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Model Making at 5 ArchiCamp

5 ArchiCamp

The husband-and-wife team behind a Boca Raton architectural firm have developed a five-day program that’s perfect for parents looking for an innovative way to engage their children this summer. Matt and Kenia Forget, partners in 5 Architecture, recently introduced 5 ArchiCamp—a virtual camp where kids can develop their model-making skills. Children will work independently on

A&E News & Notes

AvMed will present several online concerts on Facebook Live during its Live! from the Broward Center for the Performing Arts series. Coming up on July 27 is Havana-native Alex del Sol, who performs with a flamenco dancer. Other upcoming acts include jazz duo Davis and Dow (Aug. 17), vocal group Brazilian Voices (Aug. 31) and

The Hungry Post Feeds the Chain

#FeedTheChain

The coronavirus pandemic has shown how we’re all connected—something that players in the dining industry know all too well, including those at The Hungry Post, a restaurant recommendation platform that covers Miami dining news. More recent dining restrictions, The Hungry Post managing editor Andrea Becerra says, have made operations more difficult for restaurants—creating ripple effects

Co-CEOs at Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward

The board of directors at Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County (BGCBC) have appointed co-CEOs to lead the nonprofit. Matt Organ (pictured above) and Chris Gentile, both with executive BGCBC experience, will oversee operations for the organization that serves more than 12,000 at-risk youth (ages 6 to 18) annually at its 12 Broward-area clubs.

Downtown Delray Beach Restaurant Month

Downtown Delray Beach Restaurant Month

More than 35 restaurants in Delray Beach will take place in an upcoming monthlong event to showcase their dishes through a variety of discounted deals and prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus. The fifth annual Downtown Delray Beach Restaurant Month, which kicks off Aug. 1, will offer both in-house and takeout specials (given the ongoing pandemic).

Stoner’s Pizza Joint Serves Pizza With a Purpose

Stoner’s Pizza Joint

Since the onset of the pandemic, Stoner’s Pizza Joint in Fort Lauderdale has been a benevolent presence in the community, providing pizza to essentials workers, medical personnel and families struggling with food insecurity. But the difference that owner John Stetson and his team continue to make doesn’t stop at free slices. Through a partnership with the

Creek soccer star Marlee Fray on setting new goals

Marlee Fray

Unlike some athletes, Marlee Fray doesn’t have any pregame rituals. No prayers or affirmations or double-tying her shoelaces. But the 19-year-old soccer player from Coconut Creek doesn’t really need luck—not when the sport is in her blood. Her father, Michael, played for the Jamaican national team, and her mother, Desiree, grew up playing in the

South Florida nonprofits receive gifts and funding

Jessica Hall of ACCF and Catherine Blomeke with The Education Foundation

  House of Hope in Fort Lauderdale hosted its first Race for Recovery, a virtual event that raised funds for its mission to help those with substance abuse and mental health programming. More than 60 participants (such as the one pictured) ran, walked, jogged, swam or biked two miles in honor of the two people

Great Staycations: Faena

Faena in Miami

Faena 3201 Collins Ave., Miami Beach About the resort: Originally known as the Saxony Hotel, the brainchild of builder George Sax and designer Roy France drew the likes of Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe during the 1950s and ’60s. Argentine hotelier Alan Faena recaptured and reimagined that glamour, infusing his namesake resort with art deco

Medical News & Notes

South Florida local hospitals

  New Clinical Trial at Cleveland Clinic: Cleveland Clinic’s Weston hospital announced a new clinical trial specific to COVID-19-positive patients with signs of severe pneumonia and hyperinflammation. The in-patient study will explore the use of the drug Mavrilimumab to reduce the progression of acute respiratory failure and need for ventilation in patients. The trial is