The Galleria

Almost once a week, a shopper finds herself face-to-face with a bad guy at a South Florida mall. And in nearly one of four cases, he's got a gun. Eileen Cobb had just parked at Coral Square Mall in Coral Springs when a robber hiding behind two cars...

Despite its current reputation around Westchester as the county's shopping center, White Plains was once home to a Native American tribe and later, the site of a Revolutionary War battle. The area was known as Quarropas until traders renamed it "the...

I went to Super Bowl parties for the third year in a row and caught up with many celebrities. Here's a wrap-up. - On Saturday night I waited on the red carpet to speak with John Travolta at the Saturday Night Spectacular Super Bowl bash he co-hosted with...

  The Galleria 2414 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954/564-1036, Galleriamall-fl.com Many people envision mall food courts as crowded tables, a sea of whiny kids and food vendors busily shoving plates of common chain-restaurant dishes onto plastic...

  Blue Martini 2432 E. Sunrise Blvd., Suite 1008, The Galleria, Fort Lauderdale, 954/653-2583, Bluemartinilounge.com Although other Blue Martini locations lie in wait for the discriminating drinker in Tampa, West Palm Beach and Orlando, the Blue...

What is the best way to get to the McDonald's Air & Sea Show? Park at either Holiday Park, on the southeast corner of U.S. 1 and Sunrise Boulevard, or in a downtown garage and catch a shuttle to a point near the show's center for $3 roundtrip. That...

On a drizzly February morning, a bride and groom posed for photos in the barrel-vaulted Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, one of the world's oldest and grandest retail arcades. They held hands and kissed in front of the Louis Vuitton and Prada stores, the...

With the holiday shopping season already under way, many of the nation's leading retailers say they plan to avoid the kind of deep, across-the-board discounts that gave last year's season an air of desperation -- and crimped profits. Instead, many are...

Howard Community College (HCC) is located in the heart of Howard County on 120 wooded acres in Columbia. Just 20 minutes from Baltimore and 30 minutes from Washington, D.C., Columbia offers a long list of amenities for its residents. Similarly, HCC offers...

Montfiallo Bed & Breakfast is the ideal overload escape for all those looking for someplace to sleep the flocks of snowbirds searching for nesting sites in the sun (and near sand and surf). Located just two blocks from the beach and a few yards from...

Scopa Restaurant, a 6-month-old Italian establishment, has the dubious distinction of being located in the International Building across from The Galleria on East Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. This site has seen several restaurants come and go...

Got an Instant Message a few weeks ago from my nephew, the Computer Whiz. It went something like this: "Hi, Unk. Just back from Houston. Is there anything there besides pawn shops, nudie bars and drunk drivers?" Well, Whiz, the answer is yes. And some of...