Who Ya Gonna Call? For your AC work

Hints of hot days, bees flying about, and pollen piling up are all clues that warmer days are upon us. Preparing a home for the upcoming season calls for more than new flowers planted here and there. Staying cool will be a necessity and your hard working air conditioning will need some annual attention. The good news is that the cost of calling a professional for an annual ...

A Culinary Poem

For Chef Frank Lima, an instructor with the New York Restaurant School of The Art Institutes, food is poetry and poetry is food. Chef Lima is not only a former White House assistant chef during the Kennedy Administration, but a first runner-up for Poet Laureate of Queens, New York. As Chef Lima explains it, “Poetry and cooking are so similar — they’re both about feeling and aesthetics.” ...

Going For Baroque

Visitors and newcomers alike will soon discover, as have long time residents, that Gainesville offers a rich array of local talent in the performing and lively arts. The Gainesville Civic Chorus, designated years ago as the official chorus of the city and of Alachua County, is happy to be part of the local arts scene. In total, the Gainesville Civic Chorus, often referred to simply ...

High-Top Painters

The most common experience for someone calling a contractor is voice mail or no answer. The possibility of getting a real person on the phone is at best 50-50, and to actually get the owner on the phone is next to impossible. But that’s not the case with North Florida Painting Co. Inc. In fact, it’s just the opposite. It is likely that, a real person will answer the phone, ...

Parade of Homes

In the past year while other sectors were struggling and even collapsing into recession, housing remained one of the few bright lights in the economy. On April 20th, the local economy will shine a little brighter with the 2002 Parade of Homes. Sponsored by the Gainesville Builders Association, the Parade will present 47 beautiful homes in 10 different neighborhoods throughout ...

The Kempton Kitchens

Kempton & Self Kitchen & Bath is already well known for their incredible showroom and service. Now they have expanded their showroom and product lines to include professional series kitchen appliances including dishwashers, refrigerators, ovens, wine storage cabinets, grills and more. KSKB has proven themselves to be a leader in their industry. Anyone in the market for ...

Letter from the Publisher

Welcome to Gainesville Today! Thank you for reading GT. I think you'll agree, this is another fine edition. Our April issue is themed Parade of Homes and obviously features Jeff and Shari Kempton of Kempton & Self Kitchen & Bath as the cover story. I've got to tell you how impressive this young couple is. They work so very hard and have such a strong work ethic ...

The Computer Corner

What is a computer virus? Viruses are small to large amount of code that an individual has created to destroy, corrupt, or steal data without users permission. After the virus is created it will generally be distributed through shareware, pirated software, e-mail or other various ways of transporting data. Once the virus infects someone's computer it will either start infecting ...

Progress Corporate Park

he speed of progress in the city of Alachua increased dramatically in the spring of 2000, when a local group of businessmen, developers and investors, recognizing a good opportunity for the city and the park, purchased what is now Progress Corporate Park. The group, including Jim Shaw, Phil Hawley, and Darryl J. Tompkins, formed Innovation Partners, LTD. to purchase and further ...

Angel Gardens

People come to to unwind; to soak up the peaceful, spiritual energy; to visit the huge live oak soon to be added to the national registry of historic trees. People visit to find an extraordinary gift for a friend or spouse, always a hit no matter what they choose. They know that new merchandise arrives daily, keeping things fresh and fun. Many love to bring their relatives ...

Letter from the Publisher

Welcome to Gainesville Today! Thank you for reading GT. I think you'll agree, this is another fine edition. Our April issue is themed Parade of Homes and obviously features Jeff and Shari Kempton of Kempton & Self Kitchen & Bath as the cover story. I've got to tell you how impressive this young couple is. They work so very hard and have such a strong work ethic that ...