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contents january/february 2016 54

editor’s letter

Having a conversation with some civic leaders reminds us how a sense of community should feel. BY MARIE SPEED

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hot list

Two designing fitness divas, a sunny schoolhouse, sublime pizza and the Sail Inn is back!

BY BILL CITARA

BY DOROTHY MACDIARMID

BY TARYN TACHER

calendar/top five

The new year starts off wild, and goes from tennis to garlic and back again. BY JOHN THOMASON

dine

Tramonti may not be trendy—but it’s classic, delicious Italian. BY BILL CITARA

up close

Karen Granger sells our city, and Lee Stoops is our sandman. BY JOHN THOMASON

going coastal

A resort style primer for Delray fashion week. PHOTOGRAPHY BY CEMHAN BIRICIK

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snapshots

Here’s who we spotted here and there this fall.

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dining guide

Our review-driven guide points you to the best restaurant experiences in Delray and beyond.

the elders

A group of venerable community leaders helps guide west Delray into the future.

BY MICHELLE BROWN

shelter from the storm

For 30 years, AVDA has been helping domestic abuse victims reshape their lives. BY RICH POLLACK

home

Bring a little winter magic to your table this season. BY BRAD MEE

out & about

In Delray, the music never stops—and the party keeps on going. BY TARYN TACHER

my turn

The author starts the new year with a few simple guidelines for living well. BY JOHN SHUFF

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Allison Turner and the Delray Initiative are turning lives around. BY RICH POLLACK

ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: Cemhan Biricik STYLIST: Kristina Kitchen/Wilhelmina Artists, Miami FASHION: Dress from Nina Raynor, Delray Beach; earrings from Periwinkle, Delray Beach HAIR & MAKEUP: Eri Vincent MODEL: Belen Bergagna/MP Mega Miami LOCATION: 1275 N. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach SPECIAL THANKS TO: Pascal Liguori, Premier Estate Properties, and Thomas Laudani of Seaside Builders

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SOUTH OCEAN BEACH SHOP group editor-in-chief marie speed editor kevin kaminski managing editor john thomason web editor taryn tacher senior art director lori pierino art director nancy kumpulainen photographers aaron bristol eduardo schneider production manager mandy wynne production coordinator valentine s. fracassi contributing writers michelle brown bill citara dorothy macdiarmid brad mee rich pollack john shuff contributing photographers cemhan biricik, emiliano brooks marketing/events coordinator bianca romano group advertising director tim schwab, tim@bocamag.com senior advertising consultants georgette evans, georgette@bocamag.com bruce klein jr., brucek@bocamag.com rebecca valenza, rebecca@bocamag.com ginie meadows, ginie@bocamag.com gail eagle, gail@bocamag.com

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Delray Beach magazine is published six times a year by JES Publishing. The entire contents of Delray Beach magazine are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Delray Beach magazine accepts no responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts and/or photographs and assumes no liability for products or services advertised herein. Delray Beach magazine reserves the right to edit, rewrite or refuse material and is not responsible for products. Please refer to corporate masthead.

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2013: best overall online presence (Boca Raton) 2013: best department (Boca Raton) 2012: best overall magazine (Boca Raton) 2012: best feature (Delray Beach) 2012: best photographic essay (Boca Raton) 2011: best new magazine (Delray Beach) 2011: best custom publication (Worth Avenue) 2010: best overall magazine (Boca Raton) 2010: best overall design (Boca Raton) 2009: best overall magazine (Boca Raton) 2009: best overall design (Boca Raton) 2009: best feature (Boca Raton) 2008: best overall magazine (Boca Raton) 2008: best feature (Boca Raton) 2008: best single, original B&W photo (Boca Raton) Plus: 10 silver awards (2008-2013) 7 bronze awards (2008-2013)

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ABSOLUTE MAKEOVER REFINISH YOUR OLD PATIO FURNITURE TRANSFORM YOUR OUTDOORS

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SERVICES DIRECTORY Delray Beach magazine is published six times a year, with January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October and November/December issues. If you have any questions or comments regarding our magazine, call us at 561/997-8683. We’d love to hear from you.

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Take advantage of Delray Beach’s prime advertising space—put your ad dollars to work in our award-winning publication. For more information, contact Tim Schwab (tim@bocamag.com).

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Create a magazine tailored to fit the needs and character of your business/organization. Ideal for promotions, special events, introduction of new services and/or locations, etc. Contact Marie Speed (editor@bocamag.com).

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Delray Beach magazine values the concerns and interests of our readers. Story queries for the print version of Delray Beach should be submitted by e-mail to Marie Speed (editor@bocamag.com) or Kevin Kaminski (kevin@ bocamag.com). Submit information/queries regarding our website to Taryn Tacher (taryn@bocamag.com). We try to respond to all queries; but due to the large volume that we receive, this may not be possible.

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Your thoughts and comments are important to us. All letters to the editor may be edited for style, grammar and length. We reserve the right to withhold any letters deemed inappropriate for publication. Send letters to the address listed below, or to Marie Speed (editor@bocamag. com).

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Where to go, what to do and see in Delray Beach. Please submit information regarding fundraisers, art openings, plays, readings, concerts, dance or other performances to editor Marie Speed (editor@bocamag.com). Deadline for entries in an upcoming calendar section is three months before publication (e.g., to list an event in July/August, submit info by April 20).

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[ out & about ]

A photo collage of social gatherings and events in Delray Beach. All photos submitted should be clearly identified and accompanied by a brief description of the event (who, what, where, when); photos will not be returned. E-mail images to people@bocamag.com. Or mail photos to:

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Our independent reviews of restaurants in Delray Beach. A fine, reliable resource for residents and tourists. For more information, contact Marie Speed.

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[ letters ]

January 24 • 4 PM

Eugene Friesen with Special Guest

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All of us at the office look forward to and enjoy your magazine. Thank you for keeping it really local! Since I split time between Delray and Stuart, I was amazed at your restaurant reviews which touted 3rd and 3rd and District Table. Both are excellent picks with loyal regulars and outstanding tasties. Also, anytime you mention the Sail Inn it touches our heart (and our livers!). It is one of the few throwbacks to a simpler time in our “village by the sea.” Keep it up! —Tom Dolvin, D.D.S. Delray Beach

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The public includes landowners within the Ag Reserve—not only the rest of the public who owns east (and west) of the arbitrary boundaries created by the commission in 1999 based on a biased referendum (but never voted on by the public) written by smug do-gooders from their McMansions in Boca West, who want to feel good about “saving the veggies” without realizing or caring that their own properties were once in the same position or that the Ag Reserve produces less than 2 percent of all vegetables in Palm Beach County. If we want to preserve veggies we should preserve them where they grow— in the rich muck of Belle Glade. The County Charter was created for the benefit of all of Palm Beach County, and the current commission is required to follow it by making the best use of land actually usable. —Roby

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First, agriculture is important to PBC and farming; fresh produce and related items are a staple of our community. Second, western sprawl hurts our existing coastal character and cities (Boca included) and invariably creates unnecessary traffic, public safety and infrastructure expense. We should be doing urban infill and redevelopment; there is plenty of that to go around. Broward has tried this experiment, and it has failed. Go look at its western suburbs, which have turned into “suburban slums.” Interestingly, the reason western Palm Beach County land is so valuable is exactly because the Ag Reserve has forced eastern redevelopment and has created a scarcity and balance with agriculture. We now run the risk of devaluing what we have to redejanuary/february 2016

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velop and cannibalizing our coastal cities. Let’s stay the Ag Reserve course. —Glenn E. Gromann Boca Raton

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ON IPIC The iPic theater at least would add to the quality of life in Delray Beach. Maybe it should move to Atlantic Crossing and complete the “parking lot” that will make all traffic flow impossible east to west, west to east, north to south and south to north daily. Just imagine the “parking lot” when the bridge goes up twice an hour. I don’t think anything can be worse than the traffic “lot” at Atlantic Crossing. I don’t understand why anyone is not concerned [about] how traffic flow will affect Delray with the Atlantic Crossing project. —Cynthia Leinet

BOND & SMOLDER BAKERY I concur with your well-described profile of a decadent stop (Bond & Smolder Bakery) one mile from my home! —Bruce “Trouserman” Gimmy Ocean Ridge

ALERT: LOXAHATCHEE TALKS It’s that time of year—the weather is stellar, the windows are open and we are out and about in the natural world. There’s no better destination for that than the Loxahatchee Refuge, in our own backyard. In addition to its kayaking, hiking, boating and birdwatching opportunities—and its charming visitor’s center—the Refuge is also offering a winter lecture series. Here’s what’s on tap for January-February: JANUARY 7: Native and Invasive Fish of the Refuge. Live fish exhibited. JANUARY 21: Law Enforcement on the Refuge: Weapons and Detection. Equipment used by officers on display. FEBRUARY 4: Ethno-botany: Edible and Curative Refuge Plants. FEBRUARY 25: The Scoop on Poop (Thanks to Wayne Lynch): The Science on What Wildlife Leave Behind. The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife speaker series is a slate of lectures by leading experts in Everglades and Refuge fields. The lectures will take place Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Visitor Center Theater at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge at 10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach. january/february 2016

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[ editor’s letter ] B Y M A R I E S P E E D

wise words from the chairmen of the board A select group of longtime Delray citizens embodies what community means.

e’ve all known about the Two Delrays—the bustling seaside hotspot that makes travel news sites; and the other Delray, west Delray, that may as well have been the other side of the moon at some points over the last 50 or 60 years. Things are changing now, though, little by little—I can feel it. Swinton is less that black-white line of demarcation, Uptown Atlantic is underway, and South Florida is moving faster now than the pull of history that would hold it back. I’ve always been fascinated by west Delray, names like Frog Alley and The Paradise Club and the West Settlers District. I remember when we used to go to Mr. Penney’s for fresh mustard greens, and the West Side Lounge for blues. I recall meeting Mrs. Vera Farrington the first time and thinking she was queenlike, and daydreaming about how it was at the beginning with Bahamians and people from Georgia and the Carolinas all converging here, learning to farm in this place. And I had heard of this group called The Elders, but I never knew who they were, or if we could talk to them. But our writer Michelle Brown took care of that, sitting down with this venerable group of people who act as sounding boards and activists and as policymakers and peacekeepers and advisers to their community—and the city at large. Mostly, they take care of the community, Brown says, preserving it and connecting it. With the rapid pace at which Delray is changing, it’s comforting to see a group with character and longevity—that believes so much in the city’s history, and its future. We are happy they shared some of their stories with us, and I hope this is just a beginning. With all the noise of accelerated development and rising real estate prices and traffic congestion and too many people, looking to a group of elders for direction sounds eminently civilized. At the very least, it’s a nice way to start the New Year. Happy 2016!

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Jennifer Gallagher of Hallow + Plank

new year, new finds AARON BRISTOL

Italian delis, looping the lake and a new definition of hot yoga

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[ hot list ] B Y D O R O T H Y M A C D I A R M I D Jennifer Gallagher

Plank Chic

LOOP THE LAKE While learning to read may not be as easy as riding a bike, hopping on one

and joining in the sixth-annual Loop the Lake for Literacy is a healthy way to support the programs of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County. Join the fun and help raise funds to provide literacy skills to children and families by participating in this scenic and exciting bike ride. Lake Okeechobee, commonly described as the “liquid heart” of Florida, is 33 miles wide from north to south and 30 miles wide from east to west, but don’t let that scare you off. Event routes are set up for beginners and advanced riders, including rides of 14, 34, 68 and 115 miles around one of the most beautiful parts of the lake. For more details and registration, visit literacypbc.org or call 561/279-9103.

Nicole Biscuiti

THE CHESTEE CrossFit fever is sweeping the nation.

And while this “fitness sickness” is resulting in stronger and fitter people, it comes with its share of injuries. Delray resident Nicole Biscuiti—a CrossFit queen herself—has developed an innovative remedy for safer workouts: the Chestee—a patent-pending protective shirt with an ingeniously builtin collarbone guard made of molded neoprene padding. For women who love to get their flex on with a barbell workout, no more bruised collarbones for you! This clever clavicle protection is made of antimicrobial material, to keep the funk down and make cleaning easy. And of course, it’s stylish, because it’s just as important to look good as to feel good. Available at thechestee.com, 844/424-3783

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Delray resident Jennifer Gallagher has always been active and healthy, so she just decided to add in the stylish when she designed a hot new line of locally created yoga wear, Hallow + Plank. (The word “hallow” refers to being dedicated and focused, and “plank” is a pose that requires a lot of determination—hence, the name.) Leaving her corporate job behind, Gallagher decided to muster all that dedication and focus to create her brand of chic leggings (produced in Miami) made of soft, high-quality, hand-selected fabrics in fun prints and durable solids. Later this year, Hallow + Plank fans can expect an expanded line of tops and bottoms including shorts, a bamboo cotton tank and higher-waisted long printed leggings, as well as menswear. Available online at hallowandplank.com, as well as Fleet Feet Delray, Simply Yoga, Viva Lola and The Sagely Willow.

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years in Boca, this uniquely nurturing nonprofit preschool has taken root in Delray Beach. Its new, larger facility—a house once lived in and donated by the longtime Delray farming family, the McMurrians—allows for more children and parents from Broward County to North Palm Beach, and even as far away as Miami, to enjoy its popular classes and events. The Seedlings class is a mixed-age preschool program grounded in a supportive, play-based learning environment that encourages imagination, exploration in nature and artistic expression for children and their parents. 227 N. Dixie Blvd., 561/482-3412, sunflowercreativearts.org

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Rick Jankee surveys his kingdom

After Dark: The Sail Inn

t’s a new day for a Delray landmark. THE SAIL INN is now smoke-free and proud of it. After a summer of extensive renovations, Delray’s hometown tavern is spiffed up and clean as a whistle—but mercifully free of any hipster makeover nonsense. (It’s less a Janice Dickenson-style face-lift, and more like Norm had lap-band surgery.) Yes, the beloved Sail Inn took a deep breath to reflect on the past 50 years and consider what it wanted to be in its next 50 years—and as its intrepid owner and Renaissance man Rick Jankee says, it was destined to be a dive bar “but without the stink.” Strong drinks? Check. New York Yankees memorabilia? Check. SEC channel? Check. U-shaped bar where everybody talks to each other? Check. Jankee throwing around his award-winning Limoncello? Maybe. In short, this is Delray’s last great neighborhood bar, and it’s still number one in our hearts for a pop on the way home, after St. Vincent’s 5:30 p.m. Saturday mass, after the black-tie gala, you name it. There is only one Sail, and Jankee has given it a new lease on life. 657 George Bush Blvd., 561/276-5147

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THAT’S ITALIAN As owner of Fort Lauderdale’s beloved Regalo Restaurant, Bob Conte of

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When the Monogram Closet opened 12 years ago in Pineapple Grove, it was one of the first boutiques in what was then an up-and-coming offshoot of Atlantic Avenue. Now Pineapple Grove is thriving and space is a hot commodity, so the Monogram Closet has gone west to expand. Last summer it relocated to the West Settlers Historic District, setting up shop once again in an emerging area. The picturesque 1930s cottage offers four rooms chockfull of gifts, baubles, clothing and home decor. With loads of space, charm and, best of all, parking, the Monogram Closet makes it easy for you to put your own mark on personal items or gifts. 182 N.W. Fifth Ave., 561/9210236, monogramcloset.com

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Conte’s Italian Deli & Gourmet Market has been serving up Italian excellence in South Florida for more than 20 years. Now, he’s bringing his culinary chops to Pineapple Grove. Conte’s deli cases are filled with mouthwatering pastries, meats, cheeses and freshly prepared traditional Italian dishes, from lasagna, eggplant stacks and chicken Parmesan to antipasto and Caprese salads—not to mention an ample selection of wine and rare gourmet items. Conte’s fills that much-needed market void in Delray, and people are lining up for takeout. Orders are accepted online and over the phone. 311 N.E. Second Ave., 561/501-7399, contesdeli.com

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SPOTLIGHT: Laura Simon, executive director,

Downtown Development Authority

AARON BRISTOL

FAVORITE THING TO DO IN DELRAY: I enjoy riding bikes with friends to town for dinner or walking to the Green Owl for lunch with my father (who has worked in town as an architect for more than 55 years.) WHAT MAKES DELRAY UNIQUE: Delray Beach has a strong and deep character that

or Laura Simon, Delray is more than a hot little beach town; it’s been in the family for generations. Simon’s father’s family settled in Delray Beach in 1912, and her mother came to South Florida from South Carolina in the ’50s to teach at Boynton High School, meeting her future husband while playing volleyball on Delray Beach. Simon’s Delray was shopping at Mercer Wenzel, Neil’s Farmers Market, Toddle Town and Rosella’s Bakery. She learned to swim at the Seacrest Pool on the beach (where the Visitor Information Center is today.) After graduating from Atlantic High School and Clemson University with a degree in tourism management, she knew she wanted to be in an industry where people were on vacation all the time. She spent the first part of her career working in luxury resorts in Colorado and Florida. A job with Office Depot brought her back to Delray. She is an avid runner, volunteer and beach lover. She lives in town with her husband Sven Mautner and her daughter.

has always made us different than the surrounding areas. It is filled with generations of people who are passionate and really love their town. It is authentic. HOW THE DDA MAKES DELRAY A BETTER PLACE The DDA was created in 1971, funded by a very strong group of businesspeople to help the

Swell Slices

Dak Kerprich, former owner of the legendary Pizzeria Oceano in Lantana, has migrated to Pineapple Grove, opening a takeout place called Swell and drawing its Oceano clientele (as well as newbies) in droves. While the menu is slim at Swell Pizza, it’s big on fresh ingredients, moderately thin crust and organic products where possible. It’s the ultimate fusion: Italian tradition blended with California consciousness. The salumi here is domestically sourced and produced without nitrates and antibiotics. Combined with homemade mozzarella, all of this freshness adds up to impeccable quality and taste. It’s carryout only, and delivery is an extra $3—however, people have been known to tailgate in its parking lot. 309 N.E. Second Ave., 561/292-2020, swellpizza.com

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businesses thrive. We listen, we advocate and we collaborate. The downtown is the heart of the community, and we work with each business—helping support and promote them—to drive customers to our downtown. The DDA is a very special organization to me personally, as my father was the founder of the organization, working with the State of Florida

and organizing the community to create a special authority to help keep the downtown alive. DREAM PROJECT: I am actually living my dream project. My goal was to one day come back to my hometown to market and promote the downtown. You could say I am living the dream.

GREEN LIGHT

If you washed up on the beach in Delray naked and afraid, Greenlands would be your one-stop shop for everything from clothing to spiritual guidance. This old-fashioned general store with a New Age spin offers everything from organic groceries to binoculars and snow goggles. If your excursion is a little more internal—like a spiritual journey to find yourself—suitable provisions are also on hand, like essential oils, books, vitamins and supplements as well as an entirely free menu of mindful/ wellness/get-your-groove-on programs like yoga, tai chi, qigong, Pilates, and meditation for all skill levels. Greenlands is dedicated to offering the best prices in town on organic and healthy groceries and products to nourish your body and soul. 2000 N. Federal Highway, 561/921-4238, greenlandsstores.com

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Tennis greats serve up Valentine aces, artists get “Wild” at the Cornell, and garlic is (still) what’s for dinner.

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“Reborning”

Delray Beach Garlic Festival

Delray Beach Open

Where: Arts Garage, 180 N.E. First St., Delray Beach When: Jan. 24-Feb. 14 About: If you’re of the belief that the more lifelike a doll looks, the creepier it is, then you’re probably unfamiliar with the concept of reborning. To “reborn” is to commission a doll, at great expense, to resemble a real infant. People—usually parents in mourning—actually do this, as discovered by playwright Zayd Dohrn, who scripted his darkly comic thriller “Reborning” on this disturbing fad. His main character, Kelly, is a 20-something sculptor specializing in these hyper-realistic boutique dolls. Her latest client, Emily, a successful woman in her 40s, orders a precise replica of her dead baby, which it turns out is no ordinary request. It contains details all too personal for Kelly, sending her teetering toward madness as a twisty mystery unfurls. Described as a comedy that “takes an unsettling look at work, latex and the power of creation,” “Reborning” is the second show in director Keith Garsson’s re-launched Theatre at Arts Garage, and it certainly fulfills his intention to produce “oddities along the lines of the old Ripley’s Believe it or Not.” Cost: $30-$45 Contact: 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org

Where: Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach When: Jan. 29-31 About: It’s not just for rolls anymore, if it ever was. Now entering its 17th year, this celebration of all things garlic will make downtown Delray Beach’s central square a little more aromatic than usual for three nights of innovative garlic-infused dishes, more than 180 unique vendors, a wine garden, full liquor bars and music from local and national acts. The lineup includes Friday night’s headliner Iration, the California sextet that performs a pleasing blend of sunshine reggae combining rock instrumentation and dub grooves. The Garlic Fest has also become a culinary throw-down for local chefs, who pit their garlic entrées against their fellow toques’ creations at the Garlic Chef Competition, a four-round grudge match judged by expert foodies and witnessed by festival attendees. This year’s entrants will try to unseat Dada’s Bruce Feingold, who vies for his fourth consecutive Garlic Chef title. It’s all in good fun as well as funds; last year, the fest topped $560,000 in charity contributions for 16 nonprofits. Cost: $10-$30 Contact: 561/279-0907, dbgarlicfest.com

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Where: Delray Beach Tennis Center, 201 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach When: Feb. 12-21 About: Love may be in the air this Valentine’s Day weekend, but so will plenty of bright yellow balls, served up by some of the world’s top current and retired tennis players. Turning 18 this year, the Delray Beach Open ATP tour event is poised for its stiffest competition yet, thanks to a commitment from Milos Raonic. Ranked No. 9 in the world, this 24-year-old Canadian (by way of Montenegro), feared for his unreturnable serves, will make history as the first Top 10 ranked player to compete in the Delray Beach Open. The tournament is also proud to welcome back the Bryan Brothers, winners of the previous two doubles titles in Delray. These identical twins, famous for their chest bumping, are “mirror twins,” meaning that Mike Bryan is right-handed and Bob Bryan is left-handed—giving them a natural advantage on the court that few racket-wielding duos can match. More luminaries will be announced closer to the date of the event, including the competitors in this year’s Champions Tour tournament (Feb. 12-14), featuring the world’s retired greats. Luncheons, tennis clinics, a Chamber of Commerce bash and a USTA Kidz’ Day complete the festivities. Cost: $29-$4,500 Contact: 561/330-6000, yellowtennisball.com

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From left: “Reborning,” the Delray Beach Garlic Festival, the Bryan Brothers, a still from the PBJFF’s “Once in a Lifetime” and a painting by Alex Beard

[2] Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival

Where: Frank Theatres CineBowl & Grill, 14775 Lyons Road, Delray Beach When: Jan. 20-Feb. 11 About: A 90-year-old Viennese women valiantly attempts to recover five Gustav Klimt paintings stolen by the Nazis. Musicians who turned the Israeli town of Sderot into their country’s rock-n-roll capital reflect on the rocket fire that has turned many of their stages to rubble. A mother and daughter’s relationship unravels and reawakens in a journey spanning decades and continents. And Marc Chagall spends a few fruitful years in Russia, where he creates the Academy of Modern Art. These topics seem disparate at first glance, but they all reflect at least one facet of the Jewish experience, from its tragic past to its tumultuous present, and all will screen at this year’s Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival. The films referenced above—“Stealing Klimt,” “Rock in the Red Zone,” the Boca Ratonbased “Look At Us Now, Mother!” and “Chagall-Malevich”—are among the dozens of features and documentaries enjoying their regional premieres at this 26-year-old festival. In addition to the west Delray screenings, additional titles will screen at Cinemark theaters in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach and the Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth. Cost: TBA Contact: 877/318-0071, palmbeachjewishfilm.org

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[1] “Wild”

Where: Cornell Museum, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach When: Jan. 14-April 17 About: Conservation, art and politics have been in painter Alex Beard’s bloodline for as long as he remembers. His uncle, after all, is Peter Beard, the famed nature photographer, filmmaker and diarist, and his father staffed for Robert F. Kennedy. People like Andy Warhol, Truman Capote and Jacqueline Onassis used to hang around his house. Now living in New Orleans with his wife and children, Alex supports the animal welfare causes his uncle championed through his Watering Hole Foundation, while painting semi-abstract paeans to nature in a style he calls “abstract naturalism.” The work is imaginative but grounded in the “golden ratio” geometrics of math, which has earned his paintings comparisons to M.C. Escher. But it’s Beard’s passion for protecting endangered wildlife that attracted Cornell Museum curator Melanie Johanson to center her winter exhibition, “Wild,” around him. “His foundation directly affected elephants being saved from poachers,” Johanson says. “He’s taking money from himself to help with conservation and protection efforts. I wanted to support his foundation and show the beauty and wonder of the natural world.” The show’s other artists, including surrealist animal sculptor Ellen Jewitt, string artist Caitlin T. McCormack and Miami landscapist Ernesto Kunde, present their own contributions to nature-centric art, and each has agreed to donate a portion of sales from “Wild” to Beard’s foundation. Cost: $5 suggested donation Contact: 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org

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On & Off the Avenue ENJOY THESE OTHER WINTERTIME ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND OUR FAVORITE CITY.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 17: “THIS PLACE: ISRAEL THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY’S LENS” AT NORTON MUSEUM OF ART, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach; $5-$12 museum admission; 561/832-5196, norton.org. French photographer Frederic Brenner invited 11 fellow photographers from around the world—from the U.S., France and England but also places like Slovakia, the Czech Republic and South Korea—to spend six months in Israel and document what they saw. The resulting exhibition, “This Place,” is perhaps the world’s most comprehensive and heterogeneous portrait of this complicated nation.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 31: “WENDY MARUYAMA: EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066” AT MORIKAMI MUSEUM & JAPANESE GARDENS, 4000 Morikami Park Road; $9–$15 museum admission; 561/495-0233, morikami. org. Maruyama, a third-generation Japanese-American artist and furniture maker, created this three-pronged reflection on the titular executive order, which authorized the internment of tens of thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry in 1942. The exhibition includes sculptures evoking internment camps, reinterpretations of period photos by Dorothea Lange and Toyo Miyatake, and an installation of 120,000 recreated paper ID tags suspended from the ceiling.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 31: “JIMMY TSUTOMU MIRIKITANI” AT MORIKAMI MUSEUM & JAPANESE GARDENS, 4000 Morikami

Park Road; $9–$15 museum admission; 561/495-0233, morikami.org. As a complement to the “Executive Order” exhibition, the Morikami honors Mirikitani, who lost his friends and family during the internment camps but survived to make art for decades later, inspiring many with his ability to survive hardship through creativity.

JAN. 2: ROB BARTLETT AT CREST THEATRE AT OLD SCHOOL SQUARE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m.; $45-$65; 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org. This Emmy-nominated writer, comedian and actor has been a fixture throughout Don Imus’ radio career, performing impressions of celebrities ranging from Bill Clinton to Brian Wilson to Dr. Phil on the I-Man’s talk shows. He will headline a night of stand-up as part of the Delray Center for the Arts’ “Catch a Rising Star” comedy series.

JAN. 9: DANIEL PENA AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8 p.m.; $25$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. This Dominican Republic-born musician learned his craft on the cowbell before graduating to congas and timbales. Today, he is a top Miami conguero known by his peers as “Mr. Respect,” and he has collaborated with Latin jazz luminaries Marlow Rosado and Tito Puente Jr.

JAN. 10: OSHOGATSU CELEBRATION AT MORIKAMI MUSEUM & JAPANESE GARDENS, 4000 Morikami Park Road; $6-$15; 561/495-0233, morikami.org. Enjoy Mochi rice pounding, open-air koto and taiko performances, a DIY daruma wall, traditional Japanese food and drink and more at the Morikami’s 39th annual New Year’s celebration. This time, it’s the Year of the Monkey.

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JAN. 11-12: NORM LEWIS AT CREST THEATRE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8

ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8 p.m.; $25-$45; 561/450-6357, arts garage.org. These doo-wop revivalists have been keeping classic rock-n-roll alive for more than a decade, filling hits like “Runaround Sue” and “Just the Way You Look Tonight” with four-part harmony.

p.m.; $49; 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org. A cabaret performance from this historymaking triple-threat entertainer, who became the first African-American phantom in Broadway’s “Phantom of the Opera.” The Tony nominee can also be seen on NBC’s “The Blacklist” and ABC’s “Scandal.”

JAN. 8: LOSTON HARRIS AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8

JAN. 14: TOM SANTOPIETRO AND TONY DESARE AT CREST THEATRE,

p.m.; $25-$45; 561/450-6357, arts garage.org. Singer-pianist Harris’ suave, hip and improvisational style combines jazz, gospel and blues—an eclectic stew that has led to performance contracts for celebrities including Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Sarah Jessica Parker.

51 N. Swinton Ave.; 2 p.m.; $30-$45; 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org. This unusual “musical lecture” will feature powerful vocalist DeSare’s interpretation of Frank Sinatra classics alongside author Santopietro’s reflections on Sinatra’s tumultuous life and career, in a celebration of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ 100th birthday.

JAN. 14: PETER YARROW AT CREST THEATRE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m.; $57-$77; 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org. Yarrow is the Peter of Peter, Paul & Mary, the folk-singing trio whose “Puff, the Magic Dragon” is the most famous drug anthem that’s not actually about drugs. Yarrow will perform this song, as well as other hits from the PP&M oeuvre and, if we’re lucky, his novelty ballad “The Colonoscopy Song.”

JAN. 15-16: FREDDY COLE AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8 p.m.; $25-$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. The younger brother of Nat King Cole and the uncle of Natalie Cole has been recording music since 1952, echoing the successes of his musical kin while forging his own path. Now 83, the singer-pianist is still relevant, with a discography of nearly 30 albums including 2013’s “This and That.”

JAN. 15-17: “LIVE FROM NASHVILLE” AT CREST THEATRE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; $45; 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org. Alumni of the Grand Ole Opry perform a high-octane revue of the Music City’s most definitive songs, as popularized by Patsy Cline, Hank Williams and Johnny Cash on through to today’s top country crooners. Expect a full theatrical production, complete with professional sets, costumes and multimedia elements.

JAN. 16-23: DELRAY’S FABULOUS FASHION WEEK IN DOWNTOWN DELRAY BEACH; free with some ticketed events; various start times;

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JAN. 17 Gary Hoey 561/243-1077, downtowndelraybeach. com. High couture and surfside style take over downtown at the return of this eightday fashion confab. Sophisticated and fun designs and collections will be presented on catwalks, at nightly fashion events, and inside downtown’s many hip boutiques.

JAN. 17: GARY HOEY AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8 p.m.; $25$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. A musician’s musician, blues-rock guitarist Hoey has released 19 albums, reached Billboard’s Top 5 rock chart for his cover of Focus’ “Hocus Pocus,” and scored music for Walt Disney Films and ESPN. He has jammed alongside everyone from Peter Criss to Johnny Winter to Dick Dale.

JAN. 22: CHRISTIAN SCOTT AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8 p.m.; $25-$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. This Grammy-nominated bandleader and trumpeter has, according to NPR, “ushered in a new era of jazz,” thanks to his penchant for onstage street banter and his broad palette of influences, which range from Latin music to soul to alternative rock.

JAN. 23-24: DELRAY BEACH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS AT ATLANTIC AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN DELRAY BEACH; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; free; 561/746-6615, artfestival.com. Emerging and established artists alike will sell their masterpieces at this venerated, 27thannual art fair. The juried festival offers handcrafted glass, photography, painting, mixed media, fiber, jewelry and more.

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JAN. 27: “LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK (REVISITED)” AT CREST THEATRE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m.; $45; 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org. More than 500,000 fans attended Simon & Garfunkel’s legendary 1981 reunion show in Central Park. Vocalist Lee Lessack and singer-songwriter Johnny Rodgers will pay homage to the iconic concert by recreating the folk duo’s 21-song set list.

JAN. 30-FEB. 14: “OTHER DESERT CITIES” AT DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE, 950 Lake Shore Drive; various show times; $30; 561/272-1281, delraybeachplayhouse.com. A politically powerful family deconstructs over a volatile weekend in Palm Springs in this hit Broadway dramedy and Pulitzer Prize finalist by Jon Robin Baitz.

FEB. 4: REBEKAH GREGORY AT CREST THEATRE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 2 p.m.; $30-$45; 561/243-7922, delrayarts. org. Gregory lost her left leg and almost lost her life as one of the 17 permanently handicapped survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. She competed in the same race two years later, and she shares her story of hope, optimism and fearlessness as part of the Crest Theatre’s 2016 lecture series.

FEB. 5-7: “ROMANCE ROMANCE” AT CREST THEATRE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; $45; 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org. This Tonynominated musical, in which a common song links disparate acts set in 19th

century Vienna and the 1980s Hamptons, marks the Delray Beach premiere of the award-winning regional theater company Slow Burn, for one weekend only.

FEB. 6: URI GURVICH AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8 p.m.; $25$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. Israeli composer and saxophonist Gurvich won the accolade of Jazz Player of the Year in his native country and later attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music. He has since mastered a range of genres, from Middle Eastern melodies to American funk and avant-garde.

FEB. 8-9: APOLLO LINK AT CREST THEATRE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m.; $49; 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org. Three Broadway vocalists who met on the production of “Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark” formed this powerhouse trio, which has reimagined classic tunes and today’s Top 40 hits on its enormously popular YouTube videos.

FEB. 8-18: “WHAT I DID FOR LOVE!” AT DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE, 950 Lake Shore Drive; various show times; $30; 561/272-1281, delraybeachplayhouse.com. This musical revue celebrates the Broadway career of composer Marvin Hamlisch, the maestro behind “A Chorus Line” and “The Goodbye Girl,” and one of only two winners of all four major prizes in the entertainment industry: the Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Grammy.

FEB. 10: TOM RUSH AT CREST THEATRE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m.;

Credited with ushering in the era of the singer-songwriter, this prolific New Hampshire musician has released more than 25 albums in a 50-year folk career that has inspired artists as disparate as James Taylor, Garth Brooks and Tom Petty.

FEB. 12: CARMEN LUNDY AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8 p.m.; $25-$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. This Miami-bred jazz vocalist has released 12 albums and more than 100 published songs, frequently reaching the Top 10 on Billboard’s jazz chart and earning her a key to the city of Miami from the city’s Board of County Commissioners and the mayor’s office.

FEB. 13: “IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE” AT CREST THEATRE, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m.; $57-$77; 561/2437922, delrayarts.org. Quick-witted improvisers with a trusty knowledge of the Bard’s corpus, the talented stars of “Improvised Shakespeare” rely on audience input to help them construct a Shakespearean-style masterpiece, on the spot, each night.

FEB. 17-18: “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 7:30 p.m.; $20-$30; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. Harper Lee’s racially charged, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece will be reprised as a classic radio play by Arts Radio Network. The story will be performed by top actors, scripts in hand, and will be supplemented by vintage sound effects.

$57-$77; 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org.

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The Italian Job Tramonti has been doing things right for a decade in Delray—here’s how.

n the late 1960s and 1970s, a bunch of guys in California developed a concept that revolutionized the American dining scene. It was called “restaurant as theater.” Like most revolutions, eventually it got out of hand. “Restaurant as theater” became “restaurant as spectacle” became “restaurant as shameless extravaganza” became “restaurant as three-ring circus, complete with fat ladies, elephants and clowns.” It’s gotten to the point where the most revolutionary restaurant concept today is to just serve good food without all the bells, whistles, dancing bears and some pricey designer’s megalomaniacal flourishes. If that sounds like the kind of revolution you’re ready to sign up for, then Tramonti is your kind of restaurant. Opened 10-plus years ago by New York restaurateurs Luigi Silvestri and family, this handsome outpost of (mostly) Southern Italian fare exudes a sophisticated, big-city vibe, with none of the amateur-hour muddling that mars many South Florida restaurants. It’s one of many attributes that, over the years, have made Tramonti one of the most popular restaurants in Delray, meaning that at peak times reservations can be as hard to scare up as a courteous Roman motorist. It also means that Tramonti’s stately, Old World-ish dining room virtually crackles with energy. Not the frantic, frenetic commotion of some hipster South Beach nightclub but the energizing buzz and bustle of a roomful of adults reveling in an evening of good food, fine wines and calmly professional service. 46

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companied by creamy white beans and faintly bitter Speaking of reveling, there’s no better party for frisée. In truth, I would have liked a spoonful or two your palate than Tramonti’s signature spiedini di TRAMONTI more of dressing, but you have to admire the kitchen’s mozzarella Romana, an achingly rich, gloriously 119 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach resolve to let quality ingredients speak honestly for decadent square of layered bread and mozzarella, 561/272-1944 themselves. baked until golden (bread) and molten (cheese), HOURS: Lunch Mon.-Sat.; Where the swordfish was a soft, cool touch, bracithen presented in a puddle of silken tomato sauce dinner nightly ole Napoletana was an urgent, hot caress. This lusty that delivers a breath-perfuming anchovy wallop. It’s WEBSITE: tramontidelray.com Southern Italian classic is traditionally made with a probably bad for you in a dozen different ways, but thin-pounded pork fillet wrapped around a spreadit’s so ridiculously flavorful you just put your head down and keep shoveling. able mélange of herbs, breadcrumbs and cheese (Parmesan, provolone or Pecorino Romano), then set to braise in tomato Baked pastas don’t get much love in local Italian restaurants, so seeing sauce (Tramonti, of course, uses San Marzanos) that both acquire flavor spaghetti alla cartoccio on Tramonti’s menu was a real treat. Eating it—or from and contribute flavor to the plump piggy bundles. Not letting the rather, devouring it like a pack of starving hyenas—was even better. A foil precious sauce go to waste, it was then tossed with fat tubes of rigatoni for packet was opened at the table to release a nimbus of aromatic steam and a dish that will not only stick to your ribs but your scapula, clavicle and reveal a tangle of precisely al dente pasta gilded by sweet shrimp and bits probably thigh bone as well. of salty-savory prosciutto in a cognac-laced tomato sauce. Like all porThe dessert menu offers up all the usual sweet Italian suspects—tiramisu, tions at Tramonti, it’s huge; the doggie bag you take home could feed an cannoli, gelato. But never pass up the chance to treat yourself to Tramonti’s entire kennel. sublime torta della nonna. Despite its somewhat plebian moniker, “grandEntrées are by turn as lusty as a Caligulan orgy or as austere as the mother’s cake” is actually as suave and elegant as a hand-tailored Armani gleaming white plates on which they’re presented. suit—rich, creamy, lemon-scented custard slathered over flaky pastry and A slab of pristinely fresh grilled swordfish was cooked as perfectly as topped with crunchy toasted pine nuts. any self-respecting piece of swordfish could ever hope to be, the meaty It’s enough to make your taste buds weep with joy. flesh moist as a baby’s kiss and barely firm to the bite. No cheffy flights of Or, perhaps, to exclaim, “Viva la revolucion!” culinary fancy here, just a simple dressing of lemon, mint and olive oil acjanuary/february 2016

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Karen Granger Delray’s business advocate seeks to modernize— and reinvent—her chamber of commerce.

aren Granger, president of the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, has been working in her organization’s relocated digs for two years, but the excitement of being in a stylish building where things are happening has yet to wear off. Touring visitors through the chamber headquarters, adjacent to Arts Garage, she’s like a hobbyist showing off her completed model train set. She lauds the complementary Starbucks refreshments in the sleek lobby, with its curvaceous “bubble wall”; the intimate, large and medium-sized conference rooms, all equipped with wireless screens and microphones; and the labyrinth of offices in the back, housing the desks of many of Delray’s who’s-whos: Nancy Stewart-Franczak, Stephanie Immelman, Stephen Chrisanthus. She even trumpets the spotless bathrooms. “I’m very proud of what we have built here,” Granger says. “It’s my little baby. It took a lot of love.” She has every reason to beam about the chamber’s facilities, because she remembers the Dark Ages before the 2013 move. Granger, who joined the 90-year-old chamber in 2011 from a background in public relations, doesn’t mince words when reflecting on its rundown former locale, behind Big Al’s Steaks on the corner of Atlantic and Federal. “It was so gross,” she says, emphasizing that adjective like a teenager recalling a lousy date. “The chamber had not been loved on for many years, and there was always talk about moving. And the powers that be thought, why invest money if we’re going to move soon? “There was a change in leadership,” she continues. “And I’m like, before we hire a new president, we really need to get our house in order, and have a chamber where people can come and get brochures—so that when you walk in, it’s an ‘oooh!’ factor and not an ‘eww!’ factor.” Though she didn’t consider herself “CEO material,” Granger accepted the chamber board’s offer as interim president. She’s the first to admit she didn’t know what she doing when she began raising money for a new chamber office. “Praying every day, I went out begging people for money,” she says. “I pretty much told the truth and said, ‘I’m not sure what we’re doing, but I know we need funding. We can do this move. We can rebuild, reposition, rebrand— breathe life into this old organization and have a place you can be proud of.’” The pitch worked, and the building is indeed chic and cool, with its collage of member business cards, rotating member shrines, visitor’s brochures and

advertisements for upcoming chamber events. Granger has made sure there are plenty more of those, too. “With social media, computers, growing towns and changing industries, chambers have had to reinvent how they serve their clients,” Granger says. “So little by little over the last four years, we’ve chipped away at redoing our programming to better serve today’s chamber member.” So far, that’s meant such anticipated excursions as the Seek in the City scavenger hunt; daylong conferences featuring world-class leadership experts; roundtables with successful entrepreneurs from Palm Beach County; chamber mini golf tournaments at Putt’n Around; and Focus on Women forums, hosted everywhere from country clubs to Vino Van Gogh. “We’re looking to be much more ‘arms wide open’ to the region and having the chamber be a hub for entrepreneurism,” Granger says. “We’ve built Delray as a fun town, and I’m trying to create Delray Beach as the most fun town in which to be an entrepreneur or businessperson. “I grew up with a dad that worked at AT&T for 34 years straight and worked with thousands of employees,” she adds. “That day is gone; we don’t have big companies like that here. But we have really successful entrepreneurs, so we want to harness their talent and encourage other people to build on their dreams.” Though Granger has made great strides modernizing Delray’s chamber, some of what she sees as negative stereotypes of chambers of commerce remain, and it’s still a challenge to change them. “People look at the chamber and think that no matter what business comes to town, we’ll take them,” she says. “We’re not advocating for 15-story buildings downtown. We’re advocating for business on Congress, at the West Delray Marketplace. We believe in smart, sustainable growth, not wackadoo. I think there’s a misconception, as if we’re going to wipe out every tree and build buildings. We’re into projects that make sense and that help blighted areas. “I think there’s an outdated mentality that, ‘Why should I join the chamber? What’s it going to do for me?’ That statement makes me crazy, because our entry-level membership is $350. You can spend that money at Target on one visit, and you’re telling me you don’t want to invest in the business advocate that you can call any minute, day or night, when you need help with anything? [Chamber members] do business together, we do life together. … It’s really rewarding if people come around and give us a try.”

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“We’ve built Delray as a fun town, and I’m trying to create Delray as the most fun town for an entrepreneur.”

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HEAVEN IN THE RUBBLE Five months after the 9-11 terrorist attacks, Granger visited Ground Zero with her church group to assist rescue workers who were still identifying bodies. It was a life-changing experience, which she later recounted in the short-story collection Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons for Women. She tears up easily when thinking about it. “It was so horrifying, yet I’ve never experienced the love of the human spirit, where for the very first and only time in my life, it didn’t matter what your last name was, or what color you were, or what size your jeans were, or who made your jeans, or what was on your business card. Nothing mattered but human life. That was the first time I thought, maybe that’s a little slice of heaven.”

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STOOPS’ BIGGEST CHALLENGE Most of Stoops’ sculptures are completed in 60 minutes, but he once spent nine hours on an African diorama at the request of CBS News in West Palm Beach—with sand 5 feet high and 30 feet long. The sculpture included busts of nine animals: a rhino, Cape buffalo, leopard, zebra, lion, crocodile, hippopotamus, warthog and gorilla.

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Lee Stoops

Delray’s sand man embarks on a new challenge: sculpting fiction.

n a characteristically sunny October morning, Lee Stoops is crouched near the shoreline of Delray Beach next to his latest sand sculpture: a Florida panther, lounging stoically on a rock—also made of sand—its glass eyes gazing upward atop sandy whiskers. The work is unfinished, but his focus has been diverted by a bikinied beauty from Portugal who, like most beachgoers who stumble onto his art, thinks it’s just awesome. “Miss Portugal doesn’t have to work as hard as I do to please people at the beach,” Stoops says later, curls of wily white hair barely restrained by a baseball cap. “Me, I gotta work.” Stoops, 65, is used to the attention his sculptures attract. He estimates that hundreds of thousands of visitors have snapped photos of his ephemeral masterpieces over his five or six years of active sculpting. His work includes everything from a vibrant animal kingdom to figures from pop culture—from lions, tigers and bears to the Tin Man, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion. He’s sculpted violin-playing mermaids, St. Paddy’s Day leprechauns and Where’s Waldo (“Found him on the beach!” Stoops jokes). Local news outlets and USA Today ran an image of his touching tribute to Cecil the Lion, the beloved felid slain last summer, and every year, he takes home the trophy for Best Sand Sculpture at Fort Lauderdale’s Great American Beach Party. While professional sand artists often work with an array of tools the size of a surgeon’s palette—like wedge hoes and margin trowels and detail shapers and finishing shapers and bull-nosed scrapers—Stoops’ only tools are a couple of buckets of wet sand and a plastic hotel room key. He makes his technique sound easy. “You start with a pile of sand and then you take away everything that’s not what you want,” he says. “There’s a lion or tiger or man inside everything.” Stoops’ sculptures are all the more impressive considering that a decade ago he had barely encountered sand. A native of Alaska, Stoops directed development for the state’s Northwest Arctic Bureau, a profession that connected Alaska’s emerging Eskimo artists with their renowned Russian counterparts. “As I watched these Eskimo artists show the people how to make things, I became much more fascinated in it than the rest of the people, so I started making things myself,” Stoops recalls. Ancient wooly mammoth bone became his medium, and he used it to immortalize the Alaskan fauna—polar bears, black bears and seals, animals that still turn up in his sand sculptures today. Things changed when he retired to

Delray Beach eight years ago to aid his ailing father. Artistically adrift for a couple of years, he discovered the pleasures of sand sculpting when he visited the beach one day and left his John Grisham book at home. “I didn’t know what to do with myself,” he says. “I saw some kids at the water’s edge turning over buckets. I thought, jeez, that looks fun, maybe I can get them to do more than just turn the bucket over. So we started talking about their pets, and all of a sudden we made their cat. We ripped off beach grass to make the whiskers. They were so delighted, and it was so much fun that I became enthralled by it. So I just started making things.” The thing about sand art, at least on beaches like ours, is that it’s transient. It lasts about a day, until it dries out from natural causes or crumbles under a child’s foot. But its impermanence appeals to Stoops because it affords the freedom his Alaskan sculptures never did. “It’s 3-D art, but it’s a blackboard,” he says, using the room key to refine his panther’s legs. “You can erase, add, subtract. You don’t have that ability with a lot of media.” Years ago, Stoops would spend a couple of days a week with his knees in the sand, but his trips to the beach have become more infrequent as he’s pursued a new hobby: mystery author. Writing under the pseudonym Lee Stone, he released his debut e-book, Free Fish Friday, in 2014, and its 2015 sequel Barracuda was selected as a Book of the Month by the national website onlinebookclub.org. His protagonist, Slacker Mills, is a master angler who runs a beloved tavern in Key West. Stoops prides the mature themes he injects into his murder mysteries, including infidelity and character duality. “There’s a recognition right off the top that most books lack in that genre,” Stoops says. “Inside you and me and everybody in the world there is a hero and a villain. There’s a savant and a stooge. There’s a lover and a hater. The only difference between us is the proportion and degree of each.” Packing up his buckets, Stoops is about to leave the beach with the panther’s tail unfinished; he completes the appendage, from scratch, in less than a minute. A job well done, he acknowledges that “My goal is for a little kid to walk by and think this is alive. That’s what I’m after.” It’s common for children to cling to Stoops, imploring him to teach them how to sculpt, and he’s happy to oblige. “You know when I talked about all of us having a hero and villain inside us? This is part of my hero leaking out, when I come to the beach.”

EDUARDO SCHNEIDER

“There’s a lion or a tiger or a man inside everything.”

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The Elders For more than 40 years, a venerable group of African-American leaders has interceded in city issues —and helped to shape west Delray Beach.

By Michelle Brown Photography by Michael Price Alongside the southernmost wall of Donnie’s Place, three tables are pushed together every Thursday morning for a longstanding group. It’s 9 a.m., and a few people have begun gathering, greeting the others warmly, hugging, exchanging pleasantries. The other booths and tables in the soul food restaurant off Northwest Fifth Avenue are largely empty. It’s a weekday, and most of Donnie’s patrons had breakfast hours ago, before work. Still, one or two people stroll in to order from the counter and others linger, waiting for a chance to talk with the group, which is now being served breakfast. As their idle chatter dies down, they say grace, and the meeting begins. These are The Elders, Delray Beach’s senior council of AfricanAmerican voices. Three of the four leading members were born here, and all earned their places by investing more than 40 years each of personal and professional time in the city. Zack Straghn and David Randolph, two of the founding Elders, recall that the group was born from the Young Men’s Progressive Club, which started in the mid1970s as an investment club for black men. The club threw parties and social events to raise money for scholarships and to purchase property. At its peak, it had 15 members. But when membership began to dwindle and west Delray residents were casting about for some form of local leadership, the remaining members stepped into that void and shifted their focus to community activism.

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Straghn, Randolph, Wesley Dobson and Joe Gholston began advocating for and representing the ethnic neighborhoods of the city in small and large ways, each playing a role in influencing those who made decisions in Delray Beach. Over time, activist Chuck Ridley became an Elder, and most recently, Joycelyn Patrick was invited to join. The Elders meet at Donnie’s Place not only because it is symbolic of supporting black-owned businesses, but also because it is owned by the late Elder Wesley Dobson’s son, Donnie Dobson. They see it as a way of always having him present at the Elders’ meetings, and showing loyalty to their friend, who passed way in 2011. The themes of the meetings are broad-ranging—economic development, preserving connections and cultural history, making sure residents’ voices are heard, and demonstrating loyalty for each other and their neighbors. Joining the Elders at the table are the next generation of advocates, young professionals in their 30s and 40s, who have also grown up in Delray Beach. They have been invited specifically to receive the torch when it is passed and to learn how to listen, collaborate and agitate when the circumstances call for it. The Elders were formed to protect and represent the city’s historical and culturally diverse neighborhoods. Now, from a weekly breakfast gathering, they share what they know, decide how to influence their hometown and do what Elders are called to do: take care of their people.

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The Others DECEASED ELDER WESLEY DOBSON

Zack Straghn and David Randolph credit the late Deacon Wesley Lee Dobson (1931-2011) for being a supportive force in the Elders. They remember one of the founding Elders by holding their monthly meetings in his son’s restaurant. A native of Delray Beach, Dobson was born to Ruben and Lezer Dobson and was married to Lucy Johnson for 61 years. Together, he and Lucy built a successful excavation business, which was in existence for 24 years until his retirement in 2006. He was a faithful member of Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Two of his five children, Donnie and Barry, still call Delray Beach home; the other three reside in Georgia.

INACTIVE ELDER DR. JOSH SMITH JR.

Originally from Panama City, Dr. Josh Smith Jr. has lived in Delray Beach for 50 years. A graduate of Allen University in 1962, Dr. Smith earned his master’s and doctorate degrees from Florida Atlantic University in 1976 and 1981, respectively. Smith is a lifelong educator who began his professional career in 1962 as a math and science teacher at Lake Shore School and later at Carver and Atlantic high schools. He later became an administrator with Palm Beach County School District for 17 years before retiring in 1994. In 2015, he ran unsuccessfully for Seat 3 of the Delray Beach City Commission.

INACTIVE ELDER JOE GHOLSTON

No longer actively engaged with the Elders, Gholston served alongside his friends, Straghn and Randolph, in helping Delray Beach through some difficult times and growing pains. Originally from Mississippi, Gholston came to Delray Beach for work in 1953, married Carolyn Cunningham and bought their home off Southwest Second Street in 1960. While he worked for the School District and established various businesses, Carolyn became active in the community, drawing Gholston into activities and neighborhood activism. As an Elder, he supported his more “political” friends, as they lobbied for improvements and changes. “I was their backup,” he said of his role. “We did quite a bit back then, and I learned a lot just by listening to them advocate for our community.” Carolyn died of brain cancer in 2013, and Gholston’s involvement in the Elders diminished, as he took time to manage his health, but he is highly regarded as an important member of the original council.

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Alfred “Zack” Straghn

ack Straghn remembers the chickens on Southwest Fifth Avenue. Growing up in the neighborhood, he would preside over ceremonies to bury the resident birds when they died. That he would grow up to become the owner of Straghn & Son Tri-City Funeral Home Inc., also on Southwest Fifth Avenue, is fitting. Born in 1928 in Delray Beach, about two blocks from his current home and place of business, Straghn never left the city. Instead, he lived his dream of becoming a funeral director. “Back in the day, funeral directors were known to be kind and sociable people,” says Straghn, whose uncle and cousin were also in the industry in Georgia and Plant City. “I liked the integrity of the business.” For more than 50 years, Straghn used his professional standing to build a personal reputation for helping the oppressed. He considers that reputation his legacy. At times, he put himself in harm’s way to protect others, from driving the school bus of African-American students to integrated Atlantic High School to confronting a police officer who was literally standing on the back of a young man in the street. “I walked up on an officer with his foot in

the back of a young man, face down on the ground. The officer was checking the boy’s identification or something like that. I just couldn’t walk past that scene,” he recalls. “I asked the officer, ‘What would you say if that boy’s father walked up right now?’ And he took his foot off the boy. The fact that the boy was white didn’t matter to me. It was wrong.” As an Elder, Straghn brings that kind of matter-of-fact perspective to bear in conversations about Delray Beach’s future. He views the city’s diversity as its biggest transformational change. Now, everyone doesn’t know everyone, like they did when he was a youth. “Now, you have to lock up your cars in the church parking lot,” he says. But the diversity has also meant a larger, more expansive community, and the Elders hear from all facets of Delray Beach, including residents from the Caribbean and Haiti. Straghn and his sons and grandsons, who help him run the business, plan to remain part of the city’s fabric; however, he realizes his time at the helm is almost done. “I’m trying to groom the young people,” he says. “The young might die, but the old must die. My advice to them: When you know you’re right, operate on what your judgment tells you. Don’t let them sway you when you’re right.”

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Former Commissioner David Randolph

lthough he has not officially served the city for 15 years, former commissioner David Randolph never completely left his post. In his home off Northwest

11th Avenue, he cuddles with his dog, Commish, as he recalls with clarity his colleagues, former mayor Tom Lynch and former commissioner Jay Alperin. He remembers serving on the city’s first Community Redevelopment Agency board and making decisions that helped spur the current downtown boom. Even as an Elder, his concerns still remain with how well the city is serving its residents— particularly how continued growth affects daily challenges, such as traffic and pedestrian safety. He wonders aloud at how the development of Atlantic Crossing at East Atlantic Avenue and

North Federal Highway will impact traffic flow. “It’s going to be massive,” he says of the mixeduse project. “I think there’s going to be too much traffic in that area. It’s getting harder and harder for people to get around the city.” Born in 1936 in Tampa, Randolph came to Delray Beach when he was 22 to marry his college sweetheart, Mary Hagwood. They spoke their vows 57 years ago in the yard across the street from where they now live. A commissioned officer and veteran of the U.S. Army, Randolph worked in Hagwood’s Market, which was owned by Mary’s family. Although not a native, he had adopted Delray Beach as his own years ago. “I’ve given my time, my service and my heart to this community,” he says. It shows in his memories—walking Atlantic Avenue from his neighborhood to the beach at 4 a.m. with Alfred Straghn and Joe Gholston before adjusting to life after a stroke in 2013; lobbying the county for a $478,000 community improvement grant to build Pompey Park; helping new Haitian residents with clothing, assistance and cultural barriers as they streamed into Delray Beach. He considers the work he did with the people more important than any vote cast or development approved. “I never thought much about a legacy, but I’d hope they say he tried to be thoughtful, sincere, strong-willed and less abrasive than if I’d grown up in Tampa,” Randolph says. As he watches the city grow up around him—literally, with multistoried buildings—he

s an a y t i l i b i s n My respoto look out for Elder is ho don’t have the those wr energy to take talent o themselves. care of feels the change is positive. His most vocal wish is that people from all neighborhoods better engage with their local legislature. It’s those leaders who will decide whether a traffic light is installed and operational or where the next park is built, all of which contribute to the overall quality of life. “My responsibility as an Elder is to look out for those who don’t have the talent or energy to take care of themselves,” he says. 68

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Joycelyn Patrick

oycelyn Patrick has a special relationship with Atlantic Avenue. Looking at it from the Delray Beach Tennis Center, she fondly remembers when it was a two-lane road, and you knew everyone crossing the street. Patrick worked in her mother’s barbershop/hair salon, in what is now Breathe restaurant. She stocked shelves, swept the floor and witnessed the daily workings of small-town commerce. “Businesses were on both sides of the streets— cab stands, barbershops. The businesses started around Third Avenue. Right where Tony’s Market is now, there was a drive-thru liquor store, Westside Liquors, at Atlantic and Third avenues,” she recalls. “From 12th Avenue east to Northwest Second Avenue was considered our business district; where the Delray Beach Library is now was a coin laundry and a 7-Eleven store.” Born in 1954, Patrick lives in the house off Northwest 15th Avenue where she was reared. She attended Spady Elementary, Delray Beach Junior High School, Seacrest High School and Palm Beach Community College before becoming a professional real estate agent. Now retired, Patrick considers her “chronic volunteerism” her career, and her work has morphed into a civic leadership role that she views as part of her legacy of giving back to the community. Patrick is the chair of the West Atlantic Redevelopment Coalition and is deeply involved with the pending redevelopment of the area, which will be called Uptown Atlantic. The role she plays as an Elder combines her early work in her mother’s store, her knowledge of the city’s value and her love for her neighbors. “I’m so excited about Uptown Atlantic, not because it will bring back old Delray—nothing will do that—but because it will bring back economic development along the west section of Atlantic Avenue,” she says. While she is hopeful, she is also concerned that the new retail/office/ residential mix will be out of the price range of its surrounding community. “It’s a valid concern, and other residents I speak with are worried about it as well.” Residents also have questions as to why renovations on Northwest 12th Avenue between West Atlantic Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. january/february 2016

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Drive and those on MLK Jr. Drive west to the I-95 sound barrier wall are moving so slowly, when other city projects are being completed. Patrick addresses these ongoing concerns by remaining active at all levels of government, from attending commission and CRA meetings to setting up tables as a volunteer at city events. Police leaders and elderly residents alike greet her warmly. To them, she is a conduit for information and action. “My role as an Elder is managing the change and helping people deal with the change. We are a voice for people that feel they don’t have a voice or don’t know how to voice their opinions. I have people call me or stop me on the street, asking questions,” she says. “We dispel rumors. We bring people the facts the best we can. They care about this city. This is home.”

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The Next Generation With the same stake and longstanding ties to the city as The Elders, this next generation of leaders attends

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the weekly meetings, brings ideas to the table for consideration and helps push through directives for community improvement. In their 30s and 40s, they represent the future of the Elders and the next set of voices to be heard in Delray Beach.

DR. ASHLEY D. RIDLEY, staff pharmacist

DEDRICK D. STRAGHN, attorney & counselor at law

DAUGHTER OF CHUCK RIDLEY, Dr. Ashley D. Ridley has represented Delray Beach since her time at Spanish River Community High School, when she competed as a member of the awardwinning Delray Divas dance/step team. Working with her father, she has been involved with MAD DADS and the Village Academy, as well as serving on the teams that helped make Delray Beach a two-time All-American City. Ridley graduated from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee with a doctorate degree in pharmacy. After working in Oakland, Calif., for CVS Health as a pharmacist for five years, she relocated to Delray Beach in January 2015 to be closer to family, become more involved with the community and swim in the Atlantic Ocean again. Currently, she is a staff pharmacist at Linton Square Pharmacy, founder/executive director of a nonprofit organization called Open Door for Healing & Wellness Foundation Inc., and a member of both the Police Advisory Board of Delray Beach and the South Palm Beach chapter of National Coalition of 100 Black Women.

GRANDSON OF ALFRED “ZACK” STRAGHN, Dedrick D. Straghn is a native of Delray Beach and a 1992 graduate of Atlantic High School. He graduated Magna Cum Lade from BethuneCookman University in 1996 with a B.A. in political science. After earning his law degree from Howard University in 1999, he was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2000. Straghn is a general practice civil litigator with an emphasis in labor and employment law, municipal law, probate and estate planning, and appellate cases. After returning to Delray in 2004, Straghn decided to be an advocate for his community by providing legal representation to those who were willing to fight but did not have the means to do so.

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DWAYNE RANDOLPH, co-owner of Randolph & Dewdney Construction Inc.

DR. HOWARD B. BARR JR., pastor, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church

SON OF DAVID RANDOLPH, Dwayne Randolph is the co-owner/operator of Randolph & Dewdney Construction Inc., a full-scale, Delray Beach-based construction firm. His ties to the Elders include not only his father, but also Alfred “Zack” Straghn, who contracted with Dwayne to build the Keith Straghn Memorial Chapel. That initial contract launched his business, which develops commercial renovation projects, homes and communities. RDC Inc. has been selected by Equity Properties, a development firm based in Dublin, Ireland, to serve as the general contractor for the West Atlantic Avenue Redevelopment Project (Uptown Atlantic). The project will incorporate the creation of retail, Class A office space, residential units and a parking garage, with an estimated construction cost in excess of $35 million. Dwayne is also a founding member of the Palm Beach County Black Contractors Consortium and a member of Restoration House Empowerment Ministries International in Boynton Beach. He earned his M.A. in public administration from Florida A&M University and his B.S. from Bethune-Cookman.

A NATIVE OF DELRAY BEACH, Dr. Howard B. Barr Jr. is the pastor of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. He graduated from Atlantic High School and earned his degrees from Central Tennessee University and Farrington University at Fort Bragg, N.C. Barr received his pastoral and family counseling certification from the Church of God Seminary of Cleveland, Tenn., and also received an honorary doctorate from St. Thomas Christian College of Jacksonville. He served proudly in the United States Army for more than 20 years, retiring in 2009 after attaining more than 35 awards and citations. A “son of the church,” Barr was baptized and grew up in St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, returning home to serve.

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Charles “Chuck” Ridley

ne of Chuck Ridley’s earliest memories is of engaging in an act of civil disobedience as a child with his grandfather at Doc’s Ice Cream Shop. The water fountains were marked “White” and “Colored,” and Ridley recalls being held by his grandfather to drink from the forbidden fountain. “I remember him looking at the people like, ‘I wish someone would ...,’” Ridley says. “Back then, Delray was a very dangerous place to live. But I knew intuitively that I would be someone, because every adult I knew called me in account to be successful. Everyone I knew had a stake in my future. We don’t have that same sense of community now.” Born in Delray Beach in 1957, Ridley grew up in the same southwest neighborhood that he would come

were fighting for ways to be heard,” Ridley says. “Zach [Straghn] had a Tuesday table [meeting] and a Thursday table. I asked if I could join the Thursday table. We would bring up issues happening in the city, and the older members would remember what had happened with similar issues from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and 2000s. People saw us meeting and would bring their issues to the Elders.” Rebuilding that connection where the community has a stake in a child’s success is what drives Ridley. He remem-

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bers the one day he skipped school as a most miserable day because he had to stay in hiding until school let out, lest someone—not necessarily his parents—discipline him. “Today, if children are out during school, few people will ask. Few will say, ‘I believe in a future for you. I will help you get there,’” he says. “What’s missing is that sense of accountability and responsibility for all.” delray beach magazine

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ackie Jones had no doubt that her four-year nightmare was about to come to a violent end. Sitting in the passenger side of her husband’s car, with their three children in the backseat, she watched as the man who had verbally, emotionally and physically abused her during most of their turbulent marriage came storming out of the house in a rage—with a gun in his hand. “I knew he was going to kill me that day,” Jones says. After living in fear for so long, she finally

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took action. Jones lunged from the passenger seat to behind the wheel, put the car in reverse and sped off. “I didn’t know where I was going, but I knew I had to go somewhere,” she says. Her first stop was her church. But the pastor there told her she belonged with her husband and called the man who had, over the years, cut Jones off from her friends, family and finances. Jones didn’t wait. She went to a hotel and called the police. Her husband was arrested, and Jones and the children were taken to a shelter for women suffering from domestic abuse.

It would be the first of 12 shelters in six states that she and her children would call home for the next 10 years. The last one was run by Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA), a Delray Beach nonprofit organization celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Jones had come to Florida with her children and became stranded on Interstate 95, out of money and with no place to go. Although the physical scars from domestic abuse had disappeared, the emotional scars remained. “I just remember how depressed I was,” Jones says.

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AVDA’S 30th Birthday AVDA will be highlighting its 30th anniversary during its Heart of a Woman Luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. The event celebrates the strength, courage and determination of women, especially those overcoming domestic abuse. It will feature “30 Years, 30 Faces: the survivors, the champions and those who serve and protect.” Chairs for the event are Jeannette DeOrchis and Ann Vegso. Honorees are Gail Veros, individual honoree; Congregation B’Nai Israel, nonprofit honoree; and NCCI Holdings, corporate honoree. Tickets are $150 and are available for purchase online at avdaonline.org or by calling 561/265-3797. Sponsorships are also available at 561/265-3797.

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With the help of a generous hotel manager, the family found a place to stay the night. An AVDA representative then met with Jones and quickly moved the family to one of its shelters. “We were in AVDA for two or three weeks,” Jones says. “The staff was phenomenal.” When the doors of its first shelter opened in February 1986, AVDA had room for 12 people. Today, the organization has continued to grow and now has more than 90 beds. Last year, 421 women and children found safety as well as counseling, support and advocacy services in an AVDA shelter. “I think it’s miraculous what they’ve done,” says Diane Alperin, vice provost at Florida Atlantic University, who was one of the founding members of AVDA and one of its first board members. “I think it’s sad that we still have this problem.” Alperin sees greater public awareness as helping to address the issue but believes that change has come slowly. “When I first started talking to people who

“What the perpetrators of domestic abuse want is for their victims to be confused and question all of their own behaviors,” Rey says. “They want you to question what you did to get the other person so upset.” That emotional manipulation, Rey says, is one reason some victims stay in abusive relationships. “You start to say, ‘How can I be a better partner?’” she says. Threats can also be used to keep victims from seeking a way out of a destructive relationship. Often victims are told by their abusers, “If you leave me, I’ll make sure you never see your children again,” Rey says. Over time, the feeling of worthlessness that comes with domestic abuse can lead to self-destructive behavior. Rey says one in four victims of domestic violence attempts suicide. Of the 2,500 people who called AVDA’s 24hour, seven-days-a-week crisis hotline from July 2014 to June 2015, 65 percent reported emotional,

Today, Jackie Jones serves as CE and founder of the pen Door Program, a local organization that uses art as a way to empower individuals on their road to self-sufficiency. were involved in domestic violence, we were discussing the same issues that are being discussed today,” Alperin says. Florida Department of Law Enforcement statistics show that there were 5,000 cases of domestic abuse reported in Palm Beach County in 2014. Eleven murders were attributed to domestic violence, down from 16 in 2013. Statistically, according to Pam O’Brien, AVDA’s president and CEO, one in four women will be the victim of domestic violence, and one in seven men will become victims. “The numbers are so big that all of us know someone who is a victim,” O’Brien says. “This is something that could happen to anyone. And it does.” In addition to the thousands of women—and men—who are victims of physical domestic violence, there are untold thousands more who are victims of emotional, verbal and psychological abuse who never report it to authorities. In those cases, says Jennifer Rey, AVDA’s program services director, victims are often isolated from their families and friends by their partners as well as isolated financially, so they don’t have resources to leave an abusive situation.

verbal or psychological abuse. Often the verbal and emotional abuse will be accompanied by physical violence, but that’s not always the case. “Many women have told me they would rather their abuser punch them and get it over with than belittle them for three hours,” Rey says. “They say the physical bruises will heal faster than the emotional ones.” AVDA, which serves all of Palm Beach County, saw an equal number of hotline calls coming from Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach during the last fiscal year, with calls from each community representing 11 percent of the total number. West Palm Beach had the highest number of calls, with 26 percent of all hotline calls coming from that city. While unemployment can be a contributing factor, domestic abuse crosses all socioeconomic and educational levels. “We help people of all incomes,” O’Brien says. Jackie Jones had already graduated with a degree in education and had a good job when she met her husband. Eventually she had to quit the job because of her husband’s behavior, which included stalking her to make sure she wasn’t seeing anyone else. january/february 2016

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Today, she is using her background in education and art as she serves as CEO and founder of the Open Door Program, a local organization that uses art as a way to empower individuals on their road to self-sufficiency. Many who are victims of domestic abuse, such as Jeannette DeOrchis, continued to work even while the abuse was occurring. DeOrchis, now a senior vice president with a large financial services firm and a member of the AVDA board, had a stable job in finance when she got married at 25 to a real-estate developer. “A year or so into the marriage, he started to get abusive,” she recalls, adding that alcohol was a contributing factor. While the early abuse was mostly verbal, it turned physical after the death of her husband’s father. “The worst was when I was eight months pregnant,” she says, explaining that her husband threw a glass dish at her that shattered and cut her on the leg, requiring a trip to the emergency room. Six years into the marriage, DeOrchis knew it was in trouble. “I realized I would never be happy,” she says. Divorce papers were filed in 2000, but that didn’t end the problems she had with her husband; in fact, it made them worse. On the advice of her attorney, she and her daughter stayed in the home while the divorce was pending so she wouldn’t be accused of abandonment. During the two years she spent waiting for the divorce to be finalized, DeOrchis and the january/february 2016

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couple’s daughter would spend as little time as possible in the house. When they were there, they would head to the bedroom and lock the door behind them. Despite a restraining order against her husband, DeOrchis lived in fear of his behavior

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ALL IN THE (COLOR) FAMILY Dark, yes. Somber, no. Here, the related hues of plums, black grapes and purple hydrangeas meld for maximum impact. The hydrangeas’ lighter shade adds depth to the fruits’ overall darkness. TIP: Allow fruit to spill from the side of the arrangement and onto the table to expand its size and play up its casual vibe.

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When it comes to small arrangements, there’s power in numbers. A vignette of small, clustered containers makes a big impact and is easy to design. Simply create a straightforward, single-variety composition for each vessel. Here, cinnamon roses, hydrangeas and dahlias flourish in brass and pottery containers. TIP: Group containers in odd numbers (three, five or seven) for engaging collections.

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FRESH THINKING Here are some simple ways to bring the beauty of blooms into your home this season.

PLAY A LITTLE: Have some fun manipulating the flowers. Blow into tight buds to open rose petals, wire orchid flowers on manzanita branches and float stemless dahlias in water. LAY OF THE LAND: Determine the placement of an arrangement before you create it. Dining table centerpieces are best built low so that guests can see and talk. Conversely, living spaces with high ceilings call for tall versions. CHECK THE PRODUCE SECTION: Add some color inspiration (as well as unexpected elements) to enhance an arrangement by incorporating plums, cabbage, apples and grapes. An all-produce arrangement accented with moss can be stunning. THE BARE TRUTH: Strip the leaves from stems that will be underwater to slow bacteria from forming due to decaying foliage. The exception: wrapping the inside of a clear vase with a large, two-toned flax leaf for a modern look. THINK TEXTURE: Many people only consider the colors of their arrangements and overlook the depth and interest that texture creates. Beyond blooms, consider seedpods, berries, rosehips, grasses and even feathers. ‘TIS THE SEASON: Reject obvious springtime blooms like peonies and avoid blushy pastels.

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SAINT JOSEPH’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL BBQ WHERE: Boynton Beach WHAT: Saint Joseph’s Episcopal School hosted a BBQ to kick off its

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Girls, Pearls, Hats and Heels party raised $60,000 to expand the library’s children’s department. The event also raised funds for Bethesda Hospital Foundation’s breast cancer treatment and educational programs. The afternoon included shoe and accessory shopping, a raffle and lunch.

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WHERE: Old School Square WHAT: A reception and performance that included retiring

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House, 16 of South Florida’s top bartenders competed in a weekly, bracket-style throwdown contest. Fashioned after the TV show “Knife Fights,” the showdown continued for 11 weeks until the winning bartender was ultimately crowned in December.

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ho needs to travel halfway across the world for Asian fare when Japango is right here in Delray Marketplace? This sushi lover’s paradise has everything from tataki to sushi to cucumber-wrapped rolls and even vegan rolls. The extensive appetizer menu is enough to satisfy your stomach with options like spicy tuna crispy rice and tuna pizza, but you’ll want to leave room for the toro sashimi and quarter-pounder shrimp rolls, too. If you’re not big on sushi, there are still plenty of menu items that will give you a taste of Asia. One bite out of the pad Thai, and you’ll swear you just stepped onto Khaosan Road in Thailand.

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DINING KEY $ Inexpensive: under $17 $$ Moderate: $18 to $35 $$$ Expensive: $36 to $50 $$$$ Very expensive: $50+ DELRAY BEACH 3rd & 3rd—301 N.E. Third Ave. Gastropub. John Paul Kline’s quirky, individualistic, obscurely located little place is one of the most important restaurants in Delray. The menu changes frequently, but hope the evening’s fare includes plump scallops with caramelized mango sauce, shrimp and chorizo skewers with corn puree, stunning delicious roasted cauliflower with Parmesan mousse and bacon, and wicked-good espresso panna cotta. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/303-1939. $$

32 east—32 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. At a time when chefs and restaurants seem to be constantly shouting their own praises, Nick Morfogen and 32 East go quietly about their way of serving thoughtfully conceived, finely crafted dishes with a minimum of fuss and artifice. The menu changes daily, but recent examples of Morfogen’s culinary expertise include rosemary honey-glazed Georges Bank scallops and wood-fired brown turkey fig and medjool dates wrapped in prosciutto. When the food is this good, you don’t need to shout. • Dinner daily. 561/276-7868. $$$

50 ocean—50 S. Ocean Blvd. Seafood. The former Upper Deck at Boston’s on the Beach is now the more upscale, seafood-oriented spot. The menu ranges from familiar to slightly more inventive, from a classic lobster bisque and crisp-tender fried clam bellies to rock shrimp pot pie and baked grouper topped with blue crab. The cinnamon-dusted beignets are puffs of amazingly delicate deep-fried air and should not under any circumstances be missed. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. Brunch Sun. 561/278-3364. $$

angelo elia pizza • bar • tapas—16950 Jog Road. Italian. Nothing on the menu of Angelo Elia’s modern, small plates-oriented osteria disappoints, but particularly notable are the meaty fried baby artichokes stuffed with breadcrumbs and speck, delicate chicken-turkey meatballs in Parmesan-enhanced broth, and Cremona pizza with a sweet-salty-earthypungent mélange of pears, pancetta, gorgonzola, sundried figs and mozzarella. • Lunch Tues.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/381-0037. $

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nean. Burt Rapoport has another winner, and west Delray diners have another reason to stay in their neighborhood with the debut of this stylish, contemporary Mediterranean eatery. With former Chicago toque David Blonsky as chef and partner, Apeiro’s menu spans the entire Mediterranean, with dishes like Moroccan-spiced lamb ribs, 14-ounce double-cut pork chop and fluffy meatballs adorned with tomato sauce, ricotta and pesto. The apple crostata, baked in a wood-burning oven, is one of the best desserts in town. • Dinner daily. 561/501-4443. $$

Don’t miss a meal at this stylish Asia-meets-industrial chic spot with a view of the Delray skyline. Chineseinfluenced dim sum is inspired, while rock shrimp tempura and Tokyo beef skewers with twin chimichurri sauces touch the heart and the taste buds. • Dinner Wed.–Sun. 561/450-7557. $$

atlantic grille—1000 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood/ Contemporary American. This posh restaurant in the luxurious Seagate Hotel & Spa is home to a 450-gallon aquarium of tranquil moon jellyfish and a 2,500-gallon shark tank. Savor deliciously inventive cuisine that takes the contemporary to the extraordinary. Bold flavors, inspired techniques and the freshest ingredients make every meal a culinary adventure. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/665-4900. $$

brulé bistro—200 N.E. Second Ave., Suite 109. American. This chic and casual bistro tucked away in the Pineapple Grove district of Delray Beach serves modern American cuisine, artisan wines, craft beers and hand crafted cocktails. This intimate neighborhood bistro has the culinary IQ of a very fine restaurant. It is local Delray at its best, with entrées like Snake River Kobe flank au poivre to Maine lobster bisque with fennel pollen. • Lunch and dinner Mon.–Sun. 561/274-2046. $$

burt & max’s—9089 W. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Burt Rapoport and Dennis Max have struck gold with their first collaboration in years, bringing an accessible and affordable brand of contemporary comfort food to the underserved denizens of west Delray. A few dishes from Max’s other restaurnat, Max’s Grille, have made the trek, like the hearty chopped salad and baconwrapped meatloaf. Other dishes are variations on the comfort food theme, including a stellar truffle-scented wild mushroom pizza. • Dinner daily. Sunday brunch. 561/638-6380. $$$ cabana el rey—105 E. Atlantic Ave. Cuban tropical. Little Havana is alive and well in Delray. The menu is a palette-pleasing travelogue, including starters like mariquitas (fried banana chips) and main courses such as seafood paella (think mussels, shrimp, clams, conch, scallops and octopus). • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-9090. $$ cabo flats—Delray Marketplace, 14851 Lyons Road.

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caffé luna rosa—34 S. Ocean Blvd. Italian. This favorite is always lively, and alfresco dining is the preferred mode. Entrée choices are enticing, but we went with the house-made pasta alla vodka with pancetta, tomato and basil. Also delicious was the costoletta di vitello, a center-cut 14-ounce veal chop lightly breaded and served with San Marzano tomato sauce. • Brunch and dinner daily. 561/274-9404. $$ casa di pepe—189 N.E. Second Ave. Italian. A welcoming staff, familiar Italian dishes done right and moderate prices define this cozy spot with a spacious outdoor patio. Two could share the fist-sized meatball with fresh-tasting tomato sauce and dollop of milky basil, before moving on to house-made linguine with clams, tender veal Francese and one of the best versions of tiramisu this side of Veneto. • Dinner Mon.– Sat. 561/279-7371. $$ city oyster—213 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This stylish mainstay of Big Time Restaurant Group serves up reasonably priced seafood that never disappoints, such as shrimp and grits with jumbo lump crab cake, jalapeño cheddar grits, asparagus and peperonata. • Lunch Mon.–Sun. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-0220. $$

cut 432—432 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Steak house. Hipper decor, a more casual vibe and an inventive take on steak-house favorites make this sleek restaurant just different enough to be interesting. Starters such as ceviche (prepared Peruvian style) and ultrarich oysters Rockefeller are first-rate, while the wet-aged beef is appropriately tender and tasty. • Dinner daily. 561/272-9898. $$$ dada—52 N. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. The same provocative, whimsical creativity that spawned Dada the art movement infuses Dada the restaurant, giving it a quirky charm all its own. The comfort food with a moustache menu has its quirky charms too, like shake-n-bake pork chops with sweetsavory butterscotch onions, and a brownie-vanilla ice cream sundae with strips of five-spice powdered bacon. The wittily decorated 1920s-vintage houseturned-restaurant is, as they say, a trip. • Dinner daily. 561/330-3232. $$

d’angelo trattoria—9 S.E. Seventh Ave. Italian. Don’t go here expecting all the tired old “Italian” culinary clichés; open your palate to more authentic and exciting Roman-style cuisine, like roasted veal bone marrow with brisk caper-parsley pesto, creamy-dreamy burrata with roasted fava beans and watercress salad, the classic tonnarelli cacio e pepe (“cheese and pepper”) and the best gelato this side of a real Roman trattoria. • Dinner daily. 561/330-1237. $$

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Try a little fine dining—with a decidedly casual spin BURGERFI—6 S. Ocean Blvd. American. Sometimes you just want to chill, and Burgerfi is a great way to do this. The burgers at this snappy oceanfront bistro—all-natural Black Angus beef—are a big hit, whether a single “All the Way” burger or the $10 Ultimate Cheeseburger, which is a pair of ground brisket burgers, plus Swiss and blue cheeses. You can customize your burger too, choosing from a roster of free add-ons like mayo, relish and grilled onions, and from a list of “premium” toppings. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-9590. $

EL CAMINO—15 N.E. Second Ave. Mexican. This sexy, bustling downtown spot is from the trio behind nearby Cut 432 and Park Tavern. Fresh, quality ingredients elevate everything from the tangy tomatillo salsas to the world-class fish tacos clad in crisp, delicate fried skin and set off by tart pineapple salsa. Cinnamon and sugardusted churros are the perfect dessert. And do check out the margaritas, especially the half-and-half blend of smoky mezcal and blanco tequila. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/865-5350. $$

GREEK BISTRO—1832 S. Federal Highway. Greek. If you care more about well-prepared, generously portioned and fairly priced food than Opa!shouting waiters, you’ll love this modest little restaurant. Flaky, overstuffed spanakopita and miraculously light and delicate beef meatballs should be at the top of your appetizer list, and though entrées don’t always reach those heights, both a long-braised lamb shank and grilled whole snapper are certainly satisfying. And the baklava is great. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/266-8976. $ TAVERNA OPA—270 E. Atlantic Ave. Greek. This

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bright and cheery taverna is a great way to have an evening on the Ave without breaking the bank. Enjoy hot and gold meze, Greek specialties like moussaka and pastitsio—or wood-fired lamb chops and artichoke chicken. Greek, Middle Eastern and Spanish music is specially mixed to give you that I’m-at-the-Plaka feel, and there is even the occasional belly-dancing show and some mean happy hour deals. Love this place—Opa! Dinner daily. 561/303-3602. $

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[ dining guide ] deck 84—840 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Burt Rapoport’s ode to laid-back tropical dining is like a day at the beach without getting sand between your toes. Though the restaurant is casual, the kitchen takes its food seriously, whether the stellar flatbreads or the thick and juicy 10-ounce special blend burger. And the waterfront location can’t be beat. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/6658484. $

fifth avenue grill—821 S. Federal Highway. American. Since 1989, this upscale tavern has been a Delray favorite. The straightforward menu focuses on entrées, especially the famed Allen Brothers beef; choose from numerous cuts and preparations—and add a lobster tail for good measure. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/265-0122. $$

the grove—187 N.E. Second Ave. American. The Grove offers excellent food, the kind that gives hope that our part of South Florida can be a culinary destination on par with the best in the country. There’s excellent service too, and an equally commendable wine list, one that boasts by-the-glass selections actually worth drinking. The menu changes biweekly and, like the restaurant, lacks even a crumb of pretension— and is uniformly excellent. • Dinner Tues.–Thurs. 561/266-3750. $$$

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jimmy’s bistro—9 S. Swinton Ave. Eclectic. Jimmy’s cheerily unpretentious atmosphere applies to the eclectic menu, which flits from China to Italy to New Orleans at will. Best bets are a lovely salad of ripe tomatoes and fresh, milky house-made mozzarella; a rich, elegant version of lusty Cajun etouffee; and caramelized bananas in puff pastry with silken vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. • Dinner daily. 561/865-5774. $$ la cigale—253 S.E. Fifth Ave. Mediterranean. This kitchen turns out gently updated and classically oriented dishes notable for the quality of their ingredients and careful preparation. Sweetbreads in chanterelle cream sauce are simply glorious; a barely grilled artichoke with mustardy remoulade is gloriously simple. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/265-0600. $$

latitudes ocean grill—2809 S.Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach. Contemporary American. This seaside restaurant at the Delray Sands has long been an unfussy local favorite—with a jaw-dropping view. Think gold standard faves like calamari, mom’s chicken soup, stuffed portabello, steaks, chops, the always-great yellowtail snapper. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.–Sat. Brunch Sun. 561/278-6241. $$

lemongrass bistro—420 E. Atlantic Ave. PanAsian. Casually hip ambience, friendly service, moderate prices and a blend of sushi and nouveau pan-Asian fare make this original Lemongrass and its three younger siblings some of the most popular restaurants around. The quality of its seafood and care in its preparation are what gives Lemongrass its edge. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-5050. $ mastino— 25 N.E. Second Ave. Italian/pizza. While pizza from the restaurant’s oak-fired oven may be the focus, Mastino also dishes an array of small plates, from an achingly rich mac-n-three cheeses to a hearty “Old School” meatball with tomato sauce and ricotta to plump littleneck clams in a garlicky white wine-olive oil broth. • Lunch Fri.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/921-8687. $ max’s harvest—169 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Restaurateur Dennis Max, instrumental in bringing the chef- and ingredient-driven ethos of California cuisine to South Florida in the 1980s, is again at the forefront of the fresh, local, seasonal culinary movement. Max’s Harvest soars with dishes like savory bourbon-maple glazed pork belly, goat-cheese croquettes with red chili-guava jelly and grilled local swordfish with orange cumin vinaigrette. • Dinner daily. 561/381-9970. $$

henry’s—16850 Jog Road. American. This casual, unpretentious restaurant from Burt Rapoport in the west part of town never fails to delight diners. Expect attentive service and crisp execution of everything— from meat loaf, burgers and fried chicken to flatbreads and hefty composed salads. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/638-1949. $$ house of siam—25 N.E. Second Ave. Thai. The normally riotous flavors of Thai cuisine are muted at this charming, family-friendly spot, but that seems to suit diners just fine. Dishes, well-prepared and generously portioned, include steamed chicken and shrimp dumplings with sweet soy dipping sauce and crisp-fried duck breast in a very mild red curry sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. 561/330-9191. $$ il girasole—1911 S. Federal Highway. Northern Italian. This South Florida classic is not trendy, but it offers a level of comfort and consistency that has been bringing people back for 30 years. The food is fine hearty Italian, with excellent service. Try the veal Kristy or the calves brains. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-3566. $$ j&j seafood bar & grill—634 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This local favorite on the Avenue—owned by John Hutchinson (also the chef) and wife Tina—serves up everything from burgers and wraps to a menu brimming with seafood options. Don’t forget to inquire 106

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pub. Dennis Max has hit on a winning formula at this residence-turned-restaurant that has seen its share of incarnations. Expect inventive farm-to-fork small plates, artisan cocktails and craft beers, and a hip, urban vibe. Highlights include house-made pimento cheese with pickled tomatoes, the Wagyu beef hot dog, thick and juicy all-American burgers and gum-tender braised short rib with killer mac-n-cheese. Banana cream pie is so ridiculously luscious you’ll wish they served it in a gallon bucket instead of a mason jar. 561/501-4332. $$

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park tavern—32 S.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The guys from Cut 432 have done it again with this hip, casual modern American tavern. The menu is tightly focused and tightly executed, whether Maryland crab cake featuring fat chunks of succulent crab or a behemoth slab of tender, juicy prime rib for a near-saintly $29—or the decadent soft pretzel bites. • Dinner daily, brunch Sat. and Sun. 561/265-5093. $$

the porch—85 S.E. Sixth Ave. Italian. The concept is simple: fresh, honest, inviting food. The husband-wife team of Heinrich Lowenberg and Pamela Lomba delivers with classic and creative dishes, alike. Highlights include house-made capellini and the cocoa-dusted tiramisu. • Dinner daily. 561/303-3647. $$ prime—110 E. Atlantic Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime has a neo-supper club decor, extensive wine list and roster of designer steaks. Starters and desserts fare better than entrées, especially plump, crabby Maryland-style crab cakes and indecently luscious chocolate bread pudding. • Dinner daily. 561/865-5845. $$$

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smoke—8 E. Atlantic Ave. Barbecue. With famed pit master Bryan Tyrell manning the smoker, this joint smokes every other barbecue spot in South Florida. Pretty much everything that comes out of Tyrell’s three-wood smoker is good, but his competition-style ribs are porky-smoky-spicy heaven, the Sistine Chapel of rib-dom. Crisp-greaseless house-made potato chips, meaty baked beans and plush-textured banana-coconut pudding are also excellent. The ambiance is an inviting blend of Southern hospitality, urban chic and sports bar. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/330-4236. $$

sundy house—106 S. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American/Mediterranean. It’s always been historic, with a changing lineup of top chefs. These days the Sundy House menu is a “soulful” blend of Mediterranean flavors and Southern comfort food—served in arguably the most beautiful restaurant and gardens in Delray. Menus are seasonal and imaginative. • Lunch Tues.–Sat. Brunch Sun. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-5678. $$$

terra fiamma—9169 W. Atlantic Ave. Italian. The pleasures of simple, hearty, well-prepared Italian-American cuisine are front and center at Wendy Rosano’s latest venture. Among the pleasures you should enjoy are delicate, pillow-y veal meatballs in Marsala sauce; lusty chicken Allesandro with mushrooms, spinach and artichoke hearts; and a finely crafted tiramisu that’s as satisfying as it is familiar. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/495-5570. $$

vic & angelo’s—290 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. Vic’s Buffalo mozzarella, house-made pastas and San Marzano tomatoes are first-rate, and execution is spot on. We are especially partial to the deservedly famous “John’s mom’s meatball.” Portions are substantial, so expect leftovers. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/2789570. $$$ BOYNTON BEACH

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in New York’s Angelo’s of Mulberry Street, this venue is always packed. Homemade stuffed manicotti is aromatic and glorious. Tramonti’s platter for two, containing fillet marsala, veal cutlet with prosciutto, fried zucchini and potato croquettes, is terrific. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-1944. $$

ing to split the difference between happening bar and American café, Bar Louie mostly succeeds, offering burgers, pizzas, fish tacos and a variety of salads, all at moderate prices and in truly daunting portions. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/853-0090. $

tryst—4 E. Atlantic Ave. Eclectic. It’s tough to beat this hotspot with the lovely outdoor patio, well-chosen selection of artisan beers and not-the-usual-suspect wines, and an eclectic “gastropub” menu of small and large plates. Try the charred shishito peppers. • Dinner nightly, brunch Sat. and Sun. 561/921-0201. $$

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china dumpling—1899-5 N. Congress Ave. Chinese. The dim sum basket is an absolute must-try. Meanwhile, the pork dumplings and shrimp dumplings are not to be missed. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/737-2782. $ prime catch—700 E. Woolbright Road. Seafood. Simple pleasures soar—full-belly clams, fried sweet and crispy, or a perfectly grilled piece of mahi or bouil-

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labaisse overflowing with tender fish. Don’t miss one of the best Key lime pies around. • Lunch and dinner daily, Sunday brunch. 561/737-8822. $$

sushi simon—1614 S. Federal Highway. Japanese/ sushi. Local sushi-philes jam the long, narrow dining room for a taste of such impeccable nigirizushi as hamachi and uni (only on Thursdays), as well as more elaborate dishes like the sublime snowy snapper Morimoto and opulent tuna tartare. Creative and more elaborate rolls are a specialty. This is arguably some of the best sushi in Palm Beach County. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/731-1819. $$

LAKE WORTH couco pazzo—915-917 Lake Ave. Italian. Despite the name, there’s nothing crazy about the cooking at this homey eatery. It’s the hearty, soul-satisfying Italian cuisine we’ve all come to know and love. Spaghetti Bolognese is a fine version of a Northern Italian classic. • Dinner nightly. (Tues.–Sun. during summer). 561/585-0320. $$

paradiso ristorante—625 Lucerne Ave. Italian. A Tomasz Rut mural dominates the main dining room,

and there is also a pasticceria and bar for gelato and espresso. Chef Angelo Romano offers a modern Italian menu. The Mediterranean sea bass branzino is definitely a must-try. Plus, the wine list is a veritable tome. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/547-2500. $$$

safire asian fusion—817 Lake Ave. Pan-Asian. This stylish little restaurant offers food that gently marries East and West, plus a roster of more traditional Thai dishes and inventive sushi rolls. Menu standouts include tempura-fried rock shrimp or calamari cloaked with a lush-fiery “spicy cream sauce.” Expect neighborly service and reasonable prices. • Lunch Tues.–Fri. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/588-7768. $

LANTANA the station house—233 Lantana Road. Seafood. If you’re hungry for Maine lobster, plucked live out of giant tanks and cooked to order, this modest replica of a 1920s train station is the place to go. Lobsters come in all sizes (up to 8 pounds) and are so reasonably priced that getting a taste of one without reservations is highly unlikely. • Dinner nightly. 561/547-9487. $$$

PALM BEACH bice—313 Worth Ave. Italian. Bice continues to hold the title of favorite spot on the island for the seeand-be-seen crowd. The venerable restaurant offers a marvelous array of risottos and fresh pastas and classic dishes like veal chop Milanese, pounded chicken breast and roasted rack of lamb. The wine list features great vintages. • Lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/835-1600. $$$

buccan—350 S. County Road. Contemporary American. Casual elegance of Palm Beach meets modern culinary sensibilities of Miami at the first independent restaurant by chef Clay Conley. The design offers both intimate and energetic dining areas, while the menu is by turn familiar (wood-grilled burgers) and more adventurous (truffled steak tartare with crispy egg yolk, squid ink orrechiette). But they’re all good. Dinner daily. 561/833-3450. $$ café boulud—The Brazilian Court, 301 Australian Ave. French with American flair. This hotel restaurant gives Palm Beach a taste of Daniel Boulud’s world-class cuisine inspired by his four muses. The

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café l’europe—331 S. County Road. Current international. A Palm Beach standard, the café has long been known for its peerless beauty, the piano player, the chilled martinis and the delicious Champagne and caviar bar. Try one of its sophisticated classics like Wiener schnitzel with herbed spaetzle, grilled veal chop and flavorful pastas. • Dinner nightly (closed Mon. during summer). 561/655-4020. $$$

chez jean-pierre—132 N. County Road. French. Sumptuous cuisine, attentive servers and a see-andbe-seen crowd are hallmarks of one of the island’s premier restaurants. Indulgences include scrambled eggs with caviar and the Dover sole meunière filleted tableside. When your waiter suggests profiterolles au chocolat or hazelnut soufflé, say, mais oui! • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/833-1171. $$$

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echo—230A Sunrise Ave. Asian. The cuisine reverberates with the tastes of China, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam and is spec-ta-cu-lar. Crispy jumbo shrimp with soybean plum sauce is delectable, the Chinese hot and sour soup is unlike any other, and the Mongolian beef tenderloin is perfection. Sake list is also tops. This offsite property of The Breakers is managed with the same flawlessness as the resort. • Dinner nightly (during season). 561/802-4222. $$$

hmf—1 S. County Road, Palm Beach, American. This posh Adam Tihany-designed space in the historic Breakers resort, an icon of Old Palm Beach, offers imginative small plates and hand-crafted cocktails in an atmosphere reminiscent of the 1950s. • Open daily from 5 p.m. 561/290-0104. $$

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Italian. The wide range of items on the menu and the great quality of Cucina’s cuisine, combined with its fine service, ensures a fun place for a casual yet delectable meal—not to mention being a vantage point for spotting local celebs. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/655-0770. $$

imoto—350 S. County Road. Asian Fusion/Tapas. Clay Conley’s “little sister” (the translation of Imoto from Japanese) is next to his always-bustling Buccan. Imoto turns out Japanese-inspired small plates with big-city sophistication, like witty Peking duck tacos and decadent tuna and foie gras sliders. Sushi selection is limited but immaculately fresh. • Dinner daily. 561/833-5522. $$ 11/30/15 9:52 AM

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jové kitchen & bar—2800 S. Ocean Blvd. Contemporary Italian. Jové is named for the Italian god of the sky, and when the folks at the tony Four Seasons decided to remake their premier restaurant, they reached high to offer the kind of food, service and ambience that would appeal to both their affluent older clientele and a younger, hipper, foodie-oriented crowd. Mission accomplished with dishes like the inventive take on octopus marinated and grilled with fennel, red pepper sauce and artichokes. Desserts sparkle too. • Dinner daily. 561/533-3750. $$

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leopard lounge and restaurant—The Chesterfield Palm Beach, 363 Cocoanut Row. American. This is British Colonial decadence at its finest. The restaurant offers excellent food in a glamorous and intimate club-like atmosphere. In fact, it’s advisable to make early reservations if a quiet dinner is the objective; the place becomes a late-night cocktail spot after 9. The menu is equally decadent. • Breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner daily. 561/659-5800. $$

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“Meat Market” may be an inelegant name for a very elegant steak house, but there’s no dissonance in its food, service or ambience. Multiple cuts of designer beef from multiple sources can be gilded with a surprising array of upscale add-ons. Whole roasted cauliflower is an intriguing starter, while a meaty Niman Ranch short rib atop lobster risotto takes surf-n-turf to a new level. Cast your diet to the winds and order the dessert sampler. • Dinner daily. 561/354-9800. $$$$

nick & johnnie’s—207 Royal Poinciana Way. Contemporary American. Expect flavorful, moderately priced California-esque cuisine in a casual setting with affordable wines and young, energetic servers. Try the short-rib or jerk chicken quesadillas as appetizers, and don’t miss the four-cheese tortellini as a main course. • Lunch and dinner Mon.–Sat. Breakfast Sun. 561/655-3319. $$ renato’s—87 Via Mizner. Italian with continental flair. This most romantic hideaway is comfortably buzzing in season and quietly charming all year long with Italian classics and a Floridian twist—like the sautéed black grouper in a fresh tomato and pernod broth with fennel and black olives and the wildflower-honeyglazed salmon fillet with crab and corn flan. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/655-9752. $$$

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ta-boo—2221 Worth Ave. American. This selfdescribed “American bistro” is less typical “American” restaurant or classical French “bistro” than it is poshcasual refuge for the see-and-be-seen crowd in and around Palm Beach. The eclectic menu offers everything from roasted duck with orange blossom honeyginger sauce to dry-aged steaks and an assortment of pizzas. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/835-3500. $$

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