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The American Heart Association is setting a high bar for its upcoming Broward Heart Walk on Sunday, March 14. The 27th annual event seeks to raise $1.5 million while celebrating survivors of heart disease and stroke and encouraging physical activity. The digital event has already received a record-breaking commitment toward its goal. City Furniture has

Described by its founder and designer as fulfilling a need in the jewelry industry for “luxurious statement pieces made for everyday lifestyles,” Anna Zuckerman has entered the bling ring with a flagship store in Boca Raton’s Mizner Park. Anna Zuckerman Luxury boasts a variety of fine jewelry pieces—with an average selling price of $199. Born

Shawn Friedkin was a husband and father to the first of his two daughters when an 18-wheeler changed his life. In reacting to avoid the truck that had swerved into his lane, Friedkin’s car veered off the road and flipped over and over again. The accident damaged Friedkin’s spinal cord beyond repair, rendering him a

A Miami-based nonprofit that seeks to empower girls is now has a louder voice. Founded by attorney and human rights advocate Virginia Akar in 2017, Strong Girls Inc., “provides girls in Miami with the resources and support to grow up healthy, educated, and independent.” Through after-school programming, about 180 girls in the county’s Title 1

A Fort Lauderdale company’s recent donation shows the power of corporate social responsibility. United National Consumer Suppliers recently pledged $250,000 to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation through its new 501(c)(3) nonprofit UNCS Cares Foundation. The wholesale distribution company is led by founder Brett Rose, who is relearning to walk after a mosquito bite led

As the story goes, the New York-based hospitality group behind such renowned Italian restaurants as Marea and Ai Fiori spent the better part of a decade looking for the perfect spot in which to launch its Osteria Morini brand in Miami.  After recently opening the doors to Osteria Morini Miami Beach, Altamarea Group will tell

A new exhibit at  The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale celebrates South Florida’s prominent women of yesterday and today. “Women Trailblazers: Champions of Change —Broward County,” features 40 images of women currently making history in the area such as Kareen Boutros, executive director of Broward Workshop; Lori Chevy, market president of Bank of America; Heather Havericak,

Miami-based event agency SWARM has announced that “the magic of Wynwood is back” with the grand re-opening of Wynwood Marketplace on March 4 at 4 p.m. “It’s been a long journey with the reopening of the Wynwood Marketplace—we wanted to be extra cautious given the current climate and make sure to re-develop the venue to best

Daytime bliss and evening buzz are finding common ground at the latest luxury tower slated for downtown Miami. E11even Hotel & Residences Miami, developed by PMG and E11even Partners (and designed by Sieger Suarez Architects), aligns the high-octane brand behind the popular E11even 24/7 nightclub in Miami with the global brand founded by alternative medicine

What do you get when you combine the power of PR and the excitement of video production? A powerhouse. Kreps PR & Marketing recently announced its merger with BrandStar. Based in Pompano Beach, BrandStar creates award-winning television programs that air on FOX Business, Lifetime Television and Bloomberg, including audience favorites such as Designing Spaces and

Go back in time 100 years ago with The Villagers. Miami-Dade County’s oldest historic preservation organization hosts a virtual historic hunt, The Roaring Twenties, The Era of Change. Open to all ages, the hunt invites participants to gather their wits to “solve challenging clues and correctly identify historic sites, events, and/or people” who lived in

If laughter is the best medicine, then the news of two series of in-person outdoor performances orchestrated by the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami may be just what the doctor ordered coming off a year mostly devoid of live theater. Local companies Zoetic Stage and City Theatre are both staging live shows over the next