Meredith McDonough

5 days ago | wesh.com | Meredith McDonough

MORNING. OKAY. SUMMER IS HERE FOR JUST ABOUT ALL KIDS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. SOME PARENTS ARE THRILLED AND OTHERS ARE STRESSED ABOUT HOW TO KEEP THEIR KIDDOS BUSY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS WITHOUT WATCHING TV ALL DAY, RIGHT? SO HERE TO SHARE SOME HELPFUL IDEAS. IS OWNER OF ORLANDO MOM COLLECTIVE, AARON VARGO. AARON GOOD MORNING. ALWAYS SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS. I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR ORLANDO MOM BLOG. GOT TO CHECK IT OUT.

1 week ago | wesh.com | Meredith McDonough

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. AND JUST AS QUICKLY AS THE MONTH OF MAY HAS COME, IT IS ALMOST GONE. MANY FAMILIES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF GRADUATIONS AND PLANNING SUMMER VACATIONS, JUGGLING A JAM PACKED MONTH CAN BE INCREASED AS SPENDING TIGHT SCHEDULES AND ALSO HEIGHTENED STRESS. HAVE YOU HEARD OF MAY SUMMER? WELL, IT’S A THING AND MOMS MAY BE FEELING THE BRUNT OF IT ALL. JOINING US TODAY, PSYCHOTHERAPIST CHARLOTTE MCCULLOUGH AND ALSO ORLANDO MOM COLLECTIVE OWNER ERIN VARGO.

1 week ago | wesh.com | Meredith McDonough

MCDONOUGH WENT TO THE EXPERTS TO HELP KEEP YOU SAFE. TRIPLE A SAYS 40,000 AMERICANS DIE IN TRAFFIC CRASHES EVERY YEAR. I SPOKE WITH MARK JENKINS AT TRIPLE A, AND HE SAYS THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT CAN LEAD TO A TIRE BLOWOUT, LIKE WHAT OCCURRED IN BREVARD COUNTY’S DEADLY CRASH ON MONDAY. UNDER-INFLATION OVERLOADING THE VEHICLE, UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, ROAD HAZARDS AND HIGH SPEEDS AND HOT WEATHER CAN ALL LEAD TO A TIRE BLOWOUT.

1 week ago | wesh.com | Meredith McDonough

Heart of Florida United Way is accepting donations for its Basics for Baby Collection Drive every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Thursday, May 29.

1 week ago | wesh.com | Meredith McDonough

AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. ORLANDO HUB FOR ASIAN EATS AND SPECIALTY SHOPS IS PREPARING FOR A BIG NIGHT ON THE TOWN. IT IS SET TO BE A CELEBRATION INCLUDING THE CULTURE’S FINEST CUISINE AND DRINKS, FEATURING LIVE MUSIC AND MORE. AND IT’S ALL HAPPENING UNDER ONE ROOF IN THE MILLS 50 DISTRICT, JUST WEST OF I-4 IN ORLANDO. AND HERE WITH ME NOW TO EXTEND YOUR INVITATION IS MILLS MARKET CULINARY DIRECTOR AND WINNER OF BRAVO’S TOP CHEF SEASON THREE. CHEF HUNG NGUYEN.