Florida Agenda

By BOB KECSKEMETY At the “tender” age of 31, Jason Tamanini, general manager of The Manor Entertainment Complex in Wilton Manors, already has an impressive list of accomplishments. And with ten years of restaurant, nightclub, and bar management under this belt, Tamanini has no intention of slowing down. A Philadelphia native, Tamanini took accelerated classes [...]

During the 19th and early-20th Centuries, intellectuals and community leaders shared their ideas and thoughts in the form of a parlor game that spoke, truthfully, about the innermost them. This week, we speak CANDIDLY with Rainbow Business Coalition (RBC) chair and Island City Health and Fitness managing director Reece Darham: Your favorite qualities in  a [...]

By Bob Kecskemety In many ways, the Wilton Manors of today is not the same city it  was 15 years ago, and the same  can be said of some of its most iconic landmarks. In the 1990s, the Island City was a two-square-mile bedroom community, and its main drag, Wilton Drive, ran through a “downtown” [...]

Alex Vaughn Mark Lowe of Living Room fame brings a hot new concept to Miami. His newest club venture will bring you from the street into a house. The working art project is in full swing and will open its doors to welcome you home soon. The Florida Agenda sat down with the visionary to [...]

Christian Alexander I was in desperate need of some time off. But where to go on the spur of the moment? The Parliament House in Orlando sprang to mind (as did Tahiti, but I’m on a budget now) to take in the shows, do a little dance, make a little love and basically “get down” [...]

By Alex Vaughn If you have spent any amount of time in the Wilton Manors area within the last twenty years, there’s a very good chance you have been to Andrews Diner. Nestled on Andrews Avenue just south of Oakland Park Blvd, the family-owned diner has become a favorite of the community. Next week, it [...]

By Alex Vaughn Dr. Alan Shaffer is originally from Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of Penn State University. He relocated to Florida in 1985 after graduating from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. The Florida Agenda sat down with him to discuss how his practice, Island City Eyecare, is helping the wider community see clearly. [...]

Scissorium Salon, the petit hair salon on Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors, has been taken over by entrepreneur Lorenzo Littlefield. The Florida Agenda sat down with him to talk business, community and change. How long have you been here? What brought you to South Florida? I have been here for 18 years. I came down [...]

The South Florida Funny Man Talks Past, Present and Future By Alex Vaughn Michael Martini has had a varied and interesting career. Having always called South Florida home, the comedian and actor always has the issues of the community close to his heart. He is gearing up to emcee Hellrotika, Save Dade’s charity Halloween party. [...]

By Alex Vaughn Dean Trantalis knows that the gay community is an important part of every neighborhood and place of work. His new radio show, Out-Law will serve as a new voice, an alternative voice to the messages heard most often on the main-stream media. The show will provide an outlet for the unheard voices [...]