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There’s little point in owning the latest bag or dress if you can’t find it in your closet when you’re getting dressed. A well-organized wardrobe, rather than a jumbled mess of clothes and accessories, means you’ll maximize all of your purchases and come up with polished, carefully considered outfits even on hectic mornings. STORAGE SOLUTIONS...

Doster Construction Company, a Birmingham, Ala. construction firm, recently began construction on a five-story apartment building for seniors in Gainesville. Arbours at Tumblin Creek — named after the creek at the back side of the property — will have 96 bedrooms among 64 units. Arbour Valley Development, LLC is the project’s developer, Doster is the...

Oak Hammock at the University of Florida® recently expanded and renovated the community’s Health Pavilion. The $9.7 million, multi-phase project encompassed assisted living and skilled nursing services, adding more than 20,000 square feet in all. Renovations to the existing facility were also made. The skilled nursing expansion adds 31 all-private accommodations (for a total of...

The Gainesville Sports Commission is announcing the opening of the 16th Annual UF Health Gainesville Senior Games registration. The Gainesville Sports Commission in partnership with UF Health welcomes all participants from around the state of Florida who are 50 years of age or older to Alachua County. Here, the participants have the opportunity to compete...

The State of Florida Department of State has awarded a $500,000 Cultural Facilities Grant to the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville to build the Creativity Live! labs in the new museum. Named in honor of the late Dr. J. Robert Cade, the lead inventor of Gatorade, the Cade Museum exists to inspire...

After a year of strong growth and exemplary customer service, local home security company Crime Prevention Security Systems jumped eight spots to 43rd in SDM Magazine’s 2016 rankings of the largest U.S. security system providers. As the security industry’s leading publication, SDM annually evaluates and lists the nation’s top security providers based on total subscribers,...

As the director of energy studies at the University of Florida’s Public Utility Research Center, Ted Kury helps utility providers and policymakers decide how to best prepare for severe storms. With the first storm of the 2016 hurricane season in the books, Kury weighed in on how well utility companies have prepared, what homeowners can...

Photo credit: Jesse S. Jones, UF Health Communications When you walk through UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital, it doesn’t take long to notice numerous hand-painted murals adorning the walls of the facilities. The story behind these murals began 14 years ago, when Jerald Davis joined UF Health as a mental health technician, providing care for pediatric patients at...

Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, will be honored next week with the top research award presented by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, or AACP. The Volwiler Research Achievement Award recognizes Johnson for her contributions to the field of pharmacogenomics, the study of how genes affect a person’s...

According to The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), ecotourism is defined as responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education. Principles of Ecotourism: According to literature provided by TIES, ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel. This means that those who implement,...