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THE 64 WHERE BOYS ARE

Male Bonding Is Easy With These Local Adventures

A ROLL 70 ON Serial Entrepreneur Marc Bell Finds Success In Watches, Broadway And More

FLIGHT 74 TAKING Drone Racing Might Be The Next Big Professional Sport In Florida And Beyond

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n my house, which I share with my husband of 20 years and my two teenage sons, I am the Queen B (or so they all seem to think). I love them more than words can say, though sometimes they just don’t get me the way women do.

My guys don’t understand the importance of taking the right selfie, gossiping with girlfriends or questing for the perfect shoe that isn’t Nike or Adidas. Needless to say, they have no problem living in shorts and sandals and consider throwing on a pair of jeans and loafers “dressing up.” (Insert eye roll here).

Because of my testosterone-filled home, our Men’s Issue is always close to my heart. Having two amazing sons who are obsessed with football, basketball and hockey comes in very handy, especially when I need advice on professional athletes to feature. I pat myself on the back every now and then for how well I have acclimated to living with 24-hour ESPN streaming, the presence of sweaty student athletes in my family room and the fact that I am the only one in my house who gets excited about the latest People exclusive or reality show cast addition.

Nevertheless, when it comes to planning our Men’s Issue each year, our female-centric staff becomes a bit baffled. We can write an encyclopedia on wedges, handbags, power women and the like, but guy stuff? Let’s just say we had some research to do.

We think we nailed it. This issue offers something for every guy.

We’re thrilled to highlight some amazing men – ones who have truly been making the most of their lives. We begin with our cover subject, NFL legendary pass rusher Jason Taylor. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Taylor several times and am always impressed with his generosity, patience and charming personality. The former Miami Dolphin has a huge heart and is one heck of a nice guy. He discusses football, family and philanthropy in “Will To Win” (page 58).

We also visit with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, known as “America’s rabbi,” who sounds off on politics and kosher sex. Yes, you read that correctly: kosher sex. I have known Boteach since his childhood days in Miami Beach, and he is quite the character. Get to know him in “Man With A Mission” (page 78). Then, we go one-on-one with serial entrepreneur and Boca resident Marc Bell, who has founded and funded successful companies for more than three decades. Bell certainly has the golden touch, and he’s a lot of fun, too. Check him out in “On A Roll” (page 70).

And, for those among you seeking a thrill, we introduce you to drone racing, the hottest sport to hit South Florida and beyond. It’s sure to get your blood pumping in “Taking Flight” (page 74).

Plus, we take you on a tour of adventures perfect for male bonding, right in our own backyard.

From racing to golf to manly pampering, don’t miss “Where The Boys Are” (page 64).

On a personal note, I am truly blessed to have raised two wonderful young men. My older son, Adam, turns 18 this month and legally becomes a man. It’s hard for me to fathom him as an official adult – old enough to vote, fight for his country and so much more. And, yet, he graduates from high school in June, embarking on a wonderful journey to learn more about his heritage and beginning college in the fall. I couldn’t be prouder of this incredible, caring, handsome, smart man. I love him more than I could ever express in words.

To all the graduates celebrating their commencements, we wish you the best of luck on your journeys. Shoot for the moon. Even if you fall, you will land among the stars.

And, to all our readers who are lucky enough to be moms, enjoy your Mother’s Day on May 8. We hope it’s filled with good health, peace, love and laughter.

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he first gift my now-husband ever gave me was a broom and a dustpan.

First and foremost, let me clarify that this wasn’t some chauvinistic sign that he expected me to play the role of Suzy Homemaker. And he wasn’t being cheap and avoiding a more expensive alternative, either.

In fact, it wasn’t even something I asked for – or realized I needed. I was 27 at the time and had, embarrassingly, been using the same old plastic broom since college. Its bristles were frayed and discolored; the grip was worn. It had seen better days. But did I care? No, it still performed its essential function, and there were a million other ways I’d rather spend $15. (Manicure or martini, anyone?)

But, even before he moved in with me, Daniel noted the poor condition of the broom and bought me a new one, with a handy little dustpan that attaches to the broom handle. He didn’t ask if I wanted it. He didn’t tell me he was going to get it. He simply bought it, tossed out the old one and put the new one in the closet with zero fanfare.

When I opened the closet one day and saw it standing there, I almost started to cry. No, I don’t have a passion for brooms or housework (in fact, it’s quite the opposite). What touched me was this: He saw something that needed to be done, something that would help me, and did it without giving it a second thought, without expecting any type of reward.

That’s just generally how Daniel operates, and – besides being constantly in awe of his essential goodness – I can’t help but wonder how much better our world would be if we all followed the same principle.

If a co-worker is in the weeds, don’t turn your head and say, “That’s not my job.” Pitch in, and offer a solution because it’s the right thing to do. Donate to a charity not because your name will appear on a building but because you believe in the cause. Help the poor family on your street because you can make someone’s day a bit easier, not so you can brag to your friends about your good deed.

It’s not always easy to think and act this way. Humans are, after all, conditioned to behave in ways that yield tangible rewards. But I try my best. And, when I find my altruistic tendencies slipping, I’m lucky to have a living, breathing reminder right at home, lying next to me in bed every night.

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into grooming: You needn’t worry about being labeled “high-maintenance” anymore, thanks to a shift in the men’s market.

“Men in all age groups are feeling that it’s really OK to take care of yourself,” says Chris Salgardo, U.S. president of Kiehl’s Since 1851, a hair and skin care powerhouse.

Such products used to be women’s territory. But Salgardo, 48, attributes men’s increasing interest in this world to role models like George Clooney, David Beckham and other professional athletes who are aging well.

“There are more options for men than ever before,” he says.

Even more good news: Locals can now avail themselves of those plentiful options at the new Kiehl’s store at Town Center at Boca Raton.

Salgardo is also the author of “Manmade: The Essential Skincare & Grooming Reference for Every Man,” full of tips and techniques tailored to the 21st century male.

“I wanted to level the playing field for men,” says Salgardo, who had bad skin as a teenager.

He answers questions that guys have been asking him for years and offers advice for men’s specific grooming needs, such as the Renaissance man, the rebel artist and

the modern gentleman. Salgardo hopes the book makes men more confident, loving what they see in the mirror.

Starting in the industry as a makeup artist for Chanel, Salgardo went on to the corporate side, working for brands like Bobbi Brown and Shu Uemura. He has been U.S. president of Kiehl’s, which started as an Old World apothecary, since 2006.

His frequent charitable work reflects the company’s mission to give

back to the community. New York City-based Salgardo is on the board of RxArt, a nonprofit organization that aims to help sick children heal through visual art.

Salgardo, born and raised in California, also has combined philanthropy with his life-long passion for motorcycling. He started Kiehl’s LifeRide for amfAR, or American Foundation for AIDS Research, dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic. The annual motorcycle ride through major U.S. cities

raises awareness about AIDS and amfAR. Salgardo also rode on behalf of Kiehl’s in support of breast cancer awareness in March and will ride for ovarian cancer awareness this fall.

These generous efforts benefit the charities as well as Kiehl’s, drawing in customers who want to buy products from a company with a conscience, Salgardo says: “I personally get behind the causes that we support and that are important to our customers.” O – Stacey Feintuch

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BRINGING HOME THE BACON Bacon is the hottest food of the moment. You can find it infused into ice cream, sushi, brownies and more. Now, two Boynton Beach entrepreneurs have put their own spin on this salted sensation.

Kimberly Hruda and Logan Israel are the creators of Bacon Boxes, an online venture that offers bacon in a box, delivered right to your doorstep. The bacon is carefully crafted into stunning rosebud shapes, available in different flavors (s’mores, chocolate or pumpkin, anyone?) and packaged in a variety of collections.

The company prides itself on using Berkshire hogs raised free-range without hormones, steroids or antibiotics.

“Our farms follow environmentally sustainable practices and humane animal

husbandry,” notes their website. “We cure it in-house using only the finest quality of ingredients, smoke it by hand and from there we bake and arrange following a 5-point inspection process.”

They say necessity is the mother of invention – and it certainly was true for this business.

“Sometimes you don’t always know what to get a man,” Israel told The Palm Beach Post.

That’s why she made bacon roses for her fiancé, who was kind enough to share them with co-workers, who loved them so much they wanted their own boxes.

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SECRETS REVEALED Mystery writer extraordinaire Brad Meltzer – who graced the cover of our Men’s Issue last year – is back with another nail-biting story. Meltzer, a South Florida resident and the award-winning author of “The Tenth Justice,” “The Fifth Assassin” and other thrillers, teamed up with author Tod Goldberg on “The House of Secrets,” the first in a new series.

The story revolves around Hazel, who wakes up in a hospital and doesn’t remember anything, even her name. She is told that she was in a car accident that killed her father and injured her brother. As if that weren’t enough to absorb, the FBI has all kinds of questions about her dad, including his connection to a corpse found with a book that belonged to Benedict Arnold stuffed in his chest. When she tries to unravel the mystery, she learns the truth about her father – and discovers her real identity.

The book is scheduled for release in June.

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CHARLIE ROSE has the most fans with excellent credit (66%), and JAMES CORDEN has the most fans with bad credit (41%).

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Jupiter resident Carl Gentile created face- and bodydeodorizing wipes – cleansing cloths infused with aloe vera, ginseng, soothing oils and a cologne scent. He hopes customers will man up and use the individually foil-wrapped cloths at the gym, after a hard day of work, before a business meeting and more. Each wipe unfolds into a 10-by-12-inch cloth so it’s plenty big enough to do the job.

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The cloths are designed to leave users feeling shower fresh, especially important for those men who live life in the fast lane.

Niche For Men recently launched an all-natural MultiWash, which is a shower gel, shampoo and shaving gel in one. It contains vitamins, essential oils and aloe vera to nourish and calm skin, and it’s free of parabens, sulfates, artificial fragrances and dyes, petroleum and phthalates.

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Legal Genius Alan Dershowitz Has A Stake In Upcoming MyIsrael Center In Boca Raton BY LISA KAPLAN GORDON

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he MyIsrael Center in Boca Raton, still in the planning stages, aims to be an “immersive” experience that seeks “to improve the landscape of global connectedness to Israel and steward Jewish identity,” according to its website. But don’t call the center a “museum,” says Alan Dershowitz, the renowned trial lawyer, professor, author, civil liberties advocate and the center’s honorary vice-chairman of the board.

“A museum just shows you old things; the word connotes something more passive,” he says. “This is far more interactive and much more high-tech.”

The MyIsrael Center will be housed in the same building as the Boca Beach Chabad on East Palmetto Park Road. Dershowitz is particularly interested in helping the center teach youngsters and college students about Israel’s pioneering spirit and what is being accomplished there today.

“People have a sense that the occupied territory is all refugee camps and Israeli soldiers,” says Dershowitz, who is eager to reveal the “nice cars and great restaurants” that exist today in places like Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the central West Bank.

“When you visit Ramallah virtually, you will be able to see what they’re serving in the restaurants, what they have in stores,” he says. “This is what the peace dividend would look like for all the West Bank.”

The MyIsrael Center will be a far cry from the Brooklyn yeshiva Dershowitz attended while growing up in an Orthodox family. Even though his IQ was the highest in class, he didn’t do well.

“I couldn’t sit still in class,” he says. “And I was a wise guy. I didn’t show respect for my rabbis.”

Dershowitz, who still recalls two face slaps he received from teachers, says he was accepted into Brooklyn College “by the skin of my teeth.”

There, he thrived.

“We were supposed to take four classes a semester. I took six,” he says. “I was craving information.”

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LAW AND ORDER: Alan Dershowitz

He loved interacting with teachers in college and later at Yale Law School.

“I was creative, and creativity was rewarded in college and law school,” he says.

Dershowitz, who became Harvard Law School’s youngest full professor of law at age 28, is the author of dozens of books, including The New York Times No. 1 best-seller “Chutzpah.” He has represented such high-profile figures as Patty Hearst; Leona Helmsley; Mike Tyson; and O.J. Simpson, whose infamous case was the subject of a recent FX miniseries.

He really enjoyed working on the Simpson case, he says: “The more challenging the case is, the better I like it. If Abraham could argue on behalf of the sinners of Sodom, I could certainly argue on behalf of O.J.” After teaching at Harvard for 50 years, Dershowitz retired in 2013. Now 77, he lives with his wife, Carolyn Cohen, in Miami Beach. He still consults on cases and spends his free time attending concerts and walking on the beach.

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WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

Jon Favreau Reimagines Rudyard Kipling’s – And Disney’s – “The Jungle Book” BY BILL BOWEN

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hough 21st century audiences have grown accustomed to the realism of computer animation, Rudyard Kipling might have a whiteknuckled grip on his armrests if he were to watch Jon Favreau’s interpretation of his 1894 short story collection, “The Jungle Book.”

Director Favreau (“Elf,” “Iron Man,” “Cowboys & Aliens”) – with a star-studded assemblage of voices, including those of Bill Murray, Sir Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson and more – finally takes the classic boy-raised-by-wolves story out of the Disney Animation Studios, where it has been for nearly two generations, and tells it in live action with dramatic results.

Youngster Neel Sethi, an IndianAmerican from New York City, de-

buts in the role of Mowgli, a child abandoned in the Indian jungle and adopted by a wolf pack. He’s the only human in the film, surrounded by anthropomorphic beasts.

His adventures with his friend and mentor, Bagheera (Kingsley), a black panther, and Baloo (Murray), a sardonic brown bear, are mostly propelled by the collective desire to keep Mowgli out of reach of the powerful and bitter Bengal tiger, Shere Khan (Elba), bent on the boy’s demise.

The screenplay of Justin Marks, which largely follows the narrative of the 1967 Disney animated film, combines with Favreau’s vision to produce scenes that illustrate the hazards of such a feral environment.

Mowgli’s travels take him high into the dizzying forest canopy or into

the path of large carnivores and stampeding water buffaloes.

Among the film’s light moments are the antics of porcupine Ikki – whose humorous impact is somewhat diminished by the fact that the critter’s voice is provided by the late Garry Shandling.

Some viewers might detest the dancing infants and talking household pets of commercial television, but the conversant wild animals in “The Jungle Book” – all created on computers in downtown Los Angeles – are, for some reason, not as annoying.

And, when the realistic appearances of these muscular predators creates a feeling of menace, it is undercut by, for instance, Bagheera’s insightful observations in Kingsley’s Yorkshire accent. And Murray’s ex-

aggerated obsequiousness is perfect for the giant work-averse bear, who values Mowgli’s friendship at least partly for his clever methods of retrieving honey from beehives.

So Baloo is more than ready to help Bagheera rescue Mowgli when he is kidnapped by a mixed band of monkeys and delivered in a breathtaking ride through the treetops to an ancient city and a giant orangutan, King Louie (Christopher Walken), a sequence created by Disney, not Kipling. And if Walken’s Queens accent sounds funny in this neck of the jungle, well, what doesn’t? O TIME: 1 hour, 45 minutes RATED: PG for some sequences of scary action and peril

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Five Up-And-Coming Male Writers On Our Radar BY ALEXA SILVERMAN Need to freshen up your reading list or give your bookshelf an overhaul? Then consider these rising star male writers of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Their voices are bold and original – and are already raking in critical acclaim. They tackle big issues like racism, the afterlife, success and politics with careful, nuanced approaches that will keep you turning pages long into the night. Meet the brightest new male minds in writing.

“Heaven: Poems”

By Rowan Ricardo Phillips Long-listed for the National Book Award in poetry, among other honors, Rowan Ricardo Phillips’ “Heaven” explores the mysteries of the great beyond in 80 pages of honest poetics. The collection is an encore to his critically acclaimed debut, “The Ground,” and it delves into the writer’s personal understanding of – and confusion about 34

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– the afterlife, beginning with what he believes happens to the mind after death in the opening sequence.

To make sense of such weighty topics, Phillips questions the unknown through things that are known, such as Homer’s “Odyssey,” Dante’s “Paradise” and Chuck Close’s paintings.

And, although discussing the infinite can be unsettling, Phillips buoys readers with language that is “eternally intoxicating, full of play, pathos, and surprise” for a whirlwind of a literary

ride, according to the book’s publisher.

Deemed one of the best young American poets in years, Phillips is “one to read now and watch for in the future,” says Booklist.

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winner of the National Book Award, winner of the NAACP Image Award and was named one of the top 10 books of 2015 by more than a dozen national publications.

Toni Morrison even called it “required reading.”

Structured as a letter to his adolescent son, Coates explores American racial history, including current events, while recounting his own story, from growing up on the streets of Baltimore to his time at Howard University.

He grapples with two fundamental questions – “What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden?” – according to the book’s publisher. Coates offers a hopeful vision for the future and our potential to change, tempered by a deep sense of urgency.

“Fourth of July Creek”

By Smith Henderson Described as “dark, gritty, and oh so good” by Booklist, “Fourth of July Creek,” Smith Henderson’s debut novel, has critics raving. The PEN prize winner’s meticulously crafted work meditates on the “complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation’s 36

disquieting and violent contradictions,” according to the book’s publisher. But, readers, be warned: The Miami Herald says it “breaks your heart with small tragedies.”

The tale follows Pete Snow, a social worker in rural Montana.

When he meets a malnourished child in critical condition, Pete gets involved with the boy’s father, a self-proclaimed “bringer of bad tidings” who believes the end of time is near. Now, the FBI is interested in this potential anarchist, and Pete is caught in the midst of a manhunt as he tries to stop his own family from spiraling out of control. Reportedly being adapted for television, this is a must-read.

“Originals: How NonConformists Move the World”

By Adam Grant Have you ever wondered what type of people are the most successful in life? Wharton professor Adam Grant has one word for you: originals. In his second book, The New York Times best-seller “Originals:

How Non-Conformists Move the World,” Grant shares with readers what he’s been studying for years – the psychology of success and just how easy it is to achieve and maintain daily.

The book’s publisher sums up Grant’s message clearly: “People who champion originality have the same fears and doubts as the rest of us, but what sets them apart is that they don’t freeze or faint in the face of a challenge – they take action anyway.”

Through compelling studies and stories, with a foreword by Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, Grant provides readers with a roadmap for becoming a trailblazer, rejecting conformity and being innovative without gambling it all. Considered one of the world’s most influential management thinkers, Grant is someone you’ll want to read immediately and refer back to often.

“A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel”

By Marlon James Winner of the 2015 Man Booker

Prize, one of the highest honors in fiction, Marlon James’ “A Brief History of Seven Killings” centers on the attempted assassination of reggae legend Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1976 – but doesn’t stop there. The author plumbs 30 years of Jamaican history and politics, as told through the perspectives of more than 75 richly painted characters, ranging from gang members and journalists to politicians and even ghosts.

In fact, the cast is so complex that James includes a character guide in the front of the book.

“I got really interested in the motives of people: What is unchecked ambition. Who really suffers from violence. How by trying to escape it, you sometimes run right back into the middle of it,” the Jamaican native and Minnesota college professor told the Los Angeles Times.

Mind-boggling in scope and inventiveness, the story hops among continents and decades in a true tour de force, as The Wall Street Journal dubbed it. O

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horrific car accident in 2014 sidelined Tracy Morgan, putting him in a medically induced coma and killing his close friend and fellow comic James McNair. No doubt, there were days for Morgan when there wasn’t much to laugh about.

But the comedian fought his way back from the life-changing incident and has returned to the stage with his aptly named Picking Up The Pieces tour.

The tour includes a stop at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood at 8 p.m. on May 21.

“After a triumphant return to the Hollywood stage at this year’s Emmy Awards and a visit to his old stomping grounds at ‘Saturday Night Live,’ audiences can look forward to the entertainer doing what he does best: bringing bag loads of funny and making people laugh,” notes a tour press release.

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urn on, tune in and get ready for one of the most popular – and controversial – musicals of all time. “Hair” is bringing its iconic social commentary to the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts from May 20 to June 5. “‘Hair’ puts rock music and the culture that went with it on stage.

The show has a strong effect on everyone and acts as a bridge between generations and viewpoints,” notes the venue’s website. “What looks like incredible chaos is actually organized chaos. As a social commentary of our times, ‘Hair’ provides an insight into the philosophy of the flower children of the 1960’s. As the first and most successful of the rock musicals, ‘Hair’ provides a new element in musical theatre entertainment.”

Musical numbers include “Aquarius,” “Good Morning Starshine,” “I Believe in Love,” “Hair,” “I Got Life,” “What a Piece of Work Is Man” and “Let The Sun Shine.” (The music is infectious, and audiences usually end up singing along.)

The story, about the hippie culture and sexual revolution of the ’60s, is told through the eyes of a group that bands together to create change.

“They seek to find a new way. They yearn to change the world. They begin by recreating themselves. They try to live by the philosophy of ‘Peace and Love,’” explains the musical’s website.

The original production may have been promoting peace and love, but its references to sexuality, portrayal of illegal drug use, nude scene and disregard for the American flag caused an uproar.

And, yet, the musical has garnered many positive reviews over the years.

“Thrilling! This emotionally rich revival delivers what Broadway otherwise hasn’t felt this season. Cuddly, sweet, madcap and ecstatic, the young cast members are tearing down the house, and any theatergoer with a pulse will find it hard to resist their invitation to join the demolition crew,” notes The New York Times.

Note: The play is geared toward mature audiences. O For more information, call 561-832-7469 or visit kravis.org.

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Joe Walsh And Bad Company Unite At Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre BY LINDA HAASE

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hen Joe Walsh and Bad Company decided to tour together, they knew there was only one way to describe the venture. Thus, the One Hell Of A Night Tour was born.

The only question: As co-headliners, who would take the stage first? Their solution: Rotate the spot.

The longtime musicians are ready to share the limelight.

“I had always hoped that we would do something together and here we are 30 years later finally touring together,” says Bad Company lead singer Paul Rodgers, according to the band’s website. “There is only one Joe Walsh, he is such a unique person and an uber talented singer, songwriter and musician.”

Walsh counters on Bad Company’s website: “I have a huge amount of respect for Paul and the band. Paul and I agreed it would be a hell of an evening of music, one that will be memorable for everyone who comes, and memorable for us.”

South Florida fans can join the fun at 7 p.m. on May 29 at Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre. Expect songs like “Rocky Mountain Way,” “Walk Away,” “Life’s Been Good,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love” and “Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy.”

The English band Bad Company, which formed in 1973, put its stamp on rock with its “straightahead, no-frills” musical approach, according to the band’s website. Its 1974 self-titled debut album, which featured “Can’t Get Enough” and “Movin’ On,” went platinum. Since then, the band has released several award-winning albums.

Rolling Stone says Walsh “stands surely among rock and roll’s finest guitarists.” Walsh, who played with The Eagles and the James Gang before going solo, started with gigs in coffee shops and bars while at Kent State University.

He’s happy playing almost anywhere.

“I’ll be playing and I open my eyes and I think, ‘ Oh shit. I’m on stage and there’s people here!’” he explains on his website. “That feeling is why we do this. For those rare times when you can just zone out and play.” O For more information, call 800-745-3000 or visit livenation.com.

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Mavis Staples And The Blind Boys Of Alabama To Visit Broward Center BY LINDA HAASE

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to come and scoop me off the stage.

I’m gonna sing till I die.”

Multiple Grammy Award winners and Gospel Music Hall of Famers The Blind Boys of Alabama also have a storied career.

“They cross multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual songs by Ben Harper, Eric Clapton, Prince and Tom Waits,” notes the Broward

The 76-year-old singer performed with her family’s band, The Staple Singers; had a solo career; and recorded with many musicians, including Bob Dylan, The Band and Ray Charles.

Her foray into music began when she was 8 and her father decided to start a family band. Two years later, they debuted at a Chicago church, where they were a hit. They went on to release many chart-topping tunes, including “Uncloudy Day,” and civil rights songs, including “March Up Freedom’s Highway.”

Although Staples is way past retirement age, she has no plans to slow down.

“Ain’t no stopping me, I will sing,” Staples was quoted as saying on Biography.com. “You know, you’d have

Center’s website. “The soaring energy and powerful voices of these amazing singers connect with the soul for an inspired experience.”

The group has persevered over many decades despite its physical limitations.

“It’s almost unbelievable that a group of blind, African-American singers, who started out touring during a time of whites-only bathrooms, restaurants and hotels, went on to win five Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and to perform at the White House for three different presidents,” notes the band’s website. O

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“There are few living musicians like Mavis Staples who can lay claim to being the voice of America’s conscience, and even fewer who continue to make vital music,” notes the venue’s website.

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PENCILING IN PASSION Busy Couples Are Adding Sex To Their To-Do Lists BY LINDA HAASE

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indy Crawford juggles a furniture line, two kids, modeling gigs, spokesperson duties and a thousand other “to-do” items.

But there’s another important entry on her agenda: sex with hubby Rande Gerber.

Crawford, like many other super-busy people, is scheduling dedicated time for passion. With work and parenthood leaving little room for love-making, it was the perfect solution, the supermodel told Ladies Home Journal.

“If you just wait for the moment to strike, you’re going to have some dry spells,” she said. “But even if you don’t start out in the mood, once you get it going, everyone’s on board.”

But is this practice of penciling in desire among doctor’s appointments, workouts and happy hours a good one? For many couples, it is, say our experts, noting that it’s easy to get busy (in the literal sense) and put sex at the bottom of your priority list. For many of today’s hectic couples, they say, this *Name changed to protect privacy

planning can help them rediscover – or maintain – intimacy.

“By scheduling it, you are both saying that it is so important to you that you want to block off time to do it,” says Jessica Marchena, a licensed mental health counselor and co-owner of Boca Raton-based Heart Connection Center. “You plan dates; you plan a surprise party, a vacation and a wedding proposal, so why not plan time for sex, one of the most important and cherished parts of a marriage?”

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By scheduling sex, you are both saying that it is so important to you that you want to block off time to do it. You plan dates; you plan a surprise party, a vacation and a wedding proposal, so why not plan time for sex, one of the most important and cherished parts of a marriage?

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– Jessica Marchena, licensed mental health counselor

However, there can be a downside, she acknowledges: “Sex can lose its allure or spontaneity because it is scheduled, and you lose the playing ‘hard to get’ card because you both know it will happen.”

South Florida resident Rhonda* agrees. She began scheduling sex with her husband when they retired and discovered that their calendars were even more crowded than when they worked.

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life relations pens,” she says. “The disadvantage is that it takes a lot of the excitement out of it because much of the excitement is not knowing whether it will happen, which is more often the case in newer relationships.

Since we’ve been scheduling it, we already know the outcome, and we feel obligated.”

Marchena says there are ways to infuse an element of exhilaration: “[Scheduling] it gives you something to look forward to, and you can mentally prepare yourself for the night. Also, you can text, call and connect with each other throughout the day to help make the transition after a long day at work or with the kids.”

Some experts suggest sending sweet, sexy or even scandalous reminders about your “appointment.”

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not seem romantic or spontaneous, couples can amp up the anticipation by fantasizing together or surprising each other, suggests Rita Benasutti, a Boca Raton psychotherapist specializing in couples’ therapy, marriage counseling and sex therapy.

Like everything in a relationship, communication is paramount for this endeavor to work, she says: “Things can’t be written in stone.

You need to talk about what works for both of you.”

And, Benasutti advises, it doesn’t always have to be about sex. Couples can use this time to be intimate, talk about hopes and dreams, relax – and see where things lead.

The practice is, in a way, like dating, she points out: “When you are dating, you put aside your responsibilities and set aside time for someone else. You are often going

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out with an intention of [sex] happening. Date night was often code word for: hope we come home and have sex.”

Scheduling sex has another benefit, Benasutti says: It could help with planning for couples who need the extra help of an enhancer, like Viagra.

There are some caveats, though.

“While scheduling sex might solve the problem of a very busy couple who rarely connect with one another, it might not,” says Marchena. “The fact that both partners recognize that there is a problem and insist on finding time to sit down and problem-solve about it will begin the improvement. Usually, lack of sex means there is an emotional disconnection. The process of being able to talk with one another, listen to each other and work together to

make things better improves the emotional disconnection. Having these conversations and expressing their mutual desire to have a better relationship will bring the couple closer together. And that will lead to more sex.”

Some, like a 34-year-old male client of Benasutti’s, find the practice horrifying. “That’s awful,” he told her when the topic came up. And, yet, a 52-year-old client thought the idea was a great one, she says.

Another naysayer: Kelly Clarkson.

During an interview with Redbook, the singer discussed the importance of keeping her sex life healthy.

“I always swore ours would not be a relationship where we have to schedule sex,” she said. “That is never going to happen. We put each other first.” O

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BULLY IN THE FAMILY What To Do When Your Child Is That Child BY DIANNA SMITH

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s parents, we’re always ready to defend our children, especially if we learn that another child is bullying our own flesh and blood.

But what should we do if we find out that our children are, in fact, the ones doing the bullying?

That’s a tough pill to swallow for many moms and dads. Bullying is something that most parents have likely worried about since their children were old enough to start school, but adults typically fear that their kids will be the target of bullies – not the other way around.

It can cause embarrassment, anger and grief for everyone involved.

And it could also lead to even more unwanted turmoil at school or among parent groups. In 2014, a Miami-area parent learned that her 12-year-old daughter was being bullied at school. The woman then tracked down the bully and physically attacked the child. Now, while we may understand the anger this mother was feeling, it’s safe to say that her solution wasn’t the right way to fix the problem.

So what is the right way? Talking.

And lots of it. According to therapists in South Florida, having important discussions with your child and school leaders will not only help

According to therapists in South Florida, having important discussions with your child and school leaders about bullying will not only help everyone involved but could help eliminate it altogether. everyone involved but could help eliminate bullying altogether.

But, first, you need to make sure that actual bullying is taking place.

Dr. Gary Eisenberg, a child psychologist in Boca Raton, says that the term “bullying” has become overused and that some use the word to describe anything involving a child getting hurt, physically or verbally.

If a child gets in a fight one time with another child, for example, that’s not bullying. It’s when the behavior happens again and again.

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“Bullying is intense, repeated and direct intimidation of a child,” Eisenberg says. “It’s a direct attempt to humiliate.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially defined the word “bullying” in 2014 as any unwanted aggressive behavior by another youth or group of youths who are not siblings or current dating partners.

Bullying involves an observed or perceived power imbalance and is repeated multiple times or is highly likely to be repeated. It may inflict harm or

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distress on the targeted youth, including physical, psychological, social or educational harm.

And bullying is so common that all states now have anti-bullying legislation. However, there is no federal anti-bullying law.

Bullies can be boys or girls of any age. Usually they enjoy dominating others, are impulsive and like violence. They have less empathy, but, underneath it all, they are very insecure, Eisenberg says, which is why they bully in the first place.

“Bullying improves their false sense of self-esteem and may get them some positive attention from other students, which makes them feel popular,” he says.

Dr. Lauren Gerber, a clinical and school psychologist in Boca Raton, says there are many other reasons children and teens become bullies.

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who has been bullied first.

The victims are chosen because they’re most likely to react and become upset, and they are typically anxious and easily intimidated.

Sadly, they’re often lonely kids.

Parents of bullies tend to blame themselves for their children’s behavior, but, Gerber says, it isn’t helpful to place blame. It’s better to come up with strategies to remedy the situation.

If the bullying is happening in school, connect with a counselor, teacher or principal to coordinate a meeting to discuss the problem.

At home, be sure to ask a lot of questions, including, “What led up to this? What happened the days before? The months before?

Did something like this happen to you?”

If your child doesn’t open up to you, consider a relative or family friend she feels close with to talk with her about bullying.

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And remember that bullying doesn’t only happen in person. It also occurs online, in the form of cyberbullying. If your child uses social media, watch what he posts online, and stay vigilant about emails and texts. Examples of cyberbullying include mean text messages or emails; rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites; and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites or fake profiles.

Ask for your child’s social media account passwords, but tell him you’ll only use them in case of emergency, and “friend” or “follow” your child on social media sites so you can monitor his behavior.

If you find that your child is bullying either in person or online, make consequences, Eisenberg says. While taking away a privilege or grounding are common reactions, they really don’t help in the long run, he says.

For a younger child, have him make something for the victim

or help him or her in some way, Eisenberg recommends. If the child is older, have him write an essay on the negative impacts of bullying or on the values of being honest and kind.

And parents need to maintain an ongoing dialogue about bullying with their children. According to Stop Bullying.gov, if you learn that your child is a bully, make it clear that such behavior is wrong. Describe how a person who is being harassed might feel, and ask a school counselor for advice and help. Supervise your child more closely, and be sure to notice and reward good behavior as well.

There’s still a lot of research being done on bullying, Gerber says: “The answers are not out.”

But what she and other professionals do know for certain is that there are ways to curb bullying and that parents can help by communicating, listening and teaching right from wrong. O

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The JW Marriott Austin Blends Upscale Design With Texas Charm BY ANDREA G. ROLLIN

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tanding tall in the heart of downtown, the JW Marriott Austin is the ideal place to begin any trip to the Live Music Capital of the World. An impressive, modern lobby â&#x20AC;&#x201C; appointed with wood-grain walls, dramatic lighting and colorful artwork â&#x20AC;&#x201C; greets you.

A little over a year old, the hotel is just a 15-minute drive from AustinBergstrom International Airport.

When it comes to amenities, the JW Marriott Austin does not disappoint. The Executive Lounge, on the amenity floor, offers dazzling city views as well as a full breakfast, beverages throughout the day, 54

afternoon snacks, evening treats and private work areas.

Other highlights include a breathtaking rooftop pool and deck, a state-of-the-art fitness center and a diverse selection of restaurants to suit your every culinary craving.

Osteria Pronto, a full-service restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, serves up authentic regional Italian cuisine, and the Corner Restaurant, open for lunch and dinner, focuses on regional Texas ingredients, hand-crafted tequila cocktails and locally sourced brews.

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life destinations Whether you’re visiting Austin for business or pleasure, be sure to set aside some time for sightseeing and fun activities. You’ll love the hotel’s convenient location: The University of Texas, the Texas State Capitol and the downtown business district are all nearby.

latter of which many consider the best walk-up window in Austin.

There’s even a Starbucks (sure to please die-hard fans), and guests who just want to stay in will welcome JW Marriott Austin’s 24-hour room service.

The 34-story hotel also offers 1,012 of the largest smoke-free guest rooms in downtown Austin, with a vision of becoming the best JW Marriott in the Americas, says Damon Bell, director of sales and marketing for the hotel. Each room features luxurious bedding, high-speed Internet, Marriott’s plug-in technology panel, a 48-inch HD LED smart TV and a well-lit work desk with an ergonomic chair. Those looking for the “suite” life have 30 to choose from, including 56

three presidential suites, three hospitality suites and 24 executive suites.

And, starting in September, hotel guests can be pampered in regal style at Spa By JW, a fullservice spa with all the luxurious amenities one would expect from a JW Marriott.

Whether you’re visiting Austin for business or pleasure, be sure to set aside some time for sightseeing and fun activities. You’ll love the hotel’s convenient location: The University of Texas, the Texas State Capitol and the downtown business district are all nearby.

Austin is also home to two phenomenal music festivals: South by Southwest, a six-day celebration every March (for which the JW

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Marriott Austin is considered the headquarters), and Austin City Limits, featuring more than 130 bands during the first two weekends of October.

The Sixth Street Entertainment District, located within the city’s urban core, plays host to an abundance of festivals and events, like South by Southwest, Carnaval Brasileiro, Rodeo Austin, The Republic of Texas Biker Rally and Art City Austin. (Austin City Limits and Blues on the Green are held in Zilker Park.)

Sixth Street was formerly called Pecan Street under Austin’s older naming convention, which had east-west streets named after trees and north-south streets named after Texas rivers (this latter rule still applies). The nine-block area of East Sixth Street is recognized as the Sixth Street Historic District and was listed on the National Register of

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Historic Places in 1975.

And don’t miss the city’s beautiful Victorian architecture, exemplified by the Driskill Hotel, the Scarbrough Building and the Littlefield Building.

Your visit to Austin wouldn’t be complete without stopping at nearby landmarks such as the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, Bullock Texas State History Museum, Paramount Theatre and Lake Travis. Or book one or two of the area’s terrific tours: Austin Duck Adventures, Haunted Austin, Ride It Segway Tour in Austin and Tour Austin & Hill Country in 90 Minutes.

Then take a break from the city’s attractions to enjoy lunch or dinner at one of the exceptional local restaurants, including Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-b-que, the Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill, Second Bar + Kitchen or Torchy’s Tacos. The choices are endless.

The JW Marriott Austin and the city of Austin offer such a lavish lifestyle and so much to see and do that you’ll want to come back time and time again. O

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WHETHER IN FOOTBALL OR PHILANTHROPY, FORMER MIAMI DOLPHIN JASON TAYLOR GIVES HIS ALL

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here are no throwaway plays or minutes or days,” Jason Taylor says.

The retired NFL legendary pass rusher is talking about the mindset that has contributed to his success.

“Winning is a habit,” he says. “Win the play in practice, during walk-through – win the game. Win the mental game with yourself and against the opponent. Every small win builds up confidence so that, when the time comes to compete against someone else or you find yourself in that pressure spot, it’s comfortable. It is familiar to you because you have been there before, time and time again, throughout your preparation and experience.”

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Taylor, 41, is referring to football, but he could very well be talking about life. As founder of the Jason Taylor Foundation, he’s just as intent on making the most of his philanthropic efforts today as he ever was during his 15-year career as one of the NFL’s most fearsome pass rushers. And the South Florida resident knows how meaningful a few well-spent minutes can be.

“Some of the quieter moments often stand out the most,” he says about his charitable work. “One year, during a visit to Holtz Children’s Hospital [at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami], one of the patients was clearly extremely ill, and I wasn’t quite sure if she really wanted to be there. The child-life specialists pulled me aside and explained that she had her mother do her hair that day and that she demanded that her doctor take her off her respirator for the 30 to 45 minutes it took for the visit just so she could be in the room. It really gave me an entirely new perspective on what some of these kids

team. He went on to play for the University of Akron before being drafted by Miami, where he played most of his career, with the exception of a season each with the Washington Redskins and the New York Jets.

A six-time Pro Bowl pick, Taylor was named AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2006.

He holds the sixth all-time career record for his 139.5 sacks and leads the league in fumble-return touchdowns with six.

“One thing I realized early on is that nobody does it by themselves, particularly in football,” Taylor says. “Every sack had to have good coverage in the back end or pressure up the middle that forced a quarterback toward your side. The same can be said for every interception, and, even on a touchdown return, you typically can replay the film and find the one key block that your teammate made downfield. If those things don’t happen, if you don’t get those key performances from the people around you, then you don’t enjoy the

“Right around that time, my first son, Isaiah, was born, and my wife and I realized that we were so fortunate to have a healthy child we were able to teach, mentor and provide for but that, unfortunately, so many other children weren’t going to be in that position. We wanted to do whatever we could to help as many as we could.”

That’s how the Jason Taylor Foundation came to be. Created in 2004 and based in Weston, the foundation’s focus is the education, health and quality of life of South Florida children. The foundation’s long-standing partnerships include the Learning Center at Holtz Children’s Hospital and the Jason Taylor Scholars Program with Take Stock in Children, which has provided college scholarships, mentorship and advocacy to more than 50 students.

Original programs of the foundation include the Jason Taylor Reading Room at the Miramar Youth Enrichment Center, a comprehensive after-school

“ONE THING I REALIZED EARLY ON IS THAT NOBODY DOES IT BY THEMSELVES, PARTICULARLY IN FOOTBALL.”

are dealing with and how meaningful it is to them that someone shows them a little love.”

Taylor’s revelations weren’t entirely new.

He grew up seeing how hard his single mom struggled to provide for him and his older sister while encouraging them to be kind to others less fortunate. Even as a youth, he visited sick kids in hospitals and went on church mission trips.

In an interview with CBS Sports’ James Brown, Georgia Taylor said these experiences were lifechanging for her son.

“I think the biggest thing he learned on those trips is that he had a lot more than he thought he had at home,” she said.

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individual success that more people notice.”

Again, it seems Taylor is speaking about something bigger than football, which could explain why one of his proudest achievements was being named the 2007 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, which recognizes community service as well as on-field excellence.

“Giving back is something my mother always instilled in us, and, so, I knew at some point that I would want to get behind a cause and have an impact,” he says. “So I spent the first six or seven years of my professional career assisting the Dolphins and other organizations with their community initiatives as well as supporting other guys both locally and nationally, and I really took a close look at what everyone was doing.

program in existence for almost a decade that helps inner-city youth with academic challenges, particularly literacy.

“We see kids that came through our program years ago, and now they are in college or even out in the real world earning a living, becoming positive, productive people, which is what our goals were in the first place,” Taylor says.

The Omari Hardwick bluapple Poetry Network, started at the Reading Room to provide teens with a vehicle for written and performancebased self-expression, has been wildly popular, expanding throughout Broward County and elsewhere in the state.

“We went from 11 or 12 kids at the Reading Room writing poetry on Friday afternoons to now

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(Here and below) Taylor works with youth through his foundation

“I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO SET GOALS, TO GIVE EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO WHATEVER IT IS YOU ARE DOING, AND THEN THE RESULTS SHOULD SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.”

being in more than 60 schools and hosting the largest youth-poetry festival in the state,” Taylor says. “If you get a chance to see these kids get on stage, tell their stories and pour their hearts out in front of total strangers who may have absolutely nothing in common with them other than their love for the spoken word, only to receive acceptance and praise, it is a complete validation of our work.”

In April, teams of students from South Florida schools met at the second annual Louder Than A Bomb Florida poetry festival for friendly competition and to showcase the art form.

“The work these kids are doing is having a transformational effect on their lives and the lives of those around them,” Taylor says. “We have kids from Homestead all the way up to Port St. Lucie participating, and to see these kids from all walks of life get together, learn from each other and support each other is inspirational. In fact, the team from Boca Raton Community High School made it to our final stage last year and did a phenomenal job.”

Jason and Katina Taylor now have three children – Isaiah, Mason and Zoey – who also like to get involved in charitable work.

“They beg to come out now and really do want to help,” he says. “A few years back, we were in the middle of a huge fundraiser, and the kids set up a lemonade stand on their own with a huge handmade sign asking people to help the foundation. They raised a little more than $100, and the pride on their faces when they handed the money to our foundation director is something I will never forget.”

Instilling a sense of gratitude in their children is

important for the Taylors, he says.

“Allowing them to see kids who are fighting for their lives or kids who don’t know where their next meal is going to come from – and to have real conversations about how they can offer some level of help to those who need it – when they have those life experiences and connections with others, it doesn’t take me saying, ‘Hey, see how lucky you are?’”

Aside from his philanthropic work, Taylor has stayed active with broadcasting, including co-hosting a weekly show last football season on Sirius/XM NFL Radio, as well as business, with a collection of watches with Invicta Watch Group.

He enjoys golf and boating, but one of his favorite activities is coaching his sons in football.

“The boys are developing into pretty good athletes, and I certainly enjoy their successes, but, regardless of how well they perform, what is most gratifying is seeing them learn how to compete; to give their all to something that is meaningful to them; to be disciplined but to also play with a controlled abandonment; to work with their teammates and to hurt when things don’t go their way but to then channel that disappointment and pain into something that can fuel them to work harder and be better.”

One of his most memorable coaching experiences recently included all three kids.

“The boys had a flag football tournament, and, unfortunately, several of our players were unable to attend,” he says. “We were short one player and would have had to forfeit our games, but Zoey, after some prodding from her brothers, agreed to play.

She was the only girl out there and, at age 10, was the youngest player by several years, but she was amazing! She played her tail off, gave incredible effort and never once complained. To see my little girl stand up when her brothers needed her and give tremendous effort with an amazing attitude was a very proud moment for me.”

Taylor says he encourages his children to explore all sorts of opportunities and that he would support them if they pursued sports careers.

“But I would also explain the realities of what they are up against,” he says. “I am blessed to have had an amazing career and played a game that I love, but I also know that, when you look at the number of kids chasing that dream every day compared to the number of people that actually play professional athletics, I really am an anomaly.”

Whatever they do, Taylor hopes his children will give their very best effort.

“I believe it is important to set goals, to give everything you can to whatever it is you are doing, and then the results should speak for themselves,” he says. “When it came to football, I always wanted to earn the respect of my peers as someone who gave everything he had on the field from the first whistle to the last. I guess, when it comes to life, in many ways, it’s the same.

“I hope my kids will one day continue to carry out the work we do with the foundation to help those in our community who need it most, and, if that happens, that will be the greatest legacy we can leave. But, ultimately, I want to be my kids’ hero. Fatherhood is the single most important thing to me.” O M AY 2 0 1 6

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WHERE THE B MALE BONDING IS EASY WITH THESE LOCAL ADVENTURES

They say girls just wanna have fun – but guys do, too! Although they go about it a bit differently.

Men tend to socialize through concrete shared activities, often involving TVs or tools, sports and beer, gadgets or grills. In addition, they seem to like a bit of competition, maybe a little wager regarding skills – at least when it comes to buddies and brothers. When different generations get together, however, the emphasis shifts to passing along family talents, traditions and 64

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the accumulation of male wisdom.

Whatever floats your boat, we’ve rounded up some area activities perfect for sharing with the men in your lives, whether old college buddies, grandfathers and grandchildren, business colleagues or brothers from another mother. Make the commitment to get together with the guys in your life, young and old.

Because boys need positive male role models, and, frankly,

BY JUDY KIRKWOOD sometimes men need to play like boys.

The first jolt of pleasure is choosing your chariot: a Ferrari F430, Ferrari GT, Lamborghini Gallardo or Audi R8.

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NEED FOR SPEED From the minute a young man receives his learner’s permit, cars signify independence, power and an excuse to accelerate. Research reportedly shows that men who drive sports cars get a boost of testosterone – mostly from the female attention they attract but also from the physical thrill.

WHERE: Thank goodness for Miami Exotic Auto Racing, which sells laps in luxury cars at Miami Speedway in Homestead, because speeding is best kept off city streets and on professional racetracks. The first jolt of pleasure is choosing your chariot: a Ferrari F430, Ferrari GT, Lamborghini Gallardo or Audi R8.

An experienced driver will spend about 30 minutes with you, going over instructions and then doing a safety lap, with you in the passenger seat of a demo car. Then it’s your turn to lay some rubber. The instructor will ride beside you in your sports car on the 1.6-mile course with 11 turns and two long straightaways.

WHO SHOULD GO: This is not for the young or faint-hearted, but it’s a great bonding experience for guys who may never own one of these hot rides.

Buying laps makes a unique gift for a partner or spouse. Better yet: Surprise visitors with the experience. They’ll talk about it for years to come.

COST: Prices range from $499 for three laps each in the Audi and Lamborghini to $699 for three laps each in the two Ferraris. A VIP package includes a ride-along with a pro driver.

Costs include insurance.

CONTACT: 1 Speedway Blvd., Homestead, 786-708-4183; miami exoticautoracing.com

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Let’s face it: Men get manicures and have their hair done, too. But they may not want to sit around with a bunch of chatty ladies with their hair in foils. And then there’s the stubble and other malespecific aesthetic issues to contend with.

Sometimes only a visit to a dedicated male salon will do.

WHERE: Although you can get a haircut and a shave there, ManCave for Men, in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, goes beyond your typical barbershop experience. The manly one-stop grooming shops also offer waxing; manicures and pedicures; massages; products from The Art of Shaving, L’Oreal Homme Men, Redken for Men and Johnny B. Hair Care; and a Hairmax LaserComb to energize hair follicles. Plus, you’ll enjoy free beer on tap, sports on TV, shoe shines and a convivial men’s club atmosphere.

WHO SHOULD GO: ManCave hosts grooms and groomsmen, ordering in bagels and champagne if desired; family reunions; bar mitzvah groups; and, of course, fathers and sons for anytime bonding.

COST: Haircuts range from $20 (for students) to $35; shaves are $35; manicures are $20; pedicures are $35; and massages start at $85. ManCave also offers packages with discounted prices.

Cycle Party photos by Chris Haerting

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PEDAL POWER Once in a while, guys need to do something silly and different. (A little booze doesn’t hurt, either.) A 15seat quadrabike is not only a safe option for a pub crawl, with a tour guide at the wheel, but it’s also easy on the environment.

WHERE: CP Tours runs several Cycle Party tours daily in West Palm Beach. The most popular is the pay “by the seat” social pub crawl, which visits three to four locations in CityPlace or on Clematis Street.

Guests board at Wine Scene, about a block north of CityPlace. There are other tours, too, including craft cocktail, foodie and wine options, as well as custom private tours.

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with backs, a cooling mist system, sound and light systems and a knowledgeable tour guide. Ten people pedal while five lounge.

CP Tours also operates in Fort Lauderdale and will be available in other South Florida cities soon.

WHO SHOULD GO: Since you can pay by the seat, guys can go with a few friends or rent the whole bike.

It’s perfect for bachelor or birthday parties. For insurance reasons, you must be older than 16 to ride and older than 21, of course, to participate in drinking tours.

COST: It costs $350 to $450 to reserve the whole bike, or guests can pay for individual seats for $59, which includes three drinks during the pub crawl and gratuity. Tours are available at noon, 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

CONTACT: 954-633-4665; cp-tours.com

Photos by Marlando Photography

Make the commitment to get together with the guys in your life, young and old. Because boys need positive male role models, and, frankly, sometimes men need to play like boys.

CONTACT: 2240 N.W. 19th St., #1206, Boca Raton, 561-392-3373; 14851 Lyons Road, Suite 108, Delray Beach, 561429-4600; mancaveformen.com

Photos by Russell Kirk and Ken E. May

HOLE IN ONE Golf, basically hitting a ball with a stick, has been popular with men since before the first official round in Scotland. Besides a sports challenge, the game presents an opportunity to learn patience and practice handling frustration and stress.

WHERE: Florida has more golf courses than any other state, and Palm Beach County has more than any other county in the state. Osprey Point Golf Course in South County Regional Park in Boca Raton is a true gem among South Florida’s hundreds of golf destinations. As a designated Audubon International Classic Signature Golf Course/ Certified Classic Sanctuary, meeting eco-design and development criteria based on sustainable resource management, the natural environment is on par with the layout of the course.

When awarded the Audubon distinction in 2011, Osprey Point was only the fifth project in the world to receive Certified Classic Sanctuary status. There are no condos or high-rises lining the perimeter of the three nine-hole courses, so there’s a sense of truly getting away from the city and suburbs – but without having to travel far.

WHO SHOULD GO: Osprey Point is one of the most kid-friendly courses in the area, with 50 percent off regular rates for juniors (players under 17 years old; except for weekends and holidays) and free junior play during Family Golf Sundays after 3 p.m.

Osprey Point Golf Course in South County Regional Park in Boca Raton is a true gem among South Florida’s hundreds of golf destinations.

COST: Rates range from $61 on weekdays before 1 p.m. for 18 holes and a cart to $23 on weekdays after 3 p.m. for 18 holes and a cart. Frequent Player cards are available, and there are specials as low as $13.

CONTACT: 12551 Glades Road, Boca Raton, 561-482-2868; pbcgolf.com

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JUST DOUGH IT Everybody should have one special dish they’re known for, including dads and boyfriends. Even guys who don’t know the difference between a whisk and a wok can have fun learning to cook outside their comfort zone. Culinary activities in South Florida abound, from French cooking schools to public-

offers a hands-on two-hour Pizza 101 class that’s fun and informative. Taught by restaurateur Steven Dapuzzo, students learn to stretch dough and the correct techniques for building and topping a pizza, as well as fun facts about one of the world’s most popular dishes.

Using the best ingredients is essential, of course, and participants become familiar with the purest

wrangling restaurant reservations when friends are in town, impress them with this culinary course, where they can eat their creations and take home Solita & Mastino recipes. Or make it a dads’ night out, and surprise the family later with your skills.

COST: Currently offered twice a month, classes are $69 per person, which includes your own pizza

Culinary activities in South Florida abound, from French cooking schools to public-recreation department offerings, but becoming an expert at creating artisan pizzas covers all your bases, dazzling kids and adults alike. recreation department offerings, but becoming an expert at creating artisan pizzas covers all your bases, dazzling kids and adults alike.

WHERE: Solita & Mastino, in Pineapple Grove, Delray Beach,

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EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), finest stone-milled flour and authentic San Marzano tomatoes. It also helps if you have a 900-degree wood fire oven. Come hungry.

WHO SHOULD GO: Instead of

and a glass of wine, a craft beer or a cocktail. Private classes are available, too.

CONTACT: 25 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach, 561-899-0888; solitaitalian.com

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away, partying at the h Clevelander l l d bar and lounge while watching the game or hanging out on the Budweiser Balcony, with great views of the park and downtown Miami.

COST: Individual tickets start at $14 and range in price depending on seating. There are also special offers linked with events at the stadium.

CONTACT: 501 Marlins Way, Miami, 305-480-1300; miami.marlins. mlb.com

Dads and grandpas will enjoy introducing youngsters to the traditional sport, and Marlins Park is also great for a guys’ getaway.

Photos courtesy of Miami EcoAdventures

Turn off the TV, get out and see South Florida’s professional sports teams up close and personal. Florida Panthers hockey, Miami Heat basketball and Miami Dolphins football are all within a reasonable drive, but there is no sport more quintessentially American than the “summer game,” baseball.

WHERE: The 4-year-old Marlins Park has one of the most contemporary stadium designs in baseball and boasts a distinctive Miami vibe, including two 400-plus-gallon tanks of tropical fish behind home plate.

Beyond the roar of the crowd and skill of the players, men and boys alike will enjoy munching classic hot dogs and multicultural fare, including authentic tacos and empanadas, from stadium vendors and the Taste of Miami food truck.

Take a behind-the-scenes tour to see how the impressive 37,000-seat facility operates, available Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. With

the retractable roof, you don’t have to worry about sunburns or downpours, either.

WHO SHOULD GO: Dads and grandpas will enjoy introducing youngsters to the traditional sport, and it’s also great for a guys’ get-

ON THE WATERFRONT Nature’s beauty is a great bridge between generations: herons and ospreys, starfish and shells, Florida’s waterways and the vast ocean. Getting out on the water in a kayak is a perfect bonding activity for old salts and their offspring. Paddle into a sunset and under the stars, and you have one memorable adventure.

WHERE: Your journey starts as soon as you park at the marina at Crandon Park on beautiful Key

Getting out on the water in a kayak is a perfect bonding activity for old salts and their offspring.

Paddle into a sunset and under the stars, and you have one memorable adventure.

Biscayne. Part of the Miami-Dade Parks system, the EcoAdventures program is a unique offering, akin to something you’d find in the National Parks Service.

Every Saturday and some Fridays between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., an EcoAdventures naturalist leads kayakers into the bay for the Sunset & Moonlight Kayak Adventure, which takes you by a bird rookery as seabirds are settling in for the night and through mangrove forests under the moon. Bring water, sunscreen, bug spray, closed-toe shoes and flash-

lights or lanterns. You may get wet, so wear a swimsuit, and pack towels.

WHO SHOULD GO: Kayaking is a great activity for anyone who can handle sitting and paddling and isn’t afraid of water. You don’t need boating experience, but, if you haven’t kayaked before, know that tipping over is a possibility, so bring a change of clothes.

COST: $40 per person (includes kayak rental).

CONTACT: 4000 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne, 305-666-5885; miamidade.gov/ecoadventures O M AY 2 0 1 6

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BY LYNN ALLISON

SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR MARC BELL FINDS SUCCESS IN WATCHES, BROADWAY AND MORE

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e’s the man with the Midas touch, creating and developing businesses and projects in a myriad of fields and turning them into gold. Marc Bell, a selfdescribed “serial entrepreneur,” has founded and funded successful companies for almost three decades. The Boca Raton-based businessman has even taken losing ventures – like the once-bankrupt Penthouse magazine – and turned them into profitable companies.

And he’s having a hell of a lot of fun in the process.

“I thoroughly enjoy my businesses, love my life and love to take on new projects,” says the 48-year-old Boca Raton resident.

His latest venture is investing in the creative KYBOE! line of watches.

The stunning pieces, developed in the Netherlands by partners Dick Sijmons and Kees de Bruïne, are strikingly original in design and fun to wear.

“Several years ago, I had a summer home in St. Tropez and saw these watches in local shops,” Bell says. “I loved them and must

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have bought hundreds of timepieces. I wore them everywhere, and people began commenting on how stunning and unusual they were. I’ve worn many more expensive watches before, but nobody ever made such passionate remarks.

“Then, one year, my dad was ill, and I couldn’t make it overseas that summer. I wanted to buy the latest line of watches, but the company wouldn’t ship no matter how much I tried. So I decided that, if I couldn’t buy the watches I wanted, I’d buy the company!”

So Bell joined the KYBOE!

Some people ask me how I manage to juggle so many businesses and wear so many hats, but, for me, it is not unusual.

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(pronounced “KEE-boo”) team in 2015 and is developing a marketing plan to take the line worldwide.

Locally, they can be purchased at Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor and Nordstrom in Boca Raton.

When we spoke on the phone, Bell was calling from Dubai, where he and Jennifer Bell were promoting the watch line as well as one of his other ventures, Terran Orbital, a nanosatellite company. He’s a very outgoing man, funny and down-to-earth.

“We travel about 150 days a year,” he says. “I am definitely a road warrior!

But I am able to take naps on the plane and when I’m abroad, so I can work pretty much ’round the clock.

I seldom sleep. I take power naps.”

Bell, born in Brooklyn, N.Y., says his adventures with venture capital began when he was only 16 years old.

“I was a teenage computer nerd,” he says. “I was always writing software and dreamed of owning a data center one day after visiting a friend of my father’s who owned one himself.”

He went on to earn an accounting degree from Babson College and a master’s in real estate development

from New York University. Then he chased his dream. At age 21, he founded what would become Globix Corporation, a full-service, worldwide commercial Internet provider; the second largest data center in the world; and a Fortune 100 company.

Both his parents, Robert, a real estate lawyer, and Ruth, a former school teacher, came to work for their son in the late ’90s.

“There’s no one you can trust better than family,” Bell says, admitting that, when his dad first joined the company, there were “some pretty tense moments” because of the father-son dynamic.

Currently, he is the managing director of the investment firm Marc Bell Capital LLC, which he founded in 2003. He utilizes a variety of investment vehicles to pursue interests in a number of real estate, private equity and entertainment ventures.

“I really didn’t want to go into the entertainment business,” he says. “But one of my partners kept asking me, so eventually I gave in with two conditions: one, that I get my money back, and two, that I win a Tony Award.”

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I really didn’t want to go into the entertainment business. But one of my partners kept asking me, so eventually I gave in with two conditions: one, that I get my money back, and two, that I win a Tony Award.

Musical for “Jersey Boys.” He also won the National Society of Recording Arts and Sciences Grammy Award for 2006 Best Musical Show Album for “Jersey Boys.”

He also produces movies, including “Beware of the Gonzo”; “Sympathy for Delicious”; “Barry Munday”; and “Hesher,” with Natalie Portman in a starring role.

“I have several other entertainment projects in the pipeline,” he says. “And, while, before, I let others make the production and casting decisions, I’m getting more handson with the work, and I’m more vocal about what needs to be done.”

The website Celebrity Net Worth estimates Bell’s net worth at $500 million. He made his money in a variety of investments, including FriendFinder Networks, which was the parent company of Penthouse, where he served as CEO. The company specialized in social networking and online personal ads and grew to 48,000 websites with more than 500 million users. He sold FriendFinder Networks a few years ago.

In 2009, he co-founded the publicly traded Armour REIT, which manages approximately $22 billion in agency assets. He also has another REIT, Javelin Mortgage Investment Corp., which has more than $1 billion in assets. He co-founded Javelin in 2011 and currently sits on its board of directors.

Bell was a creditor of Penthouse magazine when it went bankrupt in 2003. He foreclosed and took possession of the company in 2004.

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As producer of several successful Broadway musicals and plays, he achieved both goals. Bell has been a two-time winner of the American Theatre Wing’s Tony Award, including 2008 Best Play for “August: Osage County” and 2006 Best

(Clockwise) Jennifer, John “Jellybean” Benitez and Marc; Jennifer and Marc wearing KYBOE! watches; at the Boca Raton Museum of Art; Bell’s Boca Raton home

ated $30 million in revenue. After three years as an executive officer at Penthouse, he managed to increase revenues to $350 million.

The versatile Bell is also a partner in many restaurants and nightclubs in New York City, including Lavo, Catch and Avenue.

A firm believer in education, he is a member of the board of trustees of New York University and New York University School of Medicine. He also served as an adjunct professor at the Global Entrepreneurship Center at Florida International University, where he taught graduate courses in entrepreneurship.

“To me, the definition of being an entrepreneur is to be happy and have a positive cash flow,” he quips.

Locally, he supports several charities, including serving on the boards of SOS Children’s Villages – Florida, the Boca Raton Museum of Art and the Boca Raton Police Department.

“Some people ask me how I manage to juggle so many businesses and wear so many hats, but, for me, it is not unusual,” he says. “I am passionate

about everything I do in business and the arts as well as my charity work.”

Perhaps one of Bell’s most unusual quirks is that he’s a dyed-in-the-wool Trekkie. In fact, he modeled the home

My secret to success is hiring the smartest people in the field. I’m happy being in a room when I am the dumbest person there. I surround myself with the best. theater room in his 27,000-squarefoot mansion after the bridge of the USS Enterprise in “Star Trek.” The space features thousands of “stars” built into the ceiling and replicas of some characters.

George Takei, the actor who famously played Hikaru Sulu in the television series, heard about the unusual home and came to dinner.

“He was such a nice man,” Bell recalls. “We had a great time! We

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love to entertain, and this was one of our highlights.”

His lavish but stately home – which Bell temporarily put up for sale for $35 million in 2015 – also includes eight bedrooms and 16 full baths as well as two half-baths.

The ballroom houses more than 60 arcade games, including some that date back to the 1970s. There are three full bars, a 1,500-bottle wine cellar and a full basketball court.

An avid art lover, the walls of his home feature Andy Warhol paintings, some of which he loaned to the Boca Raton Museum of Art for a recent exhibition, “Warhol Prints from the Collection of Marc Bell.”

“I have about 100 of them,” he says. “But, unfortunately, I never got to meet him in person.”

He’s now pouring his passion into developing powerful marketing and distribution of KYBOE! watches.

“The look and personality of these watches is so distinctive that we’re sure they’ll become the premier player in the accessible luxury field,” he says.

Bell reveals that the oversized,

colorful watches were inspired by the striking tulip fields in the Netherlands. At a price point between $190 and $530, they will surely develop an even wider base of cult followers than they already have in St. Tropez, the Netherlands and Spain, says Bell.

When asked if he can share the formula of his success, Bell answers in his characteristically blunt and honest manner.

“Sure. My secret to success is hiring the smartest people in the field,” he says. “I’m happy being in a room when I am the dumbest person there.

I surround myself with the best.”

His other piece of advice for those who want to follow in his entrepreneurial footsteps? Pursue your dreams.

“There is nothing that I do that I am not passionate about,” he says.

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XDC course in Las Vegas

he four-rotor drones growl and buzz, zipping through the air, diving under glowing obstacles and navigating hairraisingly tight turns around pillars and doorways. Their rainbowcolored lights dart past at 80 mph like giant mechanical mosquitoes.

Could this be the next big spectator sport?

The radio-controlled quadcopters in FPV (first-person view) drone racing are guided by professional operators who wear virtual reality goggles connected to tiny cameras mounted in front of the craft, giving participants the exhilarating sensation of actually flying the drones from inside the cockpit.

Mess up, cut a corner too sharply or barrel into a pole, and a spectacular crash results, with electric sparks and shattered parts flying.

But only the robot chopper dies – the pilot just takes off his goggles, shrugs and walks away.

Drone racing, still in its infancy, has garnered huge amounts of interest in South Florida and worldwide. Online, videos of lightning-fast races have fascinated drone hobbyists and generated millions of views on YouTube and elsewhere.

The sport also has generated large amounts of seed money for one racing group, the Drone Racing League (DRL), from investors,

including $1 million from Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and $7 million from Matt Bellamy of British rock group Muse, Hearst Ventures, Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency and Strauss Zelnick of Take 2 Interactive. They’re betting that drone racing has a shot at becoming the next NBA or NFL, drawing stadium-filling audiences, merchandising profits and lucrative TV contracts.

The World Drone Prix in Dubai recently divvied up $1 million in prizes among its winners. Racing championships have been held in Sun Life Stadium in Miami, where the Dolphins play; an abandoned Los Angeles warehouse; a derelict power plant in New York; and the

I think it’s the sport of the future. It has evolved a tremendous amount in the last year, and it’s only getting crazier by the day.

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shuttered Western Hotel and Casino and the Zappos headquarters, both in Las Vegas.

MultiGP, an amateur hobbyist organization, now has 270 chapters, with about 200 in the U.S. and the rest overseas. It claims more than 6,000 members and has run more than 1,600 races, according to the group’s founder, Chris Thomas of Palm Bay. “It is getting huge,” he says.

“There are a lot of people who love this sport who are adrenaline junkies. This gives you the same adrenaline rush you get from other racing sports, without the risk of getting hurt. It is such an out-ofbody experience. You forget about sitting in a chair, you forget that you have goggles on and, for just a minute, you become a bird… a 76

very fast bird.”

Nick Horbaczewski, CEO of DRL, adds: “We believe drone racing has the appeal and potential to have a wide audience beyond the core group of people who are currently racing. That’s the hallmark of a big pro sport: You have fans beyond the people who are doing it.”

Drone racing already has its first superstar, Shaun “Nytfury” Taylor of Albuquerque, N.M., who has won three championships in the past year.

“He is currently the fastest man in the world,” Thomas says.

However, Taylor isn’t so sure that the big investments will ever pay off, he says: “The technology still isn’t that great. There’s a lot of lag time and downtime. I just

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don’t know if it’s going to be big enough to have crowds who really want to fi ll stands.”

While the sport is exciting for the participants, he says, “if I was a spectator, I’d lose interest after watching five minutes of nothing happening.”

But the thrill for drone operators cannot be denied.

“I just love this so much,” says Taylor, a firefighter. “It feels like I’m flying. It feels like you’re leaving your body…. It’s just like you’re in ‘Star Wars.’ It’s like you’re flying a pod racer. You can call it a real-life video game.”

The thought of becoming a professional drone racer has little appeal for Taylor, who was planning to race in Dubai but couldn’t get his passport quickly enough.

“I am totally happy with keeping this a hobby,” he says. “I don’t want to take the chance of taking this to a professional level and end up hating it. I want to keep the fun in it for myself.”

Others have more enthusiasm for the profit potential of the sport.

“I think it’s the sport of the future,” says Harrison Gale, CEO and founder of Las Vegas-based Xtreme Drone Circuit, or XDC. “It has evolved a tremendous amount in the last year, and it’s only getting crazier by the day.”

He points to the fact that, 18 months ago, the sport was virtually unknown. Now, dozens of teams from all over the world compete in Dubai.

“Five years from now, it will be a totally different beast, but it will be absolutely amazing to watch,”

he says. “As the pilots get better and better and more people become exposed to the sport, things will just keep exploding.”

Thomas says he sees other benefits in the expansion of drone racing, for which racers typically build their own craft: “We can have a tremendous positive impact by using this as an educational platform for high school kids. These kids all want to play video games. Drone racing is an opportunity to get the same level of excitement that comes from video games but also offers teamwork, real-world consequences and dealing with other human beings.

It is potentially a magic bullet for them. … Hopefully, drone racing will lead them down a path of engineering or science.”

Races are held outdoors or indoors, in daylight or darkness, with drones bulleting past fans in a blur of light and a burst of noise like a room full of weed-whackers running on full throttle. But the craft are so fast that they can be hard to follow.

One technological development that drone racing supporters hope will engage fans is co-piloting.

Viewers will be able to share the drone-piloting experience by tuning in to the same onboard camera the pilot-operator is watching, either through goggles or a mobile app, and have the same in-the-cockpit experience during a race.

While the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is registering drones, it has been criticized by commercial outfits like Amazon and Google for dragging its feet in approving new regulations. This, businesses say, stymies development of delivery and photographic uses of drones by blocking them from operating over populated or flight-heavy areas. However, the FAA has taken a relatively easygoing position on drone racing.

“To borrow that line at the bottom of every car commercial, these are professional pilots on a closed course,” Horbaczewski says.

“We race on closed courses, the drones only follow the race course

line and they are controlled by real professionals. A lot of the issues around drones are people using them in inappropriate and casual ways and causing trouble. This is very different. We’re outside the scope of a lot of these issues that make drones challenging.”

Still, the specter of a government agency issuing rules that could end drone racing – for example, requiring that drone racers have drones in sight at all times, which would eliminate goggles and FPV racing – looms heavy over the sport.

“If there is not a safe place for drone racing to happen, it may require heavier government regulation, which I would hate to see,” Thomas says.

That’s one reason MultiGP began – and is succeeding – in Florida.

“Florida is very friendly to UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles],” Thomas says. “This is a new industry. Florida recognizes that. By contrast, Los Angeles has made it extremely difficult to operate UAVs in the city limits.

It is fear – the same kind of fear that required early automobiles to drive with a person walking in front of them waving a flag. There is an economy right now that is growing around this sport. We want to make sure, fi rst and foremost, that we establish a safe sport that is played everywhere.”

In pursuit of this goal, MultiGP has developed a universal time-trial track, which would standardize race courses around the world.

“The races in Florida were fan-

The races in Florida were fantastic.

We kicked off our 2016 season in Miami at Sun Life Stadium. It was incredible.

We couldn’t be happier.

– Nick Horbaczewski, CEO, Drone Racing League

tastic,” Horbaczewski says. “We kicked off our 2016 season in Miami at Sun Life Stadium. It was incredible. We couldn’t be happier. Drone racing is a global sport. There are hundreds of thousands of people who do this around the world. In every country you look at, you find organized drone racing.”

The drone explosion among hobbyists is astounding. The FAA’s Rich Swayze, assistant administrator for policy, international affairs and environment, guesstimated last September that there would be a million drones under Christmas trees in December.

With all those new drone users, many of them children, the FAA is facing a potential regulatory nightmare, especially when it comes to

invasion of privacy and collision dangers with airplanes.

“We have a very good relationship with the FAA,” Horbaczewski says. “We recognize they have a very complex set of challenges, with a lot of different stakeholders, and they are taking the right steps toward getting a policy to deal with it.”

But he remains confident that the immense appeal of the sport will help drone racing earn its keep.

“This is the fastest-growing sport on the market and has proven the potential for a new sport to have a huge impact,” he says. “Drone racing has the heritage of racing. It’s very easy to follow as a fan but also has technology-driven, fast-paced excitement.”

Thomas is also passionate about the future of drone racing and hopes to change its reputation with those who view it negatively, he says: “The big thing that’s required right now is wider public awareness and acceptance of the sport. I’m for anything that gives a positive lift to drones being a good thing as opposed to being some sort of evil tool the government uses for spying. I have made it my mission in life to make this sport a reality.” O M AY 2 0 1 6

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Photo by Marko Dashev

MAN With A MISSION “America’s Rabbi” Shmuley Boteach Sounds Off On Politics And Kosher Sex

BY BETH SOBOL

Oxford University photo by Debbie Boteach

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abbi Shmuel “Shmuley” Boteach – often called “America’s rabbi” – is one of the most famous religious figures in the country, with celebrity fans such as Uri Geller, Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Mehmet Oz and the late Michael Jackson. And it was his South Florida upbringing that helped shape the best-selling author, speaker and Orthodox rabbi into the man he is today.

“I grew up in Miami Beach,” says Boteach, 49. “I was born in Los Angeles, but my parents divorced when I was a boy and moved us to Miami. So, from age 8 on, that was my home. All my childhood memories are there. There was Hebrew Academy on Pine Tree Drive, playing sports across the street from my house at Muss Park, going to the beach with my friends.”

These days, the area still holds a special place in his heart, and he returns often. Recently, he spoke in Boca Raton at JAFCO’s Meet the Author Luncheon at The Polo Club.

“I have family there, so I go to visit them, especially my mother.

Professionally, I’m also there a lot for lectures, speeches and events. I’m probably there about once a month.”

When asked what inspired him to follow a rabbinical path as he

At Oxford University

I want my children to be proud Jews.

It’s not easy. Anti-Semitism is growing everywhere. But I’ve tried to raise them as very proud Jews. I want them to live for great ideas and great themes and things that are larger than themselves. I want them to have beautiful families. I want them to be good people with strong moral values. grew older, Boteach’s answer is personal and to the point.

“My parents’ divorce affected me greatly,” he says. “It made me want to fi x things that were broken.

I wanted to mend hearts. With my father living in Los Angeles, I was looking for surrogates. I went to Jewish day school, and there was a Chabad movement, and I went

to their camp, and the counselors became… I was looking for father figures.”

At age 14, Boteach went to yeshiva for three years, and, during that time, he realized that he wanted to be a rabbi.

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he says. “I returned and got engaged at 21. I was lonely, and I met this warm, loving person, and I was eager to start a life and create a family of my own. After my parents’ divorce, that was very important to me.”

Shortly after, he took his wife, Debbie (then pregnant with their fi rst child), to Oxford University, where he was offered the prestigious position of rabbi in residence while also founding the L’Chaim Society, a student organization that, within three years, became the second largest in Oxford’s history.

“It was a great honor,” Boteach recalls. “But it was a daunting task and a challenge to introduce this living religion to the students. I had just turned 22, and we were poorly funded, but I had to make an impact on this world-famous university. I knew I had to broadcast my message.”

To do so, he harnessed the power of the media. Back in the late ’80s and during the ’90s, before we became an Internet culture, Boteach recognized the power of media outreach, he says: “The media is everything. Those who amass the media accumulate vast power. Look at Barack Obama. He went from total obscurity to the most powerful man in the world in four years by mastering the media.

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“One of the first things I did was get our students on email. They didn’t even have it yet! I got them email addresses and started to send them weekly writings and columns and advertisements for our events.”

Beyond campus, his goal was to reach a national – even an international – audience. He succeeded.

“I understood the power in getting big names to speak for us. Soccer star Diego Maradona of Argentina, he was like a god at the time, and he was hated in England. He came to speak for us, and about 300 news organizations showed up,” he recalls. “No one could believe we got him!

We got Boy George to speak. He was dating a Jewish drummer at the time, and he had read a lot of Judaism and was knowledgeable, and it was fascinating, and that got a lot of attention. We hosted world leaders, prime ministers, Nobel laureates, Elie Wiesel, Michael Jackson.”

Before long, however, it wasn’t just Boteach’s selection of bold speakers making headlines. It was the rabbi himself, thanks to his columns addressing his students’ concerns about romance.

“Because it’s such a high-pressure university, there are a lot of broken relationships, a lot of unfulfilling sex,” he says of Oxford. “I started writing columns that both the

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At World Values Network event

You have to remember: Judaism has always been very comfortable with sexuality. For us, sex is a high form of knowledge.

The Talmud is full of sexual advice. Sure, it was an anomaly for a rabbi to write a book about sex, but it was really about saving a marriage.

If things don’t work in a bedroom, then they don’t work in the living room or anywhere else.

Photo by Shterny Boteach

Jewish and the non-Jewish students responded to. That led to the Sunday Times writing about me, this rabbi that talked about sex and relationships.”

From there, Boteach landed a deal that led to two books: “The Jewish Guide to Adultery: How to Turn Your Marriage Into an Illicit Affair” and, then, “Kosher Sex: A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy.” While the former sold well, the latter, billed as a guide to rekindling a marriage, became an international best-seller.

“Once ‘Kosher Sex’ came out,” he says, “everything changed. I started traveling around the world. I became a regular on TV shows both in Britain and the United States.”

Of course, not everyone welcomed the book right off the bat.

“I was savagely attacked,” Boteach says. “A rabbi writing about sex was crazy to some people. But then they started reading it, and the reviews began coming out, and they realized it was about having sexual intimacy that leads to closeness and a transformative experience that you share with someone else. It’s something so deep and so intimate and mystical that you can’t help but be changed by it. Casual sex can’t provide that.”

It’s a concept, Boteach argues, that’s inherently Jewish, he says: “You have to remember: Judaism has always been very comfortable with sexuality. For us, sex is a high form of knowledge. The Talmud is full of sexual advice. Sure, it was an anomaly for a rabbi to write a book about sex, but it was really about saving a marriage. If things don’t work in a bedroom, then they don’t work in the living room or anywhere else.”

After 11 years in England, Boteach moved his family back to the United States, where they currently reside, in New Jersey. He continued to spread his message with high-profile appearances alongside Winfrey and Oz as well as on his own TLC series from 2006 to 2007, “Shalom in the Home,” in which Boteach offered

Photos by Shterny Boteach

In Rome before meeting Pope Benedict XVI

Boteach and wife Debbie

parenting and marriage advice to families in need. He also founded The World Values Network, an international activist organization that Boteach says “was created to make Jewish people the light of the nation. We set it up to disseminate Jewish values. We highlight abuses of human rights and abuses of Israel. We promote Jewish values and defend the state of Israel.”

In 2012, he ran for Congress in the ninth district of New Jersey.

“Fifty percent of the population is divorced. I’m a child of divorce,” he says. “I ran on the campaign

of making marital counseling tax deductible. I also ran on the platform of America taking genocide seriously and taking action to combat it. I think genocide is the single worst thing in the world. If that’s not an abomination, then the word has no meaning.”

He won the primary but ultimately lost the November election.

Still, he has no regrets.

“The campaign got a huge amount of attention, and we got our message out,” he says.

Would he consider running again in the future?

“Is it possible?” he muses. “Yes. Are there current plans to do so? No.” Not surprisingly, he has strong thoughts on the current U.S. political climate, particularly where the candidates stand on Israel.

“I’m supporting anyone who shares my values: liberty, democracy and human rights. A strong supporter of Israel,” he says. “There are a few candidates. Kasich is proIsrael. Cruz is pro-Israel. Trump is pro-Israel. Love him or hate him, Trump has sucked up all the media out there. … Bernie Sanders, I’ve known his family for 25 years. …

But his comments about Israel have not been very supportive, which is a disappointment. But I respect him; he’s a man of conviction who sticks to his guns. Hillary Clinton, we just published an ad in The New York Times. She speaks well about how she supports Israel, but her emails show that she praises Max Blumenthal, who is the single biggest Israel-hater in America today. We have asked Hillary to publicly disavow him.”

Boteach has a new book coming out this month, “Israel Warrior:

Fighting Back for the Jewish State From Campus to Street Corner,” which he says details the “history of the conflict and the righteousness of Israel’s cause.” He also has a TV show, “Divine Intervention,” which airs in Canada and documents Boteach helping families in crisis.

Despite all his professional achievements, his proudest accomplishment by far, says Boteach, is his marriage, nine children and two grandchildren.

“I want them to be proud Jews,” he says of his offspring. “It’s not easy. Anti-Semitism is growing everywhere. But I’ve tried to raise them as very proud Jews. I want them to live for great ideas and great themes and things that are larger than themselves. I want them to have beautiful families. I want them to be good people with strong moral values.”

He adds: “Next week, I’ll be married 28 years.... My parents divorced at 13 years. When we hit 14 years, I said to my wife, ‘We’re a miracle.’ To be a family man, that’s what I’m proudest of. I’m not being mushy. It’s true.” O M AY 2 0 1 6

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The Herschthal Practice Uses Latest Medical Advances To Deliver Personalized Clinical Solutions David Herschthal, M.D. Jordana Herschthal, M.D.

the American Board of Dermatology, the gold standard for dermatologists, and both are Fellows of the American Academy of Dermatology. In addition, both Herschthals have the privilege of serving on the faculty at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, educating the dermatologists of the future.

Drawing on their training and experience, the Herschthals help patients achieve their skin care goals, including skin tightening, resurfacing, vascular, pigmentation correction and hair removal via laser treatments. Other services include

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oard-certified Boca Raton dermatologists David

Herschthal, M.D., and his daughter Jordana Herschthal, M.D., know that sometimes

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We strive for a natural look, using the latest skin care treatments to bring out the subtle beauty of the face.

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decolletage. This ultrasound

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ments to bring out the subtle

provide excellent results for

microdermabrasion; and care

beauty of the face,” says Dr.

many years.

for acne, moles, psoriasis and

less is more.

“We strive for a natural look,

David Herschthal, who found-

“We take a medically

ed The Herschthal Practice in

grounded, aesthetically

dermatologists have extensive

1980. “In today’s social media

focused approach to treating

experience in treating skin

age, appearance matters

each patient,” says Dr. Jordana

cancer, which is generally

more than ever.”

Herschthal, whose specialties

curable if caught early.

For example, the Herschthals

include custom-blending fillers

other skin conditions. Both

“We know that beauty rests

use Kybella, a new injectable

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drug, to improve the contour

wrinkles. “We can use human

we address any underlying

and appearance of a double

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issues and then move forward

chin, and Restylane Silk is used

ate skin repairs on a cellular

to enhancing the skin’s

to subtly enhance the lips.

level, as well as topical

appearance,” says Dr. David

Both doctors are experts in

antioxidants that can protect,

Herschthal. “Our priority is to

Ultherapy, the only FDA-

brighten and rejuvenate

educate, discuss the options

approved noninvasive proce-

the skin.”

and deliver the best possible

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THE HERSCHTHAL PRACTICE DAVID HERSCHTHAL, M.D. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Medical School at New York Medical College Diplomate: American Board of Dermatology Professor: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Dermatology

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Dermatology Residency and Medical School at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital Voluntary Faculty for University of Miami Department of Dermatology Diplomate: American Board of Dermatology

LOCATIONS 7280 W. Palmetto Park Road Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33433 561-391-9200 drherschthal.com 7421 N. University Drive Suite 301 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33321 954-722-3900 drherschthal.com

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ogy and educational speaking;

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it all – medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology.

logical care,” says Robyn Siper-

of our practice,” says Elissa

stein-Paul, M.D., who started

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the practice five years ago.

“Knowledge empowers our

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dures in all areas of dermatol-

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THE DISH ON FOOD, WINE & RESTAURANTS

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The Boynton Beach Food, Wine & Brew Festival Returns With Tasty New Offerings

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oodies in Palm Beach County won’t have to venture far to sample an international assortment of cuisines, beers and wines. The Boynton Beach Food, Wine & Brew Festival, formerly dubbed Taste of Boynton, will return May 26 at Benvenuto Restaurant on North Federal Highway, beginning at 6 p.m.

The three-hour annual event is a showcase of Boynton’s culinary offerings, featuring fare from 30 restaurants and lounges, as well as a slew of craft beer and wine tastings.

This year’s roster features Prime Catch Restaurant and Banana Boat Restaurant and Lounge, two landmarks boasting seafood favorites; Streb’s Restaurant, a steak and seafood spot; and Don Che Bistro, an Argentine and Italian eatery that opened last summer. Tried-and-true

The three-hour annual event is an exclusive showcase of Boynton’s culinary offerings, featuring fare from 30 restaurants and lounges, as well as a slew of craft beer and wine tastings. chain restaurants will also make an appearance, such as Tijuana Flats, Carolina Ale House and more.

With plenty of provisions to sample, you’ll want to sip some spirits to quench your thirst. The Wine Cellar Boynton Beach will be the sole provider of wine tastings, sourced from family-operated win-

eries around the world. Plus, Due South Brewing Co., Copperpoint Brewing Company and Devour Brewing Co., all located in Boynton, will supply a diverse selection of craft beer tastings, including signature brews and limited edition specialties.

Along with a name change, addi-

tional developments for the festival in 2016 include a demonstration area, where guests can enjoy food and beer presentations throughout the event. A VIP room providing table service with hand-picked food and wine pairings by The Wine Cellar will also be available.

The Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce is presenting the event for the fourth year in a row. The nonprofit, which depends on community support, is devoted to fundraising events to grow networking efforts and

outreach programming in order to keep the community engaged, according to its website.

Sponsors of the Boynton Beach Food, Wine & Brew Festival include Seabourn Cove, Bethesda Health, FPL, Delivery Dudes, Wild 95.5, Palm Beach Community Bank, Senior Helpers and more. Guests must be 21 years or older to attend. O – Alexa Silverman Call 561-732-9501 or visit boyntonbeach.org.

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COOK UP SOMETHING TASTY WITH YOUR FAVORITE BREWS A beer with your food is a good thing. But what about beer in your food? It’s an even better thing, in our humble opinion.

The next step for any beer lover is to try using this beloved beverage as an ingredient, and that’s where “Cooking With Beer” by Mark Dredge comes in. The self-confessed beer geek has combined two of his passions – great brews and great food – to make creative and delicious dishes with beer as a key component. From breakfast ideas to hearty entrées and bread recipes, you’ll find a little something for everybody to enjoy. Cheers!

BEER SODA BREAD Soda bread is the quickest and easiest loaf to put together.

The basic recipe is also ideal for experimenting with different beers and other ingredients, as it’s a forgiving loaf that doesn’t need the same kind of care as a yeast-risen bread.

(Makes 1 loaf) INGREDIENTS 2 cups whole wheat flour, plus extra for dusting 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tbsp. honey

²⁄³ cup beer ¹⁄³ cup buttermilk or natural yogurt Your choice of additional ingredients (see below) INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 400° F. Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl and all the wet ingredients in another. Then pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones, and mix together well, eventually using your hands to form the mixture into a bread dough.

Knead the dough for a few minutes on a floured work surface, shape into a round loaf and place

on a baking tray. Score a large cross on top of the loaf. Bake in the oven for around 45 minutes.

To check if the bread is ready, turn the loaf over, and tap the base. If it’s done, it’ll sound hollow.

RECIPE VARIATIONS: CHEESE, ONION AND PORTER

Add ¾ cup grated cheddar cheese to the bread dough (reserving some to sprinkle on top of the loaf ). Add porter beer to the wet ingredients. Finely chop some rings of red onion, and arrange them on top of the loaf before baking. Sprinkle with rosemary to serve.

DRIED FRUIT AND DUBBEL

Into the dough, add ½ cup mixed dried fruit and 1 tsp. each of ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg. Use some dubbel beer for the beer element. Sprinkle brown sugar over the top before baking.

RIBS INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp. sea salt 1 tbsp. black pepper 1 tbsp. brown sugar 1 tbsp. smoked paprika 1 tbsp. ground coriander 1 tsp. dried chili flakes 1 tsp. English mustard powder 1 tsp. five spice 2 racks baby back ribs 2 red onions, peeled and quartered 4 garlic cloves 4 tbsp. soy sauce 2 tbsp. hot sauce 2 tbsp. malt vinegar 2 bottles stout, preferably a big strong one 4 fl. oz. bourbon DIPA SLAW INGREDIENTS 3 tbsp. DIPA mayonnaise (see below) 1 tbsp. crème fraîche 1 tbsp. fresh orange juice 1 tbsp. cider vinegar Sea salt, black pepper and ground coriander, to season 2 carrots, grated 1

/4 white cabbage, shredded /4 red cabbage, shredded

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BOILERMAKER RIBS WITH DIPA SLAW If you slow-cook ribs in stout and bourbon, you get the beer’s roasted richness and the sweetly spicy flavor of the bourbon, infusing the ribs with more depth. (Serves 4)

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DIPA MAYONNAISE INGREDIENTS 2 egg yolks 1 tsp. Dijon mustard Pinch salt ¾ cup oil (preferably something neutral) 1 tbsp. cider vinegar 2 tbsp. double India pale ale

RIBS INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all the dry ingredients (salt, spices and sugar, etc.) in a bowl.

Place the ribs in a large ovenproof dish with a lid. You want the ribs to fit in the dish nicely, so you may need to cut them down. Rub the spice mix into the ribs, and add the onion and garlic to the dish. Put the lid on the dish, and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

Combine the remaining liquid ingredients in a jug, and pour over the ribs. Keep the ribs in the refrigerator for a further 2-12 hours, removing them an hour or two before cooking.

Preheat the oven to 325° F, and cook the ribs with the lid on for 1½-2 hours, spooning the juices over them occasionally and ensuring they don’t bubble dry.

Either remove the ribs, and cook them on the grill, or remove the lid from the dish, and cook in the oven at 425° F for 10 minutes. Keep the sauce to serve with the ribs.

DIPA SLAW AND MAYONNAISE INSTRUCTIONS

To make the DIPA mayonnaise, whisk together the egg yolks, mustard and salt in a bowl. Very gradually add the oil, stirring constantly and vigorously so that it emulsifies.

Continue to add all – or most of – the oil. When mixed together, add the vinegar and beer. Keep in a jar in the refrigerator, and it’ll last for a few weeks.

Combine 3 tbsp. mayo with the crème fraîche, orange juice, cider vinegar and seasoning in a large bowl.

Add all the vegetables, and mix well.

Place in the refrigerator until ready.

“Cooking With Beer” is written by Mark Dredge with photography by Alex Luck. It’s published by Ryland Peters & Small – CICO Books – and retails for $19.95. Find it at rylandpeters.com or wherever books are sold.

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WEISSBIER FRITTATA Hefeweizen, or weissbier, is a great breakfast beer.

In Munich, many people don’t even bother with coffee and just go straight for the wheat beer. It’s smooth, refreshing and satisfying. This frittata is fluffier and lighter than usual, and you can add pretty much anything you’d like to it: vegetables, cheese or meat. (Serves 2)

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INGREDIENTS 6 eggs 3 tbsp. Hefeweizen Sea salt and black pepper 1 tbsp. butter or olive oil 1 small red onion, sliced 2-4 oz. chorizo, bacon or sausage (optional) 1 red bell pepper, sliced 5½ oz. cooked new potatoes, cubed ½ tsp. smoked paprika ½ tsp. dried chili flakes (optional) ½ cup grated cheddar, Gouda or Manchego cheese

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INSTRUCTIONS

Whisk together the eggs and beer, and season with plenty of salt and black pepper. Set aside.

Place the butter or oil in a deep ovenproof pan or skillet, and cook the onion for 5 minutes or until soft. If you wish, add some chorizo, bacon or sausage, and cook for 5-10 minutes, depending on what you’re using.

Add the pepper, and cook for a few more minutes; add the potatoes, and cook for 2-3 minutes.

At this point, turn the broiler to a medium-high heat. Add the paprika

(and chili flakes, if using) and some more seasoning to the pan.

Pour the egg and beer mixture into the pan, stirring to ensure it fills all the gaps. Leave the frittata to cook on the stovetop, occasionally tilting the pan to ensure it cooks evenly. After a few minutes, as the sides begin to cook, scatter the cheese on top, and place under the broiler for 5 minutes or until the cheese is golden and bubbling.

Remove the frittata from the pan, place on a chopping board and allow to cool a little before serving.

BEER CHICKEN PARMA Chicken parma is quintessential pub food: a breaded chicken breast topped with tomato sauce, a thick slice of ham and melted cheese. This is the beer version of that classic recipe.

Use a fruity golden or summer ale for best results. (Serves 2) CHICKEN INGREDIENTS 1 bottle beer 3 tbsp. sugar 3 tbsp. salt 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 10 fresh basil leaves 2 chicken breasts 4 tbsp. fresh breadcrumbs 1 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese Salt and black pepper 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 egg, beaten 2 thick slices ham TOMATO SAUCE INGREDIENTS 1 14-oz. can chopped tomatoes 1 tsp. sugar Salt and black pepper BEER-CHEESE SAUCE INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. plain flour 1 tsp. English mustard powder ²⁄³ cup whole milk 1 cup grated cheese (make sure you include some Cheddar cheese) Few splashes Worcestershire sauce 5 tbsp. beer Salt and white and/or black pepper CHICKEN INSTRUCTIONS

Make a brine for the chicken by mixing the beer with the sugar, salt, garlic and basil in a plastic container with a lid. Place the chicken in the brine, top with water and keep refrigerated for 8-24 hours.

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Remove the chicken from the brine, and dry off any excess liquid with a paper towel. Place the chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap, and pound with a mallet or frying pan to flatten. Discard the plastic wrap.

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with salt and black pepper. Place the flour and beaten egg in two separate bowls. Take each chicken breast, and dip it in the flour, the egg and then the breadcrumbs. Place the chicken on a baking sheet, and bake for around 20 minutes.

When the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven, and turn on the broiler. Place 1-2 tsp. of tomato sauce on the chicken, followed by a slice of ham and then a few spoonfuls of the beer-cheese

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sauce. Place under the broiler until the topping bubbles.

Serve with fries and a side salad.

TOMATO SAUCE INSTRUCTIONS

Place all ingredients in a saucepan, and cook over a medium heat until the sauce has reduced. Keep warm until needed.

BEER-CHEESE SAUCE INSTRUCTIONS

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat, add the

flour and mustard powder and whisk for a few minutes to create a thick roux. Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens, and continue stirring until it’s smooth. Turn down the heat as low as it will go, and add the remainder of ingredients (reserving some of the grated cheese), saving the beer until last. Check the seasoning, and adjust according to taste. Make sure the sauce is nice and thick. O

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(From top) Lamb Chops; Tuna Tartare; Pepper Crusted Steak; Spiced Lamb Pita; Wild Salmon Burger

CALLING ALL CARNIVORES

Butcher Block Grill In Boca Raton Focuses On Quality For Meat Lovers BY JULIE KAY

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o shortcuts are taken at Butcher Block Grill in Boca Raton, an all-kosher steakhouse that opened last May at the Fountains Center.

The chickpeas are soaked for 24 hours; combined with garlic, cilantro and secret herbs; and deep-fried to make the signature Falafel. The brisket is cooked for four hours to create the tender, juicy Brisket Burger. And the restaurant prepares its own barbecue sauce from scratch – and, no, they won’t give you the recipe. (We tried.)

One of the brains behind Butcher Block is Israeli restaurateur Juke Yankovich, who owned 42 restaurants in Israel before importing his recipe for success to South Florida.

The restaurant serves up a delicious fusion of Mediterranean cuisine and American steakhouse fare, featuring 100 percent aged beef that is handpicked for color, texture and flavor, along with naturally sourced poultry and locally grown produce.

The Tuna Tartare – a tuna “tower” with layers of chopped mango and avocado, served with yucca chips – is the perfect light starter.

With three small chops on the bone, plus sides, the Lamb Chops are perfect for sharing.

Specialties of the house are the Falafel, with baba ghanoush and chipotle mayonnaise; Spiced Lamb Pita, ground lamb tucked into a toasted pita; and Grilled Eggplant, served open-faced with tahini, diced 104

tomatoes and parsley.

The burgers are also popular, particularly with the younger crowd. Highlights from the “burger bar” include the Wild Salmon Burger, Texas Burger, Corned Beef Burger and Butcher Block’s Classic Burger.

There are salads, flatbreads and pasta dishes, too, but, let’s face it: People are here for the steak. The Entrecote Steak, a tender and flavorful Delmonico cut, is aged for 21 days, and the Pepper Crusted Steak is perfectly seared and offers the right amount of kick. For the true carnivore, the Cowboys Rib Steak is a 24-ounce bone-in behemoth, aged 21 days for delectable flavor.

Other hearty entrées include Half Roast Duck, Schnitzel and Jacob’s Ladder (fall-off-the-bone ribs), served with mashed potatoes, rice pilaf or crispy potato wedges and steamed vegetables.

Butcher Block is now open on Saturdays half an hour after Shabbat ends until midnight and for lunch daily. Children up to the age of 8 eat free from the children’s menu; one child per parent. O

where Butcher Block Grill is located at 7000 W. Camino Real, Boca Raton. For more information, call 561-409-3035 or visit butcherblockgrill.com.

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taste listings AMERICAN/STEAKHOUSES 13 AMERICAN TABLE 451 E.

Palmetto Park Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ ❘ Dinner nightly.

561.409.2061

ANGLE Eau Palm Beach

Resort & Spa ❘ 100 S. Ocean Blvd. ❘ Manalapan ❘ 561.540.4850 ❘ Dinner Thursday-Saturday.

❘ 2200 W. Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.447.0024 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

Brunch Sunday.

THE ATLANTIC GRILLE The Seagate Hotel & Spa ❘ 1000 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.665.4900 ❘ Dinner nightly.

Brunch Saturday and Sunday. (Lunch Monday-Friday November-May.)

THE ALCHEMIST 100 Clematis

BAZILLE Nordstrom, Town

ABE & LOUIE’S Glades Plaza

St. ❘ West Palm Beach ❘ 561.355.0691 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sunday.

Center at Boca Raton ❘ 5820 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.620.3286 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

B I T E S/

BISTRO 241 241 N.E.

Second Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.330.4080 ❘ Lunch and brunch Saturday and Sunday.

Dinner nightly.

BOGART’S BAR & GRILLE

Cinemark Palace 20 ❘ 3200 Airport Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.544.3044 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

BONEFISH GRILL Shoppes at Boca Grove ❘ 21065 Powerline Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.483.4949 ❘ Lunch Saturday and Sunday.

Dinner nightly.

Smoked Bone Marrow

BREWZZI Glades Plaza ❘ 2222 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.392.2739 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

BURT & MAX’S Delray

Marketplace ❘ 9089 W. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.638.6380 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

BUTCHER BLOCK GRILL Fountains

Center ❘ 7000 W. Camino Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.409.3035 ❘ Lunch Saturday and Sunday. Dinner nightly.

THE CAPITAL GRILLE Town

Center at Boca Raton ❘ 6000 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.368.1077 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

CHOPS LOBSTER BAR Royal Palm Place ❘ 101 Plaza Real S. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.395.2675 ❘ Dinner nightly.

CUT 432 432 E. Atlantic

Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.272.9898 ❘ Dinner nightly.

DADA 52 N. Swinton Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.330.3232 ❘ Dinner nightly.

FIFTH AVENUE GRILL 821 S.

Federal Highway ❘ Delray Beach ❘ ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

561.265.0122

HOT HIDEAWAY C.W.S. Craft Cocktails And Kitchen To Open In Lake Worth

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eeking new food, fresh cocktails and friendly faces?

Look no further than downtown Lake Worth, because C.W.S. Craft Cocktails and Kitchen is set to open on Lucerne Avenue. 3-J Hospitality, the people who brought us Fort Lauderdale favorites America’s Backyard, Revolution Live and Stache 1920’s Drinking Den, introduces a new social dining concept, named after Charles William Stache, the fictitious owner of the trendy lounge.

C.W.S. will offer a charming atmosphere both inside and out, with menus tailored to each environment. Indoors, you’ll find a bar with bourbons and whiskies as well as an intimate, speakeasy-like setting. Dishes will be made in-house from scratch, including shareable plates that are easy on the wallet. Featured menu items will include the Chef’s Local Catch with fresh vegetables and the Smoked Bone Marrow infused with fragrant seasonings.

Outside, guests will find a patio reminiscent of a classic beer garden with Oktoberfest-style picnic tables, a gaming area and TVs galore. Bar bites will consist of Bavarian pretzels and sausages on baked rolls.

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Owners Jeff John and Brian Freed operate 3-J and brought in Beverage Director William Binder III and Executive Chef Joshua Hedquist for C.W.S. A “master mixologist,” Binder will draw on his experience at SoHo Beach House in Miami and Stache for a lineup of new drinks.

The Lucerne Swizzle, with aged rum, brandy and mint leaves, is a must-try for the craft cocktail connoisseur.

Chef Hedquist, a protégé of celebrity chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Todd English, has more than 20 years of culinary expertise.

For a private function or special occasion, try reserving the Chef’s Table – a 10-seat table in the back of the restaurant where you can enjoy a cocktail clinic or a guided tasting by the chef. Also on the premises is a Panther Coffee bar, where patrons can grab cups of joe and pastries in the morning.

– Alexa Silverman

C.W.S. Craft Cocktails and Kitchen is located at 522 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth. Visit cwslw.com.

GRAND LUX CAFE Town Center at Boca Raton ❘ 6000 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.392.2141 ❘ Breakfast Saturday and Sunday.

Lunch and dinner daily.

THE GRILLE ON CONGRESS

5101 Congress Ave. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.912.9800 ❘ Lunch MondayFriday. Dinner Monday-Saturday.

HENRY’S The Shoppes at Addison

Place ❘ 16850 Jog Road ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.638.1949 ❘ Lunch Monday-Saturday. Dinner nightly.

HOUSTON’S 1900 N.W. Executive Center Circle ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.998.0550 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

HUDSON AT WATERWAY EAST

900 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.303.1343 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

J. ALEXANDER’S University Commons ❘ 1400 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.347.9875 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

Get Saucy with Vic & Angelo’s.

Fragrant basil, imported Napoli tomatoes, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Give your palate a passport to flavor and enjoy rustic, Italian cuisine. Coal oven-baked, thin-crust pizzas, house-made pastas, and other traditional dishes. Buon appetito!

Lunch l Dinner l Weekend Brunch l Happy Hour Patio seating available.

290 E. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach l 561-278-9570 4520 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens l 561-630-9899 vicandangelos.com

Clock in anytime at The Office.

On the Agenda: American gourmet comfort food, microbrews, handcrafted cocktails, and a portfolio of select wines. Take your palate to the next level with a menu of hearty sandwiches, salads, and entrees.

Lunch l Dinner l Weekend Brunch l Happy Hour Patio seating available.

201 E. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach l 561-276-3600 theofficedelray.com

Work hard, play hard, eat deliciously.

taste listings REBEL HOUSE 297 E. Palmetto

Park Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.353.5888 ❘ Dinner nightly.

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

Mizner Park ❘ 225 N.E. Mizner Blvd. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.392.6746 ❘ Dinner nightly.

SALT7 32 S.E. Second Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.274.7258 ❘ Dinner nightly.

SEASONS 52 2300 N.W. Executive Center Drive ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.998.9952 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

SIX TABLES 112 N.E. Second St. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.347.6260 ❘ Dinner Tuesday-Saturday by reservation.

SUNDY HOUSE 106 S. Swinton Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.272.5678 ❘ Lunch TuesdaySaturday. Dinner TuesdaySunday. Brunch Sunday.

TEMPLE ORANGE Eau Palm

Sundy House BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich

KE`E GRILL 17940 N.

Military Trail ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.995.5044 ❘ Dinner nightly.

MADISONS NEW YORK GRILL & BAR 2006 N.W. Executive

Center Circle ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.994.0808 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

MARIPOSA Neiman Marcus,

OCEANS 234 234 N. Ocean

Blvd. ❘ Deerfield Beach ❘ 954.428.2539 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

Brunch Sunday.

THE OFFICE 201 E. Atlantic

Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.276.3600 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

PARK TAVERN 32 S.E. Second Ave.

Beach Resort & Spa ❘ 100 S. Ocean Blvd. ❘ Manalapan ❘ 561.540.4924 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

TWENTYTWENTY GRILLE Royal

Palm Place ❘ 141 Via Naranjas ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.990.7969 ❘ Dinner Tuesday-Sunday.

TWO GEORGES AT THE COVE MARINA 1754 S.E. Third Court ❘

Deerfield Beach ❘ 954.421.9272 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

ASIAN/SUSHI

Town Center at Boca Raton ❘ 5860 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.544.2320 ❘ Lunch daily.

❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.265.5093 ❘ Dinner nightly. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

BUDDHA SKY BAR 217 E.

MAX’S GRILLE Mizner Park ❘ 404 Plaza Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.368.0080 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

THE PAVILION GRILLE

BLUEFIN SUSHI THAI GRILL 861 Yamato Road ❘

MORTON’S, THE STEAKHOUSE

The Shops at Boca Center ❘ 5050 Town Center Circle ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.392.7724 ❘ Dinner nightly.

NEW YORK PRIME 2350 N.W.

Executive Center Drive ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.998.3881 ❘ Dinner nightly.

NYY STEAK Seminole Casino ❘

5550 N.W. 40th St. ❘ Coconut Creek ❘ 954.977.6700 ❘ Dinner nightly.

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301 Yamato Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.912.0000 ❘ Lunch TuesdayFriday. Dinner Tuesday-Sunday.

PIÑON GRILL The Terrace at Town Center ❘ 6000 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.391.7770 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

RACKS DOWNTOWN EATERY & TAVERN

Mizner Park ❘ 402 Plaza Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.395.1662 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

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Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ ❘ Dinner nightly.

561.450.7557

Boca Raton ❘ 561.981.8986 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday.

Dinner nightly.

CAY DA VIETNAMESE

7400 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.998.0278 ❘ Lunch Tuesday-Friday.

Dinner Tuesday-Sunday.

FAH ASIAN BISTRO Boca

Valley Plaza ❘ 7461 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.241.0400 ❘ Lunch MondayFriday. Dinner nightly.

HOUSE OF SIAM 25 N.E.

Second Ave. ❘ #116 ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.330.9191 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

JAPANGO Regency Court ❘ 3011 Yamato Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.999.1263 ❘ Lunch MondayFriday. Dinner nightly. Riverstone Shoppes of Parkland ❘ 7367 N. State Road 7 ❘ Parkland ❘ 954.345.4268 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly. Delray Marketplace ❘ 14811 Lyons Road ❘ #106 ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.638.9996 ❘ Lunch Tuesday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

KAO TONG 217 E. Palmetto

Park Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ ❘ Lunch and dinner Tuesday-Sunday.

561.392.2999

KAPOW! NOODLE BAR

Mizner Park ❘ 431 Plaza Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.347.7322 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

LA TRE 249 E. Palmetto

Park Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ ❘ Dinner nightly.

561.392.4568

LEMONGRASS ASIAN BISTRO

420 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.278.5050 ❘ Lunch MondayFriday. Dinner nightly. Royal Palm Place ❘ 101 Plaza Real S. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.544.8181 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

MAGIC RICE 1668 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.395.7534 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

NINJA SPINNING SUSHI BAR

41 E. Palmetto Park Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.361.8688 ❘ Lunch Monday-Saturday. Dinner nightly.

P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO

University Commons ❘ 1400 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.393.3722 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

RISE MODERN ASIAN CUISINE AND SUSHI 6060 S.W. 18th St. ❘

#108 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.392.8808 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

SAITO’S JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE

8841 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘

561.218.8788 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

SANTO’S MODERN BUFFET & SUSHI 3400 N. Federal Highway ❘

Boca Raton ❘ 561.923.9378 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

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taste listings THE SEA SOUTH EAST ASIAN KITCHEN 16950 Jog Road ❘ #1015

❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.270.3569 ❘ Lunch Monday-Saturday. Dinner nightly.

PA BBQ GRILL 1198 N. Dixie Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.416.7427 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

SWEET DEWEY’S BBQ 9181

Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.488.4040 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ ❘ Lunch TuesdaySaturday. Dinner nightly.

STIR CRAZY FRESH ASIAN GRILL

BURGERS

SHINJU BUFFET 7875 Glades

Town Center at Boca Raton ❘ 6000 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.338.7500 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

561.488.9688

BURGERFI 6 S. Ocean Blvd. ❘

SUSHIGO 477 N. Federal

Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.347.7888 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

Delray Beach ❘ 561.278.9590 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. 2009 N.E. Second St. ❘ Deerfield Beach ❘ 954.531.6168 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

SUSHI RAY The Shops at Boca Center ❘ 5250 Town Center Circle ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.394.9506 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

HABIT BURGER Delray Place ❘ 1831 S. Federal Highway ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.265.0934 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

SUSHI THAI 100 N.E. Second St. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.750.4448 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

M.E.A.T. EATERY & TAPROOM

TEMPURA HOUSE The Reserve ❘

9858 Clint Moore Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.883.6088 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

UNCLE TAI’S The Shops at

Cendyn Spaces ❘ 980 N. Federal Highway ❘ Suite 115 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.419.2600 ❘ Breakfast MondayFriday. Lunch and dinner daily.

SHULA BURGER Delray Marketplace ❘ 14917 Lyons Road ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.404.1347 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

Boca Center ❘ 5250 Town Center Circle ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.368.8806 ❘ Lunch Monday-Saturday.

Dinner nightly.

❘ 6000 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.393.3252 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

YAKITORI SAKE HOUSE Royal

CONTINENTAL

Palm Place ❘ 271 S.E. Mizner Blvd. ❘ #41 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.544.0087 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

YAMA JAPANESE RESTAURANT

200 N.E. Second Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.266.9929 ❘ Lunch Monday-Thursday. Dinner daily.

YOKOHAMA 9168 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.451.1707 60 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.392.9328 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

BARBECUE LUCILLE’S BAD TO THE BONE BBQ Regency Court ❘

3011 Yamato Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.997.9557 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

MISSISSIPPI SWEETS BBQ CO.

2399 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.394.6779 ❘ Lunch Monday-Saturday. Dinner nightly.

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ZINBURGER WINE & BURGER BAR Town Center at Boca Raton

THE BOCA BEACH HOUSE

887 E. Palmetto Park Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.826.8850 ❘ Breakfast and lunch daily.

BOHEME BISTRO 1118 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.278.4899 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

DORSIA RESTAURANT 5837 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.961.4156 ❘ Dinner nightly.

JOSEF’S TABLE Polo Shops ❘

5030 Champion Blvd. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.353.2700 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

LA CIGALE 253 S.E. Fifth Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.265.0600 ❘ Dinner nightly.

LE RIVAGE 450 N.E. 20th

St. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.620.0033 ❘ Dinner nightly.

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BOWLED OVER Outback Co-Founder And Son Launch Healthy Bolay Restaurant In Royal Palm Beach

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estaurateur Tim Gannon, cofounder of Outback Steakhouse, has teamed up with his son Chris to launch a new fast-casual bowl concept, Bolay, in Royal Palm Beach’s new Buckingham Plaza.

“At Bolay, we cater to discerning, health-conscious guests with ingredients that uniquely customize bold, innovative flavors,” Tim says. “We are innovating the build your own bowl experience, and pairing it with refreshing cold-pressed juices, infused teas and local craft beer and wine.”

Bowls are chock full of nutritious superfoods and proteins. Executive Chef Martin Oswald, a former protégé of Wolfgang Puck, channeled his European roots to help create Bolay’s menu, comprising upward of 20 internationally inspired ingredients, prepared on-site daily, for diners to mix and match while making their own creations. And those with gluten

sensitivities or Celiac disease will be thrilled to hear that the entire menu is gluten-free – even dessert!

Each customer begins with his or her choice of base (e.g., glutenfree cilantro noodles, Peruvian quinoa), followed by proteins (e.g., ponzu tuna, lemon chicken), toppings (e.g., spicy Thai, lemongrass tamari) and add-ons (e.g., minted tomatoes, goat cheese crumbles).

If you often find yourself complaining about the lack of quick, healthy dining options in the area (we certainly do), Bolay just might be your new go-to spot.

– Sebastian Cardone

Bolay is located at 250 S. State Road 7, Suite 100, Royal Palm Beach. For more information, call 561-899-0111 or visit bolay-restaurant-wellington.com.

Congratulates The Doctors Honored At Its 18th Annual Honor Your Doctor Helen M. Babione Scholarship Luncheon Pictured from left: City of Boca Raton Deputy Mayor Robert Weinroth 2016 Doctor of Distinction Dr. Philip Oranburg City of Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie Honorary Advisor Helen M. Babione Club President Jon A. Kaye Tiffany & Co. G.M. Brooke DiPietro Honorary Advisor Janice Williams Event Chairman Alan Kaye Special Recognition: Boca Raton Regional Hospital Hero Dr. Louise Morrell West Boca Medical Center Hospital Hero Dr. Anwar Vardag

2016 HONORED DOCTORS Dr. Rajesh Agarwala Dr. Luis Alvarez Dr. Rishi Anand Dr. Aaron Applebaum Dr. Darryl Appleton Dr. Cheryl Atherly-Todd Dr. Bilga Attar Dr. Peter Averkiou Dr. Jay Baker Dr. Lisa Banchik Dr. Erica Barba Dr. Alan Bauman Dr. Albert Begas Dr. Greg Bellisari Dr. Jeffrey Berman Dr. Albert Biehl, III Dr. Raymond Bocksel Jr., DDS Dr. Frederick Boltz Dr. Katina Bonaparte Dr. Daniel Boss Dr. Ralph Breslaw Dr. Nicolas Breuer Dr. Miguel Brito Dr. Alan Brustein Dr. Carlos Casas Dr. Attica Chang Dr. Basil Chie-For Dr. James Chong Dr. Karen Coello Dr. Carlos Coello Dr. Meyer Cohen Dr. G. Richard Cohen Dr. Lance Cohen Dr. Brian Coleman

Dr. Maureen Connelly Dr. Anthony Dardano Dr. Barry Davis Dr. Bradley Douglas Dr. David Drew Dr. Michelle Duhaney Dr. Ioana Dumitru Dr. Lawrence Eastburn Dr. Robert Eckelson Dr. Patricio Sebastian Espinosa Dr. Steven Fagien Dr. Gustavo Ferrer Dr. Christopher Fichera Dr. Constance Fields Dr. Robert Fishman Dr. Shannon Fox-Levine Dr. Jeffrey Fromowitz Dr. Ira Gelb Dr. Sandy George, D.C. Dr. Gregory Gilot Dr. Mitchell Goldstein Dr. Enrique Gongora Dr. Manish Gupta Dr. Elizabeth Hames Dr. Kathryn Heim Dr. Michelle Herring Dr. David Hevert Dr. Tanya Hlinka Dr. Alex Hsu Dr. Robert Johnson Dr. Robert Johr Dr. Maria Jurado Dr. Brian Kaplan Dr. Mitchell Karl Dr. Karen Kennedy Dr. Curtis Kephart

Dr. Robert Klein Dr. Dominic Kleinhenz Dr. Allen Konis, DDS Dr. Kenneth Konsker Dr. Michael Krebsbach Dr. Seba Krumholtz Dr. Alexander Kushch Dr. Joshua Larned Dr. William Leone Dr. Theodore Lerner Dr. David Levenson Dr. Michael Levine Dr. Jonathan Levy Dr. Michael Lewis Dr. Anthony Lewis, DDS Dr. Janné Lomasky Dr. Troy Lomasky Dr. David Lubetkin Dr. Chere Roshall Lucas Anthony Dr. Richard Luceri Dr. Danny Ly Dr. Fernando Manalac Dr. Anele Manfredini Dr. Bruce Martin Dr. Gladys Martinez Dr. Ricardo Matos Dr. Diane McGinty, DMD Dr. William McKay Dr. Porter McRoberts Dr. Jeffrey Miller Dr. Louise Morrell Dr. Steven Morris Dr. Shaye Moskowitz Dr. Karan Munuswamy Dr. Nathan Nachlas Dr. Donovan Nembhard

Dr. Philip Oranburg Dr. Jay Oremland, DDS Dr. David Padden Dr. Naushira Pandya Dr. Bruce Phillips Dr. Emmanuel Platis, DMD Dr. Janice Plaxe Dr. Martin Polin, DDS Dr. Jace Provo Dr. Joseph Purita Dr. Joshua Purow Dr. Richard Raborn Dr. Theodore Raptis Dr. Omar Rashid Dr. Brian Rebello Dr. Vernon Rebello Dr. Fernando Recio Dr. Marta Rendon Dr. Andrew Ress Dr. Steven Reznick Dr. Martin Roche Dr. Douglas Rolfe, DDS Dr. William Rowland Dr. Mark Rubenstein Dr. John Rubin Dr. Ronald Rubin Dr. Andrew Russell Dr. Carl Salvati Dr. Christine Savage Dr. John Schmittner Dr. David Schwartzwald Dr. Leonard Seigel Dr. Lewis Semel Dr. Susie Sennhauser Dr. Jean Senyshyn, DDS Dr. Stephen Servoss Dr. Eric Shapiro

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taste listings OLIO BISTRO 42 S.E. Second Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.278.6633 ❘ Dinner Tuesday-Saturday.

ST. TROPEZ 7860 Glades Road ❘

Suite 130 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.368.4119 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

TEA-LICIOUS TEAROOM & GIFTS

4997-B W. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray

Beach ❘ 561.638.5155 ❘ Breakfast and lunch Monday-Saturday.

FARM-TO-TABLE/ORGANIC APROPO KAFE 147 S.E. First Ave.

❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.393.1223 ❘ Lunch and dinner Monday-Saturday.

FARMER’S TABLE 1901 N. Military

KATHY’S GAZEBO CAFÉ

Spanish River Center ❘ 4199 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.395.6033 ❘ Lunch MondayFriday. Dinner Monday-Saturday.

LA FERME 9101 Lakeridge

Blvd. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.654.6600 ❘ Dinner nightly. Brunch Sunday.

LA NOUVELLE MAISON 5 Palms

Building ❘ 455 E. Palmetto Park Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.338.3003 ❘ Dinner nightly.

INDIAN SAPPHIRE INDIAN CUISINE Royal

Palm Place ❘ 500 Via de Palmas ❘ Suite 79 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.362.2299 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

ITALIAN ANTHONY’S COAL FIRED PIZZA Shops at Boca Grove ❘

21065 Powerline Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.218.6600 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. 115 N.E. Sixth Ave. ❘ Delray

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D’ANGELO PIZZA, WINE BAR AND TAPAS Addison Place ❘ 16950 Jog

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DAVINCI’S OF BOCA Town Center at Boca Raton ❘ 6000 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.362.8466 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

DAVITO’S 19635 State Road 7 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.482.2323 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

DOMINICS 8177 W. Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.487.3186 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Westwinds of Boca ❘ 9834 W. Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.487.6325 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

Trail ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.417.5836 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

FRANK & DINO’S 718 S.

GARY RACK’S FARMHOUSE KITCHEN Royal Palm Place ❘ 399

IL BACIO 29 S.E. Second Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.865.7785 ❘ Dinner nightly.

Federal Highway ❘ Deerfield Beach ❘ ❘ Dinner nightly.

954.427.4909

S.E. Mizner Blvd. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ ❘ Lunch MondayFriday. Dinner nightly. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

561.826.2625

IL GIRASOLE RESTAURANT 1911 S. Federal Highway ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.272.3566 ❘ Dinner nightly.

MAX’S HARVEST 169 N.E.

Second Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ Lunch Friday. Dinner nightly. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

561.381.9970 ❘

FONDUE THE LITTLE CHALET 485 S.

Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.325.8000 ❘ Dinner nightly.

GERMAN BIERGARTEN Royal Palm Place ❘

309 Via De Palmas ❘ #90 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.395.7462 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

GREEK

Beach ❘ 561.278.7911 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

ARTURO’S 6750 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.997.7373 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

BRIO TUSCAN GRILLE The

Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ ❘ Dinner nightly.

Shops at Boca Center ❘ 5050 Town Center Circle ❘ #239 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.392.3777 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

561.997.7472

ESTIA TAVERNA & BAR Royal Palm Place ❘ 507 S.E. Mizner Blvd. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.417.5800 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

FRENCH

IT’S ALL GREEK 9704 Clint Moore

N.E. Second Ave. ❘ Deerfield Beach ❘ 954.596.5840 ❘ Breakfast and dinner daily.

THE MELTING POT 5455 N.

BISTRO PROVENCE 2399 N.

Federal Highway ❘ #4 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.368.2340 ❘ Dinner nightly.

Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.883.6337 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

JIMMY THE GREEK 8221 Glades

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CAFFE LUNA ROSA 34 S. Ocean Blvd. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.274.9404 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

CARPE DIEM 110 E. Atlantic

Road ❘ #1 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.325.7122 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN

CASIMIR BISTRO Royal Palm

RAFINA GREEK TAVERNA The Boardwalk at 18th St. ❘ 6877 S.W. 18th St. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.409.3673 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

CARRABBA’S ITALIAN GRILL

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TAVERNA KYMA 6298 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.994.2828 ❘ Lunch MondayFriday. Dinner nightly.

Champion Blvd. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.997.0027 ❘ Lunch TuesdayFriday. Dinner Tuesday-Sunday.

TAVERNA OPA 270 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.303.3602 ❘ Dinner nightly.

CASA D’ANGELO 171 E. Palmetto Park Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.996.1234 ❘ Dinner nightly.

Ave. ❘ #120 ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.455.2140 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sunday.

Place ❘ 416 Via De Palmas ❘ #81 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.955.6001 ❘ Lunch and dinner Monday-Saturday.

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The Boardwalk at 18th St. ❘ 6909 S.W. 18th St. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.544.8838 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

JOSEPHINE’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 5751 N.

Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.988.0668 ❘ Dinner TuesdaySunday.

LA STELLA'S RESTAURANT

159 E. Palmetto Park Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.544.2081 ❘ Dinner Monday-Saturday.

LA VILLETTA RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 4351 N. Federal

Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ ❘ Dinner nightly.

561.362.8403

MAGGIANO’S 21090 St. Andrews Blvd. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.361.8244 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

MARIO’S OSTERIA 1400 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.239.7000 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

MATTEO’S RESTAURANT 233 S. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.392.0773 ❘ Dinner nightly.

MEATBALL ROOM Regency Court ❘ 3011 Yamato Road ❘ Suite A19 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.409.4111 ❘ Dinner nightly.

MERLINO’S 9 S.E. First Ave. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.756.8437 ❘ Dinner nightly.

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May 6, 2016

Co-Chairs:

Boca West Country Club 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

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Awards Luncheon Marvin Rubin: Lifetime Achievement Tom Ehrbar: Biggest Heart Award in Memorial Thank you to our Sponsors Platinum Sponsor Carrie Rubin and Amy & Andrew Cohn Schmidt Family Foundation

Silver Sponsor Kathy & Paul Adkins ADT Ron & Kathy Assaf Custom Medical Services E. M. Lynn Foundation Amy & Mike Kazma Wells Fargo Private Bank

The Sam & Simone Spiegel Family Foundation

Kathy Adkins

Neil Saffer

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Youth Sponsor Eda & Cliff Viner Community Scholars Foundation

Award Sponsor Cendyn SPACE

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Bronze Sponsor Sonia & Bernard Finkelstein NCCI Plastridge Agency

Thank you to the Men with Caring Hearts Committee

Honoree Reception Hostst Excell Auto Group

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taste listings NICK’S NEW HAVEN-STYLE PIZZERIA & BAR

Glades Plaza ❘ 2240 N.W. 19th St. ❘ Suite 904 ❘

Boca Raton ❘ 561.368.2900 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

NINO'S Fifth Avenue Shops ❘ 1930 N.E. Fifth Ave. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.362.8990 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

PICCOLINO RESTAURANT 78 S. Federal

Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.395.8858 ❘ Dinner Monday-Saturday.

POSITANO 4400 N. Federal Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.544.2920 ❘ Dinner nightly.

RENZO’S OF BOCA 5999 N. Federal

Highway ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.994.3495 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

RISTORANTE SAPORI Royal Palm Place ❘ 301

Via de Palmas ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.367.9779 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

SICILIAN OVEN Town Center at Boca Raton ❘ 21170 St. Andrews Blvd. ❘ Suite 9 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.750.9772 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

SOLITA & MASTINO 25 N.E. Second Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.899.0888 ❘ Dinner nightly.

TANZY iPic Theaters, Mizner Park ❘ 301

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Plaza Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.922.6699 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

TERRA FIAMMA Delray Marketplace ❘

9169 W. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ and dinner daily.

561.495.5570 ❘ Lunch

TRAMONTI 119 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.272.1944 ❘ Lunch Monday-Saturday.

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TRATTORIA ROMANA 499 E. Palmetto Park

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VENETIAN PARKLAND RISTORANTE

BY RENZO 7625 N. State Road 7 ❘

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VIC & ANGELO’S 290 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘

Delray Beach ❘ 561.278.9570 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

VILLAGIO ITALIAN EATERY Mizner Park ❘ 344 Plaza Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.447.2257 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

VILLA ROSANO The Reserve ❘ 9858 Clint

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KOSHER ASIA SUSHI/WOK/GRILL The Fountains ❘

7600 Camino Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.544.8100 ❘ Lunch Sunday-Friday. Dinner Sunday-Thursday.

BOCA GRILL Somerset Shoppes ❘ 8903 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.419.8434 ❘ Lunch Sunday-Friday. Dinner Sunday-Thursday.

MOZART CAFE The Fountains ❘ 7300 W.

Camino Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.367.3412 ❘ Breakfast and lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner nightly.

PITA ’N GO 22767 State Road 7 ❘ Boca

Raton ❘ 561.477.0633 ❘ Lunch Sunday-Friday.

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3350 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.750.8860 ❘ Lunch Monday-Friday.

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PADRINO’S Mission Bay Plaza ❘ 20455 State Road 7 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.451.1070 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

MEDITERRANEAN/TURKISH ALADDIN’S EATERY 21200 St. Andrews

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APEIRO KITCHEN & BAR Delray Marketplace

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MEXICAN BAJA CAFE DOS 1310 S. Federal Highway ❘ Deerfield Beach ❘ 954.596.1304 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

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EL CAMINO TEQUILA BAR 15 N.E. Second Ave. â?&#x2DC; Delray Beach â?&#x2DC; 561.865.5350 â?&#x2DC; Lunch and dinner daily.

ROCCOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TACOS AND TEQUILA BAR The Shops at Boca Center â?&#x2DC; 5250 Town Center Circle â?&#x2DC; Boca Raton â?&#x2DC; 561.416.2131 â?&#x2DC; Lunch and dinner daily.

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DUBLINER IRISH PUB Mizner Park â?&#x2DC; 435

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HOLLOWAY'S PUB Royal Palm Place â?&#x2DC; 504 Via De Palmas â?&#x2DC; Boca Raton â?&#x2DC; 561.361.8445 â?&#x2DC; Dinner nightly.

HOOTERS Glades Plaza â?&#x2DC; 2240 N.W. 19th St. â?&#x2DC; Boca Raton â?&#x2DC; 561.391.8903 â?&#x2DC; Lunch and dinner daily.

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THE WISHING WELL IRISH PUB Royal Palm

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taste listings YARD HOUSE Mizner Park ❘ 201 Plaza Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.417.6124 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

SANDWICHES/DELI BEN’S KOSHER DELICATESSEN RESTAURANT & CATERERS The Reserve ❘ 9942 Clint Moore

Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.470.9963 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Polo Club Shoppes ❘ 5030 Champion Blvd. ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.241.5903 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Glades Plaza ❘ 2240 N.W. 19th St. ❘ #700 ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.392.4181 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Regency Court ❘ 3013 Yamato Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.997.9911 ❘ Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

TOOJAY’S GOURMET DELI

SEAFOOD 32 EAST 32 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.276.7868

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50 OCEAN 40 S. Ocean Blvd. ❘ Delray

Beach ❘ 561.278.3364 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

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BOCA LANDING Waterstone Hotel ❘ 999 E. Camino Real ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.368.9500 ❘ Dinner nightly.

BOSTON’S ON THE BEACH 40 S. Ocean

Blvd. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.278.3364 ❘ Breakfast Saturday and Sunday. Lunch and dinner daily.

CITY FISH MARKET 7940 Glades Road ❘ Boca Raton ❘ 561.487.1600 ❘ Lunch MondayFriday. Dinner nightly.

CITY OYSTER 213 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray Beach ❘ 561.272.0220 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily.

DECK 84 840 E. Atlantic Ave. ❘ Delray

Beach ❘ 561.665.8484 ❘ Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

JB'S ON THE BEACH 300 N.E. 21st Ave. ❘

Deerfield Beach ❘ 954.571.5220 ❘ Breakfast Friday-Sunday. Lunch and dinner daily.

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DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T STOP THE MUSIC The Classic Rock & Roll Party Raises $300,000 For HomeSafe

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he Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood recently hosted HomeSafeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high-energy charity event, The Classic Rock & Roll Party, to benefit the nonprofitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to help victims of child abuse and domestic violence. Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain returned as host of the event for his fifth year, alongside co-chairs Debora Kellogg and Jayne Malfitano. â&#x20AC;&#x153;HomeSafe provides invaluable services for victims of child abuse and domestic violence right here in our local community, and we are very proud to help raise funds for these programs,â&#x20AC;? said Kellogg and Malfitano. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The theme for the night is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Happiness Has Arrived,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and that is so true for us tonight with everyone here to support the great work of HomeSafe.â&#x20AC;?

The ballroom was rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to tunes from the Lowrider Band, with How-

ard Scott on lead vocals and guitar, Lee Oskar on harmonica and Harold Brown on drums. Also performing with McBrain was guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, and Paul Castronovo, of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paul and Young Ron Showâ&#x20AC;? on BIG 105.9 FM, served as emcee.

Suffolk Construction was awarded the HomeSafe Hero Award by last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipient, Mike Nichols.

Suffolk was honored for its generous support of the agency, both financially and through its staff members volunteering their time. In the last seven years, Suffolk has donated more than $600,000 to HomeSafe.

Additionally, guests were introduced to Pond Place, the new independent-living housing program for foster children who have aged out of the program and need safe, affordable housing. Kyle, a current Home Safe client, spoke of his stay at the

agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residential program and how it has helped him turn his life around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;HomeSafe has been a life changer for me,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came here with issues I never thought I would get resolved, but thanks to the staff who have taken the time to care and work with me, life is good.â&#x20AC;?

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HomeSafe provides invaluable services for victims of child abuse and domestic violence right here in our local community, and we are very proud to help raise funds for these programs. The theme for the night is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Happiness Has Arrived,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and that is so true for us tonight with everyone here to support the great work of HomeSafe. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Debora Kellogg and Jayne Malfitano, event co-chairs

In addition to presenting sponsors Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Paradise Bank, Harcourt M. and Virginia W. Sylvester Foundation and Kathy Walsh and The MacCutcheon Family

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The Polo Club Of Boca Raton Hosts Charity Week, Polo Gives Back

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ith the belief that, when we help our neighbors to thrive, we become a stronger and more productive community, The Polo Club of Boca Raton recently hosted Polo Gives Back, a membersponsored charity week. The event was developed to give Polo Club members an opportunity to provide assistance to worthy civic, educational, social and health-related nonprofits in Palm Beach County.

The week featured golf and tennis events, a pet parade, raffles and prizes, a fashion show and a shopping day at Bloomingdale’s at Town Center at Boca Raton and culminated in a celebration barbecue.

With something for everyone, the

event offered the entire Polo family the chance to give back in their own way. More than $125,000 was raised in support of AVDA (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse) and Forgotten Soldiers Outreach.

In recognition of Polo’s generous donation, AVDA will name its second-floor family wing The New Beginnings wing. On the plaque, it will state: “Dedicated to the courageous families who will live here, a gift from The Polo Club of Boca Raton.” This floor was designed to keep families together.

In addition, The Polo Club’s donation will fund 2,400 We Care packages via Forgotten Soldiers Outreach to be sent to the brave

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This was an opportunity for our entire community to come together and do something meaningful for our neighbors. We are grateful that we have been able to make an impact on the lives of so many with the support of our members and sponsors.

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– Brett Morris, general manager and COO, The Polo Club of Boca Raton

men and women serving overseas.

Polo Club members were honored to help remind these troops that they are always in the hearts of the folks back home.

“This was an opportunity for our entire community to come together and do something meaningful for our neighbors,” says Brett Morris,

general manager and COO of The Polo Club of Boca Raton. “We are grateful that we have been able to make an impact on the lives of so many with the support of our members and sponsors.” O For more information, call 561-9951200 or visit poloclub.net.

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Students Take Center Stage During Junior Achievement’s Watch A Rising Star

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lapper dresses and dapper suits filled the ballroom at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts during the Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast’s 14th Annual Watch A Rising Star event. The nonprofit distributed more than $13,000 in scholarship money to the winners while raising nearly $750,000 to support Junior Achievement classroom programs in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie,

dining room. There, students from various schools treated the packed house to a high-energy Roaring ’20s performance of the Charleston before event co-chair Ken Cunningham took the stage. He thanked sponsors and board members and announced that, during dessert, one lucky person would find a “pearl” in their cake and win a trip to Chicago.

Given Junior Achievement’s focus on fostering students’ abilities to find

The finalists underwent months of rigorous rehearsals and live performances leading up to the vocal competition finale during the event.

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Rebecca Klahm and Ken Cunningham

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Indian River and Hendry counties.

The finalists underwent months of rigorous rehearsals and live performances leading up to the vocal competition finale during the event. Performers faced not only the judges but votes from attendees as well. The final winners were Emily Rynasko, Celene Perez, Gregorio Umana, Jana Jackson, Dylan Jackson and Maxime Pressert.

Guests were met at the door by volunteers from Palm Beach Gardens High School who greeted them with red carnations, pearls and “bathtub gin” for photo props.

Attendees then participated in a silent auction before moving into the

success in career and life, the organization’s fundraiser featured student emcees for the night, Ryan Fink and Kelsey Kummerlen.

While judges tallied the results, auctioneer Justin Paul whipped up a bidding frenzy with luxurious getaways on the auction block.

Sponsors included the Esther B. O’Keeffe Foundation; The StilesNicholson Foundation; Richard and Lesley Stone Family; The Sandy Hill Foundation; PNC Bank; The Weitz Company; Templeton & Co.; Arrigo Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram; Ellie and Bud Frank; The International Society of Palm Beach; and Guardians Credit Union. O

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FOR THE CHILDREN

The Boys & Girls Club Of Delray Beach Honors Special Supporters

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he Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach hosted the fourth annual Be Great Celebration Dinner to benefit Delray Beach club members at the Delray Beach Marriott. The dinner raised more than $132,000 for the club and honored Tony Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of Seagate Hospitality Group, and the Youth of the Year of Delray Beach, club member Karah Pierre. More than 200 supporters attended the dinner.

Wilson was presented with the Forrest and Frances Lattner Award, also known as the Be Great Award, which recognizes a member of the community for outstanding achievements and dedication to the organi-

zation. The Seagate Hotel & Spa is a big supporter of the Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach’s annual Holiday Trunk Show at the hotel, and Wilson helps Santa Claus host story time for club members.

At the dinner, Chip Sander, general manager of The Seagate Hotel & Spa, announced that Seagate Hospitality Group was making a gift of $25,000 as an endowment fund toward the Youth of the Year program. Through this endowment, each year, for 25 years, the Youth of the Year will receive a $1,000 scholarship for academic expenses.

Present at the dinner was the 2015 Youth of the Year, Kyra Dobard, who had the honor of in-

Kirsten Stanley, Juliet Warmer, Tom Stanley, Patsy Randolph, John Lynch and Beau Delafield with club members

At the dinner, Chip Sander, general manager of The Seagate Hotel & Spa, announced that Seagate Hospitality Group was making a gift of $25,000 as an endowment fund toward the Youth of the Year program. troducing the 2016 Youth of the Year, Pierre, and presenting her with a commemorative plaque. Pierre, 15, is the first recipient of the new scholarship fund. The Youth of the Year competition is a national Boys & Girls Clubs of America program

that enables local organizations to compete with other clubs regionally and nationally for the title of National Youth of the Year. O For more information, call 561-6833287 or visit bgcpbc.org.

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[concerts sporting events lectures art exhibits plays and so much more]

MAY 13 British indie rock band Florence + The Machine – fronted by the übertalented, flame-haired Florence Welch – first burst onto the scene with its 2009 album, “Lungs,” filled with such chart-topping hits as “Dog Days Are Over” and “You’ve Got The Love,” a cover of Candi Staton’s 1986 song.

Audiences here and across the pond fell for Welch’s soulful vocals and unique style as well as the group’s seamless melding of neo-soul, art rock and baroque pop styles.

In 2011, the band released its second album, “Ceremonials,” to moderate acclaim. But, last

year’s “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” saw Florence + The Machine at the top of the charts again, debuting at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and earning five Grammy nominations. Singles included “What Kind of Man” and “Ship To Wreck.”

Now, Welch and her bandmates are touring the U.S. on their How Beautiful Tour, kicking off in Miami and being joined on select dates by Grimes, Of Monsters and Men, The Lumineers, Cold War Kids and Elle King. While Florence + The Machine won’t have such accompaniment at its Miami concert, 7:30 p.m. at AmericanAirlines Arena, Welch’s theatrics and the group’s soaring sound are sure to leave the audience more than satisfied.

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Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts Of Miami-Dade County 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 305-949-6722; arshtcenter.org May 1, 7 & 8 “The Hammer Trinity” Show times vary.

AmericanAirlines Arena 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 786-777-1000; aaarena.com May 13 Florence + The Machine Show begins at 7:30 p.m.

May 28 R. Kelly Show begins at 8 p.m.

MUSIC MAN: R. Kelly will drop some rhymes at 8 p.m. on May 28 at AmericanAirlines Arena

AutoNation® IMAX® Theater Museum of Discovery and Science 401 S.W. Second St., Fort Lauderdale, 954467-6637; mods.org May 5-30 “Captain America: Civil War” – The IMAX Experience® Show times vary.

May 26 THROUGH June 9 Disney’s “Alice Through The Looking Glass” – IMAX 3D Theater Show times vary.

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STAND AND DELIVER: Bill Burr will crack some jokes at 8 p.m. on May 6 at Hard Rock Live

Aventura Arts & Cultural Center 3385 N.E. 188th St., Aventura, 305-466-8002; aventuracenter.org May 14 Arts Ballet Theatre: Spring Gala Event begins at 7 p.m.

Coral Springs Center For The Arts 2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs, 954-344-5999; coralspringscenterforthe arts.com May 6 & 7 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Show times vary.

May 6 Bill Burr: “Plowin’ Ahead” Show begins at 8 p.m.

May 21 Tracy Morgan Show begins at 8 p.m.

May 29 9th Annual Memorial Weekend Comedy Festival 2016 Show begins at 8 p.m.

BB&T Center

James L. Knight International Center

Kravis Center For The Performing Arts

1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise, 954-835-7469; thebbtcenter.com

400 S.E. Second Ave., Miami, 305-416-5970; jlkc.com

701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, 561832-7469; kravis.org

May 8 3rd Annual Mother’s Day Experience Event begins at 7 p.m.

May 20 THROUGH June 5 “Hair” Show times vary.

May 8 Wings For Life World Run 2016 Event begins at 7 a.m.

Hard Rock Live Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, 954-797-5555; hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com

Miami Marlins Park 501 Marlins Way, Miami, 305-480-1300; marlins.com May 3-11, 20-24, 30 & 31 Miami Marlins Baseball Game times vary.

Mizner Park Amphitheater 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 561-393-7700; ticketmaster.com May 20 Legends Of The Old School With Bel Biv Devoe, Lisa Lisa, Tone Loc & More Show begins at 7 p.m.

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Philanthropic Spirit Makes Life-Saving Care Possible

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n 2017, Boca Raton Regional Hospital will celebrate 50 years of delivering premium healthcare. Thanks to the generosity of the community, south Palm Beach Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only not-for-profit hospital maintains a leading position on the cutting edge of medicine.

Late last year, the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute

became one of only two sites in the U.S. to offer the most precise radiation delivery system available today. This new therapy uses high energy radiation to target tumor cells with exquisite accuracy while minimizing damage to healthy cells.

At the Christine E. Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute, a new center was

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established that enables surgeons to perform an advanced valve replacement procedure for patients who are considered at high risk for the standard replacement surgery.

Both of these life-saving new advances are available at Boca Regional because of the support, compassion and philanthropic spirit of our community.

Boca Regional is one of only two sites in the U.S. to offer new radiation oncology technology

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ffering new hope to patients with tumors that were once considered untreatable with surgery or conventional radiation therapy, the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca

Raton Regional Hospital now utilizes the Accuracy CyberKnife® M6™ System with InCise2 technology. Boca Regional is one of only two oncology programs in the country to offer this sophisticated

therapy, made possible through a generous gift from the Richard Blackman Estate and other donors to the Lynn Cancer Institute.

“Philanthropy has allowed us to invest in this new technology,

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the very latest advance in radiation oncology,” says Tim Williams, MD, Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at the Lynn Cancer Institute. “Since the Lynn Cancer Institute opened in 1977,

The new Accuray CyberKnife® M6™ System with InCise2 technology differs from other systems with its ability to continuously track and precisely attack the tumor while the patient breathes

support from the community has enabled us to keep pace with rapidly evolving technology. We need to make changes every few years if we want to remain at the forefront and provide our patients with the same quality of care that they would receive at major cancer centers nationwide.”

Unlike other forms of radiosurgery, this latest generation

of CyberKnife offers an unprecedented ability to precisely target tumors while sparing damage to surrounding healthy tissue.

Though its name may conjure images of scalpels and surgery, CyberKnife treats tumors throughout the body without cutting. It offers a pain-free, non-surgical option for patients who have inoperable, difficult to reach, or

surgically complex tumors.

What makes this version of the CyberKnife so unique – and so effective – is its ability to continuously track and attack the tumor as it shifts during therapy due to patient movement or respiration.

“The technology allows us to automatically correct for any tumor movement,” said Dr. Williams.

“With other systems, when the

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tumor moves you have to stop the radiation, wait for the mass to return to its original position, and then restart the therapy.”

This combination of exquisite accuracy and the ability to adjust to tumor motion allows for radiation delivery with the highest level of precision. The system’s advanced maneuverability also offers complete access and coverage for any tumor size or shape, even in anatomically difficult areas. Higher radiation doses result in a reduced number of total treatments and a reduction in the individual treatment time.

“This generation of CyberKnife is truly the state-ofthe-art in radiation therapy,” commented Dr. Williams. “In addition to its tremendous efficacy, the procedure requires no anesthesia, no recovery time, no overnight hospital stay and no restrictive positioning devices that are used in other technologies. As you can imagine, these are all tremendous patient and family satisfiers.”

Dr. Williams noted that the CyberKnife at Lynn Cancer Institute is presently being used to treat malignant and nonmalignant tumors of the prostate, lung, brain, spine, liver, pancreas, kidney, bone and eye. Even if patients have already undergone radiation, surgery or chemotherapy – or are currently undergoing treatment – they still may be candidates for the CyberKnife system and should consult their physician. It is covered by most insurance plans.

“CyberKnife now completes a spectrum of therapies at the Lynn Cancer Institute that is among the most sophisticated in the country,” commented Dr. Williams.

“Patients in the region should feel most confident in these capabilities and the benefits we can afford them in their treatment needs.”

For more information about the Lynn Cancer Institute, please call 561-95LEARN.

New Aortic Valve Replacement Center opens for patients at high risk for standard surgery

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very year, 5 million Americans learn they have heart valve disease. The disease disrupts the flow of blood through the heart, eventually causing heart failure, stroke, or death.

The traditional treatment is open heart surgery – cutting open the chest to surgically repair or replace the valve. The procedure requires stopping the heart temporarily and diverting blood flow from the heart through a heart-lung machine.

risk of infection, a shorter hospital stay and a quicker recovery than patients undergoing traditional open heart surgery.”

Boca Regional is now able to offer high risk patients the most advanced minimally invasive procedure, the “TAVR,” or transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The procedure is FDAapproved for patients requiring an aortic valve repair or replacement who are not candidates for the other procedures, including

To continue to offer these world-class programs and services, Boca Raton Regional Hospital needs your support. To find out how you can be part of the effort, please call Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation at 561-955-4142.

While open heart surgery remains the standard of care, surgeons are now able to replace and repair valves by making small incisions between the ribs, and inserting long instruments to access the valve. “The results are impressive,” says Richard Cartledge, M.D., FACS, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Boca Regional’s Christine E. Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute. “Most patients experience less pain and

patients of advanced age or those with co-existing health issues.

This latest treatment modality was made possible by Fern and Manny Steinfeld, whose gift established the new Fern F. Steinfeld Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Center.

TAVR delivers an artificial replacement valve through a catheter. Patients usually experience immediate benefit in terms of improved blood circulation.

Because the valve replacement is done via minimally invasive technique, most patients can expect a much faster recovery period than they would from the conventional open-heart procedure.

The Center is led by Carlos A. Velez, MD, FACC, FSCAI, who serves as Director of Structural Heart Disease Interventions at the Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute. Dr. Velez is a specialist in TAVR and has served on the faculty of some of the nation’s most prestigious heart programs including those at

Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, and the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.

“Dr. Velez brings impeccable credentials and experience to our TAVR Center,” said Dr. Cartledge.

“We, along with our patients, are most fortunate to have a clinician of his caliber heading this most important addition to our capabilities at the Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute.”

For more information about the Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute, please call 561-95LEARN.

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Parker Playhouse 707 N.E. Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale; 954-4620222; parkerplayhouse.com May 11 RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle Of The Seasons Show begins at 9 p.m.

May 14 Giada Valenti: “From Venice With Love” Show begins at 8 p.m.

Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre (formerly Coral Sky Amphitheatre) 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 561795-8883; livenation. com May 29 Bad Company And Joe Walsh Show begins at 7 p.m.

Pompano Beach Amphitheater 1801 N.E. Sixth St., Pompano Beach; 954-9462402; livenation.com May 13 Deftones Show begins at 7:30 p.m.

May 15 Gin Blossoms, Tonic And Dishwalla Show begins at 6 p.m.

The Broward Center For The Performing Arts 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 954-4620222; browardcenter.org May 4 Mavis Staples & The Blind Boys Of Alabama Show begins at 7:30 p.m.

May 10-22 “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” Show times vary.

The Fillmore Miami Beach At The Jackie Gleason Theater 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, 305-6737300; fillmoremb.com May 15 Michel Boujenah Show begins at 8 p.m.

May 19 Marlon Wayans: “Scandal-less” Show begins at 8 p.m.

events May 1 THROUGH June 3 “(On the) Horizon – Emerging Artists” Exhibit This visual and performing arts event is an opportunity for Milagro Center supporters and friends to experience the same creativity the center provides to the children it serves in the afterschool and summer camp programs. Takes place at Blueprint Gallery at Milagro Center in Delray Beach. Start times vary.

For more information, call 561-279-2970 or visit milagrocenter.org.

May 3 Boca Raton Garden Club General Meeting Guest speaker Emilie Palmieri will present a demonstration of fun and easy floral ideas just in time for Mother’s Day. Takes place at Boca Raton Community Center. Starts at 1 p.m. For more information, call 561395-9376 or visit bocaratongardenclub.org.

May 5 Annual JAFCO Mother’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show More than 500 women are expected to attend the JAFCO South Palm Beach/ North Broward County Chapters event with a shopping boutique, lunch and Woman of the Year award ceremony. Takes place at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton. Starts at 10 a.m. For more information, call 954-315-8696 or visit jafco.org.

May 6 Men With Caring Hearts Volunteer Awards Luncheon This annual event honors male volunteers who have improved the lives of Palm Beach County residents.

Benefits Florence Fuller Child Development Centers. Takes place at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton. Starts at 11 a.m. For more information, call 561391-7274 or visit ffcdc.org.

May 7 2016 Walk To Cure Arthritis Boca Raton Corporate Kick-Off Breakfast Join the Arthritis Foundation in the fight to speed up the timeline to a cure. Takes place at Boca Raton Innovation Campus. Starts at 7 a.m.

For more information, call 561-833-1133 or visit walk tocurearthritis.org/bocaraton.

May 7 & 8 Mother’s Day Weekend At The Flagler Museum The museum invites mothers and their families to celebrate this special day at Café des BeauxArts. Guests will enjoy a Gilded Age-style lunch of tea sandwiches, scones, sweets and the museum’s own tea blend, served on exquisite china. Takes

place at Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. Start times vary. For more information, call 561-655-2833 or visit flaglermuseum.us.

May 7 & 8 Mounts Botanical Garden Connoisseur Garden Tour Spend Mother’s Day weekend touring eight private gardens in Delray Beach, North Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach and West Palm Beach. The owners of each garden are giving members of the public a unique opportunity to visit at their own pace and sequence, so take one or two days for this selfguided tour. Locations and start times vary. For more information, call 561-2331757 or visit mounts.org.

May 13 Sushi And Stroll Enjoy the sound of taiko drums and stroll through tranquil gardens at sunset.

Takes place at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach.

Starts at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 561-4950233 or visit morikami.org.

May 20 2016 Boca Chamber Business Awards Luncheon The Business Awards Luncheon celebrates entrepreneurs and business people who not only generate economic prosperity in our community but also have strong philanthropic involvement. Takes place at Boca Raton Resort & Club. Starts at 11:45 a.m.

For more information, call 561-395-4433 or visit bocachamber.com.

May 22 Celebrate Israel Festival 2016 This event brings together

the Israeli-American and Jewish communities for a day of fun and celebration.

Enjoy Israeli cuisine, visit a replica of the Western Wall and hear tunes from Israeli rock band Mashina.

Takes place at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines.

Starts at 11 a.m. For more information, call 954-874-0777 or visit celebrateisraelfestival.com.

May 25 5th Annual Magnolia Luncheon The luncheon is hosted by United Way of Broward County’s Women’s Leadership Council and recognizes women of dignity, strength and perseverance. Takes place at Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale. Starts at 11 a.m. For more information, call 954-453-3766 or visit unitedwaybroward.org.

May 28 & 29 19th Annual Downtown Delray Beach Craft Festival This outdoor juried event features a full spectrum of craft media and a green market offering exotic plants, food and more. Takes place at Delray Beach Tennis Center. Starts at 10 a.m.

For more information, call 561-746-6615 or visit artfestival.com.

May 30 Memorial Day Concert The New Gardens Band will perform a full concert of patriotic music under the direction of Dwight Robert Roadman. Takes place at Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton.

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More than 285 people gathered at Marioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Osteria in Boca Raton for JAFCOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second annual Dream Lounge. The cocktail party raised $103,000 and helped deliver dreams to abused and neglected children, as well as those with developmental disabilities, in South Florida. During the event, dream angels circled the room, allowing guests to select dreams for JAFCO children, including a birthday party, a prom experience, a trip to Disney World and more.

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1 Lucianna Perlin, Nel Bloom, Stacey Labell, Samantha Grimaldi, Jackie Tavares and Kim Kaminoff 2 Seth & Keri Caston 3 Debbie Kimmel and Ian Nestler 4 Albert & Robin Dabbah, Marci & Jeffrey Langley and Marcie & Mark Butters 5 Alex Lee and Julia Graner 6 Nel Bloom and Kim Kaminoff 7 Jeffrey & Julie Stein and Peggy & Elias Zapantis

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The Polo Club of Boca Raton recently hosted Polo Gives Back, a member-sponsored charity week that featured golf and tennis events, a pet parade, raffles and prizes, a fashion show, a shopping day at Bloomingdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at Town Center at Boca Raton and a celebration barbecue. More than $125,000 was raised in support of AVDA and Forgotten Soldiers Outreach.

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The event showcased the Schwedelson Special Needs Programs and paid tribute to the continued support of Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Jerry Fedele, president and CEO of the hospital, accepted the honor.

1 Lori Fineman, Abe & Janice Obuchowski, Randy Colman, Barbara & Jerry Lewin, Matt Baker and Cindy Bergman 2 Robin & Gary Rubin 3 Mark Larkin, Linda Behmoiras and Jerry Fedele 4 Alyson and Marci Langley and Barton & Shirley Weisman 5 Cindy Bergman, Randy Colman, Marleen Forkas and Matt Baker 6 Jenn Betesh, Janet Elinoff, Emily Grabelsky, Lori Lesser and Marianne Jacobs

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now&noteworthy 2016 Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance Presents Unforgettable Weekend With Jay Leno The 10th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance, presented

by Mercedes-Benz and AutoNation, raised more than $9.2 million to date for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County. Hosted for the 10th consecutive year at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, the event attracted more than 7,000 attendees for an amazing weekend of philanthropy, comedy and a stellar automobile and motorcycle display. Renowned comedian, actor, television host and car collector Jay Leno returned

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Bret M. Ribotsky, DPM

Sam Gabriel, Jay Leno and Matthew Gabriel

for his third year to perform at the Saturday Gala Dinner & Show, host an exclusive brunch and judge the Sunday Automobile & Motorcycle Exhibition.

Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance, Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County, 877 N.W. 61st St., Fort Lauderdale, 954-537-1010; bocacde.com.

Dr. Bret M. Ribotsky Enters The 2016 Podiatry Management Hall Of Fame Bret M. Ribotsky, DPM, is the recipient of the 2016 Podiatry Management Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Podiatry Management Hall of Fame.

Born in Miami Beach, Dr. Ribotsky attended the University of South Florida and Temple University, after which he completed two residencies. He’s a fellow of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons and the American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine. Prior to entering private practice in Boca Raton, Dr. Ribotsky was the first podiatrist employed at Cleveland Clinic Florida. Dr. Bret M. Ribotsky, 880 N.W. 13th St., Suite 1C, Boca Raton, 561-447-8700.

4th Generation Organic Market & Café Launches New Location In West Boca Raton Announcing the grand opening of the country’s largest all-organic market and café, featuring all-organic groceries, produce, fresh meat and seafood; made-to-order sandwiches, juices, smoothies and vegan-friendly options; and so much more. 4th Generation Organic Market & Café will open on May 18 at its new location in West Boca Raton, at the southwest corner of Glades Road and Lyons Road. 4th Generation Organic Market & Café, 9200 W. Glades Road, Boca Raton, 561-314-1341; 4thgenerationmarket.com.

Allied Kitchen & Bath Opens Second Showroom In Oakland Park’s Culinary Arts District Allied Kitchen & Bath, South Florida’s leading retailer of custom kitchens, baths and complete home remodeling, has opened a second showroom in the Downtown Oakland Park Culinary Arts District. The newly designed 10,000-square-foot space showcases interactive kitchen models and a broad display of cabinetry, appliances, custom closets, bath displays, plumbing, lighting, flooring, outdoor kitchens and home accessories.

Allied Kitchen & Bath, 3484 N.E. 12th Ave., Oakland Park, 954-564-1611; alliedkitchenandbath.com.

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SUBDIVISION

ADDRESS

BUYER

SELLER

SALE PRICE

PRIOR SALE PRICE

PRIOR SALE DATE

ADDISON RESERVE

16197 VILLA VIZCAYA PL

TOLCHIN GARY

US BANK NATIONAL ASSOC TRUSTEE

$255,000

$221,600

31-DEC-14

ADDISON RESERVE

7977 VILLA D ESTE WAY

KAY DEBORAH A

ROSENBLUM FRED H

$490,682

$469,300

13-JAN-99

ADDISON RESERVE

7944 TRIESTE PL

KAPLAN RONALD

WEPRINSKY EDWIN L

$525,000

30-JAN-15

AVALON AT BOCA RATON

9713 PARKVIEW AVE

CHAHAM KEREN

GOODRICH ANN

$520,000

02-DEC-14

AZURA

6349 MONTESITO ST

KARP FRANCES F

TOLL FL X LTD PARTNERSHIP

BLUE INLET

641 NE 30TH PL

ROBINSON LEONARD C

REALTY VENTURE PARTNERS LLC

BOCA BAY COLONY

729 NE 74TH ST

NADAL DELPHINE

BOCA BAY COLONY

7432 NE 8TH TER

DEUTSCH RONALD S

BOCA FALLS

21441 CRESTFALLS CT

KRAMER LAYNE

KATZ OLGA MIELE INDIV TRUSTEE

$630,000

BOCA FALLS

21159 FALLS RIDGE WAY

BREGENZER LISA

LANDA GEORGE I

$416,965

BOCA HARBOUR

799 APPLEBY ST

HALFHILL RENEE

PASTORE JAMES E

BOCA HARBOUR

823 NE 72ND ST

CRUZ ERICA L

SOLIMINE ALEXANDRA

BOCA ISLES NORTH

19251 REDBERRY CT

ESPANA AURELIE

BOCA ISLES NORTH

19249 BAY LEAF CT

HURLEY LEEANN E

BOCA ISLES SOUTH

10918 KING BAY DR

BOCA POINTE CC - EL DORADO

22741 EL DORADO DR

BOCA POINTE CC - VILLA FLORA BROKEN SOUND CC - TANGLEWOOD BROKEN SOUND CC - TANGLEWOOD LEXINGTON ESTATES

$1,123,754

$5,100,000

05-FEB-10

$550,000

$420,100

16-NOV-15

ROSENFIELD THOMAS I

$2,400,000

$2,800,000

19-JUN-07

MITCHELL RUTH MARIE INDIV TRUSTEE

$2,037,500

10-JUN-15 16-SEP-10 $715,000

11-AUG-03

$420,000

$435,000

28-DEC-09

$1,250,950

$1,417,600

17-JUL-06

PATEL ATUL

$500,000

$650,000

07-JUL-05

WONG ANSON H

$524,500

$346,795

24-DEC-08

ROZENBERG YAFIT

PAUL PATRICK J

$532,500

$725,000

03-MAR-06

DOBBIN MARJORY

CHASHIN ZESEL B INDIV TRUSTEE

$420,000

6530 VIA ROSA

DEL BOSQUE THOMAS C

TISSER BENJAMIN

$452,900

$450,000

6055 NW 23RD TER

ESTRIN JAMIE

TURKISH ARTHUR

$1,182,500

$616,800

6010 NW 23RD TER

WEISS CATHY

NEWMARK ERIC V INDIV TRUSTEE

$1,200,000

29-MAR-01

10301 LEXINGTON ESTATES BLVD

CHAPMAN SEAN T

LANDAU GISELLE

$475,000

20-MAR-14

15-AUG-14 11-NOV-14 01-APR-90

Source: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

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SUBDIVISION

ADDRESS

BUYER

SALE PRICE

SELLER

$2,300,000

PRIOR SALE PRICE

$990,000

PRIOR SALE DATE

LONG LAKE ESTATES

18450 LONG LAKE DR

OSULLIVAN ROBERT

GRANOFSKY RICHARD

MISSION BAY - THE ISLES

10735 AVENIDA SANTA ANA

COUTO EMANUEL

WILMINGTON SAV FUND SOC FSB TRUSTEE

$500,000

15-SEP-03

MIZNER COUNTRY CLUB

15832 DOUBLE EAGLE TRL

BIRBRAGHER-HARRIS MIGUEL

AGRIOS PROPERTY HOLDINGS 2 LLC

$480,000

$315,000

31-MAR-14

MIZNER COUNTRY CLUB

16297 MIRA VISTA LN

MENAS THERESA

HERSKOWITZ AMY BETH PR TRUSTEE INDIV

$765,000

$924,839

07-MAR-03

MIZNER COUNTRY CLUB

8023 LAUREL RIDGE CT

SWARTZ JEFFREY B

MONGILLO FRANK

$555,000

$615,000

10-AUG-10

MIZNER COUNTRY CLUB

8066 VALHALLA DR

BELKIN MARK A

STEIN ELLIOT D INDIV TRUSTEE

$352,500

$675,000

05-MAY-05

PARKSIDE

1970 PARKSIDE CIR S

CARTER CHRISTOPHER

BLOOM STEPHEN E MD INDIV TRUSTEE

PARKSIDE

2215 SW 12TH PL

MARWAHA SIMI

POLO CLUB - GRAND BAY

17050 GRAND BAY DR

POLO CLUB - HOLLOWS

16661 ECHO HOLLOW CIR

POLO CLUB - LAURELS

02-OCT-14

$1,100,000

15-OCT-12

ROMAS MOSHE INDIV TR

$640,000

01-OCT-93

EFFRON STEVE

SCHWARZ STANLEY

$815,000

$720,000

SUNWOOD INC

FEINBERG IRIS

$845,000

$281,667

29-OCT-14

17834 DEAUVILLE LN

BOOKSTEIN HERBERT

RUBIN PHYLLIS INDIV TRUSTEE

$1,000,000

$1,000,000

20-NOV-15

POLO CLUB - MANCHESTER

5077 SUFFOLK DR

WEISS RONALD

SAVAGE TERRENCE C

$825,000

$550,000

01-MAR-11

ROYAL PALM YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB

2101 W MAYA PALM DR

GALLON STUART

HASEY WILLIAM J JR

$1,460,000

$1,200,000

05-JAN-15

SATURNIA

19122 TWO RIVER LN

SODERI CATERINA

REALTY VENTURE PARTNERS LLC

$645,000

$511,800

15-SEP-15

SATURNIA ISLES

9519 SAVONA WINDS DR

LIZZIO TINA M

GURTLER LAWRENCE

$704,000

$640,000

24-OCT-13

THE OAKS AT BOCA RATON

17888 KEY VISTA WAY

ROTHFELD GARY

RICHMOND AMER HOMES OF FLORIDA LP

$1,300,000

$18,900,000

07-MAY-13

THE OAKS AT BOCA RATON

17979 LAKE AZURE WAY

HECHT NICOLE A

STARK EQUITY GROUP LLC

$861,000

$525,000

20-MAR-14

TOWNSEND PLACE CONDOMINIUM

550 SE MIZNER BLVD APT B311

REDLICH LEONARD A

MARKS ROBERT INDIV TRUSTEE

$800,000

$1,000,000

21-MAY-07

WOODFIELD CC - CAMBRIDGE PARK

5656 NW 40TH AVE 4

KRONBERG HELENE

MIHELICH JULIE M TRUSTEE

$194,000

WOODFIELD CC - HAMILTON PLACE

4172 NW 53RD ST

SHERES KAREN

LIECHTUNG MORDECAI MARC

$472,514

$575,000

26-MAR-14

29-AUG-13

25-JUL-10

Source: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

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[charity never goes out of style] themselves. That was the inspiration for starting this organization.”

The nonprofit was founded in 1982 in honor of George and provides education grants to graduating high school seniors entering college or vocational schools.

“We have students in every one of the Ivy League schools,” Tim Tim Snow (center) with scholars

Various George Snow Scholarship Fund events benefit area youth

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My dad was really behind the scenes. He was a self-made man and really appreciated and loved seeing young people out there helping themselves. That was the inspiration for starting this organization.

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– Tim Snow, president,

George Snow Scholarship Fund

IN LOVING MEMORY

The George Snow Scholarship Fund Carries On A Legacy Of Giving BY LICIA AVELAR

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nlike many nonprofits, the George Snow Scholarship Fund, based in Boca Raton, wasn’t created by its namesake – but in his memory.

In 1980, George Snow, a helicopter charter pilot and local businessman, disappeared while flying home from the Bahamas. The 45-year-old was chartered by NBC to take a news crew to Cayo Lobos, an island overrun with Haitians stranded while trying to escape their native country.

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moved to South Florida from Pennsylvania in 1958 and began teaching math at Seacrest (now Atlantic) High School in Delray Beach. He later opened his own real estate and construction company and took up aviation. While he was very successful in his career, his biggest passion was giving back.

“He was always interested in helping young people,” says Tim Snow, George’s son and president of the George Snow Scholarship Fund. “In the early 1970s, at the end of segregation, a lot of young

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people ended up being bused into Boca Raton from Delray. They had no opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities because they had to catch the bus to get home.

My dad lobbied the school to get an after-school bus for these kids so they could participate but was unsuccessful. He and his friends ultimately bought a school bus, and my dad drove it.”

George also helped youths purchase school supplies and pay for their educations – something Tim says he learned after his father’s death.

“My dad was really behind the scenes,” says Tim, a Boca Raton resident. “He was a self-made man and really appreciated and loved seeing young people out there helping

says. “Students can go to any school that they want, and we want them to go to a good match for them.”

Since its inception, the charity has awarded more than $7.3 million in grants and has assisted 1,540 scholars, in part thanks to annual fundraisers like Boca’s Ballroom Battle and the Caribbean Cowboy Ball.

“We received 929 applications this year,” Tim says. “We will interview 150 kids and award around 60 to 70 scholarships.”

The charity also provides ongoing support for each recipient.

“Once a student becomes part of our organization, they become part of our family,” says Tim, who runs the organization with his brother, Jeff, and sister Jennifer. “If a student needs a computer, we get them a computer. We send them care packages during exams and have an emergency fund for them.

We do what we would do for our own sons or daughters.” O For more information, call 561-347-6799 or visit scholarship.org.

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