Spa Talk: Acqualina
The lowdown: Though its effectiveness in the management of chronic pain (including migraine headaches) has added to its sales, botulinum toxin continues to see skyrocketing revenue, thanks in large part to the neurotoxinβs renown as a certain noninvasive cosmetic procedure. According to Fortune Business Insights, sales of the runaway train commonly known by patients as
Kitchen ConfidentialΒ
The experts at Allied Kitchen & Bath have been customizing South Florida cooking spaces for the better part of four decades. Bill Feinberg, president of the award-winning Fort Lauderdale-based company (alliedkitchenandbath.com), points out the highlights in some of his teamβs recent high-end projects.Β 1. Delray Beach project: An elongated table island (left photo), made of
Q&A: Pete Townshend
Two years ago, The Who were set to play Hard Rock Live in Hollywood as part of their βMovinβ Onβ tour. Lifestyle was thrilled to snag an exclusive interview with Pete Townshend, the bandβs iconic guitarist, for an April 2020 issue promoting the concert. So much for best-laid plans. COVID-19 put the entire live music
Steady As She Goes
While losses mounted throughout the cruise industry amid a global pandemic that brought sailings to a screeching halt in March 2020, at least one category connected to passenger ships has seen significant growth. The heavy-metal graveyard. In an effort to offset declining revenue, boutique cruises lines and industry behemoths alike sold older vessels for scrap.
A&E Spotlight: Ted Lange
When Ted Lange picks up the phone on an early February afternoon, his voice is as instantly recognizable as the double finger guns that became his trademark gesture during a decade-long run (1977-86) on televisionβs The Love Boat. But while the small screen brought him fame as Isaac Washington, the beloved bartender on the hit
Without Missing a Beat
Though an African-American physician in Chicago, Daniel Hale Williams, is credited with performing an open-heart procedure in 1893 by closing a stab wound to the organ, it would be more than a half-century before a series of breakthroughs slowly shed light on all that was possible involving cardiac surgery. Developments during the mid-20th century, including
5 Things to Know About: Warren
1) The evolution: In the 18 years since it invigorated the live music scene in downtown Fort Lauderdale with an intimate venue (Revolution Live) for renowned and rising talent, Damn Good Hospitality has followed the road less-traveled to fine dining. Successful concepts in Broward like the casual Backyard and speakeasy-inspired Stache both celebrate socializing and
Blazing Her Own Trail
In interior design, a professionalβs rise in the industry typically takes time. It can mean starting at the bottom of a company, gaining experience with clients, and finding and perfecting an aesthetic that resonates, all before even thinking about striking out on your own. Plus, in South Florida, where designers and firms abound, the competition
Back in the Groove
By the time Iron Maiden takes the stage later this May in Croatia for the continuation of its βLegacy of the Beastβ world tourβwhich started in 2018 before being sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemicβit will have been nearly three years since the heavy metal band last played live. Itβs the longest stretch of inactivity for
The Good Fight
Kelly Hyman can still hear the anguish and desperation in their voices. Feel the pain ravaging their bodies. Understand the anger and the determination to seek justice. Hyman was an attorney for hundreds of women suffering from the horrific complications connected to transvaginal mesh implantsβdevices used to repair weakened bladder and pelvic areas. Clients cited
Free At Last, Part 1
The irony, Lauren Brill will tell you, is that English never revealed itself in school as an entrepreneurial path, let alone the life-altering off-ramp in her healing journey. As a youngster growing up in Rockland County, New York, math was her academic jam, a subject easily digested by her logical, incisive mindβalthough, given Laurenβs opinionated,
Lifestyle Q&A: Bill McKibben, Part 1
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference didnβt exactly have Bill McKibben doing a happy dance. The man who literally wrote the book on climate changeβThe End of Nature, published in 1989, introduced people around the globe (itβs appeared in 24 languages) to the subject 17 years before Al Goreβs film, An Inconvenient Truth, won