Profiles

In 2014, Suzanne Gilbert moved from London to Florida to be with her now-wife Alisha after months of long-distance communication. They were married in early 2015 and by 2018, they were throwing axes.  When Suzanne and Alisha first discovered the art of ax throwing, they were amazed by how much fun it was. The experience...

The phone call came in late one night last year. On the outskirts of Gressier, Haiti, two children were ill. The nurses for MotoMeds, a pediatric call center and mobile medicine delivery service run as a University of Florida research initiative, asked crucial questions about the children’s symptoms. The principal investigator Eric Jorge Nelson, M.D.,...

Reid Fogler grew up surrounded by conversations of real estate. He watched what individuals in the industry were doing and the impact they had on the larger business scene at hand. When he went away to school, Reid noticed how the rich kids seemed to always have parents who were connected back to real estate...

Every friendship experiences different phases. For childhood friends Kyle Lampkin and Michael Behfar, one of those phases included starting an on-demand laundry service — Laundr.  Growing up in Miami, Florida, Kyle and Michael met when they were 12 years old. They stayed connected as they went to college — separately attending the University of Central...

Jay Carter Martin is a big believer in positivity. He’s also a big believer in networking, work ethic, and building a team of people who are able to take a vision and run with it. That’s how this young entrepreneur is taking on each opportunity that sparks his interest. While Jay’s initial plan was to...

If you were to ask Ted Prince what the lowest phase in his life was, he’d point to the very beginning.  Abandoned on the streets of London when he was 4 years old, Ted moved around kids’ homes within England, and then Australia, until he was 18. He considers this to be one of his...

As part of the City of Gainesville’s Global Artist Program, world-renowned artist Ernesto Maranje will create a large mural at newly renovated Northside Park. He will start painting the west-facing exterior wall of the racquetball court Tuesday, Jan. 26, and is expected to complete the mural in the course of a week. Neighbors are invited...

From sensei to band teacher, Dr. Dré Graham has dedicated his career to helping students become the best versions of themselves.  In high school, Graham grew a passion for music. His senior year, he received the Most Likely to be a Band Director Award by one of his teachers. Although he excelled in band, he...

Tioga Town Center is welcoming Rock N’ Roll Sushi as the newest restaurant to the Award-Winning Town Center. Their new 1,950 square foot space is located at 13005 SW 1st Road, Suite 137, Newberry, FL 32669 “boasting concepts and flavors that are big, bold, and loud,” offering the best in both American-style sushi and Rock...

From high school athlete to TikTok influencer, William Papa, 18, uses his platform on TikTok to create content and help people fight social anxiety. Papa was born and raised in Gainesville. Before the COVID-19 lockdown in March, he rarely had any free time due to his school and extracurricular activities. “I would just go to...