YouFit Gyms, a nationwide fitness chain, will host a Charity Pickleball Tournament on September 17 and 18 at four South Florida locations as part of its YouFit Lifts initiative, which partners with and supports local charities and nonprofit organizations. Proceeds from the Pickleball Tournament will be donated to the Cancer Research Institute in honor of
Bad things happen to good people. Vicki Gunvalson has known this to be true since watching her father, who she adored, first display signs of early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 59 (he would die eight years later, in 1997). At the time, in the late 1980s/early 1990s, life was crumbling around Gunvalson in ways she’d never
By Mallory Evans Jacobson The renovation fever that started during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic is still running hot. People continue to reevaluate their interior and exterior living spaces, leading to full-blown makeovers for areas of the home that no longer incite joy. Apparently, one such source of unhappiness remains the primary closet/dressing
Three Broward artists have been named recipients of the 2022 South Florida Cultural Consortium (SFCC) Awards, given to preeminent South Florida artists through the SFCC 2021-2022 Visual and Media Artists Program. The three Broward artists are among this year’s 12 award recipients, including six artists from Miami-Dade County and two from Palm Beach County. The
The Junior League of Boca Raton (JLBR) will host its annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 4. The event begins with an 11 a.m. social and 11:30 a.m. luncheon at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive. Kathy Assaf has been named honorary chair and Reilly Glasser, Amy Procacci and Ashley Huxhold Cole
Feeding South Florida, a domestic hunger-relief organization serving South Florida, will commemorate Hunger Action Month in September with a nationwide initiative created by Feeding America. The organization will host various activities to solicit food and monetary donations to end hunger in South Florida while encouraging the community to “go orange.” Delta Air Lines will match
Miami entrepreneur and attorney John Ruiz had special plans for the latest addition to his private plane collection. His Boeing 767 luxury airliner, which a Fort Lauderdale company had located for him to purchase and then refurbish to his exact specifications, was ready for takeoff after a complete overhaul. For its maiden voyage with Ruiz
The South Beach Seafood Festival will return for its 10th anniversary this fall with a celebration featuring a $10,000 chef prize and popular live musical guests at one of the country’s leading seafood events. The four-day festival, from Oct. 19 through Oct. 22, is a curated culinary showcase featuring South Florida’s bounty of seafood options
Spin at Quantum, a new monthly street fair at Flagler Quantum Village, will host its first festival from noon to 10 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 27, at Flagler Quantum Village in Fort Lauderdale. The event is a collaboration with the popular Fort Lauderdale Art Walk and MASS District Art Walk on the last Saturday of
Galleria Fort Lauderdale’s Men of Style event has announced the lineup of honorees for its 16th annual event. The Galleria has hosted the event for the last 15 years to help showcase prominent men positively impacting the South Florida community. Last year’s record-breaking event raised over $203,000 for 12 local charities that affect the quality
