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How Blackbox Kitchen’s Taciana McDaniel Is Turning Cooking Classes Into Community in Fort Lauderdale
From private chef to culinary instructor, Taciana McDaniel is building something bigger than a food brand. Blackbox Kitchen is about connection, culture, and confidence in the kitchen.

Evan Snow
2 days ago6 min read


Heyday Miami Is Quietly Redefining What A Neighborhood Gathering Place Can Be in Hollywood
Some Of The Cocktail Lineup At Heyday In a time when many new spaces are designed to make noise, Heyday Miami is doing something far more compelling. It’s building presence. Located at 120 S. 20th Ave in Hollywood, Heyday Miami is a day-to-night neighborhood café and wine bar that feels less like a destination and more like a rhythm. The kind that eases into your routine, then suddenly becomes part of it. Morning coffee turns into an afternoon pause. A juice or smoothie beco

Evan Snow
Jan 124 min read


How the Deerfield Beach Farmers Market Supports Local Vendors and Small Businesses
On Saturday mornings in Deerfield Beach, something quietly powerful unfolds at The Cove Shopping Plaza. What might otherwise be a routine stop becomes a shared ritual. Coffee is poured. Music hums in the background. Neighbors greet one another by name. Local farmers unload produce harvested days earlier. Small business owners set up booths that represent not just products, but livelihoods. This is the Deerfield Beach Farmers Market, and it has become far more than a place to

Evan Snow
Jan 53 min read


The Soulful Steep Is Where Pompano Goes to Slow Down, Reset, and Reconnect
They wanted to create a space where people walked out feeling better than when they walked in. Not just calmer, but more themselves.
That intention became the foundation for everything that followed. From the way the space feels at night to how the menu is built, The Soulful Steep is not accidental. It is personal. It is a lived experience turned into a shared offering.

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Dec 18, 20254 min read


Clean Eats & Calm Vibes: Why Whole Green Cafe Is a Pompano Favorite
Whole Green Cafe has built its reputation around real food made with care. Beyond the bowls, the menu is full of smoothies, fresh juices, wraps, salads, acai bowls, and rotating specials that all lean toward clean energy without sacrificing flavor. Whether you’re stopping in after a class, grabbing a quick lunch between meetings, or resetting your day with something nourishing, there’s always something that hits the mark.

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Dec 18, 20252 min read


Go Bistro: A Downtown Hollywood Favorite for Ramen and Small Plates
Go Bistro has been a Downtown Hollywood favorite for years, so it made perfect sense for us to stop in for a light dinner before the Downtown Hollywood ArtWalk that takes place every 3rd Saturday. The restaurant blends a laid-back neighborhood feel with one of the most distinctive Asian-inspired menus in Broward County, anchored by ramen that consistently sits at the top of the local conversation.

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Dec 16, 20252 min read


Funky Buddha Brewery: Where Broward’s Chill Meets a Higher Vibe
If Fort Lauderdale had a flavor, it’d probably taste like a Funky Buddha beer — smooth, a little tropical, and unapologetically original. Nestled in Oakland Park, Funky Buddha Brewery has long been Broward’s temple of craft flavor. But now? They’re taking things higher. Literally.
The 954’s favorite brewery just dropped THC Social Tonics, a bold new line of hemp-derived drinks that blend Delta-9 THC and CBD into perfectly balanced sips — all chill, no chaos.

Evan Snow
Oct 30, 20253 min read
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