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  • The Best Alcohol Subscription Boxes to Try at Home
    April 17, 20203.7 min

    “Back in the day,” (AKA, before COVID-19) there were many ways to get alcohol—liquor stores, grocery stores, gifts from friends, bars, and restaurants. But opportunities to browse the aisles in stores or to go grab a drink with a friend have temporarily been disrupted due to the current international crisis, and we’re falling back to plan B on how to enjoy a drink without leaving the comfort of our homes.

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  • CVHN Receives $35,000 Grant from the Helping Hands Foundation of All In Credit Union
    April 16, 20202.8 min

    Santa Rosa Beach, Fla – Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) recently accepted a grant totaling $35,000 from the Helping Hands Foundation of the All In Credit Union. These funds will go towards a second mobile dental unit to focus on restorative dental care in the Okaloosa and Walton Counties.

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  • Free Anxiety Workshops with Gabby Bernstein
    April 16, 20202.4 min

    Now that we’ve been WFH and many people have been in quarantine for over a month now, it is very easy to start feeling down or anxious. As we are all struggling with being cooped up and the uncertainty of what is to come, we often try to search for something that makes us feel better.

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  • Your Favorite Celebrities Are Livestreaming Bedtime Stories for Kids during COVID-19
    April 15, 20203.8 min

    To try and relieve some stress from parents during these uncertain times, many A-list celebrities are livestreaming bedtime stories as part of the Save with Stories initiative, founded by Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams.

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  • Take a Virtual Tour of Some of Paris’s Most Prized Museums
    April 14, 20205.7 min

    Trying to find exciting activities to partake in while quarantined is tough. One can only maintain a creative streak for so long, and sometimes you just feel like you need to get out of the house. Take a virtual vacation as you say "Oui!" to this tour of the works in some of Paris's most prized art museums.

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  • Lady Gaga Curates Concert Special with Global Citizen and WHO to Fight COVID-19
    April 9, 20202.2 min

    Global Citizen, the World Health Organization, and Lady Gaga announced “One World: Together At Home,” a live event designed to celebrate and honor healthcare workers around the world to support the U.N. Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund-Raiser.

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  • How to Support Your Favorite Brands from Home
    April 8, 20203.2 min

    None of us ever imagined that this was how 2020 would start. We have all found ourselves trying to find our new “normal” amid stay-at-home orders and worries about the coronavirus pandemic. During this challenging time, businesses big and small are hurting financially, and many consumers still want to do their part by helping the businesses they love!

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  • John Krasinski Launches “Some Good News” Dedicated to Sharing Positive Stories
    April 6, 20202.5 min

    During these uncertain times, it’s OK to feel overwhelmed by the news about COVID-19. That’s why The Office and Jack Ryan star John Krasinski decided to create his own YouTube channel called Some Good News. It is dedicated to featuring all positive stories to remind us, as Krasinski said, “No matter how tough life can get, there’s always good in the world.”

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  • Wine Subscription Services You Can Try at Home
    April 3, 20205.3 min

    Once upon a time, it was just a matter of convenience to have your groceries delivered to your doorstep. Amid the spread of COVID-19, it is now one of the several safety precautions one can take to practice social distancing. Thankfully, over the last couple of years, the growth of wine subscriptions has skyrocketed for knowledgeable vino drinkers and for those who aren’t as familiar.

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  • 48 Activities to Keep Your Kids Occupied at Home
    April 2, 20202.7 min

    "I'm bored.", "What can we do?" I've said it my self more times than I can count, so you know the kids are probably wearing it out during this stay-at-home mandate! Let's face it; we are all going a little stir crazy. Well, we've called in some reinforcements—old-school moms!

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  • 10 Ways to Personalize Your Desk
    April 1, 20204.6 min

    During this time of unusual workplaces and working from home, it is so important to keep all your work items organized! We all find it hard to get into the swing of things when we're not at the office, and even when we get back to the office, will we have our motivation?

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  • Panama City Scientists and Engineers Develop Ventilator Prototype in Response to COVID-19
    April 1, 20202.5 min

    In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) are developing low-cost, easily-assembled, non FDA-approved ventilators that can be rapidly prototyped and used in both hospital and field settings.

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