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For people who love the thrill of live theater and require a monthly dose of it like adrenaline, one of the spiritual casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the disappearance of the performing arts. “We know that the live entertainment industry was one of the first industries to close and will be one of

Delray Beach’s newest attraction isn’t your run-of-the-mill food hall. It’s a community destination for art and events. The Delray Beach Market is scheduled to open this spring in downtown Delray, becoming the largest food hall in Florida. The $60 million project from Delray Beach-based Menin Development and Clique Hospitality at 33 SE Third Ave. draws

MK Takeaways The ghost-kitchen concept delivers straight to you with a menu inspired by co-owners’ Michael and Karen Stanley’s Hanukkah trip to Israel last year. Menu: 8 Days of Sufganiyot offers a selection of jelly and cream-filled donuts Raspberry Lemon Pie; Dulce & Dulcey; Vanilla Bean Crumble; Blueberry Coconut; Matcha & White Chocolate; Appley Ever

Restaurants losing business amidst the shutdowns and restrictions and cash-strapped locals struggling to put food on the table. Filling in the gap with help for both is the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District’s Grove Stove program through which restaurants are paid to provide meals for the community. Through a $150,000 contribution, the Grove Stove program

The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton raised the curtain on a monthlong run of the musical A Chorus Line back on March 14. After an opening night performance and a Sunday matinee, the production shut down. Roughly 50 miles to the south, on Lincoln Road, Miami City Ballet was rehearsing its Program Four, Don Quixote.

Those looking for more room for their families may find what they’re looking for at an upcoming Davie neighborhood. Luxury home builder Toll Brothers recently acquired the final eight home site at Stillwater Shores. Sales for the single-family home community will begin Dec. 12. The gated enclave of 20 estate homes, located off Stirling Road, just

One of Miami’s top PR firms is embracing disruption to create innovation. After almost 30 years of representing Miami’s hotels, banks, law firms, and real estate developments, Kreps DeMaria Public Relations & Marketing announced that it will spin off into two new agencies: Cultivate PR, led by Sissy DeMaria-Koehne, and Israel Kreps PR, led by

Aventura Mall is ready for holiday season shopping crowds—as well as hopefully more shopping in 2021. New retailers include athleisure boutique BLENDED, Spanish footwear atelier Castañer, Parisian fashion brand IRO, state-of-the-art home gym system Tonal, Los Angeles-based style brand Garota, and thoughtful jewelry line The Inspiration Co. For hungry shoppers, there are new full-service and

The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade has a few new team members onboard to continue its mission. The organization, which has provided $4 million of funding to support almost 500 programs serving over 75,000 women and girls throughout Miami-Dade County, recently appointed its 2021 board of directors. Newly elected board chair Gloria Romero Roses is a managing

There’s a residential project in Miami set to make a suave mark on the city skyline. From global developer G&G Business Developments, Aston Martin Residences Miami, a luxury condominium tower, is the famed brand’s first real estate venture (rendering pictured above). Designed by Revuelta Architecture and Bodas Miani Anger, the striking 66-story sailboat shaped tower

The region’s largest not-for-profit health system—which includes 11 hospitals and more than 50 outpatient facilities—has a new presence in Broward. Baptist Health held a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new wellness and medical complex in Plantation. The 112,000-square-foot facility offers urgent care, primary care, endocrinology, cardiology, cancer care, orthopedics, spine

For the ocean. The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation takes its fundraiser online. During the 12th annual event, Harvey and GHOF Project Manager Jessica Harvey will broadcast from their home port of Grand Cayman, where they will take viewers on a tour through the year of GHOF research. Viewers will get face to face with sharks, marlin