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2-1-1 Broward is open for help

Before COVID-19, Broward 2-1-1 Broward’s helpline is available for free to those who need to be connected to community and health services. Now, with closures, layoffs and furloughs affecting the most vulnerable in our communities, the helpline is needed more than ever. Trained counselors provide referrals related to financial assistance, military and veterans, mental health,

Our Fund Foundation supports LGBTQ nonprofit agencies

In the midst of the turbulence that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in the nonprofit sector, Our Fund Foundation has created a life-changing fun to aid LGBTQ+ nonprofit agencies in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. Our Fund Foundation, South Florida’s only LGBTQ+ community foundation, started the Our Fund Resilience Fund with a goal of

Feeding the Front Line

Individuals, organizations and companies throughout South Florida continue to recognize and support the tireless work being done by health care employees and first responders during the coronavirus crisis. Here are three such examples. Essential Meals (pictured above): This GoFundMe page, recently launched by Alyssa Lovitt and Sheriann Namer, honors the front-line service of EMTs, paramedics,

Top Takeout Picks

Ariete Chug Burger

MIAMI-DADE   The restaurant: Ariete Where: 3540 Main Highway, Coconut Grove Takeout treats: New American cuisine is cast under the magical spell of talented chef Michael Beltran. The menu is an eclectic blend of comfort dishes (pastrami-style short rib), Latin-inspired (plantain gnudi) and bold spins on iconic classics (candy cap mushroom flan.) Ariete also is

Westfield Broward launches #WestfieldCares

Last week, on April 8, the emergency team at Westside Regional Medical Center felt the community’s gratitude for their work in a tangibleβ€”and edibleβ€”way. Westfield Broward, the mall in Plantation, partnered with Buffalo Wild Wings to donate 150 meals to nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists and other staff members treating patients with COVID-19. This initiative is

Achievement Centers for Children and Families reaches out

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Florida organizations that make it their mission to help the community have stepped up with even more initiatives to help those struggling. One center completing its mission to help the community is Achievement Centers for Children and Families in Delray Beach, which serves more than 900 children

Meet Your Match

The Humane Society of Broward County, like countless area nonprofits, is facing its share of challenges given the cancelation of various fundraising events amid the coronavirus shutdown. As of early April, the organization was reporting revenue losses of more than $500,000. But thanks to the generosity of Donald Sussman and Michelle Howland, HSBC sees hope

LMG Pick of the Day: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Award-winning art director Evelyn Suarez is sharing the secret to her homemade chocolate chip cookies!   Evelyn’s Chocolate Chip Cookies Makes 40 cookies   INGREDIENTS 2.5 cups all-purpose flour 1 heaping teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter (room temperature) 2 cups packed light brown sugar 2 large eggs

At-Home Cocktail Recipes from Miami Restaurants

British Moscow Mule from Cocktails at The Lincoln Eatery (featured image) Ingredients Ingredients 1 lime wedge Β½Β  ounce lime juice 1 ounce gin 6 ounces ginger beer   Preparation Take a glass of your choice, and carefully add ice to the glass. Add the lime juice, gin, and ginger beer and stir to combine. Garnish

Creek resident is printing up help

One hobby often can lead to another, as Bryan Doell can attest. About five years ago, he picked up 3D printing to support his cosplay hobby, creating pieces such as helmets. β€œOne printer turned into two printers turned into three printers and so on. It’s kind of a slippery slope,” he says with a laugh.