There have been times I have wished, in this busy four-kid, two-working-parent life I lead, for the world to just pause so I could catch up. And shockingly, it did last year. Am I ready for COVID to be...
Last week, 31 girls at Bartram Trail High School received dress code violations. Thirty-one. And this all took place in one day. It's not clear what prompted the school to launch this dress code crackdown, but according to a...
In the words of Meghan Markle, I've never been one to fawn over "all the grandeur" of royal life. I don't care what Kate's wearing or which carriage the Queen chose to take to Sunday service — it's all...
Amanda Gorman captivated us — along with the entire world — on Wednesday as she graced the inaugural stage with her eloquent poetry. She met the historical moment with sublime alliteration that revealed transcendent truth, her words resonating with...
I am a self-professed nerd in many respects, and there are a few things in particular I've been passionate about my entire life: history, politics, music. So it's really no surprise that when the #Hamilfilm premiered on Disney+, the...
The first year I was eligible to vote was 1996. It was the year Bill Clinton defeated Bob Dole (and Ross Perot) in a pretty decisive victory. I'd love to tell you that I remember being a first-time voter...
A 12-year-old girl from Atlantic Beach has tragically become Duval County's first pediatric death from COVID-19, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. Elizabeth McNew, a graduate of Atlantic Beach Elementary School and a virtual student at...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died yesterday, and in a terrible year of terrible years, this was really just the bitter icing on an already spoiled cake. Whether you agree with her politics or not, the truth...
If you're a Xennial like me — that's someone born right on the cusp of Gen X and Millennials — then you probably have a lot of fond memories of American Girl. Back in my day (when I had...
Right now, California is burning. The El Dorado Fire has burned over 12,000 acres near the San Bernardino National Forest, with an estimated 21,000 people forced to evacuate. And, ridiculously, it's all because of a gender reveal party.
Some expectant...
I've long admitted to being a self-professed nerd, and that has meant raising my kids on a steady diet of all things Star Wars, DC, and Marvel. One of our favorite comic book superheroes is Black Panther, brought so...
Parents on the First Coast have good reason to be on edge lately. Thomas Hazouri, Jr., son of former Mayor and president of the City Council Tommy Hazouri, was recently arrested on charges of possessing child pornography. This allegation...