Home Is Where the Help Is
We’re all getting older. You’ll be five minutes older once you finish reading this article. Time marches on and many face the prospect of marching on alone in their later…
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AHF Delivers Help for Haiti
Thousands of Haitians face intensified hunger, housing, and health crises after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the island in August. Within hours of the disaster, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) was…
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Laughter Is the Best Medicine
An Interview with Nurse BlakeBy John HaydenEven without a pandemic, nurses are often overworked and underappreciated. Now they’re getting a night out, a good laugh, and the recognition they deserve.…
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Athletes Score Big When Coming Out
By John Hayden From hostile attitudes to relatively welcoming environments, the world of sports is more open to athletes coming out and unapologetically living their best lives. This summer has…
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Tickling the Ivories (& the Funny Bone) with Pennington
He’s a piano virtuoso, a master storyteller and in his 18th century men’s dressing gown, a fashion icon. Pennington is an entertainer with a long-standing love affair with his fans.…
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In Memory of South Florida’s RaeJean Cox
By John HaydenRaeJean Cox, one of South Florida’s most loved performers, has passed away after being in a devastating car accident. RaeJean, whose real name was Earl Bunning, ran off…
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Funding Arts Network
By John HaydenThe performance arts in Miami, FL are as diverse as the residents themselves. For every well-known entity like the Adrienne Arsht Center and Miami City Ballet there are…
Pets & Pins
By John HaydenBowlers are getting ready to put on their shoes, grab a ball, and strike a blow for pets and their human companions. Bowl-A-Thon is set for Saturday, August…
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Getting In the Spirit for National Rum Day
By John HaydenFrom 5 star restaurants to back alley dive bars, mixologists across South Florida mix, shake, stir, and blend their own unique cocktail creations. National Rum Day is August…
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An Air-Brush With Greatness
An Interview with Avi RamBy John HaydenThe “Airbrush Hero” is a South Florida and reality TV success story. Avi Ram may have grown up in Israel but he now calls…
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Brand New
By John HaydenWith miles of beaches, plenty of sun and amazing nightlife you may think Greater Fort Lauderdale would sell itself. However, a lot of work goes into not only…
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LeBoy’s Top Man
By John HaydenThe boys dance, the bartenders pour, the DJs spin. LeBoy is one of South Florida’s hottest party places. The man at the center of it all is Drew…
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AHF Expands to Pride Center
By John HaydenFrom providing life saving medication to HIV testing to culturally informed programs, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a healthcare leader around the world and in South Florida. They…
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Respect & Representation in Afro Pride Federation
By John HaydenSince the Stonewall Riots, Pride has always been a struggle for respect, recognition and representation. Now a new nonprofit community organization is bringing that goal to an underrepresented…
Food For Thought
By John Hayden From isolation, to health, to food insecurity, everyone has faced unexpected challenges over the past year and a half. Sunshine Cathedral, known for aiding anyone in need,…