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UF Health now offers families in north Gainesville and neighboring areas enhanced services with the opening of its newest pediatric location. UF Health Pediatrics – Magnolia Parke, the first primary care pediatric clinic in north Gainesville, opened in July 2013. The 6,500-square-foot practice houses 14 exam rooms, a vision-and-hearing screening room and a procedure room....

JVC Media, one of the leading independent locally owned radio broadcasters in Long Island, NY and Gainesville/Ocala, has inked a deal with radio superstar Bubba the Love Sponge to take over mornings on the groups newly branded MY Country 104.9 Gainesville and 102.3 Ocala.  Bubba will slide into the morning drive seat and longtime market vets...

The Easton Newberry Sports Complex has been selected by the U.S. Olympic Committee as a Community Olympic Development Program. Easton has waited three years of its five-year life for the designation and is one of only 10 facilities in the country to be awarded the prestigious honor for its ability to train both athletes and...

UF Health Pediatrics will host an open house on Aug. 17, from 9am to noon, at its Magnolia Parke location. Families will have the opportunity to tour UF Health Pediatrics – Magnolia Parke, learn about the program’s newest pediatric practice and meet the team of UF Health pediatricians, nurses and staff who are available to...

SunPass electronic tolling transponders can now be purchased at the vending machines at three Official Florida Welcome Centers and an Interstate 4 rest area, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise officials announced on Tuesday. Florida’s Turnpike, in cooperation with VISIT FLORIDA, will be offering SunPass transponders in vending machines. Currently, SunPass is available for sale in machines at...

The Thomas Center Galleries will open the exhibition “PIECES OF DREAMS The Art of Lorelei Esser” on Oct. 4 from 5:30-8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit runs through  Jan. 4, 2014. Three additional events to be announced are also scheduled to enhance the exhibition during the course of its run. Check...

The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce continues to advance local business interests and seek solutions to common business problems, this time in healthcare, by hosting Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in a roundtable discussion on the impact of the nation’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The meeting with the senator took place on Monday...

By Bradley Osburn On Monday UF celebrated a ribbon-cutting for its new Clinical and Translational Research Building (CTRB), which is composed of the Institute on Aging and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. The facility, located at the northeast corner of Gale Lemerand Drive and Mowry Road, hosted a crowd of more than 200 attendees,...

Butler Plaza will soon be home to Which Wich Superior Sandwiches. The restaurant plans to open in October at 3524 SW Archer Road. Which Wich is the second tenant announced for the new redevelopment site in Butler Plaza East. This is the first location in Gainesville for the Dallas-based company. Which Wich has 300 U.S....

Quality of life-ranking website Livability.com has named Gainesville as one of its Top 10 College Towns. “There’s a lot to celebrate about living in Gainesville,” the website said. “Residents and students enjoy a near tropical climate, thriving business climate, vast entertainment options, highly competitive sports teams and pristine natural areas.” According to the website, the...