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Though the popular Boat Parade won’t come around again till 2021, Winterfest still has lots in store: · Discounted Water Taxi Holiday Light Cruises to enjoy Fort Lauderdale’s Waterway · Get your letter to Santa through our Mailboxes around Greater Fort Lauderdale (and a way to upload your letter electronically, too) · DIY Ornaments and

South Floridians can once again trek to Miami to take selfies and Instagram-worthy photos in front of the world-famous Wynwood Walls. The world’s largest outdoor street art museum at the Wynwood Arts District reopens Dec. 18 in partnership with the Wynwood Business Improvement District. To keep visitors safe, masks and social distancing will be required.

Casa D’Angelo Boca Raton The South Florida destination for authentic Italian serves the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes with seafood chosen by Chef Angelo Elia himself. Menu: An array of octopus, seppia, jumbo shrimp, scallops and lobster, along with baccala and white anchovies. Hours: Christmas Eve, 4:30-10 p.m.   Casa D’Angelo Boca Raton The

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