Category: Lifestyle
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Planting Seeds at Organic Gardening Workshop
Organic gardening is possible in your own Lake Nona backyard, and it helps to have some guidance from a master gardener. Laureate Park residents had the opportunity to learn from master gardener, Amber Harmon, with My Nona’s Garden during an Organic Gardening 101 class at the Laureate Park Community Gardens. Harmon explained garden planning, supplies, planting, growing, harvesting and…
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National Model Train Show on track to impress crowds at the Orange County Convention Center this weekend
National Model Train Show – “Trainspotting” is a term used in reference to any sort of hobby that revolves around meticulous attention to detail. It’s derived from railway aficionados who would obsessively record the engine numbers of locomotives that stopped in their towns, though the term is often applied to those who obsess over vinyl…
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Man, 73, banned from Volusia beaches for handing out cards seeking his ‘sugarbaby’
Volusia beaches – A 73-year-old Daytona Beach man was banned from all Volusia County beaches Saturday after he was caught handing out business cards that said, “Sugardaddy seeking his sugarbaby,” according to a report from WFTV. Richard G. Basaraba was approached by Volusia County Beach Safety officers after a mother of a 16-year-old girl complained…
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AMC Theatres locations new menu includes chicken and waffle sandwich and more
AMC Theatres locations new menu – Movie theatre popcorn is magical, for sure, but some of us always yearn for a little more fab in our flick food(Image courtesy AMC Theatres). AMC Theatres is rolling out new menu items for all the Orlando locations, and the AMC Dine-In Theatre at Disney Springs is getting some…
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Top Restaurants to Watch the Solar Eclipse: OpenTable Picks Front-Row Seats to the Summer Eclipse
On August 21, for the first time in 99 years, the skies over the U.S. will serve up a magnificent feast for the eyes — a total solar eclipse that will cast a preternatural shadow across a narrow sliver of land called the Path of Totality. Scores of eclipse chasers will head to both popular…
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NASA on the hunt for Planetary Protection Officer
You can recycle, conserve water and do all sorts of things to protect the Earth, but NASA has the ultimate job for people really serious about our planet’s well being: Planetary Protection Officer. Yes, it’s a real position, and it reports to the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance for Planetary Protection. It also pays…
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UCF program sends future teachers to rural communities
Michael McLaughlin went in “blind” when he spent several days in a kindergarten classroom at Robinson Elementary School in Plant City this past spring. The UCF student said he grew up around Spanish speakers and studied the language in school but isn’t fluent. He was still able to connect with students, many of whom are…