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The Children’s Trust of Alachua County has hired Kristy Goldwire, MSW as the Director of Program Operations. Goldwire is the former Executive Director for Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition (www.capitalareahealthystart.org) in Tallahassee, FL. She was responsible for day to day administration of the Coalition, staff, programs, sustainability, and execution of its mission. Goldwire worked with...

Digital health company, etectRx, Inc., has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Pear Therapeutics, Inc. to develop up to two product candidates in the Central Nervous System (CNS) space combining Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs) and adherence sensors. The collaboration is the first of its kind to explore the use of digital pill...

In the medical and military fields, antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be formidable foes. Now, University of Florida Health researchers and their collaborators have a $75 million grant to identify a new, unique antibiotic that will protect public health. Funding from the federal Defense Threat Reduction Agency will be used to study 28 compounds, eventually narrowing them...

Counties and cities have no direct role or authority in the vaccine decision-making process; however, Alachua County and our cities stand ready to assist in any way possible. Alachua County is working with our local health department and hospitals to assist in communicating the many variables in the Governor’s vaccine plan. In this effort, we...

Randi Elrad and John Pastore of Crime Prevention Security Systems have been serving the people of Gainesville for 46 years.  In 1975, Randi graduated from college and worked as a special education teacher. Her husband, John, was a microbiologist and worked at the lab overnight, which led Randi to feel scared all through the night....

King Celebration ’21 sponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission of Florida, Inc is January 10th – 18th in Gainesville/Alachua County. This year marks the 37th Year of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission of Florida, Inc. established in 1984. The mission of the MLK Commission is to continue the legacy of Dr. Martin...

In early December, the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce hosted Let’s Discuss Downtown with Downtown business owners and community partners, focusing on the Future of Downtown Gainesville. The event was held both live at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Innovation and virtually, where attendees could choose to participate via Zoom. The goal of this...

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...