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Gainesville’s own, Embers Wood Grill and Spark invite you to spend three days indulging in gourmet cuisine, fine wines and live music at our third annual Embers Wood Grill Wine & Food Festival! Start the weekend on Friday, March 22 with our Winemaker’s Dinner at Embers Wood Grill. Award-winning and talented Executive Chef Briton Dumas...

The University of Florida College of Medicine made substantial gains in its primary care ranking while remaining the No. 1 overall medical school in Florida and again securing a place among the nation’s best medical schools in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of graduate schools. The College of Nursing’s doctoral program — No....

Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) and University Air Center (UAC) are hosting their annual Gator Fly-In and Armed Services Appreciation Day Saturday, March 23, 2019, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Air Center, 4701 NE 40th Terrace in Gainesville, Florida (general aviation entrance off Waldo Road.) A fly-in is a gathering for pilots...

United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) is offering free tax services through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The VITA program helps prepare tax returns for low- to moderate-income individuals, those with disabilities and those with limited English in our six-county service area of Alachua, Bradford, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy and Union counties. The...

Power Negotiating – The Art of Excellence and Getting to Yes Program Date: April 26, 2019 | 1 – 5 PM Negotiation is a way of life and yet most of us leave money (and time) on the table because we don’t see negotiating as a daily part of our lives. Think about it, when...

When you think of the future, what do you envision? Jan Spence and Steve Garguilo see women entrepreneurs, leading with empowerment and action. Spence and Garguilo were the opening and closing keynote speakers, respectively, at the second annual Inspiring Women Leaders Conference. The second of the two-day conference, which was hosted by The Department of...

Haven recently received a $15,000 grant from the Thomas A. Plein Foundation to help fund its veteran and first responder programs. The funds will partially cover expenses associated with Haven’s We Honor Heroes program, which shows appreciation for patients throughout Haven’s 18-county service area who have served in the military or as a first responder....

In a hospital’s intensive care unit, doctors get a cascade of data about each patient’s condition that can be challenging to quickly organize and interpret. Now, University of Florida researchers have developed and successfully tested an artificial intelligence system that delivers streamlined and timely details about crucial changes in a patient’s condition. The system, known...

UF Health Shands has received national recognition from the American College of Surgeons, or ACS, for its commitment to the standards of an Adult Level I Trauma Center. Shands, which received the verification from the ACS in December, was originally designated by the state as a Level I Trauma Center in July 2005. ACS verification...

Cox Communications’ commitment to give back to the communities it serves continued in 2018, as the company gave approximately $400,000 in cash and in-kind donations to non-profits, charities and government organizations in Central Florida. “It is the culture of our employees to give back to our community, and we showed that again in 2018,” said...