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Phil AmmannDecember 8, 2015

With Hanukkah in full swing, and Christmas and New Year’s Eve not far behind, finding a spot on the holiday “nice list” is on the minds of most Floridians. Tallahassee-based Strategic Digital Services, Florida’s leading business specializing in data for political campaigns and causes, launched its 2015 Holiday Guide: a social media blueprint to help […]

Jim RosicaDecember 7, 2015

A rainbow-colored pole with a disco ball on top may not be the only holiday display in the Florida Capitol rotunda this season. On Monday, a Department of Management Services spokeswoman said one other group had filed to place a display: Chabad Lubavitch of Tallahassee and FSU filed to place a 9-foot-tall menorah, representing the traditional nine-taper candle holder […]

Guest AuthorDecember 6, 2015

The holiday season is upon us. Usually, that means a lull in working and business activity, a lot of binge eating and drinking at obligatory holiday parties, ponying up charitable contributions to feed and clothe the less fortunate and to keep the not-for-profit industry healthy, and spending an inordinate amount of moola for presents for […]

Guest AuthorDecember 16, 2014

Christmas is commercialized, Chanukah (my holiday) is boring, and Kwanzaa is a lot like underwear you put on before pantyhose…I’m not sure I understand the point. By all means, enjoy the nog and rotting trees in your living room that violate at least 19 fire-safety laws. This list is for the rest of us: 1. […]

Guest AuthorNovember 19, 2013

My family’s big question for this coming week is how to celebrate the epically rare convergence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. The two holidays haven’t started at the same time since 1888, and will not again for another 77,798 years. There isn’t a playbook for such an occasion. If you’re up for the challenge, here are […]

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Elizabeth Martinez Strauss. Image via campaign.

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