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With September boasting both National Beer Lover’s Day (Sept. 7) and National Drink Beer Day (Sept. 28), there has never been a better time to acquaint yourself with the fine craft beer being brewed in Tallahassee.

So long, summer. The first day of fall, also known as the autumnal equinox, is Sept. 23. It’s when the sun crosses the celestial equator from the north to the south.

Performing hands-only CPR to the beat of “Baby Shark” is the perfect way to help save a life. The song is the right speed for chest compressions.

Let’s give a shout out to local nonprofit Girls on the Run Big Bend (GOTRBB), in recognition of International Day of Charity on Thursday, Sept. 5. It’s no secret that young women today face social pressures about who to be and how to act. Established in 2013, GOTRBB inspires girls to recognize their inner strength.

Each fall, countless loyal Florida State University (FSU) alumni and football fans travel to Tallahassee to watch the Seminoles play in Doak Campbell Stadium.

Although her consulting business was thriving, Lorri Silvera found herself over-stressed and burned out. She began looking for answers to understand why she was so unhappy in her career.

South Florida is home to the Florida panther, and according to the National Wildlife Federation, hunting decimated the population so badly it was one of the first added to the endangered species list in 1973. Today, only 120 to 230 Florida panthers are left in the wild.

National Wildlife Day, founded by Colleen Paige in 2006, is celebrated each year on Sept. 4. The goal of the holiday is to bring awareness to the number of endangered animals nationally as well as globally.

All Saints Cinema, located in Railroad Square, will be holding a screening of the classic movie “Norma Rae” on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 4PM.

This fall, when your students head back to school, make sure they’re well prepared. Nothing fights the “summer slide” like a stack of good books.

Tired of the summer heat and ready for a new fall look? Amazon Prime members can now navigate the site’s massive women’s clothing selection with a new personal shopper feature.

There’s a new park coming to Tallahassee, with construction beginning in the Greater Bond neighborhood this month.

Equifax has agreed to pay $671 million in settlement funds after an extensive data breach in 2017. Of the $671 million payout, $425 million is to compensate the 147 million affected victims.

This June, after calling Tallahassee home for nearly 10 years, my family moved west to start a new chapter in the small beach community of Fort Walton Beach.

During the last week in May, my wife and I took the first-ever seven-day Alaskan sailing of Royal Carribean’s Ovation of the Seas, the largest cruise ship to ever visit Alaska. It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip for us, and the cruise staff was phenomenal and service top-notch.

This week, Florida’s famous Spiny Lobster Sport Season, often called a “mini season,” begins. Lobster mini season gets its name from the brief season, just two days, during which license bearing anglers can test their skills and attempt to fill their bags.

So, you’ve got your kids’ school supply lists and it turns out they need a little more than you bargained for. No need to worry. You can stock up on school supplies during Florida’s upcoming Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, Aug. 2-6.

Visit Tallahassee has come up with a great way to get residents to get to know the Capital City better.

If you Google how to accomplish work-life balance, you’ll discover hundreds of stories explaining how to achieve this elusive goal.

Summer heat has set in, so make sure to keep your plants perky with these tips.

Add this to the list of little-known but awesome Florida facts: We’re the only state to have been awarded three gold medals by the National Recreation and Park Association in recognition of superior quality management of our state parks and for innovative approaches taken in recreation services.

School’s out for summer, but it’s never too soon to find back-to-school deals for your kids.

Keep Florida Fishing, an advocacy arm of the American Sportfishing Association, encourages Florida anglers to report catch data through the MyFishCount website or app during the recreational red snapper season and beyond in South Atlantic federal waters to help improve information used to manage fisheries.

Whether you’re renting or buying, moving can be stressful … but it can still be fun. I moved recently, and what can seem daunting was actually an exciting fresh start.

Florida summers are known for adventure, but summer temperatures can get brutally hot. So how do you avoid a lobster-like hue this summer while still having fun?

In this day and age, one thing is clear: We’re surrounded by plastic. While recycling can help reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills and waterways, there are many other options for making the switch to more sustainable items and reducing plastic use in your life.

A trip abroad led us to Rome for much-needed R&R. What became known as my pizza, pasta and prosecco tour, we didn’t miss the opportunity to see the Colosseum, St. Peter’s Basilica, Ponte Sant’Angelo and the Pantheon.

Tallahassee was recently rated No. 9 in “The South’s Best Cities 2019” by Southern Living magazine and is the only Florida city named on the list.

As we enter the second half of 2019, now is a great time to reflect on the past six months and hone in on your goals for the remainder of the year.

During summer break, you may have more kids at home or have them for longer periods. Distractions and stressful situations can spell danger for kids. You can prevent accidents from happening to your family.