Do You Feel Lucky?

Those who appreciate games of chance have added incentive to visit The Casino @ Dania Beach on Saturday, July 16, thanks to a special partnership with Virgin Voyages. If you have a Players Club Membership (and they’re free if you don’t)—and you can accumulate 750 points between 9 a.m. and 11:59 p.m.—you’ll receive a voyage

Spirit Charitable Foundation Commits $1 Million to 44 NonProfit Organizations in 2022

The Spirit Charitable Foundation pledged $1 million to 44 nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022. The donations were part of the foundation’s commitment to supporting children, families, service members and the environment. “The Spirit Charitable Foundation believes change starts by giving back,” Lania Rittenhouse says, president of the Spirit

Visit Lauderdale Launches LauderDeals for Summer Season

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

Curtain Call

By Michelle F. Solomon It has been nearly a full decade since Island City Stage debuted with The Twentieth Century Way, on Aug. 9, 2012. Back then, the company was created to focus on works by, about and for the LGBT+ community that didn’t have its own space. Island City partnered with Empire Stage, co-producing

KÓMMA Mediterranean Kitchen & Bar Set to Open in Miami Beach 

Miami-based restaurateur and hospitality veteran George Sezgin is preparing to unveil his latest endeavor, KÓMMA, a genuine Mediterranean kitchen and bar concept on Miami Beach. The dining destination will open on July 1 and offer Mediterranean dishes and European culture that blend gastronomic excellence with bespoke gatherings for friends and families alike.  “We are thrilled to

She Has Their Backs, Part 2

Back story: Principal of her eponymous Miami Beach-based firm since 2001, Schwartz specializes in estate planning and probate, family formation (including adoption and surrogacy), name and gender marker changes, and counsel/services related to relationships and divorce. Over the past two-plus decades, she’s also been on the front lines of countless battles involving legal protections for

NSU Art Museum in Broward Receives Donation From Spirit Charitable Foundation

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

She Has Their Backs, Part 1

Elizabeth Schwartz is the first to admit that many would-be attorneys of her era probably had their epiphany to leave law school while listening to the Allman Brothers at the famed New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. But the South Florida native never has been one to play by everyone else’s rules. During her 1994

PEBB Enterprise Leases Restaurant Row’s Largest Space to Acclaimed Chef Fabio Trabocchi’s Group

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

5 Things to Know About: Quinto La Huella

Plain truth: As chic aesthetics go, Quinto La Huella does its host hotel proud. The fine dining experience at East Miami dazzles with understated splendor—earthy décor, warm woods, natural stone elements and a richly landscaped setting for outdoor diners. It’s striking without being pretentious. The same, it turns out, can be said for the cuisine.