Gainesville Magazine: Cover Stories

• The 2nd Annual Summer Hot List

  

  As the temperatures rise, there's always the temptation to find a shady spot and simply chill until the sultry weather passes. But summer was made for fun — at least according to every song that ever made the Top 40 charts — so rather...

• Downtown Reborn

  

  It was Gainesville's heart in its earliest days, but lost its luster as the city grew westward. Step by step, downtown has come back
  as a lively center of technology, culture and everyday life.

• The True Believers

  

  The lively downtown Gainesville we enjoy today owes much to a couple of singular vision – Ken and Linda McGurn.

• The Entrepreneur

  

  With the soul of a musician and the mind of an engineer, Trendy Entertainment's Augi Lye creates million-dollar start-ups and helps fuel downtown's tech revolution

• The Partners

  

  40 years after Bunky Mastin and Wade Tyler came up with their novel idea for Gainesville, downtown’s Wine and Cheese Gallery still serves with panache

• The legacy

  

  The de Paz-Ibanez family showed faith in downtown as the home for their Puerto Rican café. Almost 30 years later, Emiliano’s thrives as a new generation comes forward

• The Jump-starter

  

  David Massias brings “virtual patient” technology to market with his startup, Shadow Health

• The Trailblazer

  

  From his second-floor corner office on Southeast First Street, Billy Scheel gestures to the view of downtown Gainesville he's helped to shape.

• The Young Innovators

  

  They helped change the music world with Grooveshark. Now Sam Tarantino, 26, and Josh Greenberg, 25, are inspiring downtown's other youthful entrepreneurs

• Pillars of the community

  

  The Hippodrome State Theatre's classical revival-style building in the heart of downtown Gainesville has become an icon for a downtown district that's slowly coming back to life.

• A look toward downtown’s future

  

  Phoebe Cade Miles is building a celebration of innovation in memory of her late scientist father.

• In the beginning

  

  When Mark Barrow arrived in Gainesville in 1953 to attend the University of Florida, he discovered a downtown lined with majestic shade trees setting off a classic red-brick Southern county courthouse.
  And then they were gone.

• From specialized veterinarians to 'luxury' resorts, Gainesville caters to its pets

  

  Every dog has its day. Every cat, too—especially if they are fortunate enough to live in Gainesville and Alachua County, which is a regular haven when it comes to services available to care for your pet.

• Gainesville a haven for animals

  

  With hundreds of local veterinarians, a state-of-the art Small Animal Hospital, and a fierce dedication to rescue unwanted pets, Gainesville is a haven for animals.

• What is my dog thinking?

  

  His eyes never leave you, he seems to read your mind. Is it unselfish devotion? Clairvoyance? The author of “Do Animals Think?” looks for answers

• You love them, so keep them healthy

  

  A local veterinarian offers owners a primer on pet care

• Second chances to the rescue

  

  Paws on Parole success sparks collaboration, new opportunity for female prisoners

• Saviors and saints

  

  Friends join forces to provide health care for the area’s neediest pets

• When East meets West

  

  This vet improves the lives of creatures with acupuncture — and trains students to think beyond conventional medicine

• Keeping wild things wild

  

  For this zoo director, walking, talking and relating with the animals is all in a day's work.

• Who rules, cats or dogs?

  

  While our recent U.S. Presidential election season reminded us of the passion that heats up political debates, politics still can't ignite as much fire as this age-old question: Who rules? Dogs or cats?

• 5 win Spirit of Gainesville awards

  

  A committee of Gainesville Sun employees selected the award winners from the nominations submitted online by members of the community.