Mary Martin Harper
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Food
How And Why To Create Safe Caffeine Practices Starting in Adolescence
Abusing caffeine can have adverse effects on sleep and lifestyle habits, especially when adopted during adolescence, the years between puberty and adulthood. Early consumption of caffeine is also linked with other substance abuse in later years, according to Juli Bierwirth, a food safety consultant with a master’s degree in nutrition…
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Food
Charcuterie: Slowing Meals Down in a Culture of Busyness
Americans are eating meals faster than before, according to the Economic Research Service’s Adult Eating & Health Module (EHM). From 2014-2016, Americans dedicated an average of 64.5 minutes per day to eating and drinking. This average dropped by 5% from the previous study from 2006-2008. While time spent eating has…
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Food
Food, Tradition Can Affect Cultural Identity: Finding Fusion at Girasoles
Jose Zambrano, the owner and chef of Girasoles, a Mexican-Mediterranean fusion restaurant on Greensboro Highway in Watkinsville, Georgia, said that he came to the U.S. at 16 years old looking for opportunity. After working for seven years as a dishwasher and cook at Chanteclair, a former French restaurant in Irvine,…
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Athens-Clarke County
Local Theater Participation Brings a Sense of Community
Between theater companies and theater facilities, Athens, Georgia, has a range of locations that contribute to the theatrical arts. (Infographic/Mary Martin Harper) ust when the people of Transylvania think the days of the Frankenstein family’s monsters are over, Frau Blücher and Igor’s cackling laugh take over the stage. The contagious…
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Athens-Clarke County
Women Can Face Difficulties When Owning a Business
Kate Van Cantfort likes her feet to be in work boots and her face to be makeup free. What she wants is to be able to support herself and her 11-year-old daughter, Emma Van Cantfort-Carpenter. But lately, the 41-year-old owner of Lotta Mae’s Supply Co., a home and garden store…