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An avid outdoorsman, Richard Bendit of Wynmoor would sometimes run 15 miles a day. Then there were the hours of weight training. After that, he’d swim laps in the pool, so many that he wasn’t able to keep track. After he was diagnosed with melanoma 10 years ago, his workouts didn’t slow down. When he

In what some might consider a gratifying character arc, the owner of Docking Bay 94 had humble beginnings in the comic industry. Under different ownership, Docking Bay 94 was John Miller’s go-to spot in 1998; it was where he got his weekly comic fix and even worked part time—first as an errand boy paid in

Though Jhonny Prado admits he doesn’t like tattoos, a lift of his right shirt sleeve reveals the familiar Olympic rings and the year 2012 etched on his skin. It’s a reminder of the time he went to the 2012 Summer Olympics as an assistant coach for the United States’ judo team. “It’s a different thing

Coconut Creek residents might recognize Emerald Transportation’s trucks as the city’s contracted towing company. But what they might not know is that the company also is home to Towers with a Heart, a nonprofit organization that began in 2012 to educate Florida drivers about the so-called “move-over” law. Jim Jennings, a member of the organization’s

Although she’s only 17, Haven Star has no interest in hedging her bets. The Boca Raton-based singer/songwriter, and those in her inner circle, are all in when it comes to a destiny that everyone involved believes is within reach. “I want to be a larger-than-life figure, but in the humblest way possible,” Star says with

The three longest years of her young life seemed to dissipate in the late-afternoon breeze as Sonali took her place on the Ford Stage at SunFest with the other members of her four-piece band. In a few hours, Pitbull would bring the annual spring music festival in downtown West Palm Beach to a rousing conclusion

Shots fired at Stoneman Douglas High School; kids running and jumping the fence. My friend sent me that text. An overwhelming sense of grief came over me. Alyssa was in trouble. I felt it with my whole body. I threw on my shoes, took my pocketbook and ran to the car. I frantically called my

  Sometimes, the best weekend getaways are right in your own backyard—especially when you live in South Florida. Lifestyle has selected a variety of such getaways, resorts with so many inspired amenities that you might never want to go home. Costa Hollywood Beach Resort  Why go: The newest oceanfront hotel on Hollywood Beach, the Costa boasts

Four decades before a bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger began to redefine what it meant to be a leading man in Hollywood, the late Joe Weider was laying the groundwork for a global fitness phenomenon that gave rise to more than just a future “Terminator.” Now, that story is receiving its own Hollywood treatment with the

In an entire century of life, Charles Carroll has not once considered retirement. He’ll turn 105 on June 25. And he’ll keep volunteering at the hospital that saved his life 11 years ago as long as he’s alive, he says. He was working at a golf course in Delray Beach when he had a heart

Sometimes, the best weekend getaways are right in your own backyard—especially when you live in South Florida. Lifestyle has selected a variety of such getaways, resorts with so many inspired amenities that you might never want to go home. The Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood Why go: At one time, this was the place for glitter

Vincent Iafano hails from Detroit, where half his family is retired from Ford Motor Company, the other half from General Motors. It was natural for him to go into business with Warren Henry Automotive, a local group run by a father and son, Warren and Larry Zinn, that sells Audis, Lamborghinis, Jaguars, Infinitis and Land