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Years ago, I watched a young Hilario Ulloa take to the field at the International Polo Club. He was an up-and-comer at the time, but the power of his swing and his laser focus on the goal made it clear that his star was on the rise. It comes as no surprise that he is now ranked among the top 10 players in the world. To be sure, the Argentine 10-goaler makes polo look easy—and breathtakingly exciting. If you haven’t watched him play, I recommend you make a point of it this season, now underway at IPC and other polo venues in Wellington. Before you do, read Michele Meyer’s compelling cover story on Hilario, whom fellow polo player Fred Mannix Jr. calls “relentless as a pit bull.” My favorite anecdote…
WHITE HOT WHO: Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation WHAT: Dreyfoos in White WHERE: Currie Park, West Palm Beach HIGHLIGHTS: After learning of the secret location an hour before the event, attendees descended upon Currie Park to decorate festive tables and dance the night away. ANIMAL INSTINCT WHO: Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic, & Ranch WHAT: Furry Friends and Fancy Things WHERE: Pelican Club, Jupiter HIGHLIGHTS: This inaugural luncheon featured a demonstration by service dogs in training, silent and live auctions, and a marketplace with clothing and accessories. DINNER IS SERVED WHO: Children’s Home Society of Florida WHAT: Ultimate Dinner Party WHERE: Private residences, Palm Beach HIGHLIGHTS: For this twenty-seventh annual event, CHS supporters either dined in small groups or took part in Supper by the Bite, a new option that…
Polo season is upon us, but art by Buenos Aires–born Diego Cappella suggests that the naked eye misses much of its beauty. Cappella’s motion-blurred polo photography depicts the invisible vibrancy of the game. His series “Fast Polo: A Contemporary Vision” comprises pieces that capture the dexterity, strength, and finesse of horses and riders. Cappella’s introduction to polo came in 1998 when he began dating his now-wife, Dolores Obregon, and soon gained in-laws heavily involved in the sport. However, Cappella didn’t see it through the lens of artistry until 2015. “I was watching a polo match, and I realized the intensity, the colors, the movement, the speed,” he says. “I was caught in the moment, and I had this urge to re-create what I was experiencing to show it to the…
Florida football fans, rejoice: Super Bowl LIV will play out at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens February 2. It’s Miami’s record-breaking eleventh time hosting the big game, more than any other city. Between 2020 ringing in the NFL’s 100th season and $500 million in renovations at Hard Rock Stadium, the fan experience will be more epic than ever before. To top it all off, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will co-headline the halftime show. With modernizations completed in 2017, Hard Rock Stadium is more than a sports venue—it’s a public art experience. Splashed with murals by 18 artists from 10 countries, it’s one of the world’s largest street art museums. New premium seating—such as the 72 Club, four-person private living room boxes, open-air suites, and 100-level corner terraces—as well as…
To deepen your understanding of area history, take a step back in time—and onto the water. Open through the end of February, Foreverglades is a floating public art installation by Sofia Valiente with photographs depicting life in the Glades. Over the course of five years, Valiente, a Belle Glade resident, sought to capture portraits of significant locations and residents in this oftoverlooked region. Most unique about the exhibit, however, is its setting: To fully immerse visitors in old-Florida history, Foreverglades is housed in a 41-foot 1920s freight steamboat replica docked in the Stub Canal Turning Basin in Howard Park in West Palm Beach. During the early twentieth century, before roads connected the two communities, ships came to the basin with food and goods from rural Belle Glade, enabling West Palm…
December to May marks peak orange season in Florida, and locals can indulge in the Sunshine State’s juiciest delicacy—or ship a box of sunshine to snow-logged Northerners—at family-owned staples such as Palm Beach Groves and Juno Beach’s TerMarsch Groves. But the most notable of South Florida’s citrus comes from Fort Pierce and is available around the world through Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company. Now a major international brand, the business materialized when Marygrace Sexton began juicing fruit from the Indian River groves of her husband, a fourth-generation grower. More than 30 years in, Natalie’s juice remains clean-label, small-batch, and minimally processed—it’s squeezed on a weekly basis—but the product lineup is evolving with the launch of cold-pressed juices containing functional adaptogens, botanicals, spices, and superfoods. PBI caught up with next-gen juice…
