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The Alachua County Development Review Committee will meet on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. This is a hybrid meeting. The public may attend and participate (offer comments) in this meeting virtually and in-person. The public who attend in-person must wear a facial covering at all times. Public seating will be made available up...

As the new vaccines developed to combat COVID-19 begin to flow into communities around the country, myths and misinformation are coursing through the general population as well. In an effort to blunt some of these misperceptions, Nicole M. Iovine, M.D., Ph.D., chief epidemiology officer at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, addresses some of the...

From college drop-out to entrepreneur, Pablo Casilimas of Rootex uses his drive and determination to create content and make an impact in Gainesville. Casilimas was raised in Pembroke Pines by his Hispanic parents who always taught their children to find jobs with high security. His options were to be a doctor, lawyer or engineer. For...

Axogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXGN), a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, has announced their sponsorship of Donate Life at the annual Tournament of Roses® celebration. For 2021, the Rose Parade will be held as a televised special in Pasadena, CA on New Year’s Day. This...

“The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County anticipates receiving its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week. This represents a significant milestone in our community’s response to this global pandemic.” stated Paul Myers, Administrator of the Alachua County Health Department. “We are now accepting registrations from Alachua County residents who are age 65 and...

The Inspiring Women Leaders (IWL) Conference has announced their 2021 IWL Keynote Speakers: Kathey Porter, MBA, CPSD and Betsy Allen-Manning.  The 4th Annual Inspiring Women Leaders Conference will be held March 8-9, 2021. The conference will kick-off International Women’s Day and lead into 2 full conference days of keynote speakers, breakout sessions and prime networking...

Other than emergency services, all Alachua County government offices will be closed on December 24, December 25, 2020, and January 1, 2021, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays. Curbside Waste Collection/Collection Centers Due to the observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays on Friday, December 25, and January 1, residential...

After months of anguish and anticipation, after the long days and the longer nights of a pandemic that has stressed communities across Florida, the nation and the world, Gainesville took the first step today toward an eventual return to normalcy. Vaccination Day. University of Florida Health clinical caregivers who are most at risk of being...

Kristy Sutton and Lacy Basford founded Foster Florida to empower families on the front lines of foster care by mobilizing and equipping their communities to support them.  Kristy and Lacy’s friendship began when they met at their local church in Gainesville. Lacy had just had her second baby, and Kristy was leading the small mother’s...

A group of 10 front-line health care workers at UF Health Jacksonville are believed to be the first in Florida, and possibly the Southeast, to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Monday morning, shortly after a shipment of 20,000 doses arrived at the health system. At 10:39 a.m., Dr. Leon L. Haley Jr., a board-certified emergency...