The Emmer Torch has been passed to Lori McGriff

Emmer Development Corporation will reach a historic milestone in 2004 when it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Philip I. Emmer founded Emmer and Company in 1954 as a small homebuilding business in Miami. In 1960, he moved to Gainesville, established Emmer Development Corp. and began building affordable housing at Lincoln Estates. In its history, Emmer Development is responsible ...

Wedding Planning in Gainesville

The day is just as you imagined it would be, the sun is streaming through the trees and a light haze enhances the beams. A cooling breeze billows your veil, everyone is smiling as they are on their way to the wonderful party that you’ve planned...something missing? Ah yes ... THE WEDDING! Amazing the number of women who not only book their reception site before the wedding ...

Publisher's Letter

So … the new format is a lot of fun and … and a lot of hard work … We have enjoyed the fantastic response and want to say a sincere “thank-you” to all of our readers, advertisers, our staff and our extended support network ...

Parade of Homes 2003

It’s that time of year, again, when we get to see designs of many new homes in our area. Included is a map to show you how to get to the many different locations. www.bancf.com   The 2003 Fall Parade of Homes, sponsored by the Builders ...

Creating Custom Change

Read about a company that can create and maintain business practices to help make your workforce feel positive and productive. www.alesys.com The ongoing struggle for most companies and organizations is productivity – how to create and maintain business ...

Local Government

Thank you to our State Attorney for this informative article on the role of the State Attorney’s office in our criminal justice system. AS YOUR State Attorney, I am honored to have the opportunity to write this article for Gainesville ...

People Helping People

This unique PALS program creates win-win situations for high school and middle school students. Teenagers are growing up much faster than in previous generations. Today’s youth deal with drugs, suicide, sex and sexuality, separated families, ...

Your Gainesville Garden

Get some helpful tips on gardening in our unique Gainesville weather. AUTUMN is here, but where are the bright golds and bold reds in the foliage that some of us become misty over? In Gainesville, autumn is more subtle and significantly longer than in more northern ...

Gator Watch

Gator Watch - Read about “Motivation from the Top” in this story about our women’s soccer team. UNIVERSITY of Florida Soccer Coach Becky Burleigh needed to find some answers, following a disappointing and uncustomary 10-10- 2 season, especially ...

Service Paws For Greater Mobility

This month’s pet article is about the value of Service Paws. Come join the I Didawalk. jkk9.com/spgm.htm FETCHING an insulin kit or a dropped telephone is a mild annoyance to most, but for some it’s a major undertaking. For those living with ...

Oriental Delicacies

Try some oriental cuisine this month, with these recipes from Ichiban Sushi.   We would like to thank David Young and his wife Judy for sharing some of their recipes with our readers. This husband/wife team own both Gainesville restaurants — Ichiban ...

Diversions

ART CLUBS OUTDOOR MARKETS SPECIAL EVENTS THEATER   ART ART IN THE AIRPORT — The Art in the Airport exhibition features: “Many Faces,” showing paintings by Carlotta Daniels, pastels by Adria Klausner and watercolors by Elsa Kula. ...

Meeting Our Neighbors

A special Gainesville artist, Eleanor Blair, is featured this month. See some of her beautiful paintings, and learn a little about the woman behind the brush. www.eleanorblairstudio.com Many artists seek the solitude of the country to be creative, ...

The 7 Fastest Growing Occupations in America

GIVEN the collapse of the dot-com companies in the late 1990’s, it may come as a surprise that according to a study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics the seven fastest growing occupations in the United States projected for 2000 to 2010 are ...

For Your Health

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Shands HealthCare is providing us with some valuable information. ACCORDING to the American Cancer Society, approximately 211,300 women in the United States will discover they have invasive breast cancer in 2003. ...

A Passion for Diving & Creating Smiles

Attention to detail is part of his general personality. See how this trait benefits his patients. www.gainesvilledentist.com “Mask? Check! Tanks serviced? Check! Weight belt? Check! Air supply on? Check! Dive computer and compass? Check!” ...

Visit St. Augustine

Learn about some special events that are happening in October at America’s oldest city. www.getaway4florida.com The ghosts come out every night in St. Augustine, but Halloween is truly a special time to tour the haunted streets of the nation’s ...