Archive for 'On The shore'
Building a reputation
A change in course turned Beverly Raphael into an award-winning entrepreneur BY CHARLYNE VARKONYI SCHAUB When Beverly Raphael’s husband, Richard, died in 1998 at 53 of a brain tumor, she had a difficult decision to make. [...]
A conversation with designer Clodagh
A hotel today should be more than a place to stay, the design guru behind the W Fort Lauderdale says. A hotel should also wow Entering the W Fort Lauderdale through the porte-cochère, your senses [...]
A math teacher turns kite runner
Boca Beach Club has a high-flying concierge, with strings attached Step off Boca Beach Club’s grand pool deck onto the warm sand and look skyward to encounter the resort’s loftiest attraction – a collection of gargantuan [...]
Test drive: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport
Taking off in ‘the most exclusive car in the world’ The white silver Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport – the fastest open-topped car in the world – shines outside the offices of Braman Miami. As [...]
Secrets of the Mummies of the World Exhibit
The Mummies of the World exhibit unveils secrets preserved for the ages BY ELIZABETH RAHE There’s something fascinating about mummies. They survive the ravages of time to tell us tales about their lives and cultures. [...]
Lyric Chamber Orchestra Anniversary
Chamber music has been called the music of friends. The musicians and patrons of the Lyric Chamber Orchestra at Highland Beach likely would agree. For the past 10 years, the orchestra has been powered by [...]
Titanic Discoveries
Explorer Robert Ballard shares oceans of human and natural history BY ELIZABETH RAHE Robert Ballard is best known for his 1985 discovery of the Titanic on the bottom of the North Atlantic, but the undersea explorer [...]
Teen’s Musical Care
Teen creates charity to spread the joy of music Bringing music to disadvantaged children is more work than Bronsen Bloom had anticipated, but the 15-year-old Boca Raton teen is not complaining. “It’s work that I enjoy, [...]
Auctions in Palm Beach
One of the nation’s largest auctioneers adds a Palm Beach office What to do when your $10,000 diamond ring loses its sparkle? Or when the $100,000 landscape hanging on your living-room wall loses its appeal? Call [...]
Real Estate at W Hotel
The W Fort Lauderdale Hotel offering 171 condo-hotel units About 150 guests gathered at the W Fort Lauderdale Hotel recently for the official launch of the W Hotel Residences — 171 condo-hotel units that offer buyers [...]
Digital Edition
The Go Guide
- Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell talks sex (or not)Perry Farrell draws from the darkest moments of his life just after fleeing South Florida for Jane's Addiction's "Twisted Tales." Jane’s Addiction’s 1988 debut studio album, “Nothing’s Shocking,” was cloaked in brown paper by many retailers to shield delicate sensibilities from its cover artwork — nude Siamese twins with their heads on fi […]
- Exxxotica: Portrait of a South Florida porn starThe seventh annual Exxxotica convention will jam the Miami Beach Convention Center Friday through Sunday with more than 8,000 sex-industry performers and their fans. South Florida resident Leena Sky is a little of both, but not at all what you may expect from a porn actress. On Monday night, Leena, who asked to be identified only by her professional name, co […]
Food & Dining
- HipPOPs food truck debuts Saturday at Wheelin’ Dealin’ Street Food FestivalThe South Florida food truck lineup is about to get….well…hipper. HipPOPs hand-crafted gelato bars make their debut 5-10 p.m. Saturday at the Wheelin’ Dealin’ Street Food Festival at Magic City Casino, 450 NW 37th Ave., Miami. Unlike most food truck entrepreneurs, owner Tony Fellows has been in the ice cream business most of his life. “‘I’ve always loved ice […]
- Southern Living calls Georgia Pig one of the best barbecue jointsSouthern Living magazine includes Fort Lauderdale’s Georgia Pig among the best 20 barbecue joints in the South. The June issue, which hits newsstands May 25, includes a story called “The South’s Best Butt: 20 of the Best Barbecue Joints in the South.” The magazine looked at chopped, pulled, shredded and sliced pork sandwiches. Georgia Pig chops its smoked me […]
fashion & Style
- Bra fit clinic in South Florida Macy’s storesMacy’s and Wacoal support garments have teamed up for a series of bra fit clinics in South Florida. And even better, for every woman who receives a complimentary fitting from a trained Wacoal fit consultant during one of the events, Wacoal donates $2 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and an additional $2 for every […]
- Q&A with “Kitchen Cousins” HGTV stars before Fort Lauderdale Home ShowIn case you didn’t know May is National Home Improvement Month. So of course that means that the Fort Lauderdale Home Design & Remodeling Show is returning to South Florida, this time over Memorial Day Weekend May 25-28 at the Broward County Convention Center. Celebrity guests include HGTV hunks Anthony Carrino, 33, and John Colaneri, […]
Shopping & Beauty
- Ethan Allen opens design center in Boca RatonFurniture and interior design retailer, Ethan Allen, will open a new design center inside the former Robb & Stucky location in Boca Raton this summer. The two-story, 19-230-square-foot space at 906 N. Federal Highway in Boca will open to shoppers in the summer, although a full renovation of the building won’t be completed until the fall. "We first b […]
- Free entry to Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale's new "Sharks" exhibit on FridayTake a deep dive with sharks and explore primordial demons, gods and beasts at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale for free on Friday to celebrate 2012 Art Museum Day. The museum is waiving $10 entry fees to participate in 2012 AAMD Art Museum Day. Miami Art Museum and Orlando Museum of Art also are participating. No coupons are necessary. Get in the swim with […]
Sun Sentinel Breaking News
- Mitt Romney cashes in, in Boca RatonHe wraps up two-day Florida fundraising visitPresumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney wrapped up a two-day Florida fundraising flurry with a pair of invitation-only events in Boca Raton on Thursday night. […]
- Man gets three years for deceased identity theftJimmie Earl Brown tried to steal Social Security checksA 48-year-old Miami-Dade man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for using the identity of a dead man to cash Social Security checks at a Broward bank, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer announced on Thursday. […]
- Weston robbery suspect armed with cattle prod, others in custodyLuis Olivares-Rosaria, Michael Corrales and juvenile caughtThree suspects accused of robbing a Thai restaurant in Weston using a gun and cattle prod have been arrested, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. […]
