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My mother was always organized. Everything was in its place. She talked about her last wishes in case of her death. In her safe deposit box, she had specific instructions about what she wanted me to do when she died. She already had written her obituary, and attached the photo she wanted to accompany it.

What happens when a husband and wife with corporate backgrounds—he’s a marketing and operations specialist who cut his business teeth at the Boca Raton-based headquarters for Office Depot; she’s an accountant who helped Spirit Airlines during its initial public offering—decide to start a family and take an entrepreneurial leap at the same time? If you’re

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

6065 SW 116 St. Listing Price: $2,995,000 Listing Agent: Jo-Ann Forster, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty; [email protected]; 305.778.5555 Specs: 6,743 square feet • 6 bedrooms / 7 bathrooms Electric gates open to an acre of tropical paradise in north Pinecrest. Marble and wood floors, high ceilings and a spiral staircase enhance an expansive dining room and

What’s the buzz in South Florida? Friday, Sept. 22 Luis Fonsi The international artist celebrates his two-decade career with the “Love and Dance World Tour.” His current hit, “Despacito,” with Daddy Yankee and featuring Justin Bieber, continues to break sales records worldwide. When: 8 p.m. Where: Hard Rock Live (1 Seminole Way, Hollywood) Lauryn Hill

The Sammy Hagar & The Circle concert, originally scheduled for next week, has been changed to Sunday, Nov. 12 at Pompano Beach Amphitheater due to Hurricane Irma. The Red Rocker spoke to Lifestyle in advance of his South Florida appearance. Sure, there are mornings, at age 69, when Sammy Hagar’s iconic voice is a little worse

Soldier Rush is Nov. 11, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Equestrian Center (8350 Ranch Road, Parkland). Tickets are $65 per person. Visit soldierrush.com—and enter the code SR911 for a 20 percent discount. Manuel “Manny” Mair, a local personal training guru with a celebrity following, has been a fixture in South Florida for

Man & Woman of the Year Where: Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach What: Members of Broward County’s business and philanthropic community raised more than $500,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at the Man & Woman of the Year competition. The winners were Gene A. Berman of Marcus & Millichap and Vicki Schuerger of Kelley

Meteorologist Bryan Norcross has a special message for South Florida: Hurricane Irma presents the biggest threat to Broward County and all of South Florida since Hurricane Andrew. We don’t yet know how bad it will be, but we need to be ready for an extreme hurricane, and be happy if it’s something less. We should

A sense of pride washes over Jen Hellman as she explains to customers at Boca Raton’s Farmer’s Table that she just graduated at the top of her class. “I didn’t know there was a valedictorian for DUI school,” she says. It’s not exactly the type of quip you expect to hear at a farm-to-table restaurant

Your Lifestyle guide to hurricane preparedness Effects of Irma could be felt in South Florida by Friday. Broward County has several shelters, should you need to evacuate. Coconut Creek Lyons Creek Middle School: 4333 Sol Press Blvd. Monarch High School: 5050 Wiles Road Coral Springs Coral Glades High School: 2700 Sportsplex Dr. Davie Fox Trail

From the time he could walk, David Harper worked on building sites with his father, who owned a construction company. “He’d make me do the hardest jobs out on the construction site, I think, to show that he wasn’t [showing favoritism],” Harper says. “But he also used it as a way of saying, ‘Do well