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Ana Calderon Randazzo

• The tangible passion that Ana Calderon Randazzo brings to her role at Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center can be measured any number of ways using time as the yardstick. Like the 29 years she’s worked at CDTC, the past three as executive director. Or the snapshot tours of the Fort Lauderdale-based facility she no

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Harold Leighton

• Although Harold Leighton is 85, retirement is the furthest thing from his mind. The London native, now living in Boca, has been a prominent figure in the hair industry for nearly seven decades. His star-studded résumé includes credits as an inventor, trendsetter, photographer and author of three books—the most recent, From Salon to Celebrity:

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Once in a Blue Moon

For someone who was plucked from obscurity to play a pivotal role in the film that just won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Patrick Decile sure manages to keep things real—especially when it comes to the phone call that might lead to his next job. Asked about the doors he hopes will open in

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Creature Comforts

About Claudia Claudia Sampedro may not have the instant name recognition of Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Scarlett Johansson or Kristen Stewart—but don’t tell that to her loyal social media following. The Cuban-born model and Miami resident (posing here with a ruffed lemur) has 1 million-plus Instagram followers, more than the top pages for any of

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Rocco Mangel

• In a video posted to Facebook on the last day of January, Rocco Mangel, seemingly the picture of health in a fitted white Henley shirt, handed his daughter, Charley, who turns 4 on April 24, some printed cue cards to hold up to the camera. He beamed as the blonde, curly-haired child raised them

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Design of the Times

Wall Statements The biz: Adam’s Interiors The buzz: While one-dimensional paintings add color to a room, bright, three-dimensional wall art goes another step further—it creates depth. Jonathan Farkas, marketing director at Adam’s Interiors, says that the hottest trend in accessories is wall sculptures, especially those that make a statement in a room. “Not only does

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Training That Pays Off

Atlantic Technical College fills voids in the Florida job market On a busy weekday at Atlantic Technical College, dental assistant students train hands-on in a classroom that isn’t much different from a patient-care room at a dentist’s office. In a nearby repair shop, a group of students huddle over a disassembled air conditioning unit, trying

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There and Back Again

After retiring, most employees feel the urge to get as far away from their former workplace as possible. But not Ann Humphreys. Six years after officially calling it a career, Humphreys is still teaching (only now as a substitute) at Coconut Creek High School, where she worked full time from 1973 to 2011. “It’s in

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Model Citizens

Each year, Coconut Creek hosts the Citizens Academy, inviting residents to learn more about the city through a nine-week course that educates them on the city’s mission, introduces them to city departments and gives them a behind-the-scenes look at how the city is run. Coconut Creek Lifestyle asked a few residents from Class XIII a

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Fighting for Families

While the black tank top that Ellen Blackburn wears might not catch most people’s attention, it did catch the attention of a woman who noticed the shirt’s beaded  puzzle piece. She approached Blackburn at a Starbucks and started a conversation about her son, who has autism. It’s not unusual for Blackburn to be approached by

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Joyful Cooking

After discovering she could get paid for the parties she hosted as a stay-at-home mom, a caterer creates a thriving business Joy Wallace has catered events for the likes of Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II, and every president from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama. She remembers a food taster being sent in

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7 questions with Julio Frenk, President, University of Miami

1 What was the transition from dean to president like? There are two big differences that I have found interesting (Frenk became the sixth UM president in August 2015). One is the scope. At Harvard, I was dean of the school of public health, and public health is my specialty. … It was a focused approach.

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