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Photos by Eduardo Schneider   As far back as she can remember, Rachel Silverstein has had a passion for the environment. What floats her boat, so to speak, are “all of the creatures and critters that live in the wild, and the unique and intricate ways that they all survive and interact with one another,”

Images courtesy of PS Photography & Films   As evidenced by Janderyn Makris’ rise in the industry, not every recipe for baking success starts in the kitchen. Unlike pastry specialists whose aspirations begin the moment they can reach the strings of mom’s apron, the founder of West Palm Beach-based Earth & Sugar didn’t begin experimenting

Photos by John Hartzell   Like most girls growing up, Chasity Laugier had Barbies. But the self-described tomboy didn’t exactly play with them the way most girls did. “My mother laughs, because she does say … I never really played with the Barbies,” Laugier says. “I put the [doll]house together and I would go around

Flowers and music and lighting and linens, oh my! Planning and designing an event as meaningful (and, potentially, as complex) as a wedding can become overwhelming in no time at all. As an event designer and owner of luxury floral design and management company Alorè Event Firm, I’m asked by clients to create experiences that

Since blowing up in 2003 as a pop culture icon through his breakout work on Bravo television’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” Carson Kressley has been on 16-year tear that shows no signs of losing steam. He’s done everything from authoring three books to hosting his own show on Oprah Winfrey’s network (“Carson Nation”)

Photo by May Bagnel Photography As a certified divorce financial analyst, Victoria Lowell is all too familiar with the fallout of broken marriages. And from her perspective, the only thing more hurtful than marital infidelity is financial infidelity, which, she says, happens more often than most couples think. “When you find out someone has been

Photography by James Woodley Shot on location at Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, Fort Lauderdale Model: Kenzie Mariano (km-fit.com) Dresses: All wedding gowns courtesy of Zola Keller Las Olas (zolakeller.com) Hair & wedding accessories: Rebecca Mousseau, Phairis Luxury (phairisluxury.com) Makeup: Ana Martignetti (anamartignetti.com) Flowers: Courtesy of Ann’s Florist & Coffee Bar, 1001 E. Las Olas

Figurella, one of the largest women’s fitness centers and spas in the world, doesn’t have anything personal against men. It’s just that the Italian-based concept with seven South Florida locations understands that the fitness training and health coaching it offers doesn’t apply to the opposite sex. “Figurella requires a lot of heart,” says Chiara Migani,

More than half a million people aged 60 and up live in Miami-Dade County, according to the Miami-Dade Age-Friendly Initiative, and most of these older adults are living on low and fixed incomes, says Carlos Martinez, president and CEO of United HomeCare, a nonprofit home health and community care organization based in Miami. “Through our

Photos by Eduardo Schneider A casual observer of the group of teens who were gathered on a Tuesday night at the Coconut Creek public services building might mistake them for a Harry Potter fan club. But a closer look would reveal the black T-shirts the teens were wearing are only inspired by the aesthetics of

From the outside, everything at 10812 Buttonwood Lake Drive in the gated Hidden Lakes community in Boca Raton appeared normal. The three-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot, two-story house was well-maintained, the lawn was mowed, the hedges trimmed. The tenants, Alfonso Baldonado Jr., 46, and his wife, Sophia Manuel, 41, were a friendly couple who owned a successful staffing

Photography by Eduardo Schneider I like living in the uncomfortable. Speaking before 600 people I don’t know? I like that. You grow every time you embrace a new opportunity, and I love that opportunity for personal growth. I also love being a role model for my daughters in that sense [Leah, now 29; Amanda, 27],