It should have come as no surprise that Sarah Silverman would steal the show at the Democratic National Convention. The Emmy Award-winning comedian has been dropping jaws for nearly 25 years with confrontational, no-holds-barred comedy, all delivered with a pitch-perfect mix of sarcasm and sweetness. But for all the buzz generated by her off-the-cuff comment
The lowdown: If the 250-footer isn’t impressive enough for the superyacht set, how about the ability to go 1,650 feet below the surface? Triton Submarines in Vero Beach is one of the country’s leading manufacturers of personal submersibles, especially ones designed exclusively for “yacht-based deployment.” The details: Triton has introduced its 1650/3 LP, billed as
It’s competition time for Stoneman Douglas Eagle Regiment marching band Marching bands have come a long way from being halftime entertainment during high school football games. Today’s band members are “musical athletes,” says Alex Kaminsky, director of the award-winning Eagle Regiment competitive marching band at Stoneman Douglas High. Drive by the school around 5 p.m.
This Thanksgiving, Michelle Rohloff will be thankful for more than her family and friends. She’ll also be raising a glass in celebration of her life. The holiday will fall on Nov. 24, the day she found out she had breast cancer two years ago. “I literally stopped right where I was,” Rohloff says, recalling
I remember when Doral was known as the place where Carnival Cruise Lines had its headquarters and the Blue Monster golf course reigned supreme. Now, it’s known for Downtown Doral, a 120-acre parcel that eventually will have 10 restaurants and 70 retail establishments. And it’s the home of Dragonfly Izakaya & Fish Market. The restaurant,
Ed and Crissi Boland had been, as they put it, “up to their eyeballs in superheroes.” Their children—Charlie, 8, and Jamie, 6—like most boys their age, had lived and breathed the comic book characters who could leap tall buildings in a single bound. But the Bolands, especially Crissi, didn’t feel good about the supposed
Charlie Cinnamon would rather not talk about himself. Mention his name to anyone in the South Florida arts community, and they’ll tell you he’s the stuff of legend. But when it comes to himself, the Coconut Grove resident defers. “Why don’t you do a story on …” he suggests. “Or how about …” That’s Cinnamon’s
Assistant executive director, Greater Miami Youth Symphony 1 Music was a part of your life since childhood. When did you know you wanted to teach? I’ve always been a teacher in some regard. When I started playing at school, once I got to sixth grade, we were helping the fifth-graders. When I was in high school,
Miami Palmetto Senior High School’s 2016 graduates share how they got into the nation’s most selective schools In today’s competitive college admissions atmosphere, acceptance rates are declining as application numbers rise. The University of Florida accepts fewer than half its applicants, and admission rates at Ivy League and other ultra-selective schools are in the single
Years before her father embarked on a campaign to reimagine America, Ivanka Trump was on the ground floor of another restoration project, this one specific to South Florida. After acquiring the legendary Doral Golf Resort & Spa in 2012, Trump Hotels poured some $250 million into the 800-acre property, transforming everything from the 72 holes
