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America’s Navy is coming to Gainesville, one of seven cities in four states to host a performance by the United States Navy Band during its 2018 tour — one of the signature outreach programs of the U.S. Navy. The United States Navy Band Country Current performance is scheduled for September 4, 2018, at 8 p.m....

Bob McPeek has been involved with music most of his life. He created Mirror Image Recording Studios in 1977. Although he sold it 20 years later to begin a “real job” as a research psychologist, he was always involved with music in some way with the studio. After retiring in 2014, Bob bought Mirror Image...

It’s not all about becoming famous… Arts, Culture and Entertainment – add some passion and you have The Star Center Children’s Theatre.  The Star Center Theatre provides arts, education and performance opportunities to Gainesville area youth and their families.  Recently, I met with the owner of The Star Center, Ms. Rhonda Wilson. Ms. Wilson has...

UF Health Shands hospitals and programs have earned their fourth-consecutive Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only 41 health care organizations in the nation have received four consecutive Magnet designations and only 20 in Florida have Magnet status. Magnet designation is the nursing profession’s most prestigious national recognition for health care organizations dedicated...

Gainesville Fine Arts Association has announced a collaboration with CaFE’, a popular artist’s web site that details “calls for entry” or, opportunities to exhibit their works, in many formats, many venues, and often with awards to be had. This event, entitled “Creativity Takes Courage” is a juried art exhibition open to established, or emerging artists,...

According to the Florida Sports Foundation, the sports industry creates over $57.4 Billion in economic impact for the Sunshine State, provides over 580,000 jobs for its citizens, and attracts over 16 million out of state visitors each year. The Business Report asked contributing writer Michael Robinson to take a look at Gainesville and how our...

MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company, an authentic Neapolitan restaurant with a mission to bring friends together, has opened as the first restaurant at Celebration Pointe. MidiCi serves traditional Neapolitan cuisine with natural, fresh, and almost all non-GMO ingredients. Guests can select from traditional and signature menu options or create personalized Neapolitan pizzas, baked to perfection...

Coaches’ Radio Shows to be Held at Celebration Pointe Celebration Pointe, located at I-75 and Archer Road in Gainesville, has announced a comprehensive partnership program with the University of Florida Gators, including hosting Gator Talk radio shows with UF football and basketball coaches. The campaign is being branded as: “Celebration Pointe, Where Gators come to...

Gainesville-based companies, ITProTV, Infinite Energy, Pepine Realty and Darr Schackow Insurance have just been placed in the top rankings of Florida Trend’s annual list of Best Companies to Work For in the state.  One-hundred companies are evaluated in small, medium and large employer categories. To participate, companies or government entities had to employ at least...

When developing any public relations campaign, implementing the four-step public relations process (RPIE) of research (analysis of the situation), planning (goal/objective setting), implementation (execution and communication) and evaluation is always a best practice as well as emphasizing measurable goals and outcomes. During this process, businesses and organizations may turn to their public relations team and...