The Inaugural Plant-Based Festival will be held at July 28, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Gulfstream Park Village in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Dozens of vendors promoting plant-based/vegan food, cruelty-free body products and clothing, environmentally-friendly products, and wellness will line Champions Plaza. Speakers including Aventura Hospital’s Nutrition and Diabetes Educator Michelle Larea and Commissioner […]
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Bay Hill Perfection: An authentic experience at Arnold Palmer’s Orlando home
is A lot of destinations – golf and otherwise – claim that guests can walk with the greats who preceded them. Some of that is hyperbole, some is true. At Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, that sentiment of walking in footsteps of great people – in this case Arnold and Winnie […]
Take “The Great American Road Trip” at 50 Ocean in Delray Beach
50 Ocean General Manager Mark DeAtley and Executive Thomas Op’t Holt never disappoint hen it comes to culinary creativity. The latest (and perhaps greatest) from the duo and the Delray Beach restaurant is a 12-month long dinner series, featuring food and libations from coast to coast. “The Great American Road Trip” will take diners on […]
Acqualina Resort & Spa a “must experience” during Miami Spa Months
There is no shortage of spa experience opportunities during Miami Spa Months, which runs through Aug. 31. One of the “must experience’’ spas during this time – or any time of year – is Acqualina Spa by ESPA. Located in the Five Star Acqualina Resort & Spa in Sunny Isles Beach, Acqualina Spa by ESPA […]
Wild Thyme Oceanside Eatery opens in Atlantic Hotel & Spa on Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Society 8 Hospitality Group has opened Wild Thyme Oceanside Eatery on the ground level of The Atlantic Hotel & Spa Beach on Fort Lauderdale Beach. The restaurant offers what it calls “a grown-up’’ interpretation of a chic boardwalk dining experience with a twist on fresh dining favorites from the land and sea. Wild Thyme guests get […]
Carnival Cruise Line going big on Bermuda
Carnival Cruise Line will operate its largest Bermuda season ever in 2019-2020, with more than 40 voyages visiting the nation, including eight week-long cruises departing from Baltimore and Charleston, S.C., next year. Carnival.com In total, six different Carnival ships – Carnival Breeze, Magic, Pride, Radiance, Sunshine and Sunrise – will offer four- to nine-day Bermuda […]
2019 Florida Open begins July 12 at Hammock Dunes Club
Just enough rain and some outstanding maintenance work will have the two courses at Hammock Dunes Club in Palm Coast, Fla., playing to near perfection for this weekend’s Florida Open. The 54-hole tournament, which dates back to 1942, begins July 12 on Hammock Dunes’ Links and Creek courses. The event, whose past champions include Bob […]
Boca West CC named one of world’s top golf and country clubs
The awards keep piling up for Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. The latest comes from the National Club Association, which named Boca West one of South Florida’s top private clubs. That’s a fact many people in South Florida already knew, but nevertheless, the Club joins an elite group of golf destinations around […]
Regina’s Grocery opening July 15 at Meridian Hotel on Miami Beach
Urbanica The Hotels owners Diego Colmenero and Charlie Porchetto have announced that the celebrated NYC eatery, Regina’s Grocery, on July 15 is opening its first outpost at their Meridian Hotel in Miami Beach’s exclusive South of Fifth neighborhood. www.reginasgrocery.com This fall, Orilla by famed Chef Fernando Trocca from Argentina, is also slated to open at […]
Dynamic Duo for National Mojito Day
National Mojito Day is July 11, so here are a couple of my favorite South Florida places to celebrate. Cantina Laredo in Hallandale will serve a trio of new “Marvelous Mojitos,” including the Classic Cantina Mojito for $6 (regularly $10) with Cruzan Aged Light Rum, fresh mint, lime and cane sugar; the Pink Guava Mojito […]