Okeechobee. Then again, there’s something about the coal-black

The popular Las Olas restaurant YOLO recently reopened to the public after The Restaurant People (TRP) unveiled their renovations and reimagined offerings at the restaurant and nightlife venue. TRP, the group behind some of South Florida’s most well-known establishments, including Boatyard, Rooftop @1WLO, S3 and Java & Jam, catered the renovation and menu to reflect

In the second part of Lifestyle’s November feature on Michael Schwartz, the renowned chef looks back on the beginnings of Michael’s Genuine, which launched in 2007. It came at a time, as he explains, when Schwartz was in restaurant limbo. The move to Miami: “I had landed back in New York after spending six months

Michael Schwartz had been working in restaurants since his high school years in Philadelphia, slowly building an impressive kitchen résumé that included time in California, New York and Tokyo—as well as a game-changing turn with Wolfgang Puck. But now it was the mid-2000s, and all of that momentum had come to a screeching halt. His

For those seeking a dine-in Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving Day, La Goulue in Palm Beach will be open to serve dinner. The French bistro offers a full bar with a specialty cocktail menu and an extensive wine and champagne list, including more than 20 wines by the glass. The restaurant debuted in Palm Beach in

After launching his flagship location in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village in 2019, former NFL Linebacker Stephen Tulloch (pictured, left) recently opened a second Circle House Coffee location on Oakland Park Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, now the first and only drive-thru coffee shop east of Interstate 95 on Oakland Park Boulevard. Circle House Coffee strives to include

Hoffman’s Chocolates will be offering philanthropic promotions to help the South Florida community this holiday season. The endeavors include a monthlong food drive in November, a 12-foot Christmas tree and a special holiday sale.  Along with displaying a 12-foot Christmas tree lit up in orange, green and gold at the Greenacres Factory location, Hoffman’s Chocolates

Since opening his first brick-and-mortar location in Wynwood in 2014, pie master and entrepreneur Derek Kaplan has expanded his Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop to Coconut Grove, with plans set for a new Fort Lauderdale location next year. The one-of-a-kind Miami dessert destination will open a Broward County location in downtown Fort Lauderdale in the spring of

Driving around South Florida just took a stylish turn thanks to a Miami-based car rental company that’s making four-wheeled statements out of used vehicles. That’s the general idea behind Vice City Rentals, a concept launched by Luka Ivano that gives customers a menu of eye-catching cars from which to choose—some limited antiques, some transformed by local

Perhaps lost amid the run-up to last weekend’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and Halloween festivities was the official start to stone crab season on Oct. 15. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, commercial harvesting of just the coveted claws runs through May 1, 2022. News of stone crab season was not