Time to Telecommute?

As gas prices and stress soar, more Emerald coast residents consider working from home

Most folks would agree: The morning commute to work in rush-hour traffic produces a pain specific to the posterior region. Now, with the price of gasoline continuing to climb, workers are feeling it in the pocketbook, too.

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For quite  some time the story of Jan z Kolna has circulated within the Polish American community.
A Polish seafarer  in the service of the King of Denmark, he was said to have piloted a fleet of Danish ships which had set sail from Copenhagen and reached the coast of what is now Labrador, Canada in 1476.

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From Starvation to Binge Eating, an Estimated 8 Million Men and Women Struggle with Eating Disorders in the United States

The thought of eating disorders typically conjures up the image of emaciated women obsessed with being thin at any cost. The truth of the matter is that eating disorders are more common than you may think and don’t always involve people starving themselves.

Even with the recent interest in eating disorders brought to light by the increasing number of super-skinny starlets appearing on red carpets and the covers of magazines, major misconceptions about eating disorders persist. Among those misperceptions are what causes eating disorders, who can be affected and how dangerous an eating disorder can be.

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The Cultural Arts Association Celebrates an Emerald Coast Mother’s Day Tradition with the 20th Annual ArtsQuest

Drive through South Walton County during the first week of May, and you are sure to see white-and-green flags waving in the warm spring air. These high-flying banners herald the coming of ArtsQuest, the Cultural Arts Association’s week-long celebration of all things art.
 

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SUN. MARCH 30 – 1’til 4 PM

ST. ANN CHURCH HALL

100 Daniel Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL32561

Catered by: KAROLINA’S EURO DELI

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Food common to Europe served at Pensacola & Destin Polish deli stores

Taris Savell
tsavell@pnj.com

Karolina’s Euro Deli, on 101 Hood Drive between Pensacola Boulevard and Old Pensacola Highway, is a new Polish Food and Deli  filled with items not usually available in Pensacola.

Owners Lucas Fenik and Sonia Oczkowska have stocked their deli with Polish, East European, Hungarian and German products.

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Tags: bigos,german deli pensacola,golabki,pierogis,polish deli,polish food,polish food restaurant,polish food store,polish sausage,polska kielbasa,russian deli
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Celebrating 36 Years

The Northwest Florida Heritage Museum Marks the Anniversary With More Exhibit Space and New Programs

A hundred years ago, the people of Okaloosa and Walton counties scratched a hard-earned living from the pine barrens and bays of Northwest Florida. Since 1971, their story has been actively preserved and passed on to new generations,

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A pedicure is no preparation for childbirth

Twenty-four hours before I Twenty-four hours before I gave birth to my son, I asked my husband to paint my toenails. I hadn’t seen my toes in weeks, but I was pretty sure my pedicure was in bad shape, and since I was scheduled to check in at the hospital the following morning to have my labor induced, I wanted to make sure my toenail polish wasn’t chipped.
Twenty-three hours later …

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The Damage That Can’t Be Measured in Dollars Often Makes the Biggest Impact

Many years ago, my father taught me to ride a two-wheeled bike, a brief

rite of passage that brings the first taste of independence and freedom

for many children. When his big, capable hands let go of my tiny green

Schwinn one hot summer day, it was with a mixture of thrill and panic

that I set off on my own, in a way, for the very first time.

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