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During the evening of October 10, Hurricane Irma made landfall just north of Naples, Florida hitting the shores as a Category 2 storm. Reaching Alachua county with winds upwards of 70 mph and drenching the area with 13 inches of rain, the effects of Irma on the Gainesville community lasted much longer than the winds...

The UF College of Veterinary Medicine’s Clinical Skills Laboratory building addition received the top overall state award in the education category of the Florida Chapter of the Design-Build Institute’s annual awards competition. The competition evaluates design and building quality, safety, cost, sustainability, teaming performance and the project’s success from development to procurement to execution, according...

Kiplinger has released its highly anticipated rankings of the best and worst states for taxes.  The list was unveiled as part of Kiplinger’s fifth annual Tax Map which reveals income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, “sin” taxes (for products such as alcohol and tobacco) and other tax rules and exemptions across all 50 states and Washington,...

Front Street announced that Maple Street Biscuit Company will be opening their second location in the Gainesville Area at Tioga Town Center, located at 105 SW 128th St. Front Street facilitated the deal on behalf of both Maple Street and Tioga Town Center, where they handle exclusive leasing and property management for the center. The...

“Many of the old ways to build SEO are over,” said Gabriel Marguglio, CEO of Nextiny Marketing at the recent Florida Public Relations Association Conference in Orlando. He shared that the trends of using guest bloggers and repeating keywords are out but link building and relevant domain names are still solid practices. Even though Google...

The 2017 Strike Out Hunger Week Events will be held November 13-16, 2017 at the Alachua County Fairgrounds. We encourage individuals, businesses, civic, government and faith organizations, to join us in reaching our goal of collecting 150,000 pounds of non-perishable food items to be distributed to food banks and pantries for needy families in Alachua County. 2017 Strike Out...

Eating healthy is hard enough, but eating healthy when going out to eat is even harder. Not only are options usually limited to sad salads and boiled poultry, but there’s so much fried everything to entice you. I’m not one to talk because I am a round mound of restaurant bound Asian fury. But luckily...

It’s no secret that health care costs are rising in the United States for both individuals and employers. Many companies are looking for creative solutions to the problem. One approach? Corporate wellness programs designed to lower health care costs by improving the overall health of employees with an eye toward disease prevention. Though these kinds...

Check out some of the latest wearable gadgets designed to improve health and wellness while keeping convenience in mind:   AliveCor In 2011, inventor Dr. David Albert founded AliveCor, the company behind the device that allows people to monitor their heart activity anytime, anywhere. While doctor’s visits using similar technology can become costly, the FDA-approved,...

Older drivers interested in learning how to fit more comfortably and safely in their vehicles are invited to visit CarFit from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 24th, at the Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. Trained students from the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of occupational...