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The Center for Creative Education (CCE) offers a free Open House event for families and prospective kindergarteners through 4th grade on Saturday, July 23. The event will take place at CCE’s new campus in West Palm Beach, which houses The Foundations School. CCE’s mission is to transform teaching and learning through creativity and the arts.

United Way of Broward County’s Housing United initiative funded $250,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Broward to support down payment assistance for 10 new Habitat homeowners. The financial aid helped the families who completed Habitat Broward’s homeownership program become homeowners. The partnership between the two nonprofit organizations leverages the power of homeownership to stabilize and revitalize local communities. 

Veuve du Vernay formed a collaboration with Mo’s Bundt Cakes to honor Bastille Day. The Miami cake shop and sparkling French winehouse have developed the limited edition Berry Rosé flavor, made with Veuve du Vernay Ice Rosé, to commemorate the internationally-celebrated French holiday. The limited-edition Mo’s Bundt Cakes x Veuve du Vernay Berry Rosé flavor will be available for delivery through July,

Online womenswear brand Oh Polly recently revealed its all-new Havana collection for the summer bathing season and Miami Swim Week. The Havana collection features Oh Polly silhouettes featuring subtle diamante details, bold floral prints and mesh detailing. The garments are designed to take customers easily from sunset to sunrise while boasting stylish lettuce edging, cut-outs and asymmetric shapes. They

The Marino Campus in Fort Lauderdale, which provides educational and career services to autistic adults and adults with disabilities, will open its doors to the public during an open house. The event will occur from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, at its campus, 400 N. Andrews Ave. During the gathering, guests

The Empty Bowls in the Gardens event invites the public to “eat simply, so others can simply eat” during its signature fundraiser benefiting the Palm Beach County Food Bank to support its hunger relief mission. Local restaurants will donate signature soups and freshly baked bread, served by local community leaders at the event from 11 a.m. to

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