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Thursday, June 22 Miami Spice Mash-Up The Miami Spice Restaurant Program is kicking off its indulgent series, now in its 16th year, that calls on some of the city’s most notable chefs. The first installment will include a three-course family-style meal, featuring selections from chefs Raul Del Pozo of Lightkeepers, Nicolas Mazier of TATEL and

Rebecca Loveless isn’t sure how many tattoos she has, but she guesses about 60. She calls the areas of her skin without them “spots.” “I’m filling the spots,” she says. “It’s not so much as, ‘I want a tattoo on my chest.’ It’s, ‘I need a tattoo on my chest because there’s a giant spot

Turnberry Isle Miami The buzz: Those staying at this resort can be as active as they desire, thanks to two 18-hole championship golf courses (which have hosted PGA and LPGA tournaments) and a professional tennis program with instruction from top coaches. There’s also a 7,500-square-foot pool, 1,600-foot-long lazy river and 35-foot-high waterslide. The newest highlight is

Friday, June 16 Friday Night Sound Waves The free live music series on Fort Lauderdale Beach continues with South Florida reggae band Bushwood. Visit this week to register for the Great Beach Getaway Giveaway, an opportunity to win Southwest Airlines flights. When: 6–9 p.m. Where: The Hub (Las Olas Boulevard and A1A) “The Writer, The

Out of the woods: Made with raw ingredients, Terre d’Hermès connects its wearers back to nature. Inhale the woody, mineral and green notes, which are lightened with a hint of grapefruit (1.6 ounces, $86; sephora.com).  Dive in: Designed for the man who seeks adventure, L’Homme by L’Occitane combines aquatic notes with the bold scents of

Fort Lauderdale calls itself the Venice of America, but how much do we really know about the waterways that spurred the comparison to Italy’s famed city of canals? Local marine biologist Paola Espitia is here to help. In March, she launched the Blue Discovery Tour, a two-hour boat ride aboard the bubblegum-pink Water Shuttle. On

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

Over the course of my first year at Lifestyle, we’ve had the pleasure of presenting hundreds of stories in our magazines, stories that hopefully have delivered insights into the people and businesses that add to the flavor of South Florida communities from Delray Beach to Miami. We’ve written about chefs, bartenders, restaurateurs and a barbecue

Friday, June 9 Sushi & Stroll Summer Walk Series Take a nighttime walk through the Morikami Museum’s 16-acre gardens before settling into the new picnicking area, which features local food trucks and Japanese snacks. Time: 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Price: $8 for ages 11 and older; $6 for ages 4–10; free for museum members and children

Location: Sabbia Beach, Pompano Beach Photographer: James Woodley

When Kenny and Becky Forbes decided to move from Tamarac 13 years ago when their children were little, they looked all over Florida, from Port St. Lucie to Florida’s west coast. When they found Coconut Creek, they found home. After their first Butterfly Festival, “we just knew we made the right choice,” Kenny says. Kenny

Retired teacher creates games for kids to develop skills while having fun Lucille Lucy’s educational game business started with sugar packets. She would use the packets on restaurant tables to keep her children entertained, but it was also helping them learn math. She would ask them to count the packets or to put the colors