Buying her Dream Property - Mary Wilson of Spa Royale
In 2003, Mary Wilson was attending the University of Florida (go Gators!) for a veterinary medicine degree. The big plan was to become a vet “until physics started,” when Mary realized that it wasn’t all cute puppy snuggles. Nonetheless, this academic discovery prompted Mary to switch her major. The new plan? Go into the insurance...
Food Truck Festival to Benefit Local Food Bank
The Grove Street Food Truck Festival is set for Wednesday March 31st from 4:00-8:00 pm! Multiple food trucks will wrap along NW 4th St & 10th Ave, with a portion of their proceeds to benefit Bread of the Mighty Food Bank. Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, celebrating 32 years of serving the community, is...
Alachua County to Purchase 4,000 Acre Preserve
The Alachua County Commission has approved an agreement to purchase roughly 4,000 acres from the Weyerhaeuser Company. When the transaction closes in late August, it will be the largest single acquisition for the Alachua County Forever land conservation program. The property is being purchased with funds from Wild Spaces and Public Places, the one-half-cent sales...
First triple-organ transplant in the state paves the way for lifesaving multiorgan procedures
If surgery were gymnastics, a triple-organ transplant would be a feat worthy of the Olympics. It has everything: Complex and intricate procedure? Check. Frequency of pre-existing conditions that can increase risk? Check. Prerequisites of flawless technique and seamless intraoperative collaboration? Check and check. Rarely performed? Also check. If Clayton Barber were to overcome his congenital...
Ballet and Business
Alexandra de Roos has lived a very full life. She has trained at the highest level of dance in New York City, started a non-profit, and been crowned Miss Gainesville’s Outstanding Teen. That’s right, she’s a teen — this busy lady is 17 years old and making waves in each activity she participates in. Alexandra’s...
Chamber Hosts 97th Annual Meeting
This past month, the Greater Gainesville Chamber hosted its 97th Annual Meeting at the UF Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. In-person attendance was restricted to board members, staff and honorees, while the event was streamed live on YouTube, free to the public. “Today’s event is all about celebrating our resiliency not only...
Doing Business With UF!
As a small business owner, making the University of Florida your customer can be a daunting task, especially if you are unsure what to do. Since the institution has a decentralized procurement process, learning what each department purchases can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. With this “Doing Business With UF!” workshop series,...
Alachua County Launches New PAS Building and Permitting Process
The Alachua County Building and Permitting Division continues to update its citizen access services. Following the implementation of building permitting in their new software, Citizenserve, and Code Enforcement data migration, is moving their Pre-Application Screening (PAS) process beginning on March 22, 2021. Moving the PAS system to Citizenserve will allow for easier communication between applicants...
TEDxGainesville - GRIT - seeking applications now!
TEDxGainesville is seeking speakers and performers for the upcoming TEDxGainesville, tentatively scheduled June 5th, 2021. What is TEDx? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. The event is called TEDxGainesville, where...
The Innovation Ecosystem is An ART
Lauren Asmus is the Director of StartGNV, an organization dedicated to helping Gainesville’s creative, entrepreneurial circles thrive. As Lauren will tell you, this means she spends most of her day making connections — working with both employers and employees to create a community and make sure everyone knows…everyone! “Gainesville is a little big town.” Lauren...