Kohl's opens Wednesday

We've heard and seen commercials for Kohl's stores for years now, yet never had a Kohl's store location in South Florida. Finally, that changes as six new Kohl's stores will be opening on Wednesday. Kohl's carries Simply Vera, Abbey Dawn, and Tony Hawk; these are clothing by designer Vera Wang, rocker Avril Lavigne, and skateboarder Tony Hawk.

The Kohl's locations:

Homestead
2455 NW 10th Court

Kendall
11800 Mills Drive

Hialeah
700 W. 49th Street

Miramar
12200 Miramar Parkway

Hollywood
4999 Sheridan Street

Coconut Creek
6950 U.S. 441

Naked Clown Calendar

Well, almost.... pies, top hats, and various props hide the clown's 'funny business' so the calendar can be sold to almost anyone. The 2009 Naked Clown Calendar is made up of graduates from San Francisco's Clown Conservatory Class of 2008. 100% of the net proceeds of this 16-month calendar will go to the Judy Finelli Fund; to fund research and advocacy for cures and treatments of Multiple Sclerosis.

Celebrity Chef Series

The Adrienne Arsht Center will host the Celebrity Chef Series beginning October 24th. A local chef will interview the celebrity chef, and the guest chef will also make a dish during the appearance. Tickets range from $25-$150; VIP ticket holders have a chance to do a meet-and-greet with the guest chef sample the chef's dish.

Here's a list of the Chef's scheduled for the Knight Concert Hall at 8pm:

Friday, October 24th: Giada de Laurentiis

Friday, November 14th: Anthony Bourdain

Saturday, December 13th: Alton Brown

Hydrox is back

Remember the Hydrox cookies? They were the first creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookie, made by Sunshine. Hydrox was discontinued in 2003, but after petitions, phone calls, and postings, Hydrox is back in limited edition form. For the 100th Anniversary, you'll soon see the cookies back on the grocery shelf.

Now, we must work on the Nabisco Chocolate Snaps... mmmm love those!

Freebies for you

I posted both of these a while back but, but I wanted to let you know you've got a chance at free ice cream tomorrow (25th) and one more Monday of free Starbucks (if you're a teacher)!

Walk/Run with us!

A lengthy article in today's Sun-Sentinel about Team In Training - a fabulous organization of people working together to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. You train for a marathon (walk, run, half, or full) whilst raising money to fund research to cure blood cancers.
I am in training for my 2nd marathon; the ING Miami Marathon is happening January 25th, and invite you to peruse the links and consider joining us! Or, choose one of the other marathons in Orlando or Arizona...

You can even do a practice walk (or two). There are two more Light the Night Walks scheduled in Miramar and Ft. Lauderdale. Feel free to come by and see what it's all about.

Toy with Jenny McCarthy

Actress and activist Jenny McCarthy will help celebrate the opening of FAO Schwarz toy stores in Macy's - and she'll do so at the Macy's at Dadeland Mall! From 2p-5p this Saturday (27th), bring the kids for a Toy Soldier hat design contest (2-12 year-olds) whereby you could win a $1,000 shopping spree! Sure, you'll have a chance to meet the former co-host of Singled Out, too!

Free movies are back!

The Weston Moonlight Movies in the Park series will kick off on October 11th at Weston Regional Park. It's free and here's a list of the movies in the series:


Oct. 11th - The Spiderwick Chronicles 7:30pm
Nov. 1st - Nim's Island 7:30pm
Dec. 6th - Alvin and the Chipmunks 7:30pm
Jan. 3rd - Horton Hears a Who! 7:30pm
Feb. 7th - Bee Movie 7:30pm
Mar. 14th - Fantastic Four: Rise of
The Silver Surfer 7:30pm
April 11th - Weston's Choice * 8:00pm


* Beginning in January, you'll be able to go to the City of Weston's website and vote for the movie you'd like to see.