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For four decades, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County has been building more than houses. Since its founding in 1986, the nonprofit has helped families achieve homeownership, assisted longtime residents with critical home repairs, and strengthened neighborhoods throughout Palm Beach County.  As the organization celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, its impact extends

Photo credits (facility renderings courtesy of Zach Hunter and Boca Paddle, Zach Hunter photo courtesy of Zach Hunter and Boca Paddle, Player photos courtesy of Palm Beach Royals)  Former University of North Carolina tennis player Zach Hunter initially dismissed pickleball as “fake tennis.” Today, he plays five days a week and has placed a sizable

Sip on smashingly spooky cocktails at this Halloween-themed pop-up  Black Lagoon is bringing its creepy cocktail experience to Miami this fall, taking over The Sylvester (3456 N. Miami Avenue, Miami) from October 6th through October 31st.   The multi-week Halloween pop-up transforms the bar into a spooky creature’s lair with immersive décor, cinematic lighting, chilling soundscapes,

The South Beach Seafood Festival returns Oct. 21 to 24, bringing four days of dinners, chef competitions, and beachfront tastings to Miami Beach while kicking off South Florida’s stone crab season.  Now in its 14th year, the festival opens with a new event, Made in Miami, an intimate collaborative dinner at Phuc Yea featuring chefs

Every October, Michael Wild wears the same pink sport coat for 31 days.  For the past 10 years, the jacket has been his impossible-to-miss way of raising money for the American Cancer Society and breast cancer awareness. What began with six logos and a simple fundraising idea has grown into an annual tradition that has

Ellen Bowen remembers picking up a few trays of eggs and pastries from a hotel’s Sunday brunch and driving them to the Miami Rescue Mission. The food had never left the kitchen. It was perfectly edible, but without someone to collect it, it would have been thrown away.  That modest pickup in 2018 was the

Matthew Tkachuk certainly knows his way around Fort Lauderdale by now. He knows where to bring his parents for seafood, a romantic place to celebrate his anniversary, and the perfect spot for coffee that fuels the talent we’ve all come to love.  Four years after joining the Florida Panthers, the 28-year-old has become as recognizable

Nearly 50 years after the Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) began introducing South Florida children to the wonders of science, president and CEO Joe Cox is thinking about what comes next.  The answer involves artificial intelligence, climate innovation, and new technology. But it also involves children digging in dirt, building with their hands and,

For five days each fall, Fort Lauderdale remembers that its waterways can also serve as the world’s most extravagant showroom.   The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) returns Oct. 28 through Nov. 1 for its 67th year, spreading sport fishers, center consoles, personal watercraft, and yacht-world royalty across six unique locations. The Broward County Convention

Fort Lauderdale is about to get a taste of one of Coconut Grove’s buzziest little bakeries.  Ophelia will open in Huizenga Park this fall, serving scratch-made pastries, specialty coffee, and grab-and-go breakfast and lunch along the New River.  Husband-and-wife chefs Ana De Sa Martins and Juan Vieira launched Ophelia from a vintage-inspired mobile café in

Swim Week of the Palm Beaches (SWPB) returns for its third annual celebration, September 25-27, 2026, at the Amrit Ocean Resort on Singer Island, bringing together fashion, wellness, beauty, and lifestyle for one of South Florida’s most anticipated emerging fashion events. SWPB will transform the five-star oceanfront resort into a multi-day destination featuring three evenings

Carolina Herrera has expanded its U.S. retail presence with a new flagship boutique in the Miami Design District, bringing the fashion house’s complete collection under one roof. The nearly 3,000-square-foot boutique opened Aug. 15 at 127 NE 41st St. and marks Carolina Herrera’s sixth U.S. boutique. The opening comes as the New York-based fashion house