Assistance with Dignity

Assistance with Dignity, Gainesville, FL THE WORD “HAVEN” means sanctuary. At Haven Hospice, it also means compassionate care, trust, peace of mind, support, dignity and more. For Two Bears, a Native American Cherokee, it meant honoring the rituals of his heritage even though he was not at home. For others, hospice means helping them find the right place for care ...

Govind and Son's Fine Jewelry: Spectacular!

Govind and Son's Fine Jewelry, Gainesville, FL STEP INSIDE and prepare to be amazed. Govind and Son’s Fine Jewelry, located in Thornebrook Village, is a full service jewelry store specializing in collectible and colored gems. Their store display is a dazzling mustsee. From ravishing purple tanzanite and spectacular coneflower-blue sapphires to pigeon-blood rubies and Columbiangreen ...

Publisher's Letter

Gainesville Today's Publishers' letter, Gainesville, FL   NAPOLEON HILL discusses the forces of a positive mental attitude in his works, quoting the French psychologist Emile Coué, who suggested we program ourselves by repeating the phrase, “Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.” With Exceptional Dentistry on our cover this month, ...

Help Your Child Develop a Love of Reading

, Gainesville, FL As a parent, you know that reading is one of the most important skills your child will need in life. It’s never too early to help your child build a strong foundation for reading. If you have a preschooler, kindergartener, or first grader, now is the time for your child to develop basic reading skills. Sylvan helps your child develop the skills to be ...

Romance 101

Romance 101, Gainesville, FL WHAT DO YOU think of when you hear the word romance? Do you think of a moonlit walk on the beach? A simple note that says I love you? Or, a call to say I am thinking about you? We all have different ideas about romance. As owner of Gabbriella's Bath & Body Shop, I am often asked how to help create a romantic evening. Based on personal experience ...

Your Family Financial Health Care Provider

Your Family Financial Health Care Provider, Gainesville, FL WHEN IT COMES TO your financial health, you can think of SunState Federal Credit Union as your community and family financial health care provider. From the time you join, SunState can provide you with a financial health care check up to help you get a better look at your immediate financial fitness, as well as your long-term ...

Magnolia Place

A NYONE WHO’S LIVED in North Central Florida for more than a few years has witnessed the growth and development that has changed the face of Gainesville. Larry Hawkins, President of Grayhawk Group, is no exception. Growing up, he watched Gainesville expand, and he watched cow pastures become shopping meccas. Witnessing theses changes affected the way he viewed the ...

The Secret Behind Our Beautiful Smiles

A T EXCEPTIONAL Dentistry, Drs. Art and Kim Mowery, have made it their life’s work to help people regain their confidence to smile and enjoy life again. Some people avoid smiling because of a simple gap in their teeth, stains or some minor chips, others because they inherited an unhealthy smile. “I meet them every day;” says Dr. Kim Mowery, “people ...

These Women Have Been to Thousands of Birthday Parties!

T HAT’S WHY THEY’RE smiling! No matter what kind of birth you envision for yourself, the Midwives of North Florida Women’s Physicians, practicing at North Florida Regional Medical Center, will help make your experience a joyful and empowering one. You’ll meet your new baby in a spacious and comfortable birthing room at the Women’s Center, with ...

Medical Staff, State-of-the-Art Equipment and Beautiful Results

HAVING SKIN ISSUES? How about some personal improvements in your appearance—in a professional clinical setting, but without surgery? Now, you can turn to the newly opened Dermacare Laser & Skin Care Clinics® of Gainesville. Across the country, Dermacare is the industry leader in physician-based laser and aesthetic skincare. Dermacare knows how to achieve positive ...

More Space Place

CREATING ORGANIZED, multi-functional spaces—large or small—can be challenging. That’s why a visit to More Space Place is like a breath of fresh air. More Space Place offers a wide variety of flexible, multi-functional, organizational solutions for any area of your home. Their amazing innovations can convert space (from home office or den to bedroom and back ...

Corporate Travel Made Easy

THIS IS THE philosophy of Classic Travel, a company which has recently touched down in Gainesville. The road to this philosophy was built many years ago within its parent company, Classic Concerts International (CCI). CCI has been based in Utah for the last 15 years. They started out with the specialty of joining student musicians, nationally and internationally, with their ...

Florida Auto Brokers

1) How can we guarantee our customers that they are getting the lowest prices? We make every effort to keep our overhead as low as possible. We are a small dealership on Main St. without a fancy building, just real low prices!! Florida Auto Brokers has access to buy their cars unlike anybody else, directly from the manufacters. By doing that we cut out the middle man and ...

Love is in the Air at Ward's

I N 1973, TRISH WARD discovered the best bargain she’ll ever find while food shopping. Trish, then 15, was buying groceries when she met Billy, a meat-cutter at Ward’s Supermarket. He made the sale, fell in love, and they were married four years later. Billy and Trish took over the store from his parents and grand parents in 1992, and the tradition of supermarket ...

EXCELLENCE: it's Par for the Course at UF

ONE OF MATT EVERY’S objectives this Spring is to be the NCAA Champion in men’s golf, as well as the national Player of the Year. These are pretty lofty goals, but that’s nothing new for the UF senior. This past Fall, he placed in the top five of every tournament in which the Gators played and won the individual title at the Inverness Invitational in September. ...

The Junior League of Gainesville's Tour of Kitchens is Back

T HE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF GAINESVILLE is fired up about hosting its second biennial Tour of Kitchens, on Saturday, February 25th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 400 people attended the first Tour in 2004, and an even greater turnout is anticipated this year! Proceeds will fund the League’s charitable endeavors to benefit underprivileged children in this area. More than ...