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features Inner Beauty

Decorating Déjà Vu

In Perfect Harmony

Home-Spun Advice

A Former Runway Model Turns Her Passion For Design Into A Second Career A Designer Created A Boca Raton Dream Home In The ’80s, Then Returned 25 Years Later To Do It All Over Again An Oceanfront Landmark Home In Palm Beach Becomes An Eclectic And Relaxing Retreat

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IN PERFECT HARMONY

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A Palm Beach Retreat Becomes An Eclectic Showplace

HOME-SPUN ADVICE Five Decor Blogs Feed Your Inner Designer

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COLORFUL HIP-HOP ICON ROBERT VAN WINKLE RAPS ABOUT HIS HOME IMPROVEMENT TV SHOW AND LIFE AS A WELLINGTON FAMILY MAN

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elcome to our annual Home & Design issue, one of my favorites because it’s always packed with great decorating inspiration and ideas, and plenty of eye candy! We start by introducing you to Wellington resident Robert Van Winkle, better known as rap icon Vanilla Ice. In case you haven’t heard, the singer has a TV show, “The Vanilla Ice Project,” and it’s been a huge hit for the DIY Network and sister station HGTV. The show’s premise: Van Winkle, who for years has been buying and flipping real estate, purchases a home that’s in dire need of renovations and updating, and gives it a hands-on makeover before selling it. Besides discussing his hit show, Van Winkle opens up about career highs and lows, his future plans and the importance he places on family. Read more about him in “Ice Makes Nice” (page 54). Also in this issue, we provide tours of three distinct homes, each appealing in its own way. Our feature “Inner Beauty” (page 60) focuses on the spacious Boca Raton home of former runway model Nicole Lamy-Rifkind, who left fashion to become an interior designer. Clearly, her talent for aesthetics is far-reaching, as you will see. “Designer Déjà Vu” (page 66) features a Boca Raton home designed by Louis Shuster—twice. Shuster was hired by its original owners 25 years

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You may not know Cassie Scerbo yet—but we bet your kids do. The adorable actress/singer/dancer plays Lauren Tanner, a vulnerable vixen on the hit ABC Family series “Make It Or Break It,” which this month begins its second season. Expect “death, hospital visits, betrayal, love triangles, amazing gymnastics” and more, says Scerbo, whose family lives in Parkland. “It’s our juiciest season yet!” The prolific 20-year-old also has a film in the can and another in the works. When not performing, she runs the nonprofit group Nothing’s Impossible, attends church, studies (she’s earning a college degree online), boxes for fun and visits her family in Parkland. She recently took time out for a quick chat with The Boca Raton Observer.

while shooting ‘Make It Or Break It.’”

What was it like growing up in South Florida?

“I was always more of a tomboy. I played soccer for nine years and have a passion for boxing. I have a large, loud Italian family and when I’m back East we have an Italian feast every Sunday and always have company over the house. I also love to sing and dance—I was in a TV production-level dance class for six years with H2KZ, which is based in South Florida. Hip Hop Kidz was such a great part of my child/teenhood! ” Where do you like to go when you’re down here?

“My dad’s good friend, Anthony, owns an amazing chain of restaurants, so I love his place, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza in Boca. Also the Boca Raton Town Center mall! Max’s Grille in Mizner Park is another fave.” Describe your transition from Parkland student to Hollywood actress.

“For the beginning halves of my freshman and sophomore years I attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The other two halves I was home-schooled due to coming out to L.A. for pilot season. Then for my junior and senior years I moved to L.A. full-time for a girl group (Slumber Party Girls) I was in under Geffen records. They put us in beautiful apartments and gave us cars to drive around town. So I was home-schooled for my junior and senior years as well. And I’m now attending college online The Buzz by Felicia S. Levine

Describe your current projects.

“In ‘Make It Or Break It’ Lauren is basically the bully and vixen. By playing her, I’ve learned that every bully has a reason/insecurity as to why they treat people the way they do. So, if anyone out there is bullied, remember it’s them, not you. ‘Bench Seat’ is a dark comedy short film directed by Anna Mastro and choreographed by Cris Judd, with music and lyrics by Teddy Geiger. It’s based on a relationship between a young girl, which is myself and a young guy, which is my talented co-star, Kyle Riabko. Definitely worth the watch—it’s hilarious. And I just booked an ABC Family film called ‘Teen Spirit,’ so I’m very excited about that. It will premiere toward the end of the year—be sure to check it out!” How do you avoid the negative influences that have plagued other Hollywood starlets?

“The most important thing in the world to me is to be a good role model. It makes me feel so wonderful to be looked up to. I’ve been so blessed thus far, and I will continuously give back. I’ve worked too hard, alongside my parents, for my dream. I wouldn’t mess it up by going down the wrong path for anything. I’ve never touched a drug in my life and everyone in this town knows not to come near me with that stuff.”

Super Starlet: Cassie Scerbo.

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Twins Leslie and Leigh Keno have a knack for recognizing valuable, beautiful things. It was a skill they learned as kids when their father, an art teacher, would take them to Rhode Island flea markets in search of hidden treasures. These days, as expert appraisers on the Emmy-nominated hit PBS TV show, “Antiques Roadshow,” they attract more than 10 million viewers a week. They also host the PBS show “Find,” appear on “Collect This! With the Keno Brothers” on MSN’s Techs & Gadgets site and have co-authored the book, “Hidden Treasures: Searching for Masterpieces of American Furniture.” Their newest project is the Keno Bros. Collection, a line of hand-crafted, classically modern furniture in collaboration with Theodore Alexander. While promoting the line at Robb & Stucky Interiors in Boca Raton recently, Leslie spoke about the brothers’ careers, decorating styles and more. What inspires your designs?

“We have an innate love of beautiful objects… It’s always a treasure hunt at flea markets, garage sales and antique shops.” What’s your favorite antique find?

“The greatest find has to be a silver-mounted mahogany secretary signed by Christopher Townsend of Newport, a patriarch of cabinet makers in the 18th century. It’s a masterpiece inside and out. It turned up in Paris and sold for $8.25 million, the highest price for a piece of furniture ever sold by Sotheby’s and the second-highest price for any piece of American furniture in the world.”

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Foam At The Mouth again. Jay C. Pearlman is founder and president of Ludo, LLC, a company that manufactures interactive candy products. His latest venture: The Original Candy Foam, a liquid sweet that turns foamy when its pump is pushed, which will soon be available in stores for $1.99 and $2.99. Pearlman launched Ludo (which means “to play” in Latin) in 2001, with Target as its first customer. “Since that time we’ve shipped to just about every major retailer,” says the entrepreneur, whose products are sold in Old Navy, Cracker Barrel and other stores. Even as a tyke, Pearlman, who earned a triple-major in marketing, finance and logistics from The Ohio State University, says he knew he’d be an entrepreneur. He just never thought it would be in the candy business. “I would have loved being an automobile manufacturer. However, I knew that was so unrealistic due to the capital requirements,” he says adding that, “Life as Willy Wonka isn’t so bad.”

“Avoid clutter (minimal is always best); mix it up (a room is much more interesting if there are antiques or period pieces of different styles mixed with a contemporary look); and buy multipurpose pieces (we need pieces that we can use for many functions).”

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Why choose Barcelona as the inspiration for your new Spring Collection?

“The music, romanticism of the city, the artistic feeling the city has. I was inspired by Picasso and Dali—their lives and styles and the people they knew.” What are the big trends for spring and summer?

“Mixing prints with solids—a rose print jacket with white silk pants. (And) black and white florals are sophisticated—then bring in the color. I’m into hot pink, vivid green, orange—colors that are alive and vibrant. It makes a woman’s wardrobe pop.” Is it true that Oprah Winfrey is a fan of yours?

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West Palm Beach resident Lenora Walker Scruggs, at her 100th birthday party at Palm Garden nursing home. On hand for the celebration was Gertrude Eutsay, her 94-year-old sister, whom she calls her “partner-in-crime.”

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How would you describe the Boca woman’s style?

“Sophisticated, luxurious and laid-back. The style is not so overdressed; it’s understated which leaves a great appreciation for the kind of minimalist, luxurious clothes we offer.” Any plans for a men’s line?

“No. When men start shopping like women, maybe.”

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What other celebrity would you like to dress?

“Megan Fox. When she first started you would see her in glamorous dressed-up clothes on one magazine cover, and then in casual jeans and a white shirt on the next. I like somebody that doesn’t see themselves one way all the time.”

The total boxes of Girl Scout cookies sold by Lydia

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A Man And His Castle Cedric DuPont Opens A French-Style S

tep into Cedric DuPont’s new two-story space on Antique Row in West Palm Beach, with its dual entrances, grand staircase and elaborately appointed rooms, and you could mistake it for a stately French chateau or five-star Parisian hotel. And that’s just the sort of ambiance the creative entrepreneur had in mind for his plethora of 18th- and 19th-century French and Italian antiques when he began planning the space four years ago. Throwing himself into the project, the renowned antiques dealer designed every inch of his 20,000-square-foot gallery from scratch—from the reproductions of period plaster moldings, baseboards and trims to the skylights, floors and staircase railings.

Scene-Setter: Cedric DuPont.

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“I worked hard to get a Parisian setting with a grand castle feeling that would work within a French architectural backdrop,” explains DuPont, 35, who opened the space last month, and whose clientele includes Donald Trump, Celine Dion and Rush Limbaugh. Clients can choose from fountains, statuary, dining tables and chairs, side tables, chandeliers, credenzas, mirrors and dozens of well-restored and historically nuanced accessories. “I wanted to create a gallery where my clients can see everything they would want in their home all in one place. With my inventory, they don’t have to fly to New York, New Orleans or London to complete a vignette.”

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Born in France to parents who were antiques dealers, he learned from an early age how to appreciate quality and worth. Dinners growing up involved discussions about the styles, histories and periods of new pieces for the family gallery. “This was when I developed a passion for antiques and an eye for the truly exquisite and unusual,” says DuPont, who buys much of his inventory from private estates throughout Europe. DuPont is known for utilizing his creative eye for business—and pleasure. He’s thrown some legendary wild and elaborate parties at his ritzy Manalapan home. During a ballet fundraiser, DuPont hired an actress to play Cinderella in her carriage to greet guests at the front door, while the pool featured a water ballet that later changed to silhouettes of erotic Bob Fosse-style performers. Throughout the evening, sexy models passed cigarettes from sterling-silver platters, large screen TVs showed scenes from “The Godfather,” a magician entertained and a deejay played European trance music. “I like to stir things up James Bondstyle,” he says with a laugh. “After 30 of the same kind of charity events have passed, it gets old. I want to wake people up.” One could say the same for his theatrical new business space. Says DuPont, “I plan to be here for the next 30 to 40 years, so I took the time to do things right.” O

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here are times in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unknown,â&#x20AC;? the action/thriller/brain-twister in which actor Liam Neesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character, Dr. Martin Harris, is the seeming victim of the worst case of identity theft youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even his wife (January Jones) doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember him â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when a characterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reaction to a situation seems to ring false.

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Suspension of disbelief is tricky when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no telling what you can believe. As Dr. Harris encounters jarring proof that his life has been usurped, and escalating evidence that evil forces are at work, certain moments will strain credulity in relation to what you think is going on. Jokeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on you, dude, until very late in the 1-hour, 46-minute film.

Then Gina, whose driving skills and Olympic swimming potential make her a worthy, if reluctant, ally, joins Harris as he tries to prove he exists.

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Neeson, who portrayed a gunpacking angry man in 2008â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s similar, but more taut, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taken,â&#x20AC;? more or less reprises the role as strangely (for a doctor) accomplished martial arts expert Martin Harris.

Four days in a coma have erased his life like a blackboard, and he soon finds an impostor Dr. Martin Harris (Aidan Quinn) has stolen his identity, his job and his wife. Confronted with an array of perfectlooking documentation and old family photos (same wife, same pose, different guy) that prove he never existed, Harris, and perhaps the audience, is forced to question his sanity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrong? ... Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s me ... your husband,â&#x20AC;? Harris says incredulously. That gruff frown of Neesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is pasted on permanently from then on. And before the answer is provided, viewers have survived plenty of action in the form of neck-wrenching car chases (cars explode like the Hinden-

burg), multiple pedestrian near-death experiences, numerous shootings and spines snapping like pretzels. The film, directed by Jaume ColletSerra, ripples with Hollywood touches all the way through to the rather hurried-into-the-sunset conclusion. It features a nice turn with ex-Stasi spy Ernst Jurgen (Bruno Ganz) and an imposing late appearance by Frank Langella as shady mastermind Rodney Cole. Langella has the advantage of showing up after the audience has begun to â&#x20AC;&#x153;get it.â&#x20AC;? And when you â&#x20AC;&#x153;get it,â&#x20AC;? you may feel tricked. But, hey, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hollywood. O RATED PG-13: Contains some intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sexual content.

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Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, founder of the popular Web site apartmenttherapy.com, provides assistance and inspiration for little spaces, regardless of their limitations. GillinghamRyan provides 40 examples of inventive solutions for making the best use of cramped quarters, such as how to shift a sense of scale through contrasting colors, add airiness by using transparent collections, utilize the area under a loft bed for a kitchen and mini bar, tuck an office using vintage doors into an unused bedroom cornerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and much more.

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on HBOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curb Your Enthusiasmâ&#x20AC;? and had a regular role in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The New Adventures of Old Christine.â&#x20AC;? She also had her own, albeit short-lived, FOX TV talk show in 2009 called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wanda Sykes Show.â&#x20AC;? Sykes had not been an early aspirant to show business growing up in Virginia and appeared to be on a more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;normalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; career path, attending college and acquiring a marketing degree, then working for five years at the National Security Agency. But her natural humor led her to open mics at comedy clubs. Her comedy is based on her wry take on societal mores and finding what she sees as the hypocrisy and ludicrous actions of certain conser-

vative political figures. As an openly gay performer, she mines her lifestyle, as well as governmental attempts to influence her lifestyle, for her straightforward humor. Her rĂŠsumĂŠ includes a one-hour special on Comedy Central, as well as a host gig for the networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Premium Blendâ&#x20AC;? and playing the voice of a puppet on the its show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crank Yonkers;â&#x20AC;? she also was a correspondent on HBOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inside the NFL.â&#x20AC;? Perhaps most outstanding, in 2009 she became the first African-American woman and the first openly gay featured speaker at the White House Correspondentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association Dinner. O For more information, call 305-673-7300 or visit livenation.com.

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RENAISSANCE Rock Lets Loose DUDE Kid At Hard Rock Live K

id Rock puts out some ambiguous vibes. He looks straight out of Haight-Ashbury 1967, except for the wife-beater T-shirt. He has a name that suggests power chords. He has written and performed a couple of soulful, twangy balladsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even singing one of them as a duet with the great Sheryl Crowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; good for carte blanche at the Country Music Awards. But when it comes down to it, Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie, is a rapper from Detroit.

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hen Rush first emerged from the neighborhood bars of Toronto in the mid-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s, the rock

trio sounded like a Led Zeppelin knockoff, which was not a bad thing to sound like. But the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which plays at the BankAtlantic Center on March 30th at 7:30 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;recorded at a steady pace of one studio album a year through the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s and most of the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s, and evolved slowly from its guitardriven sound to songs dominated by a synthesizer and electronic drums with unusual percussive effects. Unlike the hair bands hammering on power chords in stadiums, Rush

was producing music fronted by Geddy Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keyboard synthesizer work while Alex Lifesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guitar assumed a backup role. Drummer Neil Peart, the third member of Rush, joined the band after its 1974 debut album and is regarded as one of the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best. It was easy to hear Led Zeppelin in the early work of Rushâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lifesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guitar licks and Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high-pitched screech sounded derivative of Zeppelin, and so did the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s penchant for lyrics based on fantasy topics and lengthy, complex, progressive songs, mostly written by Peart. Through the years, the fantasy themes turned into statements about social issues and the songs have largely returned to guitardriven compositions.

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Fantasy has carried over into the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerts, which can feature pyrotechnics synchronized with an animated jumbotron adventure of an in-flight dragon, belching fire and equipped with a giant Rush backstage pass. Another esoteric touch: a set of three clothes dryers, replete with laundry tumbling dry throughout the concert, which the band had onstage while touring behind its 2002 Vapor Trails album. The band, workaholics by rock standards, produced 24 albums that went gold, including 14 platinum and three multiplatinumâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;2112 (1976), Moving Pictures (1980) and Chronicles (1990). The trio divides control of sounds and effects during concerts, in addition to regular instruments, to authentically duplicate studio recordings. It all makes for one heck of a show. O For more information, call 954-835-7000 or visit bankatlanticcenter.com.

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t the grand opening of New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Triborough Bridge in 1936, the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertainment included a singing 10-year-old named Anthony Benedetto, the precocious son of a Queens grocer. That the city had managed to get the magnificent triple bridge constructed during the height of the Great Depression is perhaps a miracle on an equal scale with the fact that Tony Bennett, 75 years later, is still performing and will sing at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. on March 5th. Bennett, whose name was shortened at the beginning of his career, had his first No. 1 hit in 1951 with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because Of Youâ&#x20AC;? and followed with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rags To Riches,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can You Find It In Your Heart,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In The Middle Of An Island,â&#x20AC;? and, in 1962, his signature hit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Left My Heart In San Francisco.â&#x20AC;? Then came the emergence of the Beatles, and the British Invasion relegated crooners of the American Songbook to the back burner as popular music began a dizzying evolutionary cycle through genres that included rock, psychedelic rock, heavy metal rock, disco, punk, new wave, and so on. Bennettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career had fizzled, but a funny thing happened on the evolutionary ladderâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;disenchantment with where music had meandered fostered nostalgia for American standards, and some artists, such as Linda Ronstadt and later Rod Stewart, began making a living off those traditional songs. Bennett, who never stopped singing those songs, suddenly began a comeback in the late â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s that continues to this day, despite the fact that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pushing 85. Part of his longevity might be attributed to his bel canto singing style, but one is more inclined to attribute it to the artistic persistence that has also helped him become a renowned painter whose works are in several permanent collections and sell for $80,000. O

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Designing For The Sexes When It Comes To Home Decorating,

Guys Are Stepping Up By Emily J. Minor

nterior designer Kris Kolar can spot tion in the balance of the decoratthis kind of couple a mile away. ing sexes since she got into the business 35 years ago. “You’ll see them in the store,” says Kolar, corporate vice president of interior “When I first started out, the men design for Robb & Stucky. “There’s really didn’t have a lot to do with inthe wife, and the husband is walking terior design,” Lachance says. “They behind her with a yard stick.” kind of left it up to their wives.” And that’s how you know the man But today, Lachance sees more men is involved in decorating the house. retiring earlier—giving them the Finally. time to get interested. That often means designers walk the line beAlthough decorating a home has long tween what a woman wants and been considered women’s work— the what her husband might prefer. silk fabrics, the fine finishings, the faux technique on the foyer walls— Sometimes, it’s tricky. After all, ofmore men are getting interested in all ten he’s been silent—for years— of the above, be it ever so slightly. about all the decorating decisions. She probably decorated their home “I think that age may have some- in the city and their home in the thing to do with it,” says Kolar, who Hamptons. And now... oversees hundreds of designers for the company. “But even though men Now he’s walking in the showroom in their early years have less time to somewhere in South Florida, wielddevote to decorating, it’s really more ing that yard stick. about an interest in quality and lifestyle that matters.” “It’s interesting,” Lachance says. “Sometimes you see them evolve Susan Lachance, owner of Susan from being disinterested to being Lachance Interior Design in Boca more comfortable and having an Raton, has watched a slight evolu- opinion.”

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that’s life8 Of course, men are from Mars and women are from Venus—perhaps especially when it comes to artwork, ottomans and accent colors. So there are distinct styles. “The man wants the shortcut version,” Lachance says. “They don’t want to spend the hours doing it. They sort of want their wives to give them the short list.” While it seems apparent that the woman might be the primary designer, especially in one-income families when the man’s away at the office, a recent study shows that men do like redecorating, apparently if given the chance.

According to a Kilz home decorating survey, 27 percent

of men redecorate a room in their home every year, compared to 24 percent of women.

Each year, the paint company that makes Kilz—the primer experts suggest using before the actual face coat— does a home survey about Americans’ decorating habits. It’s kind of a quirky survey, but the results are telling. Here’s a sampling of some of the more curious answers: Left to their own devices, men redecorate more often than women. Really. According to the findings, 27 percent of men redecorate a room in their home every year, compared to 24 percent of women. More than half of the respondents pay attention to trendy color palettes. Fifty-seven percent of the men surveyed like changing a room color to reflect that year’s hot shade. In contrast, only 53 percent of the women like changing colors that often. And you know those creative paint color names? The ones like Morning Sky and Desert Sun? They matter. According to the results—collected 42

by telephone from 1,500 interviews—men like choosing a paint color simply by virtue of its name 21 percent of the time. Women rely on just the name 15 percent of the time. Finally, decorating is not for the timid. Almost 60 percent of the male respondents said they fear “disappointing decorating results” and 27 percent of the men said they fear a bad room makeover more than they fear a plane crash.

help clients choose good design. “Sometimes they will call me in to settle something,” Lachance says, about working with couples. “I’m the arbitrator, the tie-breaker. I try to see both sides.”

Yes, more than a plane crash. Could we make this stuff up?

One thing that’s definitely changed over time, say these designers, is online shopping, and this is especially true with younger couples. Now, together, they are handling the project, making design choices, turning the redecorating project into more of a joint venture.

There is a simple way to avoid failure. That is, consult a professional like Kolar or Lachance, who skillfully

In that age group, says Kolar, men and women really do seem to share the interest, responsibility and decisions.

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“They’re so into technology,” she says, about today’s young couples. “It’s not about her taking care of the house and him taking care of the business – it's about their shared interest in style and quality.” Still, there are some dividing lines that seem to have stayed put through the years. While both men and women seem to share an interest in rooms like the bedrooms and bathrooms, guys like the smaller details— the wood trim, the lights, the sound system. “They don’t really care what the wife wants in the kitchen,” Lachance says. “But they do care whether the cabinets are cherry, walnut or white.” O

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Leave Your Kids Home Alone? By Cheryl Kane Heimlich

hen you’re still in the midst of changing diapers and dicing food into toddler-sized pieces, it’s hard to imagine that your children will ever be old enough to stay home by themselves. But before you know it, the day will arrive when you no longer have to worry about beating the school bus back to your house or finding a sitter for Saturday night.

For our family, it happened when my oldest daughter—then approaching middle school—grew tired of being dragged around in the car every afternoon for grocery runs and sibling activities. “Do I really have to go this time?” she began to ask whenever her presence was not required. “Can’t I just stay home alone?” Eventually, I started staying yes. 44

Of course, the right decision for my reliable, conscientious daughter could be all wrong for the kid down the street who’s just itching to get his parents out of the house. In Florida, as with most states, there are no legal guidelines about when a child is old enough to be left alone. It’s up to each family to decide whether their child is ready to handle that kind of responsibility.

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“Parents are the ones who know their children best, and they should listen carefully to their instincts,” says Dottie Raymer, author of “A Smart Girl’s Guide to Staying Home Alone.” Just because a child is willing to stay home, she says, doesn’t necessarily mean they’re actually ready. Boca Raton therapist Vivian Grout says the way a child behaves when

you’re home with them is a good indication of what they’ll do when you leave. “Are they exhibiting good judgment and not breaking rules when you’re out of the room?” she asks. “If they’re searching inappropriate Internet content, or not remembering to do their homework, or getting into some kind of trouble when you’re just in the other room… chances are they’re going to continue doing it on a higher level when you’re not around.” With a child who likes to push boundaries, parents should set some ground rules before stepping out the door. Are they allowed to use the

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stove when you’re gone? Invite a friend over? Are there limits on TV and computer time? And do they have to do their homework first? “Being home alone is a privilege, and you want to make sure they’re not going to abuse it,” Grout says. In many cases, though, it’s not the parents who are afraid to go out but the kids who don’t want them to leave. “When they’re first home by themselves, the sounds of the house can get really loud, especially if you have a child who’s a bit of a Nervous Nelly,” says Boca therapist Andrea Perlin. In cases like this, experts suggest an incremental approach. “Take it in really tiny steps,” recommends Raymer. “OK, I’m going down to the corner to get some milk and I’ll be back in 10 minutes. Now I’m going to talk to so-and-so next door, and I’ll be back in 15 minutes. 46

“Parents are the ones who know their children best, and they should

listen carefully to their instincts.” – Dottie Raymer, author of “A Smart Girl’s Guide to Staying Home Alone”

Eventually you can take that all the way up to, ‘I have a meeting and I’m going to be out for a while, but I’ll put my cell phone on buzz, so you can call and check in if you need to.” No matter how your child feels about staying home alone, you’ll want to set up a game plan for how to handle certain situations. For example: What should they do about a ringing phone or doorbell? Many parents instruct their child not to answer the phone unless they recognize the person on Caller ID, and to ignore the doorbell altogether. But what if they recognize the person on the front stoop? Make sure you’ve discussed these possibilities. Raymer also suggests that parents go over the names and phone numbers of neighbors who are likely to be home during the day, as well as friends or

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family within close driving distance. “Put that information in big, bold numbers in a prominent place,” she says. “Also write ‘911’ with your home address and phone number on a large, bright Post-It note and stick it next to the telephone. In a panic, your child might not be able to remember that information.” Once you’re comfortable leaving your child alone in the house, the next issue will be when it’s OK to let a younger sibling join them. While there are no legal age guidelines for babysitting in Florida, many parents sign their kids up for hospital-sponsored child-care courses for extra peace of mind. But training isn’t the only factor to consider in this decision; sibling dynamics also must be taken into account. “Whereas a lot of people can leave a

13- or 14-year-old with a first- or second-grader, there are others whose 15-year-old might beat the hell out of their kindergartner if left alone,” Perlin says. “As a parent, I would ask, ‘Are they respectful of each other? Are they able to coexist without fighting for more than an hour or two?’ I would also do test runs, going out and coming back in an hour and seeing how the kids did. I wouldn’t go right out to South Beach and leave my 13-yearold alone with a younger child.” In fact, Perlin says some teens are ready to babysit for other children before they can do the job in their own home. “If their sibling wants to watch ‘Hannah Montana’ and they don’t want to watch it, they might say no,” she says. “But with someone else’s kid, they’re going to have to say yes. Chances are, they’re going to be nicer to some other person’s kid than to their own brother or sister.” O

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No Ordinary Orlando’s Reunion Resort And Club Family Vacation Offers By Linda Haase

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hat’s better than 2,300 picturesque acres of gently rolling hills? An eight-bedroom vacation estate home smack in the center, with you and your family enjoying its private pool, wet bar, billiard table, gourmet kitchen and stunning view of a world-class golf course. Not to mention the 5-acre water park with its 110-foot water slide and 1,000-foot lazy river, tennis (lessons anyone?), a luxurious spa and delectable restaurants (everything from sushi to prime rib). You can find it all at Reunion Resort and Club in Orlando, located just six miles from Walt Disney World. Family vacations don’t get any better 48

than this. And the resort’s “let’s make it easy for the parents” theme begins even before arrival: there’s grocery delivery so famished kids can have favorite foods waiting, video rentals, portable cribs and a plethora of amenities for small children. What’s not to like? The resort—where accommodations include luxury condominiums, private villas and vacation estate homes amid lush landscaping and a nature preserve—offers something for everyone, from the cruise ship-like offerings with a separate agenda for kids, tweens, teens and parents to the plethora of family activities (after all this is a family vacation, right)?

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And everything at this AAA 4 Diamond resort is designed to make a getaway relaxing: No need to leave the pool when hunger strikes—food and beverages are available within a few steps. Had too much sun? There’s a special place to lounge in the shade. There are also biking and walking trails, a children’s recreation program and more. By the way, the resort’s water park isn’t the only place to take a dip: There are 10 additional pools located throughout the property. Fitness buffs will enjoy working out on stateof-the-art cardio and weight-training equipment (guests can check e-mail on the treadmill or watch TV on the elliptical trainer). Yoga, aqua fitness

classes and personal training sessions are also available. Golfers, don’t forget to pack your clubs: Reunion Resort and Club’s three signature courses were designed by legends Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson (The Tradition Course by Nicklaus, The Legacy Course by Palmer and The Independence Course by Watson). The courses have won myriad accolades, including a spot on Golf Magazine’s 2009-2010 Silver Medal List and a place in Golf Week’s Top 100 Resort Courses in 2009. The resort even has the first ANNIKA Academy, a 5,400-square-foot, state-of-the-art teaching facility sur-

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ith a father who’s a tenor, a mother who’s a classical pianist, a grandfather who plays the banjo and a brother and sister who are both musicians, it’s no wonder Robert Matthew Van Winkle, aka, Vanilla Ice, became an international music sensation back in the ’90s, selling more than 48 million records worldwide. Who can forget “Ice Ice Baby,” the omnipresent pop culture mantra that resonated from radio stations and MTV and through school yards and nightclubs. “Every time my family gets together, there’s always some kind of music going on,” says Van Winkle, 43, who calls Wellington home. “My family has heavily influenced me in that aspect.” Van Winkle may be an American rapper, record producer, singer and

occasional actor, but lately he’s becoming most famous for being a home renovator. Turns out he’s been investing in, fixing up and flipping homes for more than 15 years and has parlayed his hobby into a hit TV show, “The Vanilla Ice Project.” The show features Van Winkle and a crew of contractors as they revamp his 7,000-square-foot, six-bedroom, five-bathroom Wellington home, incorporating modern touches and cutting-edge technology. The show, which airs on the DIY Network and its sister station, HGTV, has been a ratings winner and recently was renewed for a second season. Some critics have gone so far as to call him the next Ty Pennington, the charismatic host of “Extreme Makeover – Home Edition.” “Many people are surprised at how authentic Rob is,” says Andy Singer, general manager of the DIY Network. March 2011

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The Makeover crew (from left): Joey Basile (contractor), Rodney "Paki" Davis, Robert Van Winkle, Wes Kain and Dan "Handsome Dan" Desjardin.

“Even though he’s an internationally recognized icon, in many ways, he’s just like them. He’s a father, a homeowner and he’s trying to balance all aspects of his life.” And there are many aspects, with his real estate ventures and TV show, a new album (for which he’s about to start a global tour), an appearance in a celebrity ice skating show in the United Kingdom, investing in and flipping real estate and spending time with his wife and two children. But who is Robert Van Winkle, really? And how did he get that funny nickname?

The future Vanilla Ice was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, but began visiting Miami frequently to see his father after his parents divorced. No matter where he was, life always seemed to evolve around music. He started breakdancing at age 13, earning the nickname “Vanilla,” because he was the only white boy in his group of friends. Shortly after, he started battle-rapping at parties and buddies would call him “Vanilla Ice.” The name stuck. A poor student who eventually dropped out of school, Van Winkle gained his life experiences on the streets, dividing his time between breakdancing in Dallas and rapping and songwriting in South Florida. In Dallas, he’d go to clubs like Martin Luther King or City Lights and breakdance for the crowds. At age 14, using a fake ID, he entered a talent contest—and won. When the club’s deejay invited him to perform regularly, he got a group together called The V.I.P. (Vanilla Ice Posse) and the guys danced for enthusiastic crowds. Other days, he’d spin on his head at the local mall, making about $40. Then he’d chase girls, eat pizza and try to keep some pocket change.

But it was in Miami, at age 16, that he wrote his trademark song, “Ice Ice Baby.” “I wrote ‘Ice Ice Baby’ about AIA, Beachfront Ave. and the bay,” he explains. “The sound of the bay heavily influenced me,” says Van Winkle, who grew up listening to funk music by Parliament, Funkadelic, Rick James and Zapp. “Then when rap came out I used to battle kids from across town and at different high schools… and then the 1984 movies, “Beat Street” and “Breakin’” with dancers Turbo and Ozone, were in,” he recounts. “The whole breakdancing movement came out, and I just was hooked.” A savvy music executive saw his potential and grabbed him early on. “I was impressed with the commercial potential of his rapping and dancing skills,” explains Tommy Quon, whose management company Ultrax, Inc., signed Van Winkle in 1987 and still handles his business. Clearly, Quon knew what he was talking about. In 1991, “Ice Ice Baby” became the first hip-hop single to sail to the top of the Billboard charts. That year it won a People’s Choice Award for Best New Song and was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the Grammy Awards. Vanilla Ice became a household name. Along with Beastie Boys, 3rd Bass and House of Pain, he was one of the earliest successful white rappers. He recalls, “When I was 19 and selling a million records a day, I had weekends that lasted years.” He celebrated his success by— among other things—having a fling with Madonna, whom he has called “a great lover.” But he recently told News of the World in London that he dumped her after he posed nude for her controversial 1992 book, “Sex,” because he felt “embarrassed and ashamed after she threw me in like I was a product off a shelf and I didn’t appreciate it.”

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Robert Van Winkle works on renovating his Wellington home during the filming of “The Vanilla Ice Project” for the DIY Network; (second photo) Van Winkle on the set with crew member Dan Desjardin.

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Things went downhill from there. Eventually, the record company with which Van Winkle was originally affiliated went under, and when his career floundered, he dropped off the scene for several years. There were arrests, and he began therapy for anger management; there were also problems with substance abuse, and, at his lowest point, he attempted suicide. But he pulled himself together by soul searching and turning to the things he loved. He moved to Miami and began motocross racing, jet skiing and speed boating (at one time he owned 20 Yamaha sport bikes and 15 jet skis). He also turned to his music, recording the album “Hard To Swallow,” which featured a darker sound with some explicit language. Rolling Stone’s Album Guide called it his “most convincing music.” Other music aficionados also give Van Winkle his due. American rapper, author and producer Chuck D. has called Vanilla Ice a regional star, saying, “he broke through in the midsouth, in a southern area in Texas, something that was kind of indigenous to that hip-hop culture down there. He just doesn’t get credit for it.”

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He began renovating homes as a hobby after making a fortune and looking to invest more than $20 million.

After: the master bathroom

“I had a 15,000-square-foot mansion on Star Island in Miami Beach that I moved into when I was 19,” he recalls. “I had a decorator come in, and I had purple walls, a red room and a room with green carpet. It was like a big nightclub, but cool at the time. However,” he adds, “I ended up hating it, so I renovated everything and painted it all earth tones and got rid of the crazy colors. Then it felt warm and homey, and I was like, ‘Wow, that’s how you do it!’” He’d been bitten by the renovation bug.

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These days, he’s poised for a musical comeback, with a global tour to promote his new album WTF (which stands for Wisdom, Tenacity, Focus), by Standby Records. He recently performed in Portugal and England’s Glastonbury Festival, and is being featured in the PlayStation 2 Sony Singstar game. And, of course, there’s his hit TV show.

While amassing millions as a musician, Van Winkle has been quietly and successfully investing in real estate and flipping homes. He’s got more than a decade of hands-on home improvement experience working with residences in tony places such as New York, N.Y., Los Angeles, Calif., Snowbird, Utah, and, right here in South Florida.

After: the pool

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So he started buying homes around the country. When he realized he wasn’t going to use them, he’d sell them and ended up turning a profit—it was then that he realized he could make serious cash flipping houses. He began investing in more real estate and attending educational seminars, learning a lot, he says, from Robert Shemin’s real estate investment and business strategies. “I did about two or three a year,” he recalls. “When the economy and housing market were good, it was great, but you had to wait a long time to get your money. Now it’s even better with foreclosures as long as you can stay below the appraised value, which isn’t hard. I just educated myself and something that

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It was around this time that he began a less-than-stellar acting career with “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze,” in which he played a club performer. He later starred as Johnny Van Owen in “Cool As Ice,” a romantic musical which nabbed him a Golden Raspberry for “Worst New Star.”

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“I love that I can get in there and swing the hammer. I don’t just pay the bills and make money. I research a lot of stuff online about modern home features like led lights and things that create less of a carbon footprint.” -- Robert Van Winkle

started off as a hobby I got more into, and now we put the cameras behind it.” So, taken in context, it’s not so surprising that the once outrageous rapper would parlay his renovating hobby into a diversified second career. “The DIY show follows Rob as he renovates properties,” says Singer. “But what is amazing is how reliable he is and how much he really knows about home improvement. He also has a really good eye for quality, which some people may not have expected.” “The Vanilla Ice Project” features the highs and lows of redoing a fine home. The first season featured Van Winkle’s $2.5 million Wellington residence, for which he paid $400,000, and then $300,000 to transform it. He had his work cut out. The pool was blackened. All the cabinetry had

been removed, along with the toilets, sinks, granite, crown molding, airconditioning, pool pumps, doors and door frames. It sorely needed the Van Winkle touch. “I went in, got a good deal and fixed the whole thing back up,” he says. “I love that I can get in there and swing the hammer. I don’t just pay the bills and make money. I research a lot of stuff online about modern home features like led lights and things that create less of a carbon footprint.” What are some of his favorite home features? Great backyards, fully automated home theaters and really cool man caves. And he helps create them all. One program segment shows the rapper-cum-remodeler installing hardwood flooring. In another segment, he complains that the home theater was a major job because of drywall issues left by the previous owner. His relentless toil makes for good TV, and

his entertaining and straightforward delivery is at once folksy and informative. “I believe in location, location, location, and rooms must have feng shui when you walk in,” he explains. Overall, he says, the show’s been a blast. “It has all paid off really well, and it’s fun at the same time. It was so rewarding when we finished,” he says. “I really love doing this.” Now on hiatus before shooting the second season, Van Winkle has been in the United Kingdom shooting the British TV show, “Dancing on Ice,” where celebrity contestants figure-skate in front of judges. He’s also about to start the world tour for his album, which he explains has a techno hip-hop sound. “There are no explicit lyrics,” he says. “It’s more like Lady Gaga

meets Vanilla Ice meets Prodigy.” When not working, he lives happily in Wellington (in the same neighborhood as the home he purchased to revamp for the show) with wife Laura Giarritta, whom he married 13 years ago after meeting her at a party, and their children Dusti Rain, 12, and KeeLee Breeze, 10. “I like Wellington because it’s near the ocean but has horses and the whole equestrian thing. It’s a good place to live with good schools for my kids. I am a strong believer in family and am very loyal to them,” says Van Winkle, who had the names of his wife and kids tattooed on his body. “That is my purpose in life, not material things like yachts or fancy cars. The other stuff is just an adventure.” As for his next home purchase? Stay tuned. O March 2011

For all the beautiful touches in this elegant living room—the silk curtains, Stark tapestry above the mantel, pair of silk chinoiserie fireside chairs— it’s the round mohair poof that sits center stage and is Lamy-Rifkind’s most prized piece. “The Beverly Hills Hotel has one in their lobby,” she says. “It’s the best way to get as many people into your living room as possible.” The couch fabric also invites comfort. She used a buttercolored chenille and silk blend. She received the 1912 piano as a birthday gift.

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INNER BEAUTY A Former Runway Model Turns Her Passion For Design Into A Second Career By Emily J. Minor Photography by Robert Brantley

When you re-invent yourself, it’s best to choose something you love. And that’s why former runway model Nicole Lamy-Rifkind now has a new interior design company based out of Boca Raton: Alcary U Home. Once married to Hollywood music mogul Steve Rifkind, Lamy-Rifkind had designed many of the couple’s showpiece homes through the years. “We’ve owned like four different houses,” she says. “Two in L.A., an apartment in New York, and now Florida.” And they were all completely different. Yet, one thing was a constant. She made all the design choices, and every home was magnificent.

Right: The entryway is both grand and gracious and the front doors make quite a lasting impression. While they look like heavy wood, they’re actually custom-made fiberglass—perfect for any Florida hurricane season. “They came raw and I added a dark stain,” Lamy-Rifkind explains. The 5-foot Buddha statue of the Goddess of Compassion and Love greets guests as they enter, and it was a bit of a freak find. “I saw it in a store and thought it was fun,” she says. March 2011

Still, it wasn’t until she moved the three kids—twins Caroline and Ryan, now 10, and Alex, 15—to Florida and remodeled and redecorated their home in The Polo Club of Boca Raton that friends began insisting she give up modeling for good. “I knew I wanted to go back to work and I was getting so much response to the house, that’s how it naturally happened,” she explains. Situated on nearly an acre of land, Lamy-Rifkind’s home has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and is just under 7,000 square feet. But that’s the boring part; the part anyone could have.

Above: The dining room with its Moroccan theme combines comfort, beauty and some of the homeowner’s most treasured pieces. The burnt sienna silk curtains were a bit of an impulse buy and chosen without matching to any swatches or fabric. “They work perfectly,” Lamy-Rifkind gushes. The idea for the three Indian lanterns came to her in the middle of the night. “They were supposed to go in the library but didn’t work, and I couldn’t return them,” she says. Her beloved Drexel Heritage dining chairs were retrieved from storage. And for her eclectic tablescape, Lamy-Rifkind paired her Tiffany wedding china with cheery plates from Target. Right: The library and media room looks calm and inviting now, but it was one of Lamy-Rifkind’s biggest challenges because there are so many key components: the ceiling beams, built-in bookcases, retractable movie screen… The work was worth it. “Once it’s all dark in there, it’s like a womb,” she says, making this a favorite family spot for rainy days and weekends. The custom-made couches were in the homeowner’s L.A. house, and she kept them because of their versatility. The chenille and silk upholstery is “super comfy” and wears well. “They’ve been through hell and back,” she says, laughing.

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Lamy-Rifkind fell in love with a picture of this kitchen in a magazine years ago. “It’s Florida,” she says. “It’s supposed to be airy.” The kitchen’s original refrigerator was a double Sub-Zero model, but needed replacing. Lamy-Rifkind did her legwork, calling a distributor. “They were getting ready to take it off the floor,” says the homeowner, who snatched up the soon-to-be-discontinued fridge. She chose Calcutta Gold marble for the counters because, “It’s the whitest marble out there,” and took the French Provincial blue for the island from the same magazine. “I had to have that blue somewhere,” she says.

Left: Lamy-Rifkind knew what she wanted in her meditation room: Warmth, comfort and practicality. The homeowner used honeycolored seagrass cloth for the walls, which makes the space cozy, especially when paired with the warmth of the rug. The dark wooden corner armoire is actually an old Chinese cabinet, which she uses to store oils, lotions and towels for massages. Throughout, she used dark colors and clean lines to establish the spa feel. “It’s an all-encompassing relaxation room,” says Lamy-Rifkind.

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Above, Right: Lamy-Rifkind often welcomes friends to hang out in her incredible master bathroom while she’s doing her makeup. Consequently, it had to be both functional and comfortable. The Missoni fabric on the chair for the built-in vanity set the tone. The cowhide rug is soft on the feet. And the mirror? It’s a TV within a mirror. (She saw it on “Oprah”). “I love watching the news in the morning,” she says, “and I didn’t want that whole cutout thing.”

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It’s Lamy-Rifkind’s amazing touches that make this place spectacular. From the plush master bathroom with its Missoni fabric and soft bearskin rug to the Syrian artwork to the Tiffany china paired on the dining table with kitschy plates from Target, this Trinidad-born businesswoman—her father made her major in business in college—has beauty and brains, not to mention an incredible eye for detail. She loves a good bargain, and often mixes high-end pieces with department store finds. “I’ve always had this passion for anything to do with the home, lifestyle and entertaining,” she says. “I just never knew how I would transfer it into a business.” Now she knows. O

Left, Below: Lamy-Rifkind likes to use one wall color throughout the home, then layer her other colors with accents. But she strayed here with a silvery gray for her bedroom walls. The chairs are from her library in L.A. slip-covered in white linen. And since Ralph Lauren is one of her favorite designers, she chose a stunning pair of glass Lauren lamps. The painting by Syrian artist Rudi van Brussel gives the airy room some needed weight and complements the dark wood bedside tables, which are actually designed for a hallway. The entryway zebra-print bench is funky and fun.

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LEFT: The homeowners met artist Jacob Hashimoto at Art Basel and commissioned him to do the piece on the wall, which the artist calls “Kites.” It consists of hundreds of tiny kites made of Asian rice paper, silk and collages, individually placed and strung: it took the artist three full days to install. The cocktail table was custom-made in New York for the original owners of the house, who sold it to the new buyers when they moved. Center: Since the dining room is located just off the bar area, Shuster used the same light fixtures in both spaces for continuity. The tweed side chairs at the table were already in place, but the two new black suede seats at either end were custom-made because the new homeowners were “smaller people,” Shuster says. The table base is also a new addition to the room. The stainless-steel sculptures are by Colombian artist Luis Ese Velez. Below: In the bar, the original barstools from the ’80s were reupholstered for a fresh look. Also part of the original design are the bar top covered in black penny tiles as well as the etched glass panels in the wall, the black painted ash wood at the base of the bar and the honed travertine floors. New touches include the light fixtures and game table. The motorcycle jacket hanging on the wall is actually a wood sculpture by Frasier Smith that is so realistic, Shuster says, “You’d swear it’s made of leather.”

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DÉjÀ Vu A Designer Created A Boca Raton Dream Home In The ’80s, Then Returned 25 Years Later To Do It All Over Again By Lori Lawrence | Photography by Sargent Architectural Photography

When interior designer Louis Shuster conceived of the original award-winning design for this Boca Raton residence in an exclusive gated community back in the ’80s, little did he know he would be returning decades later to update the design for its new owners. But that’s exactly what happened. “I worked with the original owners of the house, which was built in ’85,” recalls the namesake and principal of Louis Shuster Interior Design, based in Fort Lauderdale. “They lived in it until 2002, then they bought another home in the same com66

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Shuster retained the B&B Italia sofas from the original installation, saying, “The lines are timeless, so we had them cleaned and re-stuffed.” He jacketed the front doors in stainless steel, and the foyer walls and ceiling in ebony to update them and add a “wow” factor upon entering the house. A concealed coat closet at the right makes for a clean design. The light fixture is new, while the wheatcolored rug by Edward Fields is original.

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In the family room, the low-profile Italian seating emphasizes the height of the ceiling, which had been a wood plank design that Shuster says “dated the house.” It was changed to scored dry wall and square recessed high-hat lighting was added to lend it a more modern look. Behind the flat-screen TV are floating backlit panels that conceal audiovisual equipment and the homeowners’ music collection. The stretched canvas artwork is by New York artist Charles Hinman.

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munity and sold this one to another couple.” That new couple loved the look of the house and the “bones”—they were fans of contemporary design—and asked the previous owners who had designed it. “They called me, and we renovated the entire home,” Shuster says. In particular, the new owners were taken with the high walls, which were ideal for displaying their extensive art collection. The soaring ceilings called for large or long light fixtures that Shuster says make a statement in addition to illuminating the spaces properly. “Lighting was ultra-important, to light the magnificent pieces they own,” Shuster says. “The house has a very open floor plan—it was basically one big space divided by furniture— so they wanted a cohesive flow and a neutral palette that would allow the art to pop.” Because of that, he stuck to natural-toned walls and furnishings, some original and some new. A year and a half later, in 2004, the owners decided to add 3,000 square feet on to the house, bringing the total square footage to 8,800, and a second story. “The longer they lived in it, the more they loved it,” Shuster explains. “So we added offices for both the husband and the wife, along with guest quarters and a wine cellar.” O

Above: The original mirrors and black granite floors in the woman’s bathroom were retained, while the vanity was redone in Macassar ebony and the hardware on the cabinetry was changed from “teeny knobs” to anodized aluminum pole-shaped pulls. “The lady of the house is a jewelry designer and she’s very artsy,” Shuster says. “She said, ‘I just see a shot of turquoise in here; get me a funky chair.’” On the counter sits a painting on canvas by New York artist David Miretsky.

The existing den was completely revamped from the dropped ceiling, to which square recessed lighting was added, to the dark wenge wood floors, which are partially covered by a silk chenille custom area rug. Lamps and sliding storage trays are built into the sofa, which Shuster calls “a neat space saver.” The writing table in the corner is part of a desk that wraps around the room and faces the front entry of the home.

“This room is all about tone-on-tone with texture,” Shuster says of the master bedroom, where grasscloth on the walls lends tactile interest. The leather ottoman doubles as a snack table when the homeowners watch TV. Over the bed, the artwork appears to be a soft fabric quilt hung by strings on two nails, but is actually a carved mahogany piece by Tampa artist Frasier Smith. The room looks out on a lushly landscaped sanctuary with a bubbling pond surrounded by a privacy wall.

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Harmony An Oceanfront Landmark Home In Palm Beach Becomes An Eclectic And Relaxing Retreat By Lori Lawrence Photography by Robert and Carmel Brantley

At the time interior designer Katherine Shenaman was hired to outfit this 14,000-square-foot, two-story Palm Beach landmark home on the ocean, there were no fabrics or colors chosen, only the well-traveled homeowner’s extensive antiques collection, which needed to be incorporated into the decor. That worked out just fine, since the house was a Colonial built in 1936 by renowned architect John Volk. “When he built it, it was an ‘L’ shape,” Shenaman says. “The owners wanted to add on to it, but because it’s a landmark house, they needed approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which is very strict in Palm Beach. The condition for that approval was that we make the house into a perfect ‘U,’ so we had to add a whole new wing.” 70

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The exquisite 18th-century French panels by artist Jean Pillemont were the starting point for the Chinoiserie-themed dining room; in fact, the ceiling in the two-story house had to be raised one foot to accommodate their height. Because they had sustained water damage, Shenaman worked with well-known Tequesta conservationist Jane Haglund to restore them. The 18th-century English table is mahogany, while the chairs are 19th-century French. The blue-gray millwork is subtle and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overpower the panels.

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Then came the interiors. When Shenaman started the project, the home was owned by a married couple, and the wife wanted a more formal ambiance; when the situation changed and the husband became the sole owner, he had different ideas. “He was excited to put his stamp on the house. He wanted something more livable and casual,” Shenaman says.

Above: The domain of the homeowner’s full-time chef, the black and white kitchen combines toile fabric, antique 10-inch-square tiles laid on the diagonal, statuary marble on the counters and backsplashes, and Virginia Mist black granite with an antique rather than glossy finish on the island. Touches of red accent the window treatments and lend interest. “This kitchen is very appropriate for a Colonial or Georgian Revival home, but we didn’t want to make it too typical,” Shenaman explains. Right: Architect John Volk, legendary in Palm Beach, selected the white brick for the house, which bears a small oval plaque denoting it as a landmark home. At the center of four large columns is a piece of decorative wrought iron, above which hangs an antique neo-classical style lantern from an antiques dealer in Connecticut; it was part of the homeowner’s original collection. “It works well with the Colonial Revival architecture,” Shenaman says.

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Architect Jeff Smith specializes in trellis rooms and designed this one located just steps from the pool and tennis courts. Six French doorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of them mirroredâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;allow the outdoor environment in, creating the feeling of being in a garden. A faux finish was applied to the dark green walls, followed by a white trellis. The antique marble flooring is the same one used in the kitchen, minus the black. Wicker furnishings complete the look. March 2011

The centerpiece in the master bathroom is a tub for two from Waterworks. The wall paneling was designed locally, then constructed and installed by a Parisian cabinet company. To achieve an aged effect, walls were given a dry brush strié finish. The floor is a gorgeous combination of two separate white marbles, with mother-of-pearl cabochon inlays. Curtains of Corragio silk were custom-made by local draper Paul Maybaum and allow the morning sunlight to filter through.

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Shenaman did have a few obstacles to overcome during the two and a half years she worked on the house. For one, since it has virtually no hallways to serve as buffer zones, all rooms transition into one another, so it was critical to maintain a cohesive flow between them. Also, the homeowner was deeply involved in the selection of materials, which meant they didn’t always jibe with the designer’s vision. And one challenge that might seem strange was the client’s certainty that he didn’t need a TV anywhere in the house. “But his friends finally convinced him that when you live in a 14,000-square-foot house, you have to put one somewhere,” Shenaman explains. He ended up with two — one in the family room and one in the master bedroom. O

Top Right: The living room is done in a soft palette of blue and green tones. The sofas are upholstered in a dove gray-blue Corragio fabric and sit atop a rug purchased in New York. A Nagler painting hangs over the English fireplace mantle that the homeowner purchased in London. A second seating area (at left) features a sofa in ivory wool damask, two 19th-century Bergere chairs and a gilded coffee table with a marble inset from Cedric DuPont Antiques in Palm Beach. There’s also a piano, which Shenaman says the homeowner “plays beautifully.” Striped silk drapes combine rose with the green and yellow shades found in the adjacent dining room. Right: In the entry, tropical-themed yet elegant Gracie wallpaper serves as a backdrop for an ottoman covered in beautiful, coral silk velvet by Clarence House. Flanking the window are mirrors done in the Chinoiserie style; they were whitewashed rather than gilded for a softer feel, as were the green marble-topped 18th-century side tables with their anthropomorphic legs. The floor is black and white honed marble that Shenaman found in Miami, but feels original to the house. Bottom Right: Located on the second floor, the master bedroom faces the ocean and has hisand-her bathrooms and closets en suite. The soothing apple-green palette plays out in the de Gournay wallpaper, with its airy foliage and floral pattern, the linen velvet settee, Scalamandre fabric on the windows, and a rug by Patterson Flynn & Martin. The bench at the foot of the bed is a TV cabinet so it’s hidden.

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Five Colorful Decor Blogs Feed Your Inner Designer Thanks to the Internet, decor voyeurs are no longer relegated to touring model homes and waiting for their monthly design magazine subscriptions to get a decorating fix. Now those obsessed with paint colors, fabric swatches and chic furnishings can simply turn to their computers, tablets or smart phones, 24 hours a day. Consequently, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a proliferation of shelter blogs, published by true followers of design: some are interior decorators, some are artists, and some just love to decorate. All present superb eye candy they've gathered from around the world in the form of house tours, trendy products, room renovations, DIY projects, celebrity home previews and much moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;most feature their own home projects as well. Check out five inspiring decor blogs that are capturing international attention. The women behind them may operate from around the world, but after previewing their blogs, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll feel as familiar as friendly, design-savvy neighbors.

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These crafty shadow boxes were made from wine crates

Design*Sponge features more than 400 DIY projects with step-by-step instructions. Here, founder Grace Bonney (with her cat, Turk) sits in front of the upholstered Otomi headboard she created from foam and fabric.

This blog features hundreds of inspiring “sneak peeks” into homes. Here’s the living room of Alissa and Ryan, owners of Horne, an online boutique.

The living room of Studio Bon textile designer Bonnee Sharp— check out the rest of her creative home on the blog.

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A Before & After project by Johnston’s design firm, EJ Interiors. Here, a drab home office is transformed into a swanky martini lounge.

A modern nursery design by Los Angeles blogger Jill Seidner A revamped dresser by New York blogger Rebecca Soskin, who takes readers step-by-step through the process

In the “The Making of a Gallery Wall” post by Houston blogger Lauren Haskett, she teaches readers how to create one in their own homes. T h e B o c a R at o n Ob s e r v e r

A showroom designed by Chicago blogger Julia Buckingham of Buckingham Interiors & Design.

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A traditional-style Anthropolgie sofa, left undone with raw edges and twine ties (via anthropologie.com) Founder Kim Johnson

A clever chandelier made of headlights

(via commutehome.com) Johnson’s kitchen, which she completely gutted and renovated a few years ago.

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The blog posts lots of inventive furniture projects. Here’s an industrial-style coffee table crafted of wood planks and large wheels (via maisondumonde.com). Founder Jo Walker

A peek into the corner of Walker’s eclectic living room.

Johnson’s living room, a cozy hangout with a bohemian, ethnic vibe March 2011

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Lotta Jansdotter, a top artist and crafter, was interviewed for the blog Photo courtesy of Zillow.com

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lif.San Francisco, Ca Founders: The Sugn ia Br d an sa Li d by based blog is owne Elka iters/editors are wr y ar im pr its ; ar both e “W : rl lsh. Says Ka Karl and Julia Wa cor, de on g in rt po and re love discovering at th s ure and designer trends, architect rt Pa : og e us.” The bl excite and inspir gar ork blogs, CasaSu tw Ne of the Sugar us eo rg go es ur at 07 and fe was started in 20 iews, rv te in er gn si de s, houses, DIY design . “Our trends and more , ts uc od pr , ws ne of the rt pa an integral community also is os and stories of ot ph e ar sh larly blog—readers regu tes and ho me gn beautiful vi et , ts ec oj pr ng ti decora eir inspirats,” says Karl. Th ec oj pr on ti va no re e and Lo nny, and zines such as Ru , tion: Online maga Decor, Livingetc including Elle gn si De . y print magazines og ol th An Skona Hem, and th 11: “D ecorating wi 20 r fo ds en tr me ho ; es ec nspired pi bo oks and bo ok-i leppy-inspired co pr n, fu in accents d an d we ne re e, ag vint ors; integrating .” me ho eces into your reupholstered pi

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One of many design tours on the blog, seen here is The Nines, a luxury hotel situated atop the landmark Meier & Frank Building in Portland, Ore. The hotel, including this Junior Suite, was designed by ForrestPerkins.

A teen girl’s bedroom designed by Grant Gibson was part of an Elle Decor showhouse in San Francisco’s posh St. Francis Wood neighborhood.

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Walsh’s desk area, which is a work in progress

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Jen Ramos’ home office. “(It’s) bright and airy, with a gorgeous balcony that I love to look out from and see the mountains.”

Founder : Jen Ram os, who h graphic d as a back esign. Ba ground in sed in H began blo enderso n, gging in Nev., she 2 0 0 but it tu 6 to mark r ned into et her bu a passio n siness, inspiratio . “I write n, as well ab out my as the late my own ho st DIY pro me,” she ex jects in plains. Th for great in e blog: A terior des showcase ign, as wel post ab ou l as the oc t fo casio nal DIY project od, fashio n trends , ho me to s. “Usuall urs and y the DIY the most pro reactio ns fro m my re jects tend to get because th ad ey beco me inspired to ers. I think it’s their own try these ho mes.” H th er inspi design ma ration: "T ings in gazines, ot he latest her blogs Starbucks , and even having cof sitting in fee.” De s 2011: “Bla ign tren ck walls in ds for bedro o ms, bathro o ms entryways seem like and even the trendy noticing th thing to d e color pin o. I’m also k all over Ho neysuck the place le, to be ex as well— act.” O In her kitchen, Ramos explains, the “cabinets were originally a light brown oak color and we decided to have them painted all white.”

The abstract painting above Ramos’ desk will be one of the works for sale at her new online store, Cocoa and Hearts.

Ramos painted the bookshelves in her home office black. “I think it definitely adds an element of depth to the area,” she says. “The horizontal displaying of my shoes makes it feel like a little boutique where I can go and choose any pair I like,” says Ramos of her dreamy master bedroom closet.

Ramos strategically placed a fulllength mirror outside her master closet. “I’m still thinking of adding either wallpaper or paint to that area to give it a little more interest.” March 2011

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e’ll toast to this: As part of its homage to fine wine and charitable causes, The Capital Grille restaurant is introducing its second annual Artist Series Wine Event with a limited-edition Cabernet Sauvignon, with a bottle featuring original artwork on its label. During the event, which begins March 21st, for every bottle sold $25 will benefit Share Our Strength, a national organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America. The exclusive Cabernet, which will be available in the restaurant’s 44 locations, was hand-crafted by Thomas Peffer, a world-class winemaker from Atalon Vineyards in Napa Valley, with the help of The Capital Grille’s George Miliotes, one of only 170 Master Sommeliers in the world. The grapes used were from specially selected vineyards in Napa Valley whose high elevation and unique microclimate result in the perfect conditions for creamy, boldly textured flavors. Blended solely for The Capital Grille, fewer than 1,000 cases of this unique wine will be produced.

wine experience,” says Miliotes. “We created The Capital Grille Artist Series Cabernet Sauvignon to give our guests an incomparable opportunity to experience a magnificent vintage with ripe fruit flavors, prominent tannin and the complexity and balance expected of a fine Cabernet.”

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tion for artists and wine lovers to create an original label. The winning painting was Pairings, by Florida-based artist Patricia Timbrook, which was selected for the way its bold colors and fluid lines best portrayed the wine’s robust flavors and subtle undertones. The Capital Grille Artist Series Cabernet Sauvignon will complement the restaurant’s award-winning wine

program, which features more than 325 Old and New World selections housed in floor-to-ceiling, temperature-controlled wine kiosks. The Capital Grille also offers a Captain’s List of 125 collector wines, and guests have the opportunity to lease a wine locker, personalized with an inscribed brass nameplate. O For more information, call 561-3681077 or visit thecapitalgrille.com. march 2011

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Green You won’t need the luck of the Irish to prepare these simple dishes, all tasty treats for a St. Patrick’s Day party or picnic—or anytime, really.

Five-Minute Horseradish Sauce This creamy sauce adds a spicy zest to meats and makes a superb accompaniment to corned beef, tenderloin or steak. The best part: It takes just five minutes to make.

Preparation

Stir mayonnaise, horseradish, dry mustard and wine vinegar. Fold whipped cream into the dressing. You’re done!

Grilled Corned Beef And Cheddar Sandwiches Savor these hearty grilled sandwiches piled high with thinly sliced corned beef and melted white cheddar cheese. Tastes great paired with a classic Black & Tan beer (see sidebar). Ingredients 8 slices rye bread 4 tbsp. dark whole-grain country mustard 1 pound corned beef, thinly sliced 8 slices Tillamook white cheddar cheese 4 tbsp. butter, softened Preparation

Spread mustard on 4 slices of bread; top each slice evenly with corned beef and sliced cheese. Close sandwiches with top slices of bread. Spread butter evenly over outsides of sandwiches; grill over medium-low heat on both sides until bread is toasted and cheese is melted. Opposite Page, clockwise from top: Roasted Sweet Carrots (served with noodles and corned beef); Grilled Corned Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches; Five-Minute Horseradish Sauce (served over corned beef); Pineapple Rhubarb Crisp.

This recipe is much healthier than the traditional method of adding brown sugar and butter—and it just might turn carrots into your favorite vegetable. Roasting provides a smoky sweetness, minus the calories. Ingredients 1 pound large carrots, cut in angles 1 cup onion, chopped 1 tsp. lemon zest 1 tsp. lemon juice 2 tsp. olive oil ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. coarse ground black pepper 2 tsp. chives, minced Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine all ingredients and spread on a sheet tray. Roast in oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender.

Pineapple Rhubarb Crisp Everyone will want second helpings of this warm, sweetly tart, buttery crisp. Use fresh or frozen fruit, and serve warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. Ingredients 4 cups frozen rhubarb, thawed, drained 4 cups cubed pineapple (2 20-oz. cans), drained 2 cups sugar, divided 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups butter, salted (3 sticks), cubed Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine rhubarb, pineapple and 1/2 cup sugar in medium saucepan on mediumhigh heat. Let simmer until juices are released and syrup forms. Pour into buttered 2-quart casserole dish. In medium bowl, combine flour, remaining sugar and butter, mixing with hands until butter forms coarse crumbs. Distribute crumbs evenly over rhubarb mixture. Bake for 40 minutes or until bubbling and browned on top. Serve warm. O

Recipes and photos courtesy of The Food Channel. For more dishes and ideas, visit foodchannel.com.

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The Black & Tan beer combination is one of those “Irish customs” that’s actually become more popular in the United States than in Ireland. Still, it’s a fine concoction to enjoy on the holiday—and why mess with tradition? To pour a proper Black & Tan, all you need are a (dark) stout or porter (such as Guinness Draught), a (lightercolored) lager or ale (such as Harp Irish Lager), a clear glass and a bent spoon. First, pour the lightcolored beer directly into the glass until it’s about half full. Next, bend a tablespoon so the scoop part is at a right angle to the stem. Pour the dark stout or porter slowly into the spoon and let it gently overflow into the lightcolored beer. Keep pouring until the glass is full. Step back, admire your work and drink up!

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(Clockwise) the restaurant’s dining room; Long Boned Lamb Chops; Ice Cream Sliders; Fried Lobster Tails.

By Linda Haase

Chic Las Olas Steakhouse Serves Traditional Cuisine With Old World Service

are Las Olas’ masterful merging of cutting-edge presentation, Old World service and delectable food creates the perfect indulgence for diners. When was the last time you saw sleek rolling carts in a restaurant? These are part of the superb ambiance here, along with dishes, some prepared tableside, presented with panache by extensively trained, professional and knowledgeable servers. The chic black and white decor, dramatic chandelier, elegant bar and picture windows in this Fort Lauderdale dinner-only restaurant provide the perfect backdrop for a memorable dining experience. 86

Then again, we would expect no less from CentraArchy Restaurant Management Company, which in Florida also owns New York Prime in Boca Raton and Gulfstream Cafe in Jupiter. Rare’s menu features traditional steakhouse items and serves only USDA Prime meat, including a 22oz. bone-in Rib Eye, 12-oz. New York Strip and 24-oz. bone-in Porterhouse, as well as chops, ribs, chicken and seafood dishes, such as sushigrade Black & Blue Tuna, Veal Milanese and Lobster Wellington. The array of appetizers is tempting, but we suggest starting with Freshly Shucked Oyster Shooters, six shot glasses of fresh, large farm-raised oys-

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ters from Texas/Arkansas, accompanied by more shot glasses artfully filled with cocktail sauce and horseradish. The rich, creamy Double Crab Bisque, perfectly prepared Crab Cake, Beef Carpaccio and Colossal Shrimp Cocktail, are also outstanding choices. The Rib Eye is an excellent choice for steak lovers. Ours was prepared exactly as we requested—crusty on the outside, with a warm, smooth-asbutter red center. The Lobster Wellington, a tantalizing blend of mushroom duxelles, spinach and lobster tail tucked into a homemade, flaky pastry will please seafood lovers. Side dishes include Sautéed Mushrooms, a mix of shiitake, portobello and button mushrooms, infused

with herbs and garlic; a Giant Baked Potato, with a crispy skin and soft, creamy inside; perfectly seasoned Fried Onion Rings crafted with just the right ratio of breading to onion and Puff Potatoes, fresh, homemade potato chips with a twist (careful, they’re addictive). Dessert, like the rest of the offerings here, is exquisite: Cheesecake, Carrot Cake and Ice Cream Sliders are a few of the tempting selections. O

where Rare Las Olas is located at 401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. For more information, call 954-527-3365 or visit rarelasolas.com.

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BI T E S / american/STEAKHOUSES Abe & Louie’s4Glades Plaza

x 2200 W. Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.447.0024 x Lunch Monday-Friday,

Dinner nightly, Sunday Brunch. Absinthe4Shops at Boca Center x 5150 Town Center Circle x Boca Raton x 561.620.3754 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily.

Right: Jay Wolfson (Uncle Julio’s), Patrick Broadhead (Max’s Grille), Chuck Gittleman (Bogart’s Bar & Grille), Katherine Regna and John Stilley (Wave 2700) Below: Mary Glynn Cullinan, Todd Katz (Racks Downtown Eatery & Tavern), Roxana Garciga (Republic National Distributing Company), Henry Herrera (Brooks), Cesar Jimenez (Maggiano’s) and Tommy Neville (III Forks)

Andrew’s Modern American Bistro499 S.E. Mizner Blvd. x 561-391-7939

x Boca Raton x Dinner

daily. Atlantic Grille4Seagate Hotel & Spa x 1000 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.665.4900 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner daily, Brunch Saturday-Sunday. Bogart’s Bar & Grille4Cin-

emark Palace 20 x 3200 Airport Rd. x 561.544.3044 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Bonefish Grill4Boca Grove Shopping Center x 21065 Powerline Rd. x 561.483.4949 x Dinner daily.

Whirlwind Weekend

Brewzzi4Glades Plaza x 2222 Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.392.2739 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Boca Raton Historical Society Presents 9th Annual Boca Bacchanal

Brooks Restaurant4500 South Federal Hwy. x Deerfield Beach x 954.427.9302 x Dinner Tuesday-Sunday in season, offseason Friday-Sunday.

The Capital Grille46000

Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x x Lunch MondayFriday, Dinner nightly.

561.368.1077

Carmen’s4Boca Raton Bridge Resort x 999 Camino Real x Boca Raton x 561.368.9500 x Dinner Wednesday-Friday, Brunch Sunday. Chops Lobster Bar4101

Plaza Real South x Boca Raton x x Dinner nightly.

561.395.2675

Copper Canyon Grill42006 N.W. Executive Center Circle x Boca Raton x 561.893.8838 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

f you’re into great food and wine—and who isn’t?—and don’t have plans yet for the weekend of March 18-20, we suggest checking out the Boca Bacchanal Winefest & Auction, the Boca Raton Historical Society’s largest fundraiser. Now in its ninth year, the culinary event promises a bouillabaisse of culinary pleasures. This year’s theme celebrates the era of South Florida’s legendary Mango Gang chefs, the handful of innovative culinarians who in the ’80's brought global acclaim to the region’s distinctive regional cuisine. The festivities begin Friday with the event’s renowned series of Vintner Dinners, which are held in private residences throughout Boca Raton and pair internationally celebrated chefs and vintners who combine their talents to create delicious dinners complemented with “top of the portfolio” wines. “We are so grateful for the generosity of our gracious

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hosts and event partners, who completely underwrite the Vintner Dinners so that we can donate 100 percent of the proceeds to the Boca Raton Historical Society,” says Kate Toomey, who is chairing the event with husband Ted Toomey, and honorary chairpersons Betsy Fletcher and Skipp Jackman. “This year, in addition to private estate homes which are magnificent venues, for the first time ever, one of the dinners will be hosted at the elegant Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club.” The fun continues on Saturday with the Bacchanal & Auction at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, which will feature a Vintner and Chefs reception, sumptuous dinner and silent and live auctions. The Grand Tasting takes place on Sunday at the Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park, with a showcase of 30 local chefs and scores of top vintners.

For more information, call 561-395-6766, ext. 101 or visit bocabacchanal.com.

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wThe Dish on Food, Wine & Restaurants The Cove Marina & Restaurant41645 S.E. 3rd Ct. x

Deerfield Beach x 954.421.9272 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Cugini Steakhouse and Martini Bar4270 E. Atlantic

Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.274.6244 x Dinner nightly, Lunch weekends. Cut 4324432 E. Atlantic Ave. x

Delray Beach x 561.272.9898 x Dinner nightly. Dada452 North Swinton Ave. x

Kee Grill417940 N. Military Tr. x Boca Raton x 561.995.5044 x Dinner nightly.

Morton’s, The Steakhouse4

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

Lucille’s Bad to the Bone BBQ4Regency Court x 3011 Yamato

New York Prime42350 N.W.

Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.997.9557 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Executive Center Dr. x Boca Raton x 561.998.3881 x Dinner nightly.

Mariposa4Neiman Marcus at

Oceans 2344234 N. Ocean Blvd. x Deerfield Beach x 954.428.2539 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Town Center x 5860 Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.544.2320 x Lunch daily. Max’s Grille4Mizner Park x

404 Plaza Real x Boca Raton x

The Office4201 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.276.3600 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Racks Downtown eatery & Tavern 4Mizner Park x 402 Plaza

Real x Boca Raton x 561.395.1662 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Rare Las Olas4401 E. Las Olas Blvd x Fort Lauderdale x 954.527.3365 x Dinner nightly. Ruth’s Chris Steak House

4225 N.E. Mizner Blvd. x Boca Raton x 561.392.6746 x Dinner nightly. Seasons 5242300 N.W. Executive Center Dr. x Boca Raton x 561.998.9952 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Delray Beach x 561.330.3232 x Dinner nightly.

561.368.0080 x Lunch and Dinner

DUFFY's SPORTS BAR & GRILL4401 N. Federal Hwy. x

Miller’s Boca East Ale House

Deerfield Beach x 954.429.8820 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.988.9142 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Falcon House4116 N.E. Sixth Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.243.9499 x Dinner nightly.

Miller’s Boca West Ale House4Boca Lyons Plaza x 9244

Porterhouse Bar & Grill

47050 W. Palmetto Park Rd. x

Smokehouse Grille & Wingery42257 N. Federal Hwy. x

W. Glades Road x Boca Raton x 561.487.2989 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Boca Raton x 561.391.6601 x Dinner daily.

Boca Raton x 561.391.9110 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Fifth Avenue Grill4821 S.E.

Fifth Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.265.0122 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

daily, Brunch Saturday-Sunday.

4Shoppes at Blue Lake x 1200 Yamato

The Pavilion Grille4301 Yamato Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.912.0000 x Lunch TuesdayFriday, Dinner Tuesday-Saturday.

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Six Tables4112 N.E. Second St. x Boca Raton x 561.347.6260 x Dinner Tuesday-Saturday.

Carrot & Coconut Ginger Soup Shooter

Grand Lux Cafe4Town

Center x 6000 Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.392.2141 x Lunch and Dinner daily. The Grille on Congress 4

5101 Congress Ave. x Boca Raton x 561.912.9800 x Lunch MondayFriday, Dinner Monday-Saturday. Henry’s4The Shoppes at Addison

Place x 16850 Jog Rd. x Delray Beach x 561.638.1949 x Lunch Monday-Saturday, Dinner nightly. Hooters 4Glades Plaza x 2240 N.W. 19th St. x Boca Raton x 561.391.8903 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Houston’s41900 N.W. Executive

Center Circle x Boca Raton x 561.998.0550 x Lunch and Dinner daily. J. Alexander’s41400 Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.347.9875 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Kathy’s Gazebo Cafe44199

N. Federal Hwy. x Boca Raton x 561.395.6033 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner Monday-Saturday. 90

Healthy Alliance CA Catering Joins Forces With RawONE Food

apitalizing on the notion that South Floridians are more health-conscious than ever, CA Catering, a

South Florida off-premise caterer, has formed a new partnership with RawONE Food, a leading local manufacturer and distributor of healthy and delicious raw food snacks. The goal is for CA Catering to offer its clientele healthier menu options during events. So from now, in addition to decadent party fare, guests will have the choice to munch on all-natural, raw, gluten-free and preservative-free foods such as Carrot & Coconut Ginger Soup Shooters, Nori Wraps filled with fresh vegetables, mouthwatering raw pâtés and delectable raw Cacao (chocolate) Mousse. “With so many people concerned with eating better, needing alternative menus for medical reasons or just wanting to watch their diet, we thought it made good sense

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to partner with RawONE Food in our kitchen,” explains C.A. Messana, co-owner of the Hollywood-based catering company. “Our traditional menus will continue to be our mainstay, but we are now supplementing them with some healthier and raw choices of hors d’oeuvres, entrees and desserts—so there will be something for everyone to enjoy.”

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Carlton, Palm Beach x 100 S. Ocean Blvd. x Manalapan x 561.533.6000 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily. The Sundy House4106 S.

Swinton Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.272.5678 x Lunch TuesdaySaturday, Dinner Tuesday-Sunday, Brunch Sunday. III Forks Prime Steakhouse4 200 E. Palmetto Park

Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.416.2185 x Dinner nightly. Vinny’s All Day Cafe4Regen-

cy Court x 3013 Yamato Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.988.9883 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily. Watercolors Cafe4Boca

Raton Bridge Hotel x 999 E. Camino Real x Boca Raton x 561.368.9500 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner nightly.

Edo Sushi-Upscale Japanese Sushi & Pan-Asian Buffet4

Waterway Shoppes of Parkland x 7609 N. State Road 7 x Parkland x 954.755.3191 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Fah Asian Bistro4Boca Valley

Shopping Plaza x 7461 N. Federal Hwy. x Boca Raton x 561.241.0400 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly.

x 561.278.5050 x Lunch and Dinner daily. 4101 Plaza Real South E. x Boca Raton x 561.544.8181 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

PEI WEI41914 N.E. Fifth Ave. x Boca Raton x 561. 226.0290 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Mai Hibachi44801 Linton

1400 Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.393.3722 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Blvd. x Delray Beach x 561.499.2766 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro4

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Gary Woo Asian Bistro4

3400 N. Federal Hwy. x Boca Raton x 561.368.8803 x Lunch MondayFriday, Dinner nightly. Closed Tuesdays. House of Siam425 N.E.

Second Ave., #116 x Delray Beach x x Lunch MondayFriday, Dinner nightly. 561.330.9191

Wild Olives by Todd English 4The Shops at Boca

Center x 5050 Town Center Circle x Boca Raton x 561.544.8000 x Lunch and Dinner daily, Lunch MondayFriday.

asian/sushi 5 Spice Asian Street Market4 Shoppes of Blue Lake x

Suite A1 x 1200 Yamato Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.989.1688 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Asia Sushi/Wok/Grill4

7600 Camino Real x Boca Raton x 561.544.8100 x Lunch MondayFriday, Dinner nightly except Friday and Saturday. Bluefin Sushi Thai Grill4

861 Yamato Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.981.8986 x Lunch MondayFriday, Dinner nightly. Cay Da Vietnamese47400

N. Federal Hwy. x Boca Raton x 561.998.0278 x Lunch TuesdayFriday, Dinner Tuesday-Sunday. Daimatsu Sushi441 Royal

Palm Place x Boca Raton x 561.361.7557 x Lunch MondayFriday, Dinner nightly. 92

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of Parkland x 7367 N. State Road 7 x Parkland x 954.345.4268 x Regency Court x 3011 Yamato Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.999.1263 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly. Kansai47140 Beracasa Way x

Boca Raton x 561.395.8862 x Dinner nightly. Kyojin Buffet4Shops at Boca Grove x 21073 Powerline Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.218.1708 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

YoBlendz Frozen Yogurt Franchise Expands In South Florida

oBlendz, a self-serve frozen yogurt franchise that utilizes natural ingredients, opened a new location in Weston and has plans to open additional shops in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Plantation. YoBlendz is the brainchild of Adam Ogden, the South Florida-based entrepreneur responsible for bringing the JUICEBLENDZ smoothie and juice bar to market. Now the certified personal trainer’s dedication to healthy living has helped him conceptualize the YoBlendz franchise.

Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.392.4568 x Dinner nightly.

“We pride ourselves on offering the freshest frozen yogurt made with live and active cultures in a variety of flavors, with low-fat and sugar-free options available. And, to top it off, our frozen yogurt is kosher as well,” says Ogden, who also has a Sunrise location. “From delicious fresh fruit to traditional sweet toppings, we make it easy for customers to create their own mix and satisfy their sweet tooth while indulging in low-fat, good-for-you frozen treats.”

LemonGrass Asian Bistro4

For more information, call 866-529-3635 or visit yoblendz.com.

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AND MUCH MORE . . . Acker-Morris, PL Boca Quality Dry Cleaners Cloud 9 Adventures Edward Jones Investments Fred Astaire Dance Studio Gervis Design Studio John M Sortino, MD Leon F Gerard, DDS Luckie Street Enterprises Mummaw & Associates Royal Palm Academy Royal Palm Hearing Aid Showtime Performing Arts Theatre Siberian Floors The Place for Kitchens Tobi’s Grooming TravelGroup International

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Phuket Thai4Palms Plaza x 22191 Powerline Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.447.8863 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly. Saito’s Japanese Steakhouse

48316 Jog Rd. x Boynton Beach x 561.369.1788 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly. 4CityPlace x 700 S. Rosemary Ave., #208 x 561.296.8881 x Lunch and Dinner daily. 4Palm Beach Gardens x 4675 PGA Blvd. x 561.202.6888 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

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Sushi Ray4Shops at Boca Center x 5250 Town Center Circle x Boca Raton x 561.394.9506 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly. SUSHI THAI4100 N.E. Second St. x Boca Raton 561.750.4448 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Tempura House4The Reserve x

9858 Clint Moore Rd. x Boca Raton x x Lunch and Dinner daily.

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Uncle Tai’s4The Shops at Boca Center

x 5250 Town Center Circle x Boca Raton x x Lunch Monday-Saturday, Dinner nightly. 561.368.8806

Yokohama49168 Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.451.1707 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly.

CONTINENTAL Boheme Bistro41118 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.278.4899 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily. Cielo4Boca Raton Resort & Club x 501 E.

Camino Real x 561.447.3222 x Dinner TuesdaySaturday.

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Greenfield’s on Atlantic45199 W. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.498.5010 x Dinner nightly. La Cigale4253 S.E. Fifth Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.265.0600 x Lunch MondayFriday, Dinner Monday-Saturday. Le Pavillon414812 S.E. Military Tr. x

Delray Beach x 561.499.9882 x Dinner nightly.

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Le Rivage4450 N.E. 20th St. x Boca

Raton x 561.620.0033 x Lunch TuesdayFriday, Dinner nightly.

4170 W. Camino Real x Boca Raton x 561.368.7910 x Dinner nightly.

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Olio Bistro442 S.E. Second Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.278.6633 x Dinner Thursday-Saturday. St. Tropez47860 Glades Rd. Suite 130 x

Boca Raton x 561.368.8580 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly. Tea-Licious Tearoom & Gifts4

4997-B W. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.638.5155 x Breakfast and Lunch, Monday-Saturday. ZED4514201 Plaza Real x Boca Raton x 561.393.3451 x Dinner nightly, Lounge nightly, Brunch Sunday.

Fondue The Melting Pot45455 N. Federal

Hwy. x Boca Raton x 561.997.7472 x Dinner nightly. H IS R R OU I , E Y G K A O Y! B O L B R A .BA C S E & NENS F E TU IO E T B SH VA D IRI R E E N R & ES O W R C TE S

Italian Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza4Shops at

Boca Grove x 21065 Powerline Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.218.66004115 N.E. Sixth Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.278.7911 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Arturo’s Ristorante46750 N.

Federal Hwy. x Boca Raton x 561.997.7373 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly. Caffe Luna Rosa434 S. Ocean Blvd. x

Delray Beach x 561.274.9404 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily. California Pizza Kitchen4Town Center x 6000 Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.268.2805 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

Offering the nest classic & contemporary Italian cuisine. Executive Chef � Tony Taliercio � Formerly of La Stella Join Us At The Bar & Patio Lounge For Happy Hour 5 - 7 � Tuesday - Friday And Ladies’ Night � Thursdays Now Open Sundays Serving Dinner 5 - 9 � LIVE MUSIC & DANCING CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH US - THE ONLY ITALIAN (1/2 IRISH!) RESTAURANT TO BE AT FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY

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Carrabba’s Italian Grill4Wharfside Plaza x 6909 S.W. 18th St. x Boca Raton x 561.544.8838 x Lunch and Dinner daily 4335 E. Linton Blvd. x Delray Beach x 561.266.9393 x Lunch Sunday, Dinner nightly. Caruso Ristorante4Royal Palm Place x 187 S.E. Mizner Blvd. x Boca Raton x 561.367.7488 x Lunch and Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Casa D’Angelo4171 E. Palmetto Park Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.338.1703 x Dinner nightly.

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Ferraroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s48208 Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.477.2750 x Dinner nightly. Giovanniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coal Fire Pizza4Water-

way Shoppes at Parkland x 7625 N. State Road 7 x Parkland x 954.345.9282 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Il Bacio429 S.E. Second Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.865.7783 x Dinner WednesdaySunday. Il Girasole4Tropic Square x 1911 S.

Federal Hwy. x Delray Beach x 561.272.3566 x Dinner Tuesday-Sunday. Josephineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Restaurant4 ÂŠ 2011, RHMI

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THE CAPITAL GRILLE PRODUCT: AD 618 JOB TITLE: BOCA RATON OBSERVER 4.75" X 4.75â&#x20AC;? INSERTIONS: MARCH 11 PRODUCTION@BOCARATONOBSERVER.COM, CANDI@BOCARATONOBSERVER.COM LISA WINTERS, GRAPHIC DESIGNER - 407.245.4439 MATTHEW MILEWSKI, MARKETING MANAGER - 407.245.5756 *PLEASE DO NOT BACK WITH DARK ADS.

La Luna Bistro4The Polo Shoppes x 5030 Champion Blvd. x Boca Raton x 561.997.1165 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly. La Villetta Restaurant & Lounge4 4351 N. Federal Hwy.

x Boca Raton x 561.362.8403 x Dinner Tuesday-Sunday. LILLYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S4451 East Palmetto Park Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.362.0208 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner daily. Maggianoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s421090 St. Andrews Blvd. x Boca Raton x 561.361.8244 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Matteoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant4233 S. Federal Hwy. x Boca Raton x 561.392.0773 x Dinner nightly. Positano44400 N. Federal Hwy. x Boca Raton x 561.544.2920 x Dinner nightly. Renzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Boca45999 N. Federal

Hwy. x Boca Raton x 561.994.3495 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly. Ristorante Sapori4Royal Palm Place

x 99 Royal Palm Place x Boca Raton x x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly. 561.367.9779

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Rosarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ristorante4Royal Palm Place x 145 S.E. Mizner Blvd. x Boca Raton x 561.393.0758 x Dinner nightly.

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Saporissimo4366 E. Palmetto Park Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.750.2333 x Dinner nightly.

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Swanky's Vesuvio Ristorante & Patio Bar43360 N. Federal Hwy. x

Boca Raton x 561.368.5520 x Dinner Tuesday-Sunday. Table 42 Kitchen & Wine Bar

Royal Palm Place x 399 S.E. Mizner Blvd. x Boca Raton x 561.826.2625 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Tramonti4119 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.272.1944 x Lunch Monday-Saturday, Dinner nightly. Trattoria Romana4499 E. Palmetto

Park Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.393.6715 x Dinner nightly. VIC AND ANGELO’S 4290 E. Atlantic

Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.278.9570 x Lunch and Dinner daily. BOCA RATON Glades Plaza (561) 392-4181 • Regency Court Plaza (561) 997-9911 • Polo Shops (561) 241-5903

Villagio Italian Eatery 4Mizner Park x 344 Plaza Real x Boca Raton x 561.447.2257 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Villa Rosano4The Reserve x 9858 Clint Moore Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.470.0112 x Lunch Monday-Saturday, Dinner nightly. Vino Wine Bar and Italian Tapas4

114 N.E. Second St. x Boca Raton x 561.869.0030 x Dinner Monday-Saturday. Vivo Partenza41450 N. Federal Hwy.

x Boca Raton x 561.750.2120 x Lunch and Dinner Monday-Saturday.

LATIN/CARIBBEAN Caribbean Grill41332 N.W. Second

Ave. x Boca Raton x 561.362.0161 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily. Cuban Cafe Restaurant43350 N.W.

Boca Raton Blvd. x Boca Raton x 561.750.8860 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly (closed Sunday, June-November). Cabana El Rey4105 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.274.9090 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Gol, Taste of Brazil4411 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.272.6565 x Dinner nightly. INCA GRILL447 E. Palmetto Park Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.395.3553 x Lunch Saturday-Sunday, Dinner Tuesday-Friday.

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A Musical Extravaganza Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Christine E. Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute #1 in Florida for cardiac services and cardiac surgery for 2011 according to HealthGrades®.

Honoring Christine E. Lynn and Dr. James J. Morris, Medical Director Saturday, March 5, 2011 Dinner by the Bite 6:30 pm Curtain 8:30 pm Anniversary Reception following performance

Keith C. & Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University 3601 North Military Trail, Boca Raton

Honorary Chair Christine E. Lynn Co-Chair s Lyn Jurick Joan Wargo Steering Committee Arven Aronin Ralph Behmoiras Amy Berkowitz Stuart Disick Melissa Durbin Terry Fedele Harriet Finger Arthur Fishman Irving Gutin Susan Jacobs Matthew Kutcher Mimi Leeds Keith O’Donnell

Joseph Pores Chickie Silver Wendy Solomon Sandy Tobias Gail Wasserman Event Committee Kathy & Ron Assaf Arlette & Mike Baker Marilyn & Stanley Barry Charles Baum Suzy Broyhill Freyda & Ed Burns Becky & Jan Carlsson Becky & Barry Davis Beth & Dale Frost Anne & Lou Green Adele & David Hast Peggy Henry Heidi & Mark Kleiner Lila Lang

Debbie Leising Richard Lembeck Mildred & Abner Levine Barbara & Sidney Oko Asa & Per-Olof Loof Holli Rockwell Marilyn Rolnick Amy & David Ross Robin & Gary Rubin Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Jennifer & Robert Sheetz Carol Stoll Mayor Susan & John Whelchel Susan & Larry Wiener Elaine J. Wold

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44631 N. State Road 7 x Ste. 26 x Coral Springs x 954.755.0941 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

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Old Calypso4900 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.279.2300 x Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner nightly, Brunch Saturday and Sunday.

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Baja Cafe Uno4201 N.W. First Ave. x Boca Raton x 561.394.5449 x41310 S. Federal Hwy. x Deerfield Beach x 954.596.1305 x Lunch Monday-Saturday, Dinner nightly. Rocco’s Tacos And Tequila Bar4The Shops at Boca Center x

5250 Town Center Circle x Boca Raton x 561.416.2131 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Señor Burrito4513 N.E. 20th St. x Boca Raton x 561.347.6600 x Lunch and Dinner daily. Uncle Julio’s4Mizner Park x 449 Plaza Real x Boca Raton x 561.300.3530 x Lunch and Dinner daily, Brunch Saturday-Sunday.

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The Green Gourmet4The Shoppes at Addison Place x 16950 Jog Rd. x Delray Beach x 561.455.2466 x Lunch and Dinner daily.

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Clint Moore Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.470.9963 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily. Grill Time (kosher)48177 Glades

Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.482.3699 x Lunch and Dinner Sunday-Thursday, Closed Friday-Saturday. Kosher Marketplace422191 Powerline Rd., #5A x Boca Raton x 561.391.3318 x Sunday-Friday, Closed Saturday. Old School Bakery & Cafe4

814 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.276.0013 x Breakfast and Lunch daily.

4Polo Shops x 5030 Champion Blvd. x Boca Raton x 561.241.59034Glades Plaza x 2240 N.W. 19th St., #700 x Boca Raton x 561.392.4181 4Regency Court x 3013 Yamato Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.997.9911 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily. Toojay’s Gourmet Deli

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seafood Boston’s on the Beach440 S.

Ocean Blvd. x Delray Beach x 561.278.3364 x Breakfast Saturday-Sunday, Lunch and Dinner Saturday-Sunday. CITY FISH MARKET47940 Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x 561.487.1600 x Lunch daily, Dinner Saturday-Sunday. City Oyster4213 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.272.0220 x Lunch Monday-Saturday, Dinner nightly. Deck 844840 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray

Beach x 561.665.8484 x Lunch and Dinner daily; Brunch Saturday and Sunday. Harpoon Louie’s42096 N.W. Second

St. x Deerfield Beach x 954.437.7888 x Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily. JB's On The Beach4300 N. Ocean

Blvd. x Deerfield Beach x 954.571.5220 x Lunch and Dinner daily. J & J Seafood Bar & Grill4

634 E. Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.272.3390 x Lunch Tuesday-Saturday, Dinner Sunday only.

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Jake’s Stone Crab4Royal Palm Plaza x 514 Via de Palmas x Boca Raton x 561.347.1055 x Lunch Friday-Sunday, Dinner nightly. Legal Sea Foods4Town Center x

6000 W. Glades Rd. x Boca Raton x x Lunch and Dinner daily.

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Linda Bean's4 200 East Atlantic Ave. x Delray Beach x 561.276.2502 x Lunch and Dinner daily. McCormick & Schmick’s4

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t’s almost that time again: The 10th Annual Men with Caring Hearts (MWCH) awards luncheon will take place on April 28th in Boca Raton at Woodfield Country Club. The event gives nonprofit or-

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The event gives nonprofit organizations an opportunity to provide community-wide recognition and thanks to male volunteers who have given time, talent, energy and resources to make life better for others in Palm Beach County. ganizations an opportunity to provide community-wide recognition and thanks to male volunteers who have given time, talent, energy and resources to make life better for others in Palm Beach County. This year’s event will be chaired by Carrie Rubin, a Boca Raton philan-

thropist and Florence Fuller Child Development Centers (FFCDC) board member and Mark Wyllie, CEO of Flagship Solutions Group, Inc. Proceeds will benefit programs at FFCDC, which provides child care and preschool education to 625 children from low-income families at its two locations in east Diana Krall

and west Boca Raton. Cliff Viner, general partner of AVM, L.P. and Chairman/Owner of the Florida Panthers Hockey Club, will be this year’s “Biggest Heart” honoree. Viner has been selected as the ideal candidate to receive this award, which is given to a philanthropic leader whose selfless dedication has impacted individuals and the community at large.

a man who has made a significant difference to their organization for the Outstanding Volunteer Service award; the winner will receive $500 to give to his charity of choice. In addition, a new award this year is the Youth in Philanthropy award, which provides participating agencies with the chance to nominate a male youth volunteer. The winner will receive a $500 scholarship and a Toshiba computer notebook. O

Palm Beach County nonprofit organizations are also invited to nominate

For more information, call 561-391-7274, ext. 125 or visit ffcdc.org.

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POWER DAY FAU’s Center For Women, Gender And Sexuality Studies Advisory Council Holds Breakfast And Forum

he Advisory Council for The Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) will present a stimulating and educational fundraising VIP breakfast on March 18th at 8 a.m. in the College of Business’ De Santos Center in the Contemplation and Conference Room. The morning will be part of a day-long forum called “Women, Business and Power.” The morning’s guest speaker will be Alex Sink, the former President of Florida Operations for Bank of America and the recent Democratic candidate for Florida Governor. The forum will include an introduc-

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tion of FAU officials, a lunch and panel sessions with noted women covering topics from FAU research including Women, Entrepreneurship, Breaking Barriers and Assessing Capital, and How to Stimulate Money and Business. The forum will be held at the College of Business in the Sean Stein pavilion. The day will be presented by The Center for Women,

Tara Laxer, Honorable Edythe Harrison, Lisa Armbrust, Skeets Friedkin and Josephine Beoku-Betts.

The morning’s guest speaker will be Alex Sink, the former President of Florida Operations for Bank of America and the recent Democratic candidate for Florida Governor. Gender and Sexuality Studies, the President’s Diversity Committee and the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship. The breakfast and forum is be-

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Funds raised during the event will support organizations and programs that align with the Junior League’s mission, such as social services and literacy initiatives, childhood fitness and nutrition education, and food and assistance for economically disadvantaged families. At the conclusion of the scramble, golfers and their guests will be treated to dinner prepared by the chefs of the Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club. Attendees will get the chance to bid on silent auction items and enter a raffle for a multitude of baskets overflowing with products generously donated by businesses within the local community. Funds raised during the event will support organizations and programs that align with the Junior League’s mission, such as social services and literacy initiatives, childhood fitness and nutrition education, and food and assistance for economically disadvantaged families. For either a $250 individual ticket or a $900 foursome package, golfers may enjoy the use of the practice range and putting greens prior to tee-off, a boxed lunch sponsored by LaCroix, a golf shirt sponsored by the Boca Deli, use of a golf cart sponsored by Muir-Yeonas Homes, and complimentary snacks and beverages throughout the day. Single tickets are available for dinner guests at $55, which include cocktails and a buffet meal. O

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Cliff Viner Biggest Heart Award | Harold Perper Lifetime Achievement Award Outstanding Volunteer Award Nominees: Joseph Bensmihen Stand Among Friends

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THEY WILL SURVIVE More Than 20,000 Attendees At Susan G.

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ore than 20,000 people gathered along the waterfront recently in downtown West Palm Beach for the 20th Annual Susan G. Komen South Florida Race for the Cure, which celebrates local breast cancer survivors and raises funds for breast cancer research. Participants included Race Grand Marshall Hoda Kotb of NBC’s “Today” and Nancy Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. “This was a major milestone for the Susan G. Komen South Florida Race for the Cure and further solidified it as one of the premier community events in South Florida,” said Karen List, race

co-chair along with Sandra Spender. “Our sponsors’ and participants’ true dedication to the cause has brought us even closer to finding a cure.” After the women’s and men’s 5k competitive runs, co-ed 5k walk, kids’ and tots’ races and the Family Fun Walk, the morning culminated with a moving Survivor Ceremony at the Meyer Amphitheater. There, more than 1,800 breast cancer survivors were led on stage by the Palm Beach County Firefighters Pipe and Drum Corp and honored by everyone in attendance. “Being a part of the Susan G. Ko-

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men South Florida Race for the Cure was an honor and truly a moving and inspiring experience for me,” said Kotb. “Meeting and speaking to so many breast cancer survivors and hearing their amazing stories gave me more hope that we will find a cure and beat breast cancer for good— you can’t scare me!” Susan G. Komen for the Cure was founded by Brinker after she promised her dying sister, Susan G. Ko-

men, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. Through events like the Komen South Florida Race for the Cure, the Komen South Florida Affiliate has invested $10 million in community breast health programs in the service area of Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties. O

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NECESSARY STEPS The Alliance For Lupus Research Holds Annual Fundraising Walk

undreds of Boca Raton residents are expected to join The Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) for its annual “Walk with Us To Cure Lupus” fundraising event. The event will take place at 9 a.m. on March 6th at Florida Atlantic University’s Palm Beach Plaza. Participants are invited to walk individually or to form a team with family, friends or co-workers. It’s a crucial cause: Despite the fact that more than 1.4 million Americans have lupus, there is no cure. Further, there has not been a new treatment available to help those suffering from this debilitating disease for more than 50 years.

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The ALR’s Walk with Us To Cure Lupus program is the largest charitable fundraiser for lupus research. Every dollar raised directly benefits lupus research programs. What is lupus? It’s a chronic autoimmune disease in which a person’s immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own tissue and can cause lifethreatening damage to major organs such as the kidneys, lungs, heart and the central nervous system; anyone can develop lupus, even children. The disease is the leading cause of death among women with autoimmune diseases who are in their childbearing years (ages 15-45). No single test can be used to diagnose lupus, and it may take several months or years after symptoms first appear for doctors to make a definitive diagnosis. The ALR’s Walk with Us To Cure Lupus program is the largest charitable fundraiser for lupus research. Every dollar raised directly benefits lupus research programs. The ALR’s Board of Directors pays for all administrative and fundraising expenses. The ALR has been supporting significant lupus research for more than 10 years. O

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SYSTEMIC APPROACH Lynn Cancer Institute Offers Unique Support Program For Patients T

he Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital (BRRH) has announced the implementation of a unique initiative designed to meet the special emotional, personal, educational and logistical needs of cancer patients and their family members at all phases of diagnosis and treatment. The initiative, known as the Cindy Bertuch Rosencrans Life Expressions Program—or, The CINDY Program —addresses the myriad questions, emotions, decisions and challenges that arise for cancer patients and their loved ones, with an emphasis on supporting the end-of-life- process. The program was made possible through a generous gift from Boca

Raton residents and philanthropists Henri and Rhoda Bertuch. The Bertuch family experienced these issues firsthand when their daughter, Cindy Rosencrans, was diagnosed and eventually lost her battle with breast cancer.

took charge of her life, made plans with her family to deal with the disease and made sure to leave a legacy for her loved ones.” With the Bertuchs’ support, BRRH’s Eugene M. & Christine E.

“Regardless of the stage of the disease, each diagnosed patient has individual needs and wants for the present and future. When the diagnosis was deemed incurable, our daughter took charge of her life, made plans with her family to deal with the disease and made sure to leave a legacy for her loved ones.” – Rhoda Bertuch

“Regardless of the stage of the disease, each diagnosed patient has individual needs and wants for the present and future,” said Rhoda Bertuch. “When the diagnosis was deemed incurable, our daughter

Lynn Cancer Institute has developed and expanded an innovative series of support services built around the CINDY acronym. These include: Care and Advance Planning, Implementing Resourc-

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es, Navigating the System, Documenting Life Expressions and Your Unique Needs. Each component of the program was developed by Lynn Cancer Institute physicians and oncology social workers, with input from the Bertuchs. “We are not aware of a more comprehensive range of support services for cancer patients in one location,” said Louise Morrell, M.D. and Medical Director of the Lynn Cancer Institute. “The CINDY Program will most assuredly help patients and their families significantly in both tangible and intangible ways.” O

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SWEETNESS AND LAUGHTER Evening Raises More than $45,000 For The Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation M

ore than 165 guests gathered for “An Evening of Sweetness & Laughter” fundraiser featuring the Laffing Matterz dinner show at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts to benefit The Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation (MFRF). The event raised more than $45,000 for the foundation, which was inspired by Mathew Romer, who in 2003 lost his eight-year battle with Tay-Sachs disease. MFRF supports education and research of children’s genetic diseases of the brain. The annual “See the Light” Awards were a highlight of the evening. Awardees included Deborah Barbouth, M.D, and Miguel Sena-Es-

teves, Ph.D. Dr. Barbouth is Medical Director for Genetics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Victor Center. Dr.

“Our ‘Sweetness and Laughter’ theme symbolizes both how sweet these children are and how laughter is an important way of coping with the devastating impact of these diseases.” – Kevin Romer, MFRF president and Mathew’s father

Sena-Esteves is the team leader for the International Tay-Sachs Gene Therapy Research Consortium. Both were honored for their outstanding

contributions in pioneering and delivering genetic testing and education programs and moving research toward an eventual cure. During the evening, guests were moved by a stirring video presentation starting with children and families who motivate the foundation’s work. “Our ‘Sweetness and Laughter’ theme symbolizes both how sweet these children are and how laughter is an important way of coping with the devastating impact of these diseases,” said Kevin Romer, MFRF president and Mathew’s father. Major sponsors included the Adolph & Rose Levis Foundation, Judy Levis

and Paul Markhoff, Lois and Herm Siegel, Karen and Eric Schiffer/Sheila Gold Foundation, Carole Romer, Marcelle and Andrew Rosen, Baron Delivery on Demand, Florida Atlantic University, Bettina and Pablo Meles, Linda and Harry Meran, Lillian Raen, Joan and Mike Siegel, Tyco Security Products, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, West Boca Medical Center, and Jennifer and Edward Yorke. More than $1.3 million has been raised by the foundation, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008. O

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FOR THE BOYS The Haven To Hold Third Annual Day At The Races Fundraising Event

eady, set, fundraise! The Haven announced that its third annual “Day at The Races” event will take place April 10th at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale. The event supports programs for residents of The Haven, a group home founded in 1976 for adolescent boys ages 9 through 17 who have been removed from abusive and neglectful homes and placed in protective care by the state of Florida. Co-chairs Dr. Peter and Elissa Schosheim have already helped raise more than $100,000 for the event, and will be recognized for their continuing generous support during the Day at The Races. The two are longtime mentors to a young man who lived at The Haven, and have contributed

significantly to his care and development. They co-chair the event with Lynda Levitsky. The Derby Chic-style event will include great food, an auction, the op-

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The Derby Chic-style event will include great food, an auction, the opportunity to socialize and live horse-racing action. Ladies are encouraged to don their most interesting and elegant Derby hats for the afternoon, which is expected to draw crowds from Palm Beach to Miami. portunity to socialize and live horseracing action. Ladies are encouraged to don their most interesting and elegant Derby hats for the afternoon, which is expected to draw crowds from Palm Beach to Miami. The event’s Winners Circle Sponsor is Promise Health Care. The Triple

Crown Sponsor is the Vegso Family Foundation. The Superfecta Sponsors include NCCI, Inc., and Dr. and Mrs. Peter Schosheim. Trifecta Sponsors are Everglades University, Marleen and Harold Forkas, GFA International, Philip and Jo Ann Procacci and Robin Trompeter. Daily Double Sponsors are Brockway Moran and

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03.11 March 20th With her flowing tresses, gravelly voice and mystical vibe, few musical artists are as unique as Stevie Nicks. Born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in Phoenix, Ariz., the 63-year-old performer began singing country duets with her grandfather at the tender age of 4. She continued to perform throughout her school years and later moved to San Francisco to pursue a singing career. She eventually met her on-again-offagain paramour, Lindsey Buckingham, and joined the mega-successful band Fleetwood Mac. The band recorded a plethora of bestselling albums starting with the renowned Rumours, and in 1981, while still with Fleetwood Mac, Nicks began a successful solo career resulting in hits such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seventeen,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stand Backâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talk to Me.â&#x20AC;? When the stress of juggling obligations became overwhelming, the singer became addicted to cocaine and prescription medications, dropping off the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radar while undergoing treatment. She re-emerged in 1997 for a Fleetwood Mac reunion tour, and still writes, records and performs. Catch the legend live, when she shares the stage with fellow music icon, Rod Stewart, at the BankAtlantic Center.

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Statistics testify to the dramatic impact Technion graduates have made on Israel’s economy. They lead 50 of the nation’s 100 largest companies, and more than 70% of Israel’s companies on Nasdaq. Technion graduates are also responsible for launching or managing most of Israel’s extraordinary start-ups and high-tech companies — which generate 31% of the nation’s GNP. Thanks to the Technion, we can ensure that Israel’s scientists continue shaping a stronger Israel and a better, safer world.

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03.11 The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, 561-832-7469; kravis.org MARCH 8-13 “West Side Story” Show times vary. MARCH 19 Natalie Cole Show begins at 8 p.m.

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MARCH 4-12 Festival Of The Arts BOCA 5th Season Celebration Enjoy a celebration of the arts with an extraordinary lineup of international talent in music, dance and film. Takes place at the Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts at the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater in Boca Raton. For more information, call 866-571ARTS or visit festivaloftheartsboca.org. MARCH 5 The Lighthouse 47th Annual Beaux Arts Ball A black-tie evening with fine dining, cocktails, a silent auction and entertainment provided by Bob Hoose And His Orchestra. Takes place at Frenchman’s Reserve in Palm Beach Gardens. Starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 561-746-3101 or visit lighthousearts.org.

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MARCH 5 “You Gotta Have A Heart” This song and dance extravaganza will raise funds for the Christine E. Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute. Takes place at Lynn University in Boca Raton. Starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 561-9555168 or visit brrh.com. MARCH 5 Unicorn Children’s Foundation 13th Annual Orient Express Gala Enjoy an evening of exquisite cuisine, signature cocktails, raffles, silent auctions and outstanding entertainment. Takes place at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach. Starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 561-620-9377 or visit unicornchildrensfoundation.org. MARCH 6 Jacob’s Run, Walk And Roll A walk/run to benefit spinal muscular dystrophy research, followed by lunch and family entertainment. Takes place at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton. Starts at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 561577-2326 or visit ourshootingstar.com. MARCH 9 Florence Fuller Child Development Centers Presents The Business Of Philanthropy Breakfast An informative breakfast featuring keynote speaker Phil Swan, chief economist at IBM, and a panel discussion with Jordan Zimmerman, CEO and founder of Zimmerman Advertising, and Cheryl Budd, chief communications officer for NCCI Holdings, Inc. Takes place at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Boca Raton. Starts at 7:30 a.m. For more information, call 561-391-7274, ext. 127 or e-mail dwenger@ffcfc.org. MARCH 10 10th Annual Delray Beach Home Tour Visit seven spectacular homes in Delray Beach’s Seagate area. The afternoon includes a catered lunch, door-to-door trolley service and valet parking. Benefits programs of the Achievement Centers for Children & Families. Starts at 10 a.m. For more information, call 561-266-0003 or visit delraychild.org/hometour.html. MARCH 10 Center For Creative Education Annual Spring Luncheon The luncheon’s theme, “Going Back to Its

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03.11 Roots,” reflects the center’s mission— reinventing education through the arts. Starts at 11 a.m. Takes place at a private home in Palm Beach. For more information, call 561-805-9927 or visit cceflorida.org. MARCH 11 All About Shuzz Fashion Show This show featuring shoes from Saks Fifth Avenue’s designer cruise collections will benefit the children of Haiti. Takes place at Mercedes-Benz of Delray Beach. Starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 888-783-3428 or visit shuzz.org.

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MARCH 11-13 Author Linda Howe Book-Signing The author of “How to Read Your Akashic Records” will sign books and teach a selfimprovement workshop. Takes place at The House of Tia Crystal Spiritual Store and Crystal Gallery Place in Boca Raton. For more information, call 561-543-3586. MARCH 12 Palm Beach Wine Auction Enjoy an evening of Burgundy and burgers on the beach. Benefits the education programs at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Takes place at The Breakers Palm Beach. Starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 561-832-7469 or visit palmbeachwineauction.org. MARCH 12 Les Petits Collecteurs Of South Florida Dollhouse Miniatures Show And Sale Proceeds benefit The Haven, Kids In Distress and The Children’s Place at Home Safe. Takes place at the Boca Raton Community Center. Starts at 9 a.m. For more information, call 561-737-5416 or visit sites.google.com/site/lespetitsclub. MARCH 12 Donna Klein Jewish Academy 27th Annual Benefit Ball And Auction A fun-filled evening with live and silent auctions to benefit school programs and scholarships. Takes place at The Polo Club of Boca Raton. Starts at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 561-852-6042 or visit dkja.org. MARCH 13 JARC 25th Annual Gala Jay Cashmere and Glenn Glazer of WPTV-

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03.11 Channel 5 News will host this evening to benefit the JARC (Jewish Association for Residential Care) scholarship fund. Takes place at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton. Starts at 6 p.m. For more information, call 561-558-2550 or visit jarcfl.org. MARCH 15 JAFCO Luncheon And Fashion Show The South Palm Beach Chapter of Jewish Adoption & Foster Care Options (JAFCO) will host this luncheon and fashion show featuring designs by Evelyn & Arthur. Takes place at the Valencia Reserve Club in Boynton Beach. Starts at 11 a.m. For more information, call 561-372-0103 or visit jafco.org. MARCH 17 The International Film Lecture Series Presented by the Boca Raton Museum of Art, the featured film is “The Edukators” with host Shelly Isaacs. Takes place at the Lynn Financial Center Auditorium in Boca Raton. Starts at 7 p.m. For more information, call 561-392-2500 or visit bocamuseum.org. MARCH 18 Smooth Jazz Featuring Brian Simpson Limited seating provided. Takes place at Royal Palm Place Monument Piazza in Boca Raton. Starts at 7 p.m. For more information, call 561-392-8920 or visit royalpalmplace.com. MARCH 18-20 Boca Bacchanal Sip, savor and bid your way through this world-class weekend of vintner dinners, grand tastings, auctions and more. Presented by the Boca Raton Historical Society. For more information, call 561-395-6766 or visit bocabacchanal.com.

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03.11 MARCH 20 Purim Carnival Spectacular An afternoon featuring lunch, rides, a petting zoo, a bounce house, a deejay, shows and more. Takes place at B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton. Starts at noon. For more information, call 561-392-9600 or visit bnai-torah.org. MARCH 23 Save The Chimps Spring Benefit A benefit featuring a cocktail reception, raffle, silent auction and debut of the new “Save the Chimps” video. Takes place at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. Starts at 6 p.m. For more information, call 772-429-0403 or visit savethechimps.org. MARCH 25 “Justice Is Served” Benefit Dinner Featuring guest speaker Bill O’Reilly from “The O’Reilly Factor.” Benefits the It Happened to Alexa Foundation. Takes place at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach. Starts at 6 p.m. For more information, call 877-772-5392.

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MARCH 26 3rd Annual Mother/Daughter Book Club Traditional tea will be served as mothers and daughters are treated to lectures, games, prizes and a book discussion. Takes place at the Spanish River Library in Boca Raton. Starts at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 561-393-7968 or visit bocalibrary.org.

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MARCH 25 “Back To Nature”—A Unified Conservation Message Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, Palm Beach Zoo and South Florida Science Museum will unite to host this public event with Richard Louv, author of “Last Child in the Woods.” The afternoon will include a luncheon at The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach. For more information, call 561-756-4298 or visit pr-bs.net.

MARCH 27 Temple Beth El Of Boca Raton Brotherhood 2011 Golf And Tennis Classic Featuring a special event with Aaron Krickstein, formerly ranked the world’s sixth-best tennis player. Takes place at The Boca Country Club in Boca Raton. Starts at 8 a.m. For more information, call 561314-2832 or visit tbeboca.org. O

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SUBDIVISION ADDISON RESERVE

ADDRESS

BUYER

7754 VILLA DESTE WAY

SALE

PRIOR

PRICE

SALE PRICE

SALE DATE

$400,000

$610,000

28-APR-05

SELLER

RUSHTON RICHARD

CASEY THOMAS M

ADDISON RESERVE

7760 TRIESTE PL

SCHECTER IRA

GURSTEN LAWRENCE E

$575,000

$550,000

24-MAR-08

AVALON AT BOCA RATON

9515 PARKVIEW AVE

HAMAOUI ALLEN

MURPHY DAVID I

$439,000

$110,000

17-OCT-98

AZURA

6390 MONTESITO ST

TODD RICHARD

KAPLAN HAROLD INDIV TRUSTEE

$1,700,000

BLUE INLET

3086 NE 7TH DR

SANTANA LISA

REYNOLDS DANIEL A

$1,057,000

$326,500

01-AUG-94 09-OCT-03

13-SEP-07

BOCA EAST ESTATES

375 SW 17TH ST

GREEN RANDALL WAYNE

ZISS DON R

$570,000

$550,000

BOCA FALLS

12396 ANTILLE DR

MORENCY GREGORY D

WHITNEY JON B

$540,000

$360,000

17-FEB-00

BOCA FALLS

12349 MELROSE WAY

NAPOLITANO JONI

ZIMMERMAN DAVID

$417,500

$464,500

10-MAY-04

BOCA FALLS

21747 FALL RIVER DR

CANTER ALLISON

HIGGINS KEVIN M

$595,000

$355,000

08-APR-99

BOCA FALLS

21692 FALL RIVER DR

RELKIN JILL IANN

DELSING BART

$603,500

$369,600

01-AUG-97

BOCA ISLES NORTH

19331 KING PALM CT

BIRKEN BETHANY LYNN

LIT NEAL

$380,000

$219,000

BOCA ISLES NORTH

10768 TEA OLIVE LN

SILVESTRO SANTO

COCIVI JEAN-MARIE INDIV TRUSTEE

$350,000

BOCA ISLES SOUTH

20112 PALM ISLAND DR

PETTEWAY CLIFTON DOUGLAS

BENNARDINI CHARLES J

$390,000

$388,000

12-DEC-02

BOCA LAKES

2535 NW 41ST ST

DAVIE PATRICK

MAFFETTONE THOMAS V

$487,500

$600,000

19-APR-05

BOCA LAKES

2641 NW 41ST ST

PARISI ALEJANDRA LEONOR

DAVIS APRIL A

$540,000

BOCA LAKES

2629 NW 41ST ST

FRAM MELANIE S

BROWNSTEIN DAVID

$455,500

$253,000

13-APR-99

BOCA POINTE CC - ESPLANADA

22571 ESPLANADA CIR W

CARTER JULIE F

GOLDSTEIN JEFFREY E

$445,000

$425,000

28-MAR-01

BOCA POINTE CC - ESPLANADA

22620 ESPLANADA CIR W

HOEHN RAYMOND

MORGAN LEE C

$347,500

$247,500

07-JUL-88

BOCA POINTE CC - MERIDIANA

22698 MERIDIANA DR

CALABRO BARBARA

YOUNG BARBARA

$249,000

$240,000

19-OCT-01

BOCA POINTE CC - VALENCIA

23492 MIRABELLA CIR S

BURNHAM JEANNE L

BIANCHINI LOUIS

$420,000

$385,000

30-OCT-01

01-OCT-94 20-AUG-10

02-JUL-03

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SUBDIVISION

ADDRESS

BUYER

SELLER

SALE

PRIOR

PRICE

SALE PRICE

SALE DATE

BOCA RATON RIVIERA

535 NE SPANISH CT

COLDIRON JERRY

PETTENATO THOMAS J

$460,000

01-JUN-95

BROKEN SOUND CC - CEDAR KAY

2028 NW 52ND ST

PETERS CATHERINE A

ROBILLARD KEVIN

$145,000

15-MAR-07

BROKEN SOUND CC - CEDAR KAY

2265 NW 53RD ST

OROZCO NORMA ANGELICA TORRES

FRIEDMAN YOLANDA

$250,000

BROKEN SOUND CC - LAUREL POINTE 2595 NW 53RD ST

BROWN SHIRLEY

KARPF BARRY

$305,000

$450,000

27-MAY-05

BROKEN SOUND CC - WHISPER TRACE

5348 NW 20TH AVE

WIGDER BEN

MARGED ELVIN JOSEPH

$265,000

$390,000

01-JUN-05

BROKEN SOUND CC - WHISPER TRACE

2051 NW 56TH ST

EVANS RAYMOND S

WORKMAN CYNTHIA B

$275,000

COLONNADE AT GLEN OAKS

4663 NW 26TH WAY

MILLER HEATHER SIEGEL

STEINBERG SANFORD

$692,500

$464,300

01-AUG-96

GOLDEN HARBOUR

631 GOLDEN HARBOUR DR

GOLDMAN BONNIE

KRAMER GERALD S

$1,000,000

$600,000

18-JAN-05

GOLDEN HARBOUR

590 PHILLIPS DR

LEGRANGE KATHLEEN

HILTON KENNETH A

$700,000

$150,000

23-NOV-09

$2,549,775

$775,000

18-JUL-07

22-NOV-10

HARBOR EAST

746 NE HARBOUR DR

GLADSTONE MARIANNE R

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ISLAND LAKES AT LOGGERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RUN

11550 ISLAND LAKES LN

RAPPAPORT KENNETH

GINTER CARY W INDIV TRUSTEE

ISLAND LAKES AT LOGGERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RUN

11330 ISLAND LAKES LN

MARTINS WALTER DANIEL

PRIMACY CLOSING CORPORATION

$350,000

$375,000

05-JUL-10

ISLAND LAKES AT LOGGERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RUN

11264 ISLAND LAKES LN

GATTO PATRICIA

RHODES JERRY C

$357,000

$221,000

01-OCT-88

LA JOYA

23173 L ERMITAGE CIR

KERSTETTER ADAM

REINO MARK A

LONG LAKE ESTATES

18703 LONG LAKE DR

ENGELHARDT DARIN S

BERRY ERIC STEVEN

$4,055,000

01-AUG-03

LUXURIA CONDOMINIUM

2500 S OCEAN BLVD 601

COHEN LAURA

BOCA OCEAN DEVELOPMENT LP

$3,750,000

MIZNER GRAND CONDOMINIUM

500 SE 5TH AVE 1102S

POMERANTZ MICHAEL

KALMAN ERNEST M

$2,000,000

$1,920,000

31-MAR-99

NEW FLORESTA

2848 NW 28TH ST

STEWART MARK

MARY C DON REVOCABLE TRUST

$370,000

NEW FLORESTA

2940 NW 28TH TER

GANAVAZOS KIRSTEN M

HAMMER DOUGLASS A

$590,000

PALM BEACH FARMS

930 SW 19TH ST

MERRITT CLIFFORD

SCHOECK RICHARD C

$460,000

$360,000

$349,000 $3,168,750

03-SEP-08 07-AUG-06

21-DEC-05

01-NOV-07 $500,000

30-JUL-01 03-JUL-03

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SUBDIVISION

ADDRESS

BUYER

SALE

PRIOR

PRICE

SALE PRICE

SALE DATE

$625,000

$1,175,000

31-JAN-06 01-NOV-97

SELLER

PARKSIDE

2235 SW 11TH PL

CHAMOUN TONY

CUTAIA SUSAN D

POLO CLUB - COOPER LAKE

17061 NEWPORT CLUB DR

GAGLIARDI EDWARD R

SCHULSINGER LUBA

$341,500

$235,000

POLO CLUB - HAMPTON COURT

17183 RYTON LN

THALER SHIRLEY

GOLDBLATT CHARLOTTE

$350,000

$465,000

05-JAN-05

POLO CLUB - MANCHESTER

5190 SUFFOLK DR

PERLMUTTER JUDY

GIMBEL DIANE

$595,000

$455,000

25-MAR-09

POLO CLUB - STEEPLE CHASE

5521 STEEPLE CHASE

STEINBERG SIDNEY

KRENGEL PAULA B

$425,000

ROYAL PALM YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB 1280 ROYAL PALM WAY

DADESKY DON A

ALTMAN JOEL L

SATURNIA

19571 HAVENSWAY CT

KELLEY TED N III

BLACKMAN GAIL

SEASONS OF BOCA RATON

3026 NW 60TH ST

HERNANDEZ ERNESTO

U S BANK NA TRUSTEE

MCNALLY JESSICA

DYE CECIL MARION

$1,380,000

$650,000

26-MAY-00

SPANISH RIVER LAND CO (THE ESTATES) 2687 SPANISH RIVER RD

LEIBMAN ALEXANDER

MCCARTHY JOAN M

$2,650,000

$1,800,000

01-DEC-95

THE OAKS - FOX HILL ESTATES

17638 CIRCLE POND CT

HAMMOND LEONA L

STRAGER BERNADENE INDIV TRUSTEE

$630,000

THE PRESERVE

2390 NW 49TH LN

MEEK BRIDGETTE

FREGOSI BRIAN R

$840,000

$615,000

03-MAR-00

THE SHORES

18622 SEA TURTLE LN

ASHLEY GRAHAM

EISENSTEIN HAL M

$390,000

$241,400

01-JAN-95

SPANISH RIVER LAND CO (THE ESTATES) 1160 COCOANUT RD

15-MAY-02

$2,600,000

12-APR-05

$690,000

26-MAR-07

$769,900

26-APR-10

02-DEC-02

THE SHORES

11158 SANDYSHELL WAY

AGUAYO SOCRATES

FARES NABIL

$440,000

$425,000

06-JUN-02

THORNHILL ESTATES

7539 LONDON LN

LANDA PENNY

RUBIN MARK

$475,000

$736,000

27-NOV-06

TIERRA DEL RAY SOUTH ESTATES

10468 EL CABALLO CT

HORTON OKSANA

SMITH ARTHUR

$660,000

$357,500

01-JUL-93

TIMBERCREEK

2379 NW 30TH ST

FALLS THOMAS

VISLOCKY NICHOLAS

$270,000

$132,300

01-OCT-85

TROPIC ISLE

954 BOLENDER DR

GOTLEIB LEO

LAVIN EUGENE J

TROPIC ISLE

966 EVERGREEN DR

BARKER JENNIFER

SHORES WILLIAM N PERSONAL REP

WOODFIELD CC - ENCLAVE

6498 ENCLAVE WAY

KESSLER IMELDA

GENENDER CARLA

$1,265,000

20-DEC-01

$650,000

$78,000

01-JAN-79

$1,730,000

$859,500

25-NOV-98

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Greater Boynton Beach Foundation Turns A Woman’s Dream Into Plans For A Barrier-Free Park By Emily J. Minor

eople do good things for different reasons: A calling, a vision, a sense of right and wrong. But Janelle Sloan began this mission of hers for one very simple reason. A boy named Adam Susser. “He is wheelchair-bound and he is also blind,” says Sloan, who lives in Hunters Run in suburban Boynton Beach and is friends with Adam’s grandparents. “He also has a twin brother. So the idea of the two of them being able to play in a playground together is really important to me.” Sloan had been thinking about this idea for about six years when she finally hooked up with a group of grassroots activists who were worried about the shrinking availability of public money for recreation, culture

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and educational projects in Boynton Beach. Called the Greater Boynton Beach Foundation, the nonprofit organization’s first mission will be Sloan’s dream project: a “barrier-free” park and playground designed for handicapped children and adults. Last month, Sloan organized a small Valentine’s Day groundbreaking gala at Hunters Run to raise money and interest in the project. This whole notion of a barrier-free park began percolating in her brain, she says, as her neighbors Leonard and Barbara Susser watched their twin grandsons grow. One, Brandon, was born healthy—running around, riding a bike, going to school. The other, Adam, suffered complications at delivery and developed cerebral palsy, becoming

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blind and unable to speak. Both boys are now 10 years old and the sons of Boca Raton residents Judy and Gary Susser, who often bring the boys to visit their grandparents in Boynton Beach and will be able to enjoy the finished project as a family. But a barrier-free park? What’s so different? “The playground equipment will be terrific for a child in a wheelchair,” Sloan explains. “They’re going to have swings that a child in a wheelchair can use. The pathways will also be designed with wheelchairs in mind.” After approaching the Boynton Beach city commission last summer, the foundation registered as a nonprofit organization and began

raising its share to develop the 13 acres on Congress Avenue, near the WXEL property. The goal is to raise $500,000 of the estimated $2 million it will take to build the park. Adam’s grandfather admits the family can’t wait. “We’re so enthusiastic about this park,” he says. And when your twin grandsons are living such unparallel lives, enthusiasm is a very nice thing. Want to help? The Greater Boynton Beach Foundation needs monetary donations, but they also need in-kind donations of time and talent, such as volunteer carpenters and contractors. They also ask that you spread the word of their work. For more information, call 561-767-4303, or visit boyntonfoundation.org. O

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