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Note by Note

When Kyle Woodard started teaching music last year at Dave Thomas Education Center, one of the first things he did was paint the room a bright orange, which he believes enlivens students when they come in for class. And on a recent day at the Coconut Creek school, it was obviously so. On a TV

Vanishing Regret

A Creek resident uses her nursing experience to help others change their tattoo past Though it might not seem like an obvious leap to take 32 years of nursing experience and turn it into a specialization in laser tattoo removal, registered nurse Jamie Plastina finds that the two correlate. Her business, VanishThatTat.com offers laser tattoo

Still Singing

The newest Creek Idol shares his experiences When Louis Sanders was expanding his musical talent at Polk State College (then Polk Community College), he discovered that while he could write songs, he couldn’t seem to play them. Whether he attempted to learn how to play piano or pluck a bass guitar, his fingers “just wouldn’t

The Lifestyle List

Friday, March 2 Laughs and Memories Sopranos Night with Vincent Pastore and Goumba Johnny Catch a Rising Star presents a night of stand-up with “The Sopranos” actor Vincent Pastore and comedian Goumba Johnny Where: Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach Tickets: Starting at $47 Info: 561-243-7922; OldSchoolSquare.org The Fab Faux The

Five Things to Know About Big Mike’s Baking Company

Lifestyle Change: Michael Hopkins regularly had stomach issues as a child, but it wasn’t until 2010, when he was 50, that he was diagnosed with celiac disease—an adverse reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. A car and Harley Davidson dealer for 25 years, he called on his childhood love

Show of Solidarity

Students throughout the tri-county region refused to wait for the National School Walkout in March to make their voices heard in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In the week following the Feb. 14 attack, high school students from Hialeah Senior High, Western High in Davie, Cypress Bay in

Spike It

The Beach Volleyball Major Series returns to Broward, with the competition drawing to an action-packed conclusion during the first weekend in March. World-class male and female players from around the globe—battling for a total purse of $600,000—will take to the sand at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park for quarterfinal, seminfinal and medal matches, starting Friday, March

T Bone Burnett

Despite a journalist’s best-laid plans, interviews don’t always go as expected. In the case of Lifestyle’s recent conversation with T Bone Burnett, one such detour says as much about the perspective he brings to his artistic endeavors as any of the mile markers along his remarkable musical journey. Though the renowned producer, performer and songwriter

The Lifestyle List

Thursday, Feb. 22 — Celebrate National Margarita Day and Food Fun Cantina Laredo Try the Great Minds Drink Alike! Perfect Patrón ‘Rita with lunch specials such as Ensalada de Pollo and Sopa y Jicama-Green Apple Slaw Where: The Village at Gulfstream, 901 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach Info: 954.457.7662; https://www.cantinalaredo.com/location/hallandale-florida/ Brimstone Woodfire Grill Half off Kush Margaritas and Don

Parkland Strong

As I watched the teenage son of one of my dear friends recount to CNN’s Anderson Cooper what he had witnessed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, my mind raced back to Nov. 20, 2014. My wife and I were asleep when my cell phone rang at 12:34 a.m. As the father of