From South Florida, you can get even southier by ferry
You can enjoy Key West without the hassle of the long drive and traffic or without having to book a flight. Go by boat from South Florida and turn Key...
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Checking In: The Cheeca Lodge in the Florida Keys is back
Cheeca Lodge & Spa, 81801 Overseas Highway, Mile Marker 82, Islamorada cheeca.com; 305-664-4651; 800-327-2888 Back story: When a New Year's Eve fire closed this historic lodge in 2008, it torched...
Checking In: Seagate Hotel & Spa — Boutique hotel in Delray Beach close to beach, culture
The Seagate Hotel & Spa 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; theseagatehotel.com; 877-577-3242 Back story: At The Seagate, you're in the middle of the city's arts and entertainment district so...
Fab Five shed a combined 101 pounds
Look at this picture! It's our Fab Five, who volunteered for the Sun-Sentinel's Let's Take It Off! -- our series on how to eat better and exercise more. Now, after...
A stream of hurricanes didn?t knock John Gentithes off course
Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne didn't stop at crashing our coastline. They tried wrecking waistlines, too. First, that endless Labor Day weekend, with snacking and sleeping as the great escape. Then...
Sheri Bass? combination of smarter eating, regular exercise is proving to be a good fit
"Feel this," she says, bending her arm and pointing to her bicep. "Look at this," she continues, pulling at her loose skirt. "Before I couldn't zip it up." Sheri Bass,...
Our volunteers begin a health quest to tip the scales in their favor
True confessions from Sun-Sentinel Lifestyle Columnist Ralph De La Cruz: He's a sneak eater, zooming into fast-food joints for a fat fix. He hits the office snack machine the same...
Easy Change No. 1: Eat half!
What is it with us and size? We crave everything big -- houses, cars and boats. Unfortunately, we've taken that to heart, heaping food on our plate, and that's a...
`SURFSIDE 6′ BOAT STILL CALLED HOME
`Surfside 6", the '60s TV private eye show filmed in Miami Beach, is history. The original houseboat used in the series is who-knows-where. But the man who built the boat...
PNEUMONIA STILL LETHAL
It feels like the flu-your body aches, the cough persists, a fever soars. But it's really pneumonia, which, if left untreated or treated too late, can kill and kill swiftly....