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Red t-shirt with white Iron Bean Coffee Co owl logo graphic
Our Local T-Shirt Shop JupMode has come up with a really cool initiative to keep their doors open, as well as local Toledo Businesses!!  Check it out!! Show your favorite local businesses, musicians, bars, gyms and organizations how much they mean...
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Close-up of dark roasted coffee grounds on a wooden spoon and scattered on a wooden surface
What’s your usual method for disposing of used coffee grounds? Does their destiny lie in the garbage disposal? The trash? Do you toss them out the window? As it turns out, the coffee experience doesn’t have to end with the...
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Top view of a brown ceramic cup filled with black coffee on a wooden surface with scattered coffee beans
Antioxidants fight inflammation, an underlying cause of many chronic conditions, including arthritis, atherosclerosis and many types of cancer. They also neutralize free radicals, which occur naturally as a part of everyday metabolic functions, but which can cause oxidative stress that leads to chronic disease.
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Two children playing cello on a house porch with an older woman gesturing nearby
Jackie Borchardt shared on Twitter that an elderly woman who was social distancing with the goal of staying healthy was treated to some music by her young neighbors. The two young cellists set up shop on her porch and played their...
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