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Celebrity Chef Fabio Viviani (Riviera by Fabio Viviani) was named South Florida Meatball King after winning a live cook-off against South Florida Chef Marco Vico (Café Vico in Ft. Lauderdale and Café Vico Ocean) at the Hotel Maren on Fort Lauderdale Beach. The Meatball Challenge, which took place on Jan. 11 before a panel of

Nine Hooters locations in South Florida have partnered with the Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida to assist in their annual fundraising efforts. For the second consecutive year, the Girl Scouts will have cookie booths at nine local Hooters locations to support their goal of providing 75,000 boxes of cookies to U.S. military men and women.

This year will mark 60 years of business for Rick Case Automotive Group after being founded by the late local business and philanthropic icon Rick Case in Ohio in 1962. Since then, the company has become one of the nation’s most respected retail automotive brands, with 14 dealerships throughout South Florida and Atlanta. While 2021 certainly

With American Heart Month right around the corner, the American Heart Association is encouraging people to “Reclaim Your Rhythm” amid the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal, according to the association, is to “inspire people to make small changes that can have a real and lasting impact on their life.”  “Our world is

The country’s largest free festival to celebrate diversity and inclusion for those facing challenges due to various disabilities has postponed its annual event. The Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilities, which was slated for Feb. 20 at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton, has been pushed to 2023 due to the surge in

Over the past six years that Lifestyle has produced a special winter issue honoring the area’s philanthropists, it’s the impetus behind the giving that often stays with us. In 2018, William Kennedy, founder of the Kennedy Legal Team in Coral Springs, shared that there were times in his youth when the house in which he

The United Way of Broward County recently appointed Cicely Strickland-Ruiz has joined as its new Chief Strategy Officer. Her responsibilities will include organizational leadership, implementing strategy and operational structure, revenue generation and fundraising for Impact, supporting marketing and communications efforts and providing staff leadership. Her day-to-day work will coincide with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief

• The time is never right to start a business. Things rarely align perfectly. That was especially true in 2008. It was a terrible time for our economy, particularly for real estate and financial institutions. But it also was one of those moments where, when opportunity knocks, you take the leap of faith. I loved

Meta Residence, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty and Voxel Architects recently will collaborate on the building and selling of a luxury mansion in Miami that will also come with a virtual counterpart. The first real-world mansion using NFT technology inside of The Sandbox metaverse. The purchaser of the NFT asset will also acquire ownership rights of the physical

Since acquiring Toyota of Hollywood in 1981, Craig Zinn has grown the Craig Zinn Automotive Group (CZAG) into one of the largest automobile dealership groups in the South Florida community. It now includes Lexus of Pembroke Pines, Acura of Pembroke Pines, Lexus of North Miami, Subaru of Pembroke Pines and 441 Auto Rental. After moving from Bronx,

The Florida Renaissance Festival returns to Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach from Feb. 5 through March 20 to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The family-friendly festival features characters and patrons dressed in medieval costumes with plenty of age-old games, food and entertainment. This year’s “Kingdom” will include favorite acts from past fairs along with new