Discover Alachua

, Gainesville, FL   ALACHUA has grown into one of the best small towns in North Central Florida. You can sip lemonade at a cyber café, enjoy gourmet coffee, dine on true southern home-cooking or experience a steak in a wild west atmosphere. If you are looking for sweets then Alachua has your dish! Famous coconut cake, tart key lime pie, ice cream cones and jelly ...

Anxiety

, University of Florida Psychology Department, Gainesville, FL Univerisity of Florida Psychology Clinic LIFE TODAY is difficult, no doubt about it. There have always been situations that cause anxiety and emotional “distress”. Worry related to our jobs, divorce, drug/alcohol abuse, raising our families, serious physical illness are all “real life” situations ...

Taking Care of You

Family Medical, Gainesville, FL Family Medical The Big Picture in Health Care. MEDICAL DECISIONS can be complicated. Gone are the days of house visits from the neighborhood doctor. Not to mention that we are routinely bombarded with television commercials recommending this medicine or that treatment with a litany of provisions and potential side effects. These days you need ...

Nutrion is Essential

Nutrition is Essential, Gainesville, FL   MANY PEOPLE are concerned about nutrition. The following information is provided with diabetes in mind, but can be useful for all. While diabetes often requires insulin or oral medication for proper control, it is important to remember that proper nutrition is also equally critical in diabetes care. Aggressive management of your ...

Extraordinary Classics

Creative Cuisine from Brown Country Buffet, Gainesville, FL Creative Cuisine WE HOPE you enjoy this month’s recipes from Brown’s Country Buffet, located on Highway 441 in beautiful Alachua, and certainly worth the short trip from Gainesville. Enjoy a clean family atmosphere. As you can tell from the recipes, the food is especially yummy, too! Try these at home, or ...

Filling a Critical Void

Shands Hospital Trauma Care Center, Gainesville, FL Shands at UF bringing much-needed Level I Trauma Center to north central Florida. SHANDS AT THE University of Florida is in the final stages of establishing a Level I Trauma Center in north central Florida to provide quicker access to specialized care for people with traumatic injuries. The new center will fill a critical ...

Turning Sense into Business Dollars

Weblix Professional Web Design Weblix Web designs sets out to make your company stylish and successful on the internet. www.weblix.com FOR MANY BUSINESSES, the biggest uncertainty is how to stay competitive in a world where technology is changing by the second. The Internet has altered the way everyone does business, and WeblixTM, a local web design and development company, ...

Publisher's Letter

SUMMERTIME…and the living is easy…fish are jumping…and the weather … “relaxing cool” with Mid-Florida Heating and Air, our feature on the cover this month. Learn about how this local company is able to advise ...

Everyone is Important

BEVERLY HILL will retire from public office following the November elections, but she’s not counting the days. That’s because Hill, who was a Gainesville city commissioner for six years, before serving the last 12 as Supervisor of Elections, has ...

Relaxing Cool with a Mid-Florida Summer

"...if our technicians do not wear their surgical booties in the home, the service is free," www.midflaheatingair.com EVERYONE HAS them – the horror stories that come with calling for a repair service. Well, almost everyone. One group that ...

Planning Your Retreat

Interior Decorating by Claudia Clark PEOPLE ARE spending more and more time in their home, yet so little time is spent on the look of the home. Part of the reason for that may be that creating a beautiful home is overwhelming. That should ...

Interior Decorating Tips

Creating With Your Imagination INTERIOR DECORATING is in the minds of many homeowners these days. Gainesville Today is thrilled to give our readers some helpful tips for their homes. First, think of what your priorities are; is it the room people walk into first, or ...

Mika Harris Real Estate

A HOME IS MORE than a dwelling–it’s a refuge. Mika Harris considers real estate more than a career–it’s a calling. “I love homes,” she says. “I love knowing that I’ve helped someone find not only their home, but a shelter ...

Seeing the Best for Children

IF YOU’RE TAKING your young child to a doctor, you look for a good pediatrician. For dental work, it would be a dentist who specializes in pediatrics. The same should be true for the eyes, and there’s no better place in Gainesville to ...

On the Fast Track

University of Florida's Track Team THE UNIVERSITY of Florida track and field teams are rich in tradition. On both the men’s and women’s side, we have seen athletes who have gone on to national and international championships ...

For the Love of Pets

AS WE MOVE from the easy warmth of spring into the hot, lazy days of summer it’s important to remember that as we prepare for the heat and take refuge from it ourselves, we must do the same for our pets. Some of the most dangerous situations ...

Tennis on Wheels

People Helping People THE UNIVERSITY of Florida plays an important role in Gainesville and the university student population continually contributes invaluable services to its community. This month we wish to recognize and spotlight one of the many University of Florida ...

Mom's Kitchen

It is not her down-home cooking that has made Mattie Young a respected, successful and loved business woman. It is her heart. A SMALL CROWD of family and friends fills a little old kitchen on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. Like many other ...

Discover Newberry

NEWBERRY DATES back to the late 1880s when a narrow vein of hard-rock phosphate was discovered in the area. Mining companies and prospectors began buying up land and the phosphate boom was on! Through the next century Newberry became a predominantly ...

Discover High Springs

HIGH SPRINGS welcomes you to experience the charm of our small town. Voted the “Friendliest Small Town” in Florida; come to the city of High Springs and discover History, Adventure, Recreation and Family Fun! This area offers delights for the ...

Discover St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, & The Beaches

AH….SUMMERTIME and the beach beckons to Gainesville residents. Just 78 miles from the UF campus, the beachfront homes, apartments, condos and motels of St. Augustine provide the perfect setting for summer fun, sun and surf. Crescent Beach, fondly ...