South Florida woman launches Black Tie Club matchmaking and dating site

The dating world has morphed from happy-hour hellos, blind dates and speed dating to websites and lightning-fast apps like Tinder and Bumble that allow you to navigate a world of strangers from your phone.

The novelty of it all has often let to a time-sucking frustration, a skepticism because of so many scams and, ultimately, to dating burnout. And so some singles are turning to the century-old practice of matchmaking. 

Boca Raton-based matchmaker Cheryl Maida, CEO and founder of