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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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Safety First: Make DIY Face Masks at Home!

By Camille Graham | April 8, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates , Health
With the CDC’s latest recommendation that everyone should wear a protective mask, people are eager to make DIY face masks to ensure the safety of themselves and their family when leaving the house.   While these simple cloth face masks aren’t as effective in preventing the spread of germs as N-95s and surgical masks, the

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Order an Easter Meal Basket from Maple Street!

By Amanda Roland | April 8, 2020 | Blog , Happy Home
Act quickly and order your Easter Meal Basket from Maple Street Biscuit Company today before 2 p.m.! Order your basket from the Butler Plaza location, Maple Street reached it's ordering capacity at the Tioga Town Center location. The meal basket feeds 6-8 people and is filled with Easter favorites like sugar-cured ham, mac n' cheese

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Santa Fe College Offers College for Kids Online!

By Amanda Roland | April 7, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates , Learn
If you are looking for some FREE online educational resources while your children are at home, Santa Fe College's College for Kids (CFK) will now be taking place online! CFK is offering two courses online. The first is "Coding With Minecraft"! If your kiddo likes Minecraft and has shown an interest is coding, then they

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Giggle Movie Marathons: Marvel Avengers Edition

By Isabella Sorresso | April 6, 2020 | Blog , Happy Home
Are your kids running out of things to do? Or, more accurately, are you running out of things to occupy them while working from home/quarantining/homeschooling for a few weeks? We’ve got just the thing! Movie marathons are the best solution and you might even get hooked too! If you haven’t already seen all of the

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Don’t Forget to Respond to the 2020 Census

By Amanda Roland | April 1, 2020 | Blog , Home Life
April 1 is Census Day! Today is a great day to remember to respond to the 2020 Census to better the community and country that you live it. The Census Bureau says that responding to the 2020 Census is easy and important, and it’s "key to shaping the future of communities. The goal of the

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Orders State Wide Stay-At-Home Order

By Amanda Roland | April 1, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
Governor Ron DeSantis just ordered a state-wide Stay-at-Home order for the state of Florida to slow the spread of COVID-19. This order will be effective as of Thursday at midnight, and it will last until April 30, according to the state of Florida executive order number 20-91. Alachua County has already been under a Stay-at-Home

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Small Business Guide and Checklist for Emergency Loan (CARES Act)

By Shane Irving | March 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has allocated $350 billion to help small businesses that are in need to keep their workers employed amid the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. This is known as the "Paycheck Protection Program" and this initiative provides 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses who maintain their

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