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🤘Trans-Siberian Orchestra combines rock opera with traditional holiday tunes
Read full article: 🤘Trans-Siberian Orchestra combines rock opera with traditional holiday tunesThe Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be making a stop to Central Florida and is also in the spirit of giving back. Fire, lights shows, guitars and hair flips are just a few expectations for the show. Watching the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, it may seem like you’re at a heavy metal concert, but if you listen closely, you’ll hear familiar holiday tunes.
👁️ Somebody’s watching me: How location tracking is impacting parents’ relationships with their adult children
Read full article: 👁️ Somebody’s watching me: How location tracking is impacting parents’ relationships with their adult childrenMarcus Hadden, a father of three from central New Jersey, texts and talks with his oldest son, a college sophomore, a few times a week.
🌳Unlock family tree with free genealogy center, ancestry database through Orange County Library System
Read full article: 🌳Unlock family tree with free genealogy center, ancestry database through Orange County Library SystemNeed help filling in that family tree? There are resources you may not know about that can help you research your heritage and connect with family members. And it’s as close as your local library.
🍯Are ‘natural’ sweeteners better for you?
Read full article: 🍯Are ‘natural’ sweeteners better for you?But we all want something sweet on occasion. Honey, maple syrup, and agave are often touted as natural, better-for-you options. If you switch from sugar to one of these, are you doing your health a favor?
🍬 23 Halloween candies ranked from healthiest to unhealthiest
Read full article: 🍬 23 Halloween candies ranked from healthiest to unhealthiestSpooky season has arrived, and whether you dress in costume with full abandon or turn off the porch lights first thing on Halloween night, there's one thing that's unavoidable this time of year: candy.
🤝 Meet Air Force veteran, boxer, father and Central Florida’s newest meteorologist
Read full article: 🤝 Meet Air Force veteran, boxer, father and Central Florida’s newest meteorologistDavid Nazario had an interest in weather since he was a child. After serving in the Air Force, he's back home as the newest member of the News 6 Pinpoint Weather team.
🥫 Making pumpkin pie from a can? Here’s what’s really inside
Read full article: 🥫 Making pumpkin pie from a can? Here’s what’s really insideFall is in the air, or is that scent pumpkin bread, muffins, and of course pumpkin pie? All recipes that depend on that little can of pumpkin, but do you really know what’s in the can? Consumer Reports lifts the lid to reveal what’s really in your can of supermarket pumpkin.
🥑 How forecasts of bad weather can drive up your grocery bill
Read full article: 🥑 How forecasts of bad weather can drive up your grocery billWhat's less known, but a growing area of interest among economists and scientists alike, is the role individual extreme weather events — blistering temperatures in Texas, a destructive tornado in Iowa — may have on what U.S. consumers pay at the supermarket.
🍲 Americans love frozen meals, processed foods. We still don’t fully understand what it’s doing to our bodies
Read full article: 🍲 Americans love frozen meals, processed foods. We still don’t fully understand what it’s doing to our bodiesOver the past two decades, ultra-processed foods have grown to make up a majority of Americans' daily calorie intake, and a growing body of research suggests these cheaper eats could be costing us our lives.
🖥️ Verifying facts in the age of AI–librarians offer 5 strategies
Read full article: 🖥️ Verifying facts in the age of AI–librarians offer 5 strategiesThe phenomenal growth in artificial intelligence tools has made it easy to create a story quickly, complicating a reader's ability to determine if a news source or article is truthful or reliable.
🧶It’s graffiti, but with yarn. Yarnfiti encourages creativity, teaches sewing skills at this Florida library
Read full article: 🧶It’s graffiti, but with yarn. Yarnfiti encourages creativity, teaches sewing skills at this Florida libraryYou’ve probably heard or even spotted graffiti around town. It’s usually something illicitly spray painted on a public building or wall. But there’s a unique kind of graffiti that local libraries are welcoming it’s all part of a display they want you to come out and see for yourself. It’s called ‘Yarnfiti.’