When Kenny and Becky Forbes decided to move from Tamarac 13 years ago when their children were little, they looked all over Florida, from Port St. Lucie to Florida’s west coast. When they found Coconut Creek, they found home. After their first Butterfly Festival, “we just knew we made the right choice,” Kenny says. Kenny
There’s a 15-step process that goes into the making of hamburgers at B Square Burgers & Booze, but anyone affiliated with the Fort Lauderdale restaurant is sworn to secrecy about the method. To that end, its Epic hamburger is, hands down, one of the most mysterious and interesting menu items anywhere on Las Olas. Here’s
The Diplomat Beach Resort The buzz: What does $100 million buy you these days in the resort industry? If you’re The Diplomat, a mainstay on Hollywood Beach since 1958, it’s a return to glory thanks to a jaw-dropping transformation that manages to find the sweet spot between sophistication and coastal comfort. The face-lift, which started
• After finishing the Boston Marathon in April—with a strained Achilles tendon, no less—Hector Picard wasn’t about to rest on his ever-growing laurels. His next adventure two weeks later wasn’t a race, but it would be just as taxing and, he hoped, just as rewarding. On May 1, he hopped on his bicycle in Texas
iFly Jump in: Imagine experiencing the sensation of freefalling from several thousand feet—without having to leap out of a plane? This place has you covered. The indoor skydiving facility features a 14-foot-wide wind tunnel powered by four electric motors, allowing people of all ages to fly on a smooth cushion of air. Before getting fitted
If you’re looking for an entertaining venue for team building, Xtreme Action Park awaits. Want an adrenaline rush? Compete with your coworkers on a half-mile go-kart track. Want something intellectually challenging? Try solving puzzles to get out of an escape room. Want to hit the lanes and enjoy an adult beverage or two? There’s a
About Sabbia Beach It’s been nearly a decade since the coastline of Pompano Beach welcomed a new high-end residential development—but the wait will be worth it thanks to the oceanfront drama about to unfold at Sabbia Beach. The exclusive 19-story property features 68 residences, starting from the $900,000s, and a 30,000-square-foot private beach. Though much
Almost every week, Rebecca Gastineau and her golden retriever, Quaker, would stop at Blast Salon on Lyons Road. When it was time to pay for her services, Quaker, holding a credit card between his teeth, would offer the payment to the salon’s owner, Kathie Tate. The dog wasn’t performing a trick. It was part of
Former Coconut Creek commissioner and state representative Jim Waldman remembers what makes Creek special When Jim Waldman was dropping off his daughter for her first day of school at Winston Park Elementary in 1992, he noticed that the school was overcrowded with portables. Then naïve about politics, the attorney saw it as a sign that Coconut
Banking executive and creek resident vivian porcelli always finds time to get her kicks When Vivian Porcelli has issues at work, or when her 12-year-old son Anthony tells her of a difficulty at school, Porcelli asks herself, “What would Shihan say?” “Shihan” is a Japanese word that roughly means “master instructor.” In this case, Shihan
