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A sizzling Miami-based swim and beachwear brand is empowering women by celebrating diversity and individuality. Understanding that all body types are unique, Black designer Juanita Carmet has created an empowering line—Elspiri—that honors cultural influences and embraces all ethnicities.  The debut collection features bikinis, one-piece swimsuits, shirt dresses and neckline dresses in animal prints, bright solids and

Miami Hooters Girl Madison Novo was crowned Miss Hooters International 2022 at the 25th Annual Hooters International Pageant in Lake Tahoe. Novo has been working as a Hooters Girl for two years, was featured twice in the Hooters Calendar and leads her local Hooters team in volunteering every month at the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County: A donation of $1.9 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott represents the largest single donor contribution in the organization’s history. It’s part of Scott’s $122.6 million donation to BBBS agencies across the United States. Malena Mendez, president and CEO of BBBS of Broward, called the gift “transformational” for the

Bridgestone Retail Operations recently revealed that the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County was chosen to receive a significant donation in celebration of $20 million raised through the company’s Driving Great Futures initiative with Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Since 2015, the partnership has helped make out-of-school programming more accessible to the Club’s youth

Visit Lauderdale’s annual summer savings program has returned featuring deals and discounts on hotels and attractions. Most of the LauderDeals will last through Sept. 30, with some extending through the end of the year. Due to the lifting of COVID restrictions and record inflation, more demand for hotel and vacation rentals has resulted in higher prices, making

The NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale received a $25,000 donation from the Spirit Charitable Foundation to fund Museum on the Move. This education program helps Broward County students visit the museum. The donation, which is the first and the most significant gift Nova Southeastern University has received from Spirit Airlines, will reach approximately 3,000 students in Broward

Internationally renowned chef and restaurateur Fabio Trabocchi plans to bring his Fiolina Pasta House concept to Boca Raton after PEBB Enterprises finalized a lease at the company’s Restaurant Row development. The restaurant is expected to open during the second quarter of 2023 and is inspired by Chef Trabocchi’s celebrated Washington, D.C.-based Sfoglina Pasta Houses. Trabocchi’s restaurant group plans

Ballard Designs, a multichannel home décor and furniture design company, unveiled plans to open its first-ever Design Studio store in West Palm Beach later this summer. The new store is designed as a studio concept location to provide customers with eclectic furniture and decor featuring a streamlined process for design individuality and customization. Unlike a

The Hyundai Air & Sea Show helped honor U.S. military personnel with its “A National Salute to America’s Heroes” themed events over Memorial Day weekend. The occasion helped shine a national spotlight on the men and women who served in the U.S. military, first responders, their families and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

FLITE Center unveiled its facility renovations which featured a new on-site health clinic during its “Sip, See and Soar” event last month. The gathering allowed attendees to network, tour the renovated center, view the health clinic and learn about the programs and services FLITE Center offers to youth, including skills needed for independent living as they

The Salvation Army of Broward County will distribute hundreds of donuts to first responders and healthcare employees in Broward thanks to a partnership with Dunkin’ to honor frontline workers.            National Donut Day was established in 1938 when The Salvation Army in Chicago started honoring The Salvation Army’s “Donut Lassies,” who traveled

Shrimp Pad Thai Courtesy of Casa Sensei Ingredients 4 oz. raw shrimp (peeled, deveined) 6 oz. dry rice noodles 1.2 oz. fish sauce 1.1 oz. vinegar 1.6 oz. sugar 1/4 tsp. paprika 1/4 tsp. chicken bouillon 1/4 tsp. pickled radish 1 Tbsp. scallions, minced 2 Tbsp. bean sprouts 1 egg Sauce: Mix fish sauce, vinegar,