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What that plate under your coffee cup is actually for

The plate underneath your coffee cup is typically used to carry the coffee, but it didn't use to be that way.

What is specialty coffee, anyway?

Unlike commercial coffee, which is usually roasted and packaged in large plants, under nationally advertised brand names, specialty coffee is roasted in small batches, using traditional methods. Most often, specialty coffees are sold right where they are roasted. High quality product and hand craft coffee roasting are the hallmark of the small batch specialty roasterWhat's the diffSpecialty coffees offer more choice than their commercial…

12 Dishes You Should Beg Your Local Chinese Restaurant To Serve

If you're sick of General Tso's and crab rangoon, nudge your local Chinese joint to add these to the menu.

Holding Hot Coffee Makes You More Generous

10 professions that need the most coffee to survive

Here is the list of jobs that need the most coffee to survive at their work based on a survey by Dunkin' Donuts and CareerBuilder.

Drinking Coffee Before Breakfast Can Impact Your Blood Sugar

A new study in the British Journal of Nutrition found that drinking caffeine first thing in the morning could impair glucose control. This effect may be especially pronounced in people with diabetes o

How to make the perfect cup of coffee, according to science

Make a great homemade brew every time with this top tip

Why You’ve Got to Be True to Your Life-Guiding Principles

‘If you sacrifice principle trying to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.’

You Need a Positive Mindset

I am lucky. I have a naturally positive mindset. It’s in my nature to feel happy and to look at the bright side of any situation. But I realize that it’s not that way for everyone. Just as we humans come in all physical shapes and sizes, we come in all mental shapes and sizes …

3-D Model Helps Blind Jax Library Patrons Avoid Bathroom Yuck Factor

Two Jacksonville Public Library employees are hoping to help blind patrons feel more secure about visiting the building’s restrooms. Imagine going into a

A father's life and lessons to pass on

Scott Shellady remembers the great and unique things about his late father.

5 Tricks for Making Perfect Coffee You’ll Wish You Knew All Along

If savoring a morning cuppa is maybe your favorite part of the day, you need these coffee-making secrets now.

Are You Brewing Your Coffee Correctly?

Little Girl Shows Us All How To Relax in Adorable Video

Watch three-year-old Jax show us all how to calm down and just breathe.

Quiz: What coffee beverage are you?

Which coffee drink do you gravitate to when you need that caffeine jolt?

How to Make the Perfect Pimm's Cup

Come summer, when we think of refreshing cocktails, we tend to conjure up drinks that hail from appropriately hot climates—tropical piña coladas, minty mojitos, and sweet-sour margaritas, for instance. If we cast our thoughts across the pond, it's usually to the classic gin and tonic, but there's another British tipple that deserves a lot of love, and is especially perfect for summer, and that's the Pimm's Cup.