Take a time-out for a good cause this weekend. Alonzo Mourning's annual fundraiser, Summer Groove, hits Miami this weekend and offers plenty of opportunities to rub elbows with celebrities or take part in outings for the whole family at won't-break-the-bank prices, including a block party, an all-star basketball game featuring top NBA players and a comedy show.
Marilyn Carroll used to watch her 28-year-old daughter and her friends spend hours on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. So she decided to join the social networking scene, too -- but on a site geared exclusively to her interests.
Still trying to beat the heat? Join the biggest battle yet between the Autobots and the Decepticons with Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience at the AutoNation IMAX Theater at the Museum of Discovery and Science, 401 SW SecondSt., Fort Lauderdale. Admission for the museum and IMAX is $16 adults; $13 children 2-12; IMAX only is $12 adults/seniors; $10 children 2-12. 954-713-0940 or visit www.mods.org.
Several articles published recently have attempted to celebrate an upshot of the down economy: If a parent loses a job and kids have less money for movies and dinners out with friends, families may have no choice but to spend more time together. An Associated Press feature in June offered this spin: ``Cutting back means spending more time at home, giving them an opportunity to reconnect.''
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