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Sparks of Innovation

Libraries are traditionally vectors of knowledge and research where the learned and unlearned alike find educational resources for a more fulfilling life. Next year, a new addition to the Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University promises even more of these resources. Nova Southeastern University recently announced it will open the Alan B. Levan |

South Florida Haunts and Spooks

Rolando Chang Barrero's large installations of body bags honors young victims of mass shootings

Drive Through Haunt. Expresso Coffee Drive-Thru and BeaneryΒ hosts the Haunted Halloween Drive-Thru Extravaganza with candy, coffee samples, limited edition stickers and specials on beans. The free event will also feature special menu items for sale including espresso, pastries and gourmet beans. Customers can also drive up to Expresso Coffee and other local businesses such as

Family Affair

5th & Wellness

Broward College teamed up with HANDY (Helping Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth) to host β€œFresh Start” Distribution Event sponsored by Valley Forge Fabrics on Saturday, October 3. During the event, 150 Broward County families arrived via drive-through at HANDY’s headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, where they received Luxury Beds in Bags, which included a sheet set, duvet

Family Affair

Broward College

Broward College teamed up with HANDY (Helping Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth) to host β€œFresh Start” Distribution Event sponsored by Valley Forge Fabrics on Saturday, October 3. During the event, 150 Broward County families arrived via drive-through at HANDY’s headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, where they received Luxury Beds in Bags, which included a sheet set, duvet

Chances to do Good

Charles Brooks

Walk to End Alzheimer’s (Broward and Palm Beach) Though the Alzheimer’s Association cannot host large gatherings this year, the organization is encouraging participants to continue the Walk to End Alzheimer’s (pictured above) tradition by walking as individuals or in small groups on sidewalks, tracks and trails across Broward and Palm Beach counties in two different

Vote of Confidence

Christina White

A window of voting that has the potential to be the most complex in United States history is open, but you wouldn’t know it from the calm exuded over the phone by the woman who oversees the largest elections operation in Floridaβ€”and seventh largest in the nation. Christina White, supervisor of elections for Miami-Dade County,

A&E South Florida Roundup

Live theater is back at Arts Garage. Arts Garage is launching Theatre Live From Arts Garage with Bunker, a one-act play written by Sharonda Eccentrich Richardson, directed by Jonathan David Kelly, and starring Shanteala Mash. The production dramatizes the story of Khalan and his mother as she finds herself becoming the very thing from which

The Butterfly Effect

Perfect Match From their first meeting last year, the respective teams at Coconut Creek-based the Friendship Journey and Newtown, Connecticut-based Dylan’s Wings of Change knew their missions would complement each other. The former, founded by Creek resident Samantha Novick (pictured, left), creates friendships between people of all abilities. The latter counters social isolation with empathy

Day Tripper: Pelican Grand

Pelican Grand

As much as COVID-19 has travelers itching to see a backdrop beyond their own backyard, not everyone is ready to dive into the deep end. Some people, still apprehensive about air travel or more adventurous and involved escapes, just want to test the water. Enter Pelican Grand Beach Resort, a boutique oceanfront retreat that’s perfectly

Palm Beach Tech’s Hackathon supports nonprofit organizations

Palm Beach Tech Hackathon

Palm Beach Tech is harnessing the power of technology for goodβ€”and asking South Florida creatives and coders to join them. The Palm Beach County-based Palm Beach Tech hosts its fifth annual Hackathon Oct. 23-25. Themed “Coding for Good,” the event benefits Feeding South FloridaΒ andΒ Gift of Life Marrow Registry. β€œThis year, we wanted to kick our