Thanksgiving was one of my favorite holidays when I was growing up in Ohio. My mother came from a large family, so I enjoyed when everyone got together. There were cousins to play with and stories to be told. Before we dug into the delicious food that was spread on the table, each person would
The Wheeler Family The Dolphins had their historic perfect season in 1972, which just so happens to be the year John and Lynn Wheeler of Boca Raton began their impressive tailgates. “Any person who has been to a Wheeler tailgate knows it’s the best!” says their daughter, Lisa. They’re easy to spot – just look
Photography by DOWNTOWNPHOTO/FORT LAUDERDALE When the curtain rises at the start of each Broadway season at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, President and CEO Kelley Shanley admits he still gets butterflies. He likens it to the first time he ever stepped onstage – over 30 years ago as Alfie Doolittle in his high
In 2008, in the midst of the recession, Swedish entrepreneur Par Sanda purchased over 30 rundown properties just a block off the beach in north Fort Lauderdale. Since that time, Sanda and his team have invested $100 million in developing North Beach Village. Within a 1.5-mile radius (starting directly behind the W Fort Lauderdale to
Buddy Shaw and Kim Fuentes, the brother-and-sister team behind Ann’s Florist on Las Olas Boulevard, will soon add a new element to their eclectic floral and collectibles shop: a coffee cafe and patisserie. “We actually got the idea from customers who would say they could stay in the shop for hours; and if we had
Apeiro Kitchen & Bar, Delray Beach’s successful Mediterranean restaurant from chef and co-owner David Blonsky, is opening its second location at the Shops at Midtown Miami this fall. The new location not only marks the concept’s expansion, but also the return of co-owner and iconic restaurateur Burt Rapoport to Dade County. Blonsky’s rustic yet progressive
Recently, the Pinecrest Police Department won the Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) Rocky Pomerance Excellence in Policing Award for creating a digital solution for sharing Be On the Lookout (BOLO) fliers. The Web-based BOLO solution was created in partnership with the Florida International University School of Computing and Information Sciences, which is part of the
In this first installment of what I anticipate will be a meaningful series of articles, I want to tell you a little about myself by explaining my mindset and perspective on how to achieve and maintain an attractive, if not youthful, look. In my countless years of studying facial skin care both abroad (Eastern Europe,
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. For the past 12 years, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance have dedicated the month to public education on cyber safety. The city’s Information Technology Security Awareness Program was designed to enhance traditional security-awareness training beyond compliance to behavioral changes that positively
