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The Diplomat Beach Resort The buzz: What does $100 million buy you these days in the resort industry? If you’re The Diplomat, a mainstay on Hollywood Beach since 1958, it’s a return to glory thanks to a jaw-dropping transformation that manages to find the sweet spot between sophistication and coastal comfort. The face-lift, which started

  Whether they’re head of the household or the boardroom, some moms juggle it all to grow thriving companies with the help of their kids, including Alina Villasante. Founder of lifestyle brand Peace Love World, Villasante turned her passion for spreading good vibes into a global apparel success. She’s signed partnerships with the likes of

The lowdown: Andrew Koppel doesn’t understand how people can walk into a chain jewelry store and talk to an impersonal salesman about diamonds, gems and everything in between. For the owner of Maurice’s Jewelers, buying jewelry is a special moment that deserves personal attention.    “Every piece of jewelry that a person gets marks time.

CEO, OneWorld Properties While many people’s dreams ended during the financial collapse of 2008, Peggy Fucci found a new dream. Starting her career straight out of high school as a teller at Northern Trust Bank in Coral Gables, Fucci found she enjoyed the sophistication of working with high-end clients. As she moved up in the

Jack Golio and Janet Lopez are two Monarch High School seniors who are making the same choices that millions of their peers across the country are making this month, as they go from being high school’s Class of 2017 to college’s Class of 2021. But they’re also part of an elite group. They join less

Banking executive and creek resident vivian porcelli always finds time to get her kicks When Vivian Porcelli has issues at work, or when her 12-year-old son Anthony tells her of a difficulty at school, Porcelli asks herself, “What would Shihan say?” “Shihan” is a Japanese word that roughly means “master instructor.” In this case, Shihan

Former Coconut Creek commissioner and state representative Jim Waldman remembers what makes Creek special When Jim Waldman was dropping off his daughter for her first day of school at Winston Park Elementary in 1992, he noticed that the school was overcrowded with portables. Then naïve about politics, the attorney saw it as a sign that Coconut

Almost every week, Rebecca Gastineau and her golden retriever, Quaker, would stop at Blast Salon on Lyons Road. When it was time to pay for her services, Quaker, holding a credit card between his teeth, would offer the payment to the salon’s owner, Kathie Tate. The dog wasn’t performing a trick. It was part of

Adrienne Grenier commands the 3030 Ocean kitchen with the same vision that crowned her Food Network’s “Chopped” champion in 2012. Understated, yet bold, is the executive chef’s style, with no order too tall for the diminutive culinary star. That doesn’t mean her job is without its challenges. For starters, she has to placate the palates

Brick-Oven Roasted Octopus Where: Nobu Miami Taste the difference: High in protein, Nobu’s octopus is cleaned and lightly salted before it is slowly braised in a court bouillon, which is a flavored liquid commonly used to poach seafood. Executive chef Thomas Buckley then adds a pinch of green tea containing tannin, a natural meat tenderizer.

It’s been 13 years since Steve Newman, having sold his laminate flooring company in Atlanta, returned to South Florida to provide a custom residential service more pressing to tri-county homeowners than the surface beneath their feet. How do you maximize home storage opportunities when space, especially for those who have downsized, is at a premium?

Women often ask Evette Leib where she used to “dance.” “Mm-hmm,” she says with an eye roll, imitating their disbelief. Yes, she teaches pole dancing classes but, no, she never was a stripper. Before opening Evette’s Dance Fitness Club in 2009, she was the manager of a bank—17 years in the business. Today, the former