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The Gainesville Housing Authority, Lincoln Ventures and the City of Gainesville have partnered for the city’s first-ever voluntary inclusion of affordable housing in a proposed mixed-use development. The new real estate development will be located just blocks from the University of Florida. According to a Memo of Understanding (MOU) signed by Lincoln Ventures, an Austin-based...

Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) received and placed into service three Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System (LUCAS). These units are used to perform automatic mechanical compressions during CPR. ACFR purchased the equipment with a grant from the State of Florida Department of Health (for deployment in the rural areas of Alachua County). The LUCAS device...

The University of Florida is one of a network of institutions selected to implement the National Institutes of Health’s HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study or HBCD, a longitudinal, multidisciplinary effort to study brain development and behavioral health in young children, the NIH announced Thursday. The HBCD study, which involves 25 institutions across the...

Alachua County and the UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County have announced that strawberry is the “Plant of the Month” for October. The Plant of the Month program is a collaborative effort between the Alachua County Commission, the UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County, the Alachua County Master Gardener Volunteers, the Alachua County Public Library, and Working Food. “Every...

Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., dean and distinguished professor in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, was presented the 2021 Precision Medicine World Conference, or PMWC, Luminary Award on Sept. 23 in Pittsburgh. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to accelerate precision medicine within the clinical setting and is regarded as one of...

Butler Enterprises has announced that the popular “off-price” retailer, Burlington, is coming to Butler. Burlington, also known as Burlington Coat Factory, began with one family-run store in Burlington, New Jersey, in 1972. As the original name suggests, their initial success was founded on selling discounted coats and jackets. Over the years, they expanded their footprint...

CHW Professional Consultants, a leading planning, surveying, engineering, landscape architecture, and construction services firm has announced several promotions from within their organization. Ryan Thompson, AICP has been promoted to the position of Senior Project Manager in the Land Planning + Design Department. Mr. Thompson has served as a professional planner at CHW for more than...

The Alachua County Commission will conduct a hybrid Regular Meeting Today, Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at the Alachua County Administration Building (12 S.E. 1st Street, Gainesville). The daytime portion of the meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. The evening portion begins at 5 p.m. The daytime meeting includes a COVID-19 discussion. The evening meeting includes a...

The 29th Annual Waldo Fall Festival is set for this Saturday, September 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The theme for 2021 is “The Spirit of Waldo.” The reimagined outdoor festival will feature fun experiences and new ways to celebrate everything Waldo. The Waldo Area Business Association is partnering with The Strawberry Swing to...

Renewing its longstanding commitment to student wellness, the University of Florida is building a new home for its Student Health Care Center, or SHCC. The state-of-the-art, 46,000-square-foot facility will focus on comprehensive health care needs, steps away from where students live and learn. Now under construction, the $26 million building is located on Stadium Road,...