Meatless Meals

Better Your Health and Your Savings with Meatless Meals

By Amanda Roland | June 29, 2020 | Forks & Spoons
One meat and two sides – this has been the popular dinner plate formula for decades and even centuries as meat has become progressively easier to buy and prepare over the years. But, what if subtracting the meat from the dinner menu two nights out of the week could not only improve your health but

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Get Free COVID-19 Testing in Gainesville on June 27

By Amanda Roland | June 26, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
The City of Gainesville has partnered with the Community Foundation of North Central Florida and the Walmart Foundation to provide free COVID-19 drive-thru testing tomorrow, June 27. The testing will take place at Citizens Field (1000 NE Waldo Road) from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Testing is available for adults and children 10 years or

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Help Your Kiddos Learn How to Draw Disney Characters

By Amanda Roland | June 24, 2020 | Blog
Do you have a little artist at home who loves Disney? You can help them learn how to draw their favorite Disney characters with the Disney Parks YouTube channel! Disney has a complete online database of videos that teach you step-by-step how to draw countless Disney characters, from Elsa to Flynn Rider to Mickey Mouse.

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The Florida Museum Will Reopen on July 3

By Amanda Roland | June 23, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
The Florida Museum of Natural History will reopen its doors on July 3 for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Museum members will have early access on July 1 and 2. The museum will be open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m., which were

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Find Out How to Plan a Video Call With Your Kiddos’ Favorite Princess

By Amanda Roland | June 19, 2020 | Blog
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 quarantine, kiddos across the country have been having virtual birthday parties or FaceTime playdates to make birthdays special. If you have a little one that is really bummed about not being able to see their friends on their birthday, maybe a video call with their favorite princess will make

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Beth Clifford, teacher

Meet Local Featured Teacher, Beth Clifford!

By Amanda Roland | June 16, 2020 | Featured Teacher , Learn
Beth Clifford is our most recent Featured Teacher! Clifford works at Queen of Peace Catholic Academy teaching 3rd-grade English, reading, spelling, math, faith, science and social studies. This is her ninth year teaching at Queen of Peace, but her first year teaching through a world-wide pandemic. Read on to learn more about Beth Clifford! AT

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ground beef recall

USDA Announces Ground Beef Recall For E. Coli Contamination

By Amanda Roland | June 15, 2020 | Blog
The USDA announced a ground beef recall on June 13 due to a possible E. coli contamination of about 42,922 pounds of ground beef distributed nation-wide. The ground beef has been recalled. This recalled ground beef was processed and packaged on June 1, and the following products are subject to recall, according to the USDA:

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