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It’s not all about becoming famous… Arts, Culture and Entertainment – add some passion and you have The Star Center Children’s Theatre.  The Star Center Theatre provides arts, education and performance opportunities to Gainesville area youth and their families.  Recently, I met with the owner of The Star Center, Ms. Rhonda Wilson. Ms. Wilson has...

UF Health Shands hospitals and programs have earned their fourth-consecutive Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only 41 health care organizations in the nation have received four consecutive Magnet designations and only 20 in Florida have Magnet status. Magnet designation is the nursing profession’s most prestigious national recognition for health care organizations dedicated...

Gainesville Fine Arts Association has announced a collaboration with CaFE’, a popular artist’s web site that details “calls for entry” or, opportunities to exhibit their works, in many formats, many venues, and often with awards to be had. This event, entitled “Creativity Takes Courage” is a juried art exhibition open to established, or emerging artists,...

According to the Florida Sports Foundation, the sports industry creates over $57.4 Billion in economic impact for the Sunshine State, provides over 580,000 jobs for its citizens, and attracts over 16 million out of state visitors each year. The Business Report asked contributing writer Michael Robinson to take a look at Gainesville and how our...

MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company, an authentic Neapolitan restaurant with a mission to bring friends together, has opened as the first restaurant at Celebration Pointe. MidiCi serves traditional Neapolitan cuisine with natural, fresh, and almost all non-GMO ingredients. Guests can select from traditional and signature menu options or create personalized Neapolitan pizzas, baked to perfection...

Coaches’ Radio Shows to be Held at Celebration Pointe Celebration Pointe, located at I-75 and Archer Road in Gainesville, has announced a comprehensive partnership program with the University of Florida Gators, including hosting Gator Talk radio shows with UF football and basketball coaches. The campaign is being branded as: “Celebration Pointe, Where Gators come to...

Gainesville-based companies, ITProTV, Infinite Energy, Pepine Realty and Darr Schackow Insurance have just been placed in the top rankings of Florida Trend’s annual list of Best Companies to Work For in the state.  One-hundred companies are evaluated in small, medium and large employer categories. To participate, companies or government entities had to employ at least...

When developing any public relations campaign, implementing the four-step public relations process (RPIE) of research (analysis of the situation), planning (goal/objective setting), implementation (execution and communication) and evaluation is always a best practice as well as emphasizing measurable goals and outcomes. During this process, businesses and organizations may turn to their public relations team and...

The University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital once again ranked among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals in six medical specialties for 2018-19, moving even higher in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery and in pulmonology, according to the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital ranked among the...

The Wine Spectator has released the winners of the 2018 Restaurant Awards and three restaurants in north central Florida have been honored. Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards recognize restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections, are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers.  The local restaurants highlighted are – Blue...