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8 million: That’s the estimated metric tons of plastics that enter our oceans every year, according to Ocean Conservancy, the nonprofit focused on the global challenges facing our seas. The organization projects that, if plastic production/consumption continues at its current pace, there could be some 250 million metric tons of trash in the ocean within

Leave it to Tiffany & Co. to present distinct, elegant—and lengthy—aesthetic statements in time for Valentine’s Day. In this case, an array of Elsa Peretti creations from the luxury jeweler speak once again to the Italian designer’s emphasis on the simplicity of style, even when it’s revealed “by the Yard.” Tiffany’s offerings for Valentine’s Day

The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently released the names of the two Special Agents killed in the line of duty Tuesday during a morning shootout in Sunrise. Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, and Daniel Alfin, 36, were both parents with spouses. They were shot while attempting to serve a federal search warrant to a man accused of

The Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum is taking history buffs back to class. The museum hosts Boca History 201, a Zoom lecture series running live on Thursdays at noon, Feb. 4-March 4. A follow up to the museum’s Boca History 101, participants will learn about topics such as Pioneer Voices, Nifty 50s: Boca Raton

Though the Super Bowl won’t be quite the same this year, there’s plenty of fun to be had during the game. One way is to support the Dan Marino Foundation through the Pro Football Pick’Em Charity Challenge. In partnership with the NFLPA’s Professional Athletes Foundation, the Pick’Em Charity Challenge blends sports predictions with fundraising. To

The South Florida branch of one of the country’s most well-known nonprofits is making moves in Miami. Make-A-Wish Southern Florida recently purchased land in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood to construct the 30,000 square-foot Finker-Frenkel Wish House, which will serve as a place to uplift children and families during the wish discovery process. It will also provide

Brooke Harter may only be in seventh grade, but the student at Our Savior Lutheran School in Plantation is proving to be wise beyond her years. Harter recently won the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. essay-writing contest hosted by the Plantation’s Parks & Recreation Department. The contest invited students in middle school and high

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is adapting its well known annual fundraiser for the pandemic era. The ANF Group Tour de Broward has been helping underwrite programs, services, and facilities for kids and families at the children’s hospital for 11 years through its nonprofit foundation, raising $5.1 million over its history. This year, Tour de Broward will

An established South Florida nonprofit recently named a new CEO. Sally Berenzweig was recently named the new nonprofit of The Pap Corps. The co-founder and former CEO of KidSafe Foundation will use her 14 years of nonprofit expertise to expand The Pap Corps’ fundraising base, develop new partnerships, increase membership, raise awareness through social media

Miami-Dade County joined the nation in honoring the 400,000 lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday. In a statement, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said, “So many families have lost loved ones during this devastating year. It’s important that we come together as a community and as a nation to mourn, reflect, and remember all

Local real estate professionals are giving back to the community. NAIOP South Florida recently donated $20,719 to Jack & Jill Children’s Center. The proceeds are from the organization’s 34th annual golf tournament, adding to the $100,000 that NAIOP has donated to Jack & Jill over the past five years. “We are so pleased to present

As Lifestyle reported in 2019 when the first restaurant opened in Delray Beach, there’s a story behind the name Elisabetta’s Ristorante. As Lisabet Summa, corporate culinary director at Big Time Restaurant Group, tells it, her parents gave her a name that “nobody has ever heard of” after deciding that the name her half-Italian father wanted