Archive for 'Travel'
Great summer escapes in, near South Florida
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub Sometimes all you need to recharge is to spend a few days in a different location. You don’t have to go far to reap the benefits of a break in routine and [...]
Luxury Island getaways and adventures
So you’ve decided to visit an island on your next getaway, and now you need to decide which one and what to do when you arrive there. You can luxuriate in a chic resort, or you [...]
Travel: sometimes, it is about the destinations
By Patti Roth Top off the gas tank and point your car north, south, east or west. The direction really doesn’t matter, not when you’re in search of intriguing, quirky or delightful South Florida destinations that [...]
Concierges suggest great Florida Getaways
By Elizabeth Rahe If you’re looking for insider tips on travel and lifestyle destinations, ask a concierge. We did just that, consulting with specialists from Florida concierge companies who help their clients create experiences and make [...]
Five resorts for sports to work up a sweat
There comes a time when walking the beach or dining out or going to the theater simply won’t feed the need for putting one’s muscles to work. Whether you prefer to test your athletic skills on [...]
Four day trips to and from South Florida
Where else but in South Florida can one choose to explore nature or seek romance or experience heart-pounding thrills by land or by sea, year-round, in settings just this side of paradise? For the day-tripping adventurer, [...]
Editor’s pick: Top Travel Destinations for 2014
By Jeanine Barone Cape Town, South Africa Awarded the World Design Capital 2014 title, Cape Town shows off its manifold creative energies. Curated studio visits and a documentary film series are a window into the minds [...]
Summer travel: Checking into boutique hotels
Got the summer travel bug? Next time you’re booking a hotel, consider going boutique. Boutique hotels vary by property, but tend to be more intimate, distinctive and personality-driven than their counterparts. Think pet accessories, daily wine [...]
Five fast and fabulous Florida getaways
By Lori Capullo There’s no better reason for Floridians to choose a staycation as their vacation than the fact there are so many fabulous places we can get to by car. Wherever you drop the pin [...]
Get up, get active, on an aventure vacation
By Lori Capullo This vacation, instead of getting horizontal on a lounge chair, get up and get your blood pumping. Some suggestions: ALL-AROUND FITNESS: Vita Vie Retreat If your idea of a vacation is not lying [...]
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Food & Dining
- Hollywood man wins Sweet Tomatoes dessert contestAlan Kratish, a Hollywood wine consultant, won a nationwide contest for best dessert created with ingredients from the Sweet Tomatoes restaurant buffet.
- FYI network spotlights prizewinning bacon burger from Deerfield Beach.Fans of bacon just may like the sound of a coffee-bacon-infused burger with bourbon-onion jam and spiced-brown-sugar-bacon curls.
The Go Guide
- Weekend preview: Life, death, music, beer, zombiesFor Nicole Noël and Chance Meyer, whose days play out under an unyielding specter of death, music has been a constant presence, life itself.
- Jon Hopkins bringing 'gorgeous, glitchy' jams to BardotRolling Stone called the British synth artist's 'Immunity" one of the best dance albums of the year, but there's more to it than that. When Jon Hopkins made his only previous visit to South Florida, he was left off the bill for a November, 2008 show with tourmates Coldplay at the BankAtlantic Center. Not that anyone would have noticed.
Shopping & Beauty
- Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday starts FridayPrepare to legally cheat the tax man Friday through Sunday when Florida's sales-tax holiday gets underway in time for back-to-school shopping.
- Back to school: $10 haircuts for kids at JC Penney salonJC Penney salons are offering $10 kids' haircuts as a back-to-school special.
fashion & Style
- Boca Ballet Theatre stages "Swan Lake"
- On the 'Runway'Two South Florida designers compete on 'Project Runway.'Two South Florida designers compete on 'Project Runway.'
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- Robber, finding no money, steals sick dogA black-clad gunman, stymied by his sidewalk victim's lack of cash, snatched the one available item of dubious value: An ailing Yorkshire terrier.
- Driver who rammed barbecue joint was drunk, deputies sayWhen Juan Jose Cavallo showed up Thursday for his first lunch at Father & Son's Smoke Til-U-Choke Bar-BQ, he thought the food might be so tasty that people were trying to break in to get it.
- Car chase ends in crash in Lauderdale LakesDeputies arrest three robbery suspectsThree suspects speeding away from deputies in a stolen car crashed into two vehicles, injuring a person in Lauderdale Lakes on Thursday, authorities said.
