Having a social life in the age of Covid can feel like a guilty pleasure. Even a simple outing to the grocery store can be a much needed change of scenery from endless Zoom meetings and Netflix marathons. When some girlfriends mentioned a Monday night drink at the...
Ginnie Springs is a privately owned park on the Santa Fe River. It’s a popular place to cool off in the summer, since the crystal clear spring water is always 72 degrees year round. Located about 40 min from Gainesville, the drive on country roads is...
This was my first visit to Steamers restaurant in downtown Gainesville. This restaurant is in the same location that The Lunchbox used to be, right on the Bo Diddly Plaza on SE 1st Ave. They have a small menu made up of sandwiches and curry dishes. It’s an...
Here’s another great place to visit on a day trip. There is a rocky and sandy bottom you can stand on in many places, and the water bubbles up from small cracks in the rock! It’s very pretty. The drive is about an hour, and it’s very scenic. You will...
Florida is the golf capital of the world (we even have the license plate to prove it), and if you’re looking for some local links to chase after the white ball, we’ve got you covered. Although we have several courses, Gainesville is not well known for...
In case you missed it, there is free live and local music in downtown Gainesville every Friday night until November. The City brings in local and regional bands, here is the schedule of bands for the rest of the year. Some of the bands are great, some are not so...