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How Mitch Glaeser and the MEGAbook yellow pages team took on the Giants and Won
THE DEFINING MOMENT came on an airline trip back from Bucharest, Romania where he’d just finished nine days of motivational seminars through Europe. Mitch Glaeser, who had helped create the first alternative to the traditional Yellow Pages phonebook ...
History of Gainesville
WHEN SPANISH explorers first arrived in North Central Florida in the 1500s, they were not alone. The area was already populated by a complex Native American civilization called Timucuan. Spanish explorers exploited the area before Franciscan priests founded missions and a ...
City of Gainesville at a Glance
GAINESVILLE, the county seat of Alachua County and the commercial hub for the entire North Central Florida area, is centrally located between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean in North Central Florida. Within two hours of Gainesville are a host of destinations including ...
2004 Year Long Calender
May 1:Williston Arts & Crafts Festival Williston 528-2000. 1 & 2: Pioneer Days High Springs (386) 454-3120. 8: Kids Fest Gainesville 374-5060 8:Windsor Zucchini Festival Windsor 372-7812. 14 - 16: 25th Annual Fifth Avenue Arts Festival Gainesville 372-0216. 28 – 30: Florida Folk Festival Stephen ...
Education
Economic development driven by the University of Florida and its educational programs. THIS ARTICLE can almost be renamed economic development because clearly the driving force behind this community’s economic engine is the University of Florida and its world-class educational ...
Health Care
Gainesville's variety of medical facilities helps to promote communitie's economy. RESIDENTS OF North Central Florida have access to some of the best health care in the United States. In fact, the medical community and its satellite industries is an excellent complement to the ...Signs for Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
Affordable Diabetic Supplies, Inc. WHEN A disease such as diabetes hits, the stress and emotion can be overwhelming. Affordable Diabetic Supplies, Inc. is a locally owned and operated company with only one thing in mind…helping you live a better life ...
Dining
It's All About the Options. MANY LONG-TIME residents can remember when dining here meant one or two elegant downtown restaurants, a handful of chains or the quick places near UF. Today, you can find almost anything to eat and now have the choice between several options, ranging from fast-food ...
Outdoor Attractions
North Central Florida is home to some of the most natural settings. Ichetucknee Springs State Park stretches along the crystal-clear, spring-fed Ichetucknee River, about 15 miles north of High Springs. Dive the springs or drift along on an innertube through unspoiled natural wilderness. ...
Where to Stay and Live
Where to Hang Your Hat. WITHIN THE Gainesville area there are 46 hotels and motels with roughly 3,500 rooms, as well as eight bed and breakfast inns and several fishing camps. Many rooms are within walking distance of UF and the downtown shopping and restaurant area, while others are near the ...
Shopping
SHOPPERS COME from far and wide to take advantage of the retail opportunities in Gainesville. With the Oaks Mall and Butler Plaza right here, it would take commutes to Jacksonville or Orlando to have wider retail opportunities. The Oaks Mall, located at Newberry Road ...How to Get Here
THE AREA is served by four major roads – Interstate 75, U.S. 301, State Road 26 and U.S. 441. Gainesville Regional Airport provides daily round trip service to Atlanta and Charlotte through ASA (a Delta regional carrier) and US Airway Express. The 2,000 acre airport also includes ...
Health Care
RESIDENTS OF North Central Florida have access to some of the best health care in the United States. In fact, the medical community and its satellite industries is an excellent complement to the university when it comes to driving the community’s economic engine. The Gainesville area is ...
Gary Thomas, Broker Owner
WHEN BUYING or selling a home the key is to find a Realtor with strong community ties, who, at the same lime, is backed by a large organization. RE/MAX is a giant in the real estate industry 30 years of continuous growth will do that And this giant keep ...
ComSys
BUSINESS GROWTH, relocation or expansion….this may be the perfect time to enhance your business’ telecommunications. In North Central Florida, there’s no better answer than Communication Systems Inc. – which has been providing innovative ...
Southeast Flooring
IN A TIME when choices are everywhere, it’s no wonder that options in flooring seem endless. Southeast Flooring specializes not only in all types and styles of carpet, but ceramic, wood and stone flooring too. Tender footed? Give cork flooring ...
daba designworks
dABA DESIGNWORKS is a custom screen printing and sign works company. Dana Patton and Barbara Hendrix started daba designworks six years ago and enjoy the variety of work their business has to offer. “We work with individuals as well as corporate accounts. There ...
Women of Thornebrook
STARLA Klaus Balduzzi is part of KLAUS FINE JEWELRY, a family owned business which has been open for 18 years. They specialize in diamonds and unique fine jewelry, including repair and appraisal. “We try to have jewelry for everyone’s taste and budget,” says Balduzzi. ...
Art That Nourishes the Soul
A CHINESE proverb asserts, "Beauty can be feasted on," and at Thornebrook Gallery there is an eclectic menu from which to choose. From the collectable marbles, hearts and eggs created by Steve Maslach of Cuneo Furnace, or the whimsical handblown chickens and flamingos, ...
Digestive Disease Associates
OVER THE YEARS, there have been radical advances in medicine leading to longer, healthier lives. A portion of those advances come in the form of early detection and treatment of digestive disorders. Digestive Disease Associates includes ten physicians ...