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Five drinks for the Prohibition Centennial

The lawmakers who put the 18th Amendment into effect in 1920 could never have guessed that 100 years later in 2020, we’d be commemorating Prohibition with inventive cocktail recipes and restaurant specials. Lucky for us, there plenty of spots to celebrate in South Florida   Drink: Cigar Old Fashioned Rum Row Find it at:  The

Game Planning for Super Bowl LIV

Super Bowl LIV is set for Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, but there’s plenty of action off the field throughout South Florida leading up to kickoff. Trophies on Display The Vince Lombardi trophy, originally sketched on a napkin by Tiffany & Co. in the mid-1960s, has become one of the most recognizable

David Barkey puts hate in its place

There are days, by his own admission, when the seemingly never-ending battles against hate, discrimination and extremism take their toll on David Barkey. But as the Southeastern area counsel for the Anti-Defamation League quickly points out, “sticking your head in the sand isn’t going to help.” “Nothing is going to change unless people of goodwill

Meet algae slayer H. Dail Laughinghouse

H. Dail Laughinghouse

He doesn’t mind being knee-deep in algae. In fact, scientist H. Dail Laughinghouse will tell you it’s where he feels most comfortable. But Laughinghouse admits to having his “Oh, my gosh. This is what I do for a living?” moments from time to time. “So, there I was at Lion Country Safari [in Loxahatchee] sitting

Dough Boys

The idea hatched by Adam August and Nick Hicks—to open a cookie shop—was missing one significant ingredient: a baker. But August sent emails to a handful of candidates, and he got a hit he never expected: Max Santiago, the award-winning executive pastry chef of several notable five-star hotels. Flash-forward and Batch, The Cookie Company is

Partners in Dine

Fort Lauderdale’s delicious cultural scene just got even more so. The Broward Center of the Performing Arts has announced its new preferred restaurant program. The Royal Pig Pub, home of the braised pork shoulder porchetta, is one of many participating local establishments offering special discounts and dining deals to patrons that show a paper ticket,

The Lifestyle List

Celine Dion When: Jan. 17-18 Where: AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami What: On the heels of her historic Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, which wrapped up this summer, the Canadian singer continues to cement her status as one of the most recognized voices in the world with a new album, Courage—her first English album

Sleep On It

Clearer skin, pain relief, reduced anxiety—the reported benefits of CBD seemingly are endless. Now, an award-winning sleep aid called PurSlep has been described as a “game changer” in the sleep industry. PurWell, a company focused on providing pure, natural hemp oil products that promote general health and wellness, recently opened a new office and distribution

Yoga for Life

On Sunday, January 26th, six local organizations will partner to host the fourth annual Yoga For Life Charity Event in Coral Springs. The Yoga for Life event will introduce participants to mindfulness through yoga and meditation. Its main focus is community healing. Yoga instructors include Melanie Cordover, Lisa Ponczek, Mary Ann Morgan-Fried and Amy Kenny,

Foodie Import: The Halal Guys

Eight years ago, Davie resident Shahmeer Alam was visiting New York City with his family when The Halal Guys food cart on the corner of 53rd and Sixth captured his attention. He noticed customers lining up around the block for sandwiches and platters of beef gyro, falafel, hummus, baba ghanoush and other Middle Eastern eats.