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Dear Amy: After a very difficult divorce and a few years single, I married a wonderful partner last year. He brought his 20-year-old son into the marriage. Since arriving at my home, the son’s prospects have devolved. He quit college. He lost his job. He now sits in his room all day.

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Under the colorful umbrella of the annual MOSAIC celebration across Palm Beach County, this weekend in particular stands out for its depth of offerings, thanks to the return of Open Studios.  Taking place on Saturday and Sunday, Open Studios is a welcome mat set down by nearly 100 local artists at their studios and other art-making spaces from noon to 5 p.m.

At the start of the 2008-09 school year, I drove past the University of Florida’s red-brick campus to the city’s economically disadvantaged eastside to film a documentary about the community’s elementary school, which had overcome numerous odds to become one of the Sunshine State’s brightest spots. Half a decade earlier, Gainesville’s Duval Elementary catapulted from an F to an A on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

Q: Perhaps let’s play this out. Let’s see if Jimmy Butler in a contract-extension year ups his regular-season enthusiasm. Let’s see if Bam Adebayo adds another dimension to his game. Let’s see if Tyler Herro can become sturdy. Let’s see how Terry Rozier looks. Let’s see the aforementioned four together in a significant number of games.

As a long-time Fort Lauderdale resident, I remember when the shops on Las Olas Boulevard were shuttered during the “off-season” in summer. I remember when they changed the zoning to permit multi-story buildings and sidewalk restaurants. The biggest offense was to allow parking on an already-narrow street. Contrary to what some say, the black olive tree is not native to South Florida.