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Citizen Centered, People Empowered. We’ve all heard Gainesville’s new rebranded label a few dozen times by now, and for good reason. As Gainesville continues onward and upward, a few quiet community leaders continue to move the needle by example. Enter the Grove Street Gardens, a label that neighborhood curator/designer, Gregory Stetz has learned to (perhaps...

UF Health researchers are developing new antibiotic drug combinations to attack one of the world’s deadliest superbugs. The superbug Acinetobacter baumannii, or A. baumannii, is a bacterial pathogen resistant to many antibiotics. Commonly found in hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities, A. baumannii is among the most challenging hospital-acquired pathogens in the world....

The City of Gainesville, in conjunction with the University of Florida (UF), has awarded a one-year initial contract to implement VantageLive! By Iteris, Inc., the global leader in applied informatics for transportation and agriculture. The cloud-based intersection data analytics service will be located at 20 locations in the city.   The agreement is part of...

Saturday morning, March 3, five Eastside High School students (and students from 44 other schools across the state) walked into a conference hall at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando with a cooler of food, set of knives and a plan. The challenge? Create a three course meal in one hour using two burners and...

The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s open house will offer a day of educational demonstrations, tours and more, including a visit from local celebrity pig Chris P. Bacon. Organized by third-year UF veterinary students with support from the college and various sponsors, the free event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....

Lendio, a free online service that helps business owners find the right small business loans, recently announced the opening of a new Lendio franchise in the Gainesville-Ocala Florida region. Through the Lendio franchise program local franchise owner, Luis Salazar, will help local businesses in the community apply for loans, review their options and secure funding,...

By Kamal I. Latham Did you know the annual statewide economic impact from farmers and ranchers is over $127 billion? Agriculture is a pillar industry in Florida, the third largest state in the nation. Food is vital as everybody needs to eat and the people who produce the edibles we consume are very important. They...

By Tracy Wright Many foodies have heard of the “farm to table” concept where restaurants use local ingredients in their dishes. Did you know that there is a vibrant Farm to School program growing in Alachua County’s public and charter schools? Now in its fourth year, in 2016-2017, more than 13,000 students are offered locally...

Coastal Ridge Real Estate and H. Katz Capital have acquired Campus Lodge, a 360-unit, 1,115-bed student housing community located at 2800 SW Williston Road in Gainesville, Florida from EdR. This is the 19th joint venture acquisition between Coastal Ridge and H. Katz Capital which currently own and operates $796 million of student housing and multi-family...

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) and the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) announced that NFOIC will be relocating its headquarters to the University of Florida. UFCJC will now be home to three units at the forefront of freedom of information and First Amendment issues: NFOIC, the Joseph L. Brechner...