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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

Mark Anthony first saw the light during his darkest childhood moment, a near-death experience at age 4 during which he went into convulsions and struggled for air. At a certain point, Anthony would later learn, he stopped breathing. What happened next, he says, can be best described as a glimpse into the hereafter—a brief encounter

What started for Shelly Tygielski on a mountaintop in Geneva has become a life-changing practice for people throughout Broward County. Studying abroad as a graduate student at Columbia University, Tygielski, raised an Orthodox Jew, would find a quiet spot to study her daily prayers. She noticed a Japanese couple with a similar ritual, but they

Thirteen-year-old Olivia Martinelli has high hopes for a professional career in tennis By Michelle F. Solomon | Photos by Fritz Michael Devon Moore | Makeup by Carla Visjnic Ask Olivia Martinelli what she wants to be when she grows up, and the Coral Springs eighth grader will tell you she’s known since she was 5

Laura Snyder and Sharon Dutkiewicz are the BFFs behind L&S Personal Coffee By Elyssa Schwartz In a world where dessert beer is common, restaurant guests and bar-goers sometimes pair their post-meal sweets with mocha porters rather than coffee or tea. While there’s certainly no reason to knock change, there’s something about a classic, hot mug

The co-owner of a local CrossFit gym turns her battles with food into a life-altering example for others By Keren Moros | Photos by Eduardo Schneider Rachel Batista is the first to admit that the most tumultuous relationship in her life is the one she has with food. As a teenager, she developed unhealthy habits

On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, an artist revisits a personal project By Keren Moros | Photos by Luccia Photos Though Edwina Corte set her passion for art aside  for 20 years while she raised her daughter, her creative wheels never stopped turning. “I always had something tucked away that I was either sewing or

Lead photo by Luccia Photos Though Janell Bantz has been a member of the Women’s Club of Coconut Creek for two years, she has been involved with it since 1991, when she was 18 and moved to Coconut Creek from Michigan. Within two weeks of moving, she met the man who would become her husband,

Just about every day of the week, you’ll find Josh Smart on one Fort Lauderdale body of water or another. Sometimes he speeds along the calm Middle River or, for a bigger challenge, he’ll go up against the waves in Port Everglades. Smart recently finished a challenge on social media where he competed against other

FAU football coach Charlie Partridge reflects on the foundation he’s building in Boca Raton Everything you need to know about the head football coach at Florida Atlantic University fits on a wallet-sized card that each of his players are expected to carry. On one side are the team’s five rules: Be on time, don’t do

  A quiet group of about 20 youngsters and teens from Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital patiently waits to speak to the woman with sun-streaked blond hair and one arm. They hold glossy promotional photos and DVD copies of the 2011 movie “Soul Surfer” for her to autograph; many of them, when the time comes, will

  Photography by James Woodley Shot on location at The Forge, Miami beach Stylist: Jenna DeBrino, Hot Pink Style Assistant stylist: Amanda Miller, Hot Pink Style There was almost no chance Shareef Malnik would have met Gabrielle Anwar, if not for an organic farm and what he calls “the strangest twist of fate.” It was