Before he was tearing up stages in Nashville and London, guitarist Joey Frevola was shredding on “Guitar Hero” in Coconut Creek. The guitar-simulating video game offered a glimpse into the world of classic rock. As a 12-year-old, whenever he heard a cool song on the game, he would put down the plastic instrument and learn
Jack Golio and Janet Lopez are two Monarch High School seniors who are making the same choices that millions of their peers across the country are making this month, as they go from being high school’s Class of 2017 to college’s Class of 2021. But they’re also part of an elite group. They join less
Great locations for the most important meal of a very important day Brunch is not only the perfect combination of breakfast and lunch but also has the added bonus of an early cocktail hour (or two). With Mother’s Day approaching, these late-morning options will make Mom smile. Angelo Elia Pizza, Bar & Tapas 5920 Coral
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
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
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
It’s been 13 years since Steve Newman, having sold his laminate flooring company in Atlanta, returned to South Florida to provide a custom residential service more pressing to tri-county homeowners than the surface beneath their feet. How do you maximize home storage opportunities when space, especially for those who have downsized, is at a premium?
• The tangible passion that Ana Calderon Randazzo brings to her role at Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center can be measured any number of ways using time as the yardstick. Like the 29 years she’s worked at CDTC, the past three as executive director. Or the snapshot tours of the Fort Lauderdale-based facility she no
• Although Harold Leighton is 85, retirement is the furthest thing from his mind. The London native, now living in Boca, has been a prominent figure in the hair industry for nearly seven decades. His star-studded résumé includes credits as an inventor, trendsetter, photographer and author of three books—the most recent, From Salon to Celebrity:
There was a time when Louie Bossi couldn’t imagine his name on the marquee of a restaurant. For him, it carried too much baggage. Abandonment. Addiction. Self-doubt. All of which makes the recent opening of Louie Bossi’s Ristorante Bar and Pizzeria in Boca Raton, his second namesake restaurant, that much more meaningful. “The name helps—it’s
