[image_with_text image=”28299″]In July, The Miami Foundation, Health Foundation of South Florida, Florida Blue Foundation distributed almost 70,000 units of personal protection equipment to essential and nonprofit workers. The PPE was purchased through the Miami Foundation’s Community Recovery Fund, which has invested more than $2.8 million in pandemic relief. The drive, held in Miami, gave out masks, thermometers, hand
The Historic Stranahan House Museum celebrates the 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment through Virtual History Happy Hour: Ivy Stranahan & the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Historian and Broward Schools educator, Michelle Sammartino discusses the history of the Women’s Suffrage movement and Fort Lauderdale pioneer Ivy Stranahan’s role in it. Event takes place Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets
Mauricio Danckers Medical director, Intensive Care Unit, Aventura Hospital & Medical Center Background: As medical director of the ICU, Danckers specializes in the care of the medical and surgical critically ill. In addition, he is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at Nova Southeastern University’s Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, where he was recently awarded
In its 22nd year, the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival is going virtual—but not before going a little old school. The festival (Aug. 20-30) kicks off with a Drive-OUT preview of Stage Mother, at the Drive-In Theater at Dezerland Park in North Miami (14401 NE 19th Ave.). The film (pictured above)—starring Jacki Weaver, Adrian Grenier and
Photos by Evelyn Suarez In late January, before the words “quarantine” and “social distancing” became part of everyday vernacular, Brian Rifkin simply wanted to offer a fast-casual seafood dining option, which he found lacking in the Coconut Creek area. Alongside his partner and chef, Zach Parker, Rifkin opened The Fish Joint attempting to “fill a
Lennox Miami Beach 1900 Collins Ave., Miami Beach About the resort: This eco-inspired boutique property, like many other Miami Beach hotels, has a storied history. Launched in 1936, the Peter Miller Hotel was comprised of four interconnected buildings designed by Russell Pancoast, one of Miami Beach’s major architectural players at the time. The past is
Anakarla Perozo Trauma ICU nurse, Kendall Regional Medical Center Background: As the first member of her family to pursue a career in medicine, Perozo, 29, has had a desire to help people for as long as she can remember. “My mom always wondered why I wanted to do this,” she says. “There [are] no doctors in
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The first luxury caterer to participate in Miami Spice, Bill Hansen Catering offers a $39 menu from Corporate Executive Chef Dewey LoSasso. Entre?e selections include coffee-seared filet mignon with roasted peanuts, Glenlivet Scotch barbecue sauce and Miami Shores rosemary roasted potatoes; summer berry barbecue duck with goat cheese polenta and Florida honey chili barbecue sauce paired
Get In and Give Back: The South Florida Ford Dealers Association recently presented a check for $7,500 to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. The association launched a “Get in and Give Back” social media initiative, prompting local Ford owners to take a photo in their vehicle and share it on Facebook or Instagram with
