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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

To describe John Coburn’s garden, a friend recently said, “You could charge $5 admission.” It’s lush and beautifully manicured, with Zen fixtures and butterflies fluttering about. The design came to him and his girlfriend, Dori Brenes, after a therapeutic day at Butterfly World. They turned the space, which a year ago had not one plant,

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

Perched on the leather couch in her all-white retail showroom, surrounded by mannequins modeling vibrant, flowing eveningwear, Joan Lamonica dramatically clasps her hands and laughs.  “I basically started this by accident,” she says. “It’s a long story.” Nevertheless, she launches into it. Her fashion line, Sara Mique, which has been designed, created and sold out

Disadvantaged students interview in style, thanks to a Creek professor Atlantic Technical College professor Debra Oistacher looks forward to her Nov. 11 birthday party each year. On the invitation, she includes the requisite details: when, where and a reminder not to bring gifts. No gifts? Instead, the self-styled “professional do-gooder”  asks party attendees to bring

John DiCintio is something of a local celebrity. Having lived in South Creek for about 30 years, the police captain regularly gets waves and honks from neighbors. His popularity speaks not only to the practice of community policing but also to the fact that, as DiCintio says, officers are never quite off the clock. “It’s