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Gainesville Mayor Says Gainesville Will Continue Stay-at-Home Practices

By Amanda Roland | April 22, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
After a meeting on Tuesday, Alachua County commissioners and Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe confirmed that the city of Gainesville will continue operating under state-wide stay-at-home order. Despite the fact that other states like Georgia and South Carolina have loosened their stay-at-home guidelines, Poe that a reopening too soon could lead to a second wave of

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earth day

Celebrate Earth Day with the Whole Family!

By Camille Graham | April 22, 2020 | Blog , Holidays
Nothing says spring quite like the annual celebration of Earth Day! But what exactly does Earth Day celebrate and why? The first official Earth Day celebration took place on April 22, 1970. Gaylord Nelson, an environmental activist and former Wisconsin senator, wanted to draw attention to ecological issues and environmental awareness. In the first year

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Earth Day 2020: 50 Years of Saving Planet Earth

By Jenny Highlander | April 22, 2020 | Articles , Holidays
Did you know that Earth Day 2020 marks 50 years of the celebration of the planet’s single largest civic event? In honor of this year’s golden jubilee of Earth Day 2020, we set out to learn more about how Alachua County is doing its part to help save the Earth and provide readers with some

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Visit Walt Disney World Virtually From Home!

By Amanda Roland | April 21, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
If you and your kiddos are missing Walt Disney World, you are not alone. One way to reminisce on all the good times that you and your family have had at Disney is to take a virtual tour of the parks! To take these virtual tours, you have a couple of options. Visit Orlando offers

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National Infertility Awareness Week: Can a Healthy Diet Influence Fertility?

By Jennifer Jensen | April 21, 2020 | Conception 2 College , Expecting
April 19-25 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility has become a more common topic to speak up about since celebrities began sharing their struggles through social media. The fact of the matter is, one in eight couples will deal with infertility and have trouble conceiving according to Resolve, the National Infertility Association. Can a healthy diet

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Contest Alert! Have Your Kiddo Color Their Own Giggle Magazine Cover!

By Amanda Roland | April 20, 2020 | Blog
Do you have kiddos at home who love to color? We have created a coloring page for your little artists so they can color and create their own Giggle Magazine cover right from home! If you share their colorful creation with us, your kiddo could win a $10 Target gift card for an online shopping spree courtesy

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Let Your Little One Learn From Home With Cookie Monster!

By Isabella Sorresso | April 20, 2020 | Blog
Among all of the celebrities currently trying to help us and our kiddos pass the time in quarantine, one of the most exciting ones might be Cookie Monster himself! On March 31, Sesame Street started airing a new series on their YouTube channel called "Cookie Monster Snack Chat," where the fluffy blue monster talks to

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Gov. DeSantis Announces K-12 Students Will Continue Distance Learning Through the End of the School Year

By Nicole Irving, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief | April 18, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
During a coronavirus press briefing on Saturday (April 17) afternoon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that K-12 students in the state will move forward and continue to attend school via distance learning until the end of the school year. We will continue to update you as information develops. For updates on Alachua County Public Schools,

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