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Staff ReportsNovember 22, 2018

There are many Thanksgiving traditions that go without saying. What grown adult hasn’t, at some point in their life, sat around a table listing something for which they are grateful? Thanksgiving conjures images of roasted, golden turkeys, fluffy mashed potatoes, and mom’s apple pie. The late November gorge-fest brings to mind reminiscent smells of hours […]

Guest AuthorNovember 22, 2018

Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for all who cherish its traditions involving friends, family and food. Some love preparing dishes from recipes that have been passed down through the generations. Others enjoy experimenting with new flavors. The newest culinary trend is using organic ingredients, and serving wild turkey for Thanksgiving is a delicious, clean-eating option. […]

Staff ReportsNovember 22, 2018

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It’s that time of year when children make cardboard turkeys and draw the Mayflower, while we prepare to fill our tables with stuffing and pumpkin pie the way most of us imagine the Pilgrims did at the first Thanksgiving in 1621. But there’s just one catch, according to archaeologists at the Florida Museum of Natural […]

Staff ReportsNovember 22, 2018

Thanksgiving is America’s harvest festival — a time to acknowledge the help of family and friends, and a reminder of what a gift it is to be alive. It’s a day to overindulge in the here and now, even as we reflect on the past. In other words, it’s the perfect holiday for poetry! While […]

Guest AuthorNovember 22, 2018

Picking up ingredients for your family’s favorite Thanksgiving dishes locally can be so easy that we sometimes take for granted our ranchers’ and farmers’ hard work to provide the food we all rely on. Agriculture has been and will continue to be the cornerstone of society — it is the industry that provides for one […]

Ryan NicolNovember 21, 2018

With the economy still going strong, American families may have more money in their pocket to throw down for this year’s Thanksgiving feast. Turns out, they won’t have to. For the third straight year, the average cost of a Thanksgiving Day meal has dropped. That’s according to an informal survey of traditional Thanksgiving Day staples […]

Drew WilsonNovember 21, 2018

Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and Incoming First Lady Casey DeSantis helped spread a little Thanksgiving cheer Wednesday with a visit to Trinity Rescue Mission. The DeSantises spent the morning helping prepare Thanksgiving meals for the community before switching over to help serve lunch and read a Thanksgiving story to the children at mission’s Women and Children’s […]

Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2018

That’s a lot of turkey. The Florida Lottery this week announced that a Brandon man won the $500,000 top prize in the EXTRA PLAY Scratch-Off game. Lennox Wilson, 51, claimed his prize last Friday at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He bought the winning ticket from a 7-Eleven on Fishhawk Boulevard in Lithia. “The $5 game, […]

Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2018

As families prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and the Florida Forest Service (FFS) have issued safety tips to help prevent fires. The nation’s attention has been on California in recent weeks where severe fires have claimed dozens of lives. With that, Putnam and the FFS have seven primary tips for families looking to […]

Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2018

Though most narratives render the American Thanksgiving as an extension of the English Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock, there is strong evidence that Florida experienced its own versions of the same holiday. Specifically, Northeast Florida, where explorers landed decades before the Pilgrims reached Massachusetts, as the Jacksonville Historical Society notes. “Fifty-six years before the Pilgrims celebrated their […]

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You want me to eat what on Thanksgiving?! — Part 1

Wild turkey: A different twist on a Thanksgiving favorite

Before the Pilgrims, Floridians celebrated the ‘real’ first Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving poems for family and friends

Adam Putnam: Your Thanksgiving meal began on a farm

Cost of Thanksgiving Day meal drops for third straight year

Ron and Casey DeSantis help prep Thanksgiving meals in Jax

Hillsborough man’s early Thanksgiving treat: Half a million dollars

Adam Putnam issues Thanksgiving fire safety tips

First Thanksgiving was on Florida’s First Coast