toasted nuts

Make Spicy Toasted Nuts For an Easy Snack!

By Amanda Roland | April 15, 2020 | Blog , Recipes
For a quick and easy snack that you can make at home, try these Spicy Toasted Nuts! Spicy Toasted Nuts Ingredients: nuts of choice 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp oil 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp garlic powder pinch of salt and pepper Directions:  In a bowl, toss all ingredients together until your nuts are

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Wea Sto Domingo

The Joy of Newborn Motherhood: Wea Sto Domingo and Eliza Jean

By Amanda Roland | April 15, 2020 | Articles , Feature
The joy of newborn motherhood. Wea Sto Domingo shares her stories and experiences of what it's like to raise a newborn baby. Wea and Eliza Jean Sto Domingo BABY’S AGE/BIRTHDAY: 4 months old / 11-27-19 SPOUSE NAME: Benjo Sto Domingo “Challenging but rewarding” is how mom of two Wea Sto Domingo describes her adventures in

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compost bin

Make a DIY Compost Bin to Help The Earth!

By Amanda Roland | April 15, 2020 | Articles , Guides , Home Life , Local Fun
Composting is one of the easiest things that a family can do to help the environment. When you compost, you help reduce the amount of organic waste in our landfills, which according to Bay Area Composting, emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas into our atmosphere. Your compost is not only helping our environment, but also

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guitar lessons

Pick up Free Guitar Lessons From Fender During This Pandemic!

By Isabella Sorresso | April 14, 2020 | Blog , Home Life
We're all weeks in to quarantine, and you've probably already exhausted all of your pre-quarantine activities to keep you busy. If you're looking to pick up a new hobby or skill while social distancing, Fender is offering three months of free guitar lessons during the pandemic! Fender knows that this is a valuable time for

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shoes spread COVID-19

Study Finds That Shoes Can Spread COVID-19

By Amanda Roland | April 14, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates , Health
A study from the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal found that COVID-19 could be spread a lot farther than we thought on different surfaces, and our shoes can spread COVID-19 into our homes. According to the study, air and surface samples were tested in hospital wards housing COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China. The virus was found

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Easter egg matching games

Use Left Over Easter Eggs to Make Matching Games

By Amanda Roland | April 13, 2020 | Blog , Holidays
Plastic Easter eggs can be used for so many things, and one way to recycle them is to use them to make matching games! Look below to learn how to make them! Matching Games Teach your kiddos their uppercase and lowercase letters with this DIY learning game! You can also extend this idea to telling

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food and nutrition

ACPS Food and Nutrition Services Work to Get Food To Local Families

By Amanda Roland | April 13, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates , Local Fun , Your Schools
The Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) Food and Nutrition Services work to provide families in Alachua County with plenty of food during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the meals that ACPS students already receive through their schools, ACPS distributed 155,522 meals across the county this week, according to Jackie Johnson, Public Information Officer for

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