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We Travel There Podcast Welcomes Writer Paulette Perhach to Discuss Tips on Visiting Gainesville from a Local’s Perspective, March 2024

USA TODAY Lists the Best Cities to Move to in Florida with Gainesville at Number 1, February 2024

Main Street Daily News Features Record Bed Tax Collections in Alachua County, November 2023

Burger Beast Highlights Weekend Eats in Gainesville, FL, July 2023

Sarasota Magazine Profiles a Roadtrip to Gainesville, FL, July 2023

Southern Living Lists the Dreamiest Towns for Antique Shopping in Florida, June 2023

Music Fest News Covers First Night at Hogtown Opry, May 2023

Southern Living Features the Best Things To Do in Micanopy, May 2023

Main Street Daily News Reports on Alachua County Setting Tourism Tax Record in 2022, May 2023

sign for historic micanopoy founded 1821

Travel + Leisure Explores the Best Things To Do in Micanopy, April 2023

Arbus Magazine Profiles the Nationally Touring Exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture at the Harn Museum of Art, March 2023

American Roads Features Magnificent Museums in Alachua County, March 2023

Architectural Digest Features the “Butterfly Roof House” and Interior Design by Chinotto House Design Co., February 2023

VoyageKC Profiles Chef Adam Fehrenbacher from Fehrenbacher’s Artisan Sausages, January 2023

Main Street Daily News Features Hospitality Industry Award Recipients, December 2022

Travel and Leisure Lists Gainesville as One of the 50 Best Places to Live in the U.S., December 2022

Southern Living Includes Hotel ELEO in their list of Best Places to Stay in the South’s College Towns, October 2022

Sports Destinations Management Features Gainesville as One of Volleyball Destinations That Serve Up Aces, October 2022

Flamingo Magazine Features 18 Places to Dine, Drink and Discover in Gainesville, October 2022

Garden and Gun Shines a Light on the Entomologist and Curator Jaret Daniels of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History, September 2022

A24’s FLORIDA! features Satchel’s Pizza and The FEST, September 2022

florida art collection in arbus magazine

Arbus Highlights the New St. Augustine Exhibition from The Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers at the Harn Museum of Art, July-August 2022

PBS News Hour Reports on the Arts In Medicine Program at UF Health, June 2022

Florida Rambler Locates Bison and Wild Horses at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, June 2022

365 Atlanta Traveler Lists 19 Amazing Things To Do in Gainesville, FL, June 2022

bbq sandwich from pearl country store

Only In Your State Highlights the Coolest Gas Station in Florida at Pearl Country Store, June 2022

Sunshine State Games Features the Success of a Local Archery Competitor, June 2022

The Montauk Sun Highlights a Visit to a Big College Town with a Small Town Feel, April 2022

The Southeastern Conference Features Gainesville in its List of Spring City Series, April 2022

Food & Wine Features Resident Coffee in its list of Best Coffee Roaster in Every State, April 2022

Orlando Magazine Highlights Gainesville as one of the Best Road Trips for Orlando Residents, April 2022

Southern Living Profiles Gainesville as a City with Its Own Groove, March 2022

Southern Living Features Gainesville as One of the South’s Best College Towns, March 2022

Speedway Digest Previews the Action at the 2022 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 2022

Brooklyn Vegan Looks Back at Against Me!’s Debut Album “Reinventing Axl Rose” 20 Years Later, March 2022

WFTS ABC Action News Covers First Magnitude Brewing Company and the Florida Museum of Natural History, Beer for Butterflies: Unusual Initiative Aims to Save the Monarch Butterfly, February 2022

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Lonely Planet Highlights the Best Florida State Parks including Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park, February 2022

WUFT Alachua County tourism rising to pre-COVID levels, but omicron could jeopardize that, December 2021

WalletHub Lists the Best College Towns in America, November 2021

WUFT Pleasant Street cottage wins top new Airbnb host in Florida, November 2021

WCJB North Central Florida hotels banking big on Gator Football, September 2021

Edible Northeast Florida’s Northeast Florida Roastery Trail, September 2021

WUFT Florida-Alabama To Draw Huge Fan Attendance, September 2021

The Orlando Sentinel Profiles the Opening of Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille + Visors, August 2021

WUFT Alachua County Commissioners Give Final Approval To Celebration Pointe Sports Complex, July 2021

Edible Northeast Florida Takes a Road Trip Full of Local Flavor Through Alachua County, July 2021

MyCBS4 Hyatt hotel coming to Downtown Gainesville in spring of 2022, April 2021

Lonely Planet Features Gainesville as One of the Best Places to Visit in Florida, April 2021

Niche Lists Gainesville as the #1 Place to Live in Florida, #38 Nationwide, March 2021

The Boston Globe Details Florida’s Small-Town Magic, February 2021

Florida Backroads Travel Describes the History of Cross Creek, January 2021

Wherever I May Roam Highlights 50 Florida Restaurants with Patios and Outdoor Dining, January 2021

All Around the Bend Explores Historic Downtown Gainesville, January 2021

Florida Backroads Travel Features 10 Tiny Florida Towns, January 2021

The Business Report Highlights Top Industry Award for the What’s Good Event Guide, December 2020

Main Street Daily News Features the Award-Winning What’s Good Event Guide, December 2020

Flamingo Magazine shares A Day in the Swamp: How to Do Gainesville Right, December 2020

Forbes Features the Hospital-Grade Cleaning Precautions at the new Hotel ELEO, July 2020

The Washington Post Features Drive-Thru Weddings, May 2020

CollegeMagazine.com features Top 10 Coffee Shops, May 2020

Travel + Leisure’s 10 Best Places to Retire in Florida, April 2020

VISIT FLORIDA shares Stops to Make from Atlanta to Orlando, April 2020

Southern Living’s Best Places to Retire in the South, March 2020

Florida Trend’s 2019 Golden Spoon Awards feature 2 Gainesville Restaurants as Florida’s Best Places to Dine, December 2019

CycleNews Highlights the 48th Thor Mini O’s at Gatorback Cycle Park, December, 2019

Pointe Magazine details the revival of Carmen Suite, November 2019

Livability.com Lists the Top 10 Best College Towns, October 2019

Southern Living’s Best Hotels in SEC College Towns, October 2019

Condé Nast Traveler: Review of Herlong Mansion Bed & Breakfast in Micanopy, FL, May 2019

Orlando Sentinel: Visiting the world’s largest occupied bat houses in Gainesville, May 2019

bon appétit: Highly Recommend – I’d Gladly Spend My Entire Day (and All My Money) at Afternoon, April 2019

VegNews, Is Gainesville, FL the most vegan friendly city you’ve never heard of? April 2019

Trips to Discover lists the 6 best weekend getaways in Central Florida, April 2019

NHRA National Dragster – Don Garlits: Destiny, history, and victory at the Gatornationals, March 2019

Arbus Magazine: What’s Brewing in Gainesville, March 2019

Livability.com presents the list of Top 100 Places to Live in America, with Gainesville, FL at #92, March 2019

Garden & Gun highlights new Cuban cocktail bars, with Madrina’s owner TJ Palmieri, February 2019

Orlando Magazine highlights a natural Gainesville getaway, February 2019

Boston Globe explores Florida by bike, January 2019

Wallet Hub lists the Best College Towns & Cities, December 2018

RollingStone features Top Petty Park Dedication Ceremony, October 2018

TIME: Memories From the South: Jogging Through Paynes Prairie from author Lauren Groff, July 2018

bon appétit: The Weird, Wonderful Restaurant Where I Always Wanted to Work, America’s Favorite Neighborhood Restaurant series, The Top Restaurant, June 2018

Food & Wine Inside the Rise of Cuban-Inspired Craft Cocktail Bars, April 2018

Chicago Parent shares a family road trip from Chicago to Florida, with visits to Depot Park, Mill Creek Farm, and Pearl Country Store, September 2018

Southern Living highlights the Best College Towns

Readers Digest highlights hidden gems in every state, including Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Florida, August 2017

Flamingo Magazine explores the history of Pilgrimage Plantation near the town of Micanopy and Moroccan-born settler Moses Elias Levy, June 2017

Travel + Leisure North Florida Road Trip: the Secret Backwater Towns Worth Seeing, January 2016

Garden & Gun shares their BBQ Bucket List, and includes Pearl Country Store in Micanopy, June 2015

Travel + Leisure features the 15 greatest college coffee shops, including Volta Coffee Tea & Chocolate, February 2015