What’s On Deck This Weekend

Check out these entertainment and fundraising events on tap for this weekend: Entertainment at the Arsht Last month, the Adrienne Arsht Center debuted a roster of Live on the Plaza performances and workshops for kids that continues to roll on throughout May. Highlights include: Sol and The Tribu (May 7 at 7:30 p.m.): Caribbean music

Access to Vaccination Sites and Types Expands in South Florida

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Patients will now have more options regarding where they can receive the COVID-19 vaccine after MD NOW® expanded its vaccination sites in South Florida. As the largest urgent care provider in Florida, MD NOW® will offer Moderna at previous locations and Johnson & Johnson vaccines at three new sites. “These vaccines are effective at preventing COVID-19 and

YMCA of South Palm Beach County to Host Annual Inspiration Breakfast

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The YMCA of South Palm Beach County will host its annual Inspiration Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on May 19 at the Peter Blum Family YMCA in Boca Raton. Business and community leaders will come together in support of the organization. The yearly event aims to raise funds for the organization to provide financial assistance for

Girl Power

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A pandemic pivot at Pace Center for Girls in Broward has turned the outdoor space at the nonprofit organization’s Wilton Manors facility into an artistic ode to female empowerment. The organization, which provides at-promise girls of middle school and high school ages wraparound social services and full academic school days, invited local artists to transform its grounds

Playing With Fire, Part 1

Jean Delgado Executive chef, Toro Toro at the InterContinental Miami The dish: Bone-in tomahawk pork chop About the chop: “The tomahawk pork chop, which a lot of people don’t know, is something that came from Puerto Rico. It’s a pork chop attached with a pork belly, so it looks like a tomahawk. You barely see

Business Partners Launch Ballers Youth Sports Training in Oakland Park

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Business partners Grant Conness and Julius Jones announced the launch of their new sports venture, called Ballers Youth Sports Training. The duo created the training venture to help young athletes reach their full potential, both physically and mentally, a foundation they believe will prepare them for the highest levels of competition. Jones had a seven-year

Holy Cross Health to Offer Virtual Cooking Classes

To help encourage local residents to eat healthy and raise awareness for its Diabetes Prevention Program, Holy Cross Health will begin offering a free monthly cooking class. The virtual sessions will be hosted by Cathy Whitt, a diabetes prevention coach and community wellness specialist at Holy Cross. “I want to make health and wellness personal and fun, so

Gift Helps Expand “Food for Kids” Program in Palm Beach County

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A $1.6 million donation will enable the “Food for Kids” weekend program to provide an additional 1.5 million meals to students and families in the School District of Palm Beach County. The million-dollar donation was courtesy of part-time Palm Beach residents Stephen and Christin Schwarzman, who cited the positive influence the Palm Beach County Food

Fashion-Forward Fundraiser

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The annual fashion-forward fundraiser for Chapman Partnership, the renowned nonprofit that advocates for the homeless in Miami-Dade County in an ongoing effort to help individuals achieve and sustain self-sufficiency, enjoys a hybrid makeover of its own this week. “Take a Walk in Her Shoes Redesigned,” slated for this Friday (May 7) from noon to 3 p.m.,

Boosting Your Innate Immunity: What You Need To Know During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D. Dean Emeritus University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Chief Medical Officer Lennar Corporation United HomeCare® Board Member 305.716.0710 unitedhomecare.com   Tired of COVID-19? You are not alone. But if you are not sick, it is because of your Innate Immunity. Your Acquired Immunity is the one that gets activated when