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).
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
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
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
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
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
However children go back to school next year, Fort Lauderdale-based Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center wants them to be prepared. CDTC is holding its annual Back to School Drive, aiming to collect more than 800 filled backpacks by Aug. 6. The organization notes that school supplies cost more than $100 on average—a significant amount for
Boca Raton Resort & Club 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton About the resort: All three settings connected to Boca Raton Resort & Club—the main Yacht Club, the nearby Beach Club and the one/two-bedroom bungalows—are available to guests. The iconic Yacht Club, the all-suite building overlooking Lake Boca that began accepting guests on July 1,
Eight area nonprofits received much-needed funding thanks to the benevolence of local philanthropist and author Susie Levan. The founder of The Work-Life Balance Institute for Women donated gross proceeds from the sales of her book—Getting to Forgiveness: What a Near-Death Experience Can Teach Us About Loss, Resilience and Love—to the local organizations during a private
On Wednesday, July 15th, South Florida Business & Wealth hosted an informative discussion on proven strategies to help companies successfully forecast their future and restructure their expenses to regain their profitability quicker. Our speakers included Russell Slappey, Founder and CEO of Nperspective CFO & Strategic Services and Anthony Foscolos, Managing Principal in South Florida of
