In search of a change, Joe Ostazewski embarked on a journey that would lead to him losing almost 150 pounds and winning the hearts of America. After participating in NBC’s “Biggest Loser,” the former FSU football player started the Wear Your Soul Project to begin tackling the growing problem of obesity by promoting healthy nutrition […]
America has been called a “melting pot” and it’s one of the things that make the USA a truly great nation. Every American reflects an individual brand of patriotism based on his or her own personal experience as a citizen of this great country. My sense of patriotism comes from childhood memories of watching the […]
Gainesville Mayor Ed Braddy proclaimed June 19, 2014, as “Jones Edmunds Day” to honor the local engineering consulting firm’s 40th Anniversary. That evening, in a ceremony at the meeting of Gainesville’s City Commission, Mayor Braddy presented Bob Edmunds, PE, CGC, Director and Founder of Jones Edmunds, and Rick Ferreira, PE, Chief Executive Officer of Jones […]
Floridians across the state will have the chance to vote on their favorite community buildings, thanks to a statewide online People’s Choice competition launched June 16 by the Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida). To qualify for this competition, the buildings must have been built in the past five years and […]
Underscoring its commitment as a stakeholder and good neighbor in the Dunedin and Pinellas community, the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the United States of America today submitted nearly $109,000 to the City of Dunedin to eliminate liens that had been accruing over the past two years against the historic Fenway property on Edgewater Drive. […]
By adopting a first-in-the-nation requirement for female high school lacrosse players to wear helmets beginning next season, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has taken a bold and decisive step to protect these young student-athletes from injuries that can have potentially life-changing consequences, according to FHSAA officials. The FHSAA Board of Directors earlier this […]
Goodwill Industries–Big Bend Inc. today launched an innovative project that will support and strengthen Tallahassee families, with the grand opening of the Fred G. Shelfer, Jr. Prosperity Center. A one-of-a-kind community resource, the Prosperity Center is designed to help Tallahassee residents lead healthy, financially sound and productive lives. “Goodwill continually looks for ways to give […]
The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the United States of America today announced that it has completed the purchase of the historic Fenway building in the Tampa Bay-area community of Dunedin, clearing the way for the Society to move forward with plans to restore the property and locate its National Headquarters there. The Fenway site […]
The Florida PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) Funding Agency (Agency) through its EVest Program announced that $200 million in financing is now available to property owners in subscribing local government jurisdictions for qualifying energy efficiency, renewable generation and wind-resistance home or commercial business improvements or repairs. The improvement financing will be repaid over time as part of […]
Four Florida women and communications professionals including sexual abuse survivor Lauren Book today accepted prestigious Gracie Awards® from the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) Foundation in New York City. The awards honored two Florida programs, one about childhood sexual abuse and the other celebrating Florida’s 500-year history. Michelle Ubben, partner and chief operating officer […]
On Tallahassee ABC affiliate WTXL’s “Scandalous: Profile of a Fixer” segment, Sachs Media Group’s Director of Strategy and Research Ryan Banfill graded a series of infamous scandals on how they were handled and their outcomes. In response to President Clinton’s impeachment following his confession that he did in fact have a sexual relationship with then-White House intern […]
Five nurses who represent the very best in long term nursing care in Florida have been honored by the Florida healthcare Association as recipients of statewide 2014 Long Term Care Excellence in Nursing Awards. The awards, which recognize nursing administrators, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants, were presented at a luncheon in […]
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