Football Time in Gainesville: Visit the ‘Swamp’

UF Cheerleader

If you live in Oakmont or soon will, you likely know your hometown of Gainesville, Florida, is the hometown of the University of Florida. This major public university is a player statewide, nationwide and around the world on many fronts, be they educational, service or research-oriented. But you might not know “UF,” as it’s popularly …

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Update Your Decor at Artwalk Gainesville

Update Your Decor at Artwalk Gainesville

Most Oakmont residents likely arrive at their new home with favorite decorative objects. Whether inherited or purchased, large or small, we all have paintings, posters, photographs, knick-knacks and the like that we enjoy. But what if you need more? Have your tastes changed? Maybe you’ve moved from another part of North America and the art …

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Brewing a Good Time: Gainesville’s Craft Breweries

Brewing a Good Time: Gainesville’s Craft Breweries

If you’re into Major League Baseball, you probably know the Milwaukee Brewers are known as the “Brew Crew” to fans, media and others involved in the sport. That’s because Milwaukee, Wisconsin has long been home to some of North America’s iconic breweries. Thus, the team’s formal nickname (Brewers) and the informal “Brew Crew.” We’ll leave …

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Roam with the Buffalo at Paynes Prairie State Park

Roam with the Buffalo at Paynes Prairie State Park

Ready for another in our series of posts on fun things to do in the Gainesville area? Let’s tackle nearby Paynes Prairie State Park, which was Florida’s first state preserve because of its staggering beauty, geographic diversity and history. If you’re an Oakmont resident who wants to explore your own new territory, Paynes Prairie also …

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Oakmont Residents’ Explorers’ Guide: Cedar Key

Cedar Key Pirate Festival

Living in a spacious, master-planned community like Oakmont, near all the cultural, recreational and educational riches of Gainesville, usually means you have everything you need within a few minutes’ drive. That includes entertainment, sporting events at the nearby University of Florida and a bustling north-central Florida metropolis. At some point, however, you’ll want to get …

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Farmers Markets: Go Farm-to-Table in Your Oakmont Kitchen

Farmers Markets: Go Farm-to-Table in Your Oakmont Kitchen

Oakmont residents live in a “fruitful” part of Florida, and that’s an intended pun. Oakmont’s hometown of Gainesville sits surrounded by jaw-dropping history, natural resources and recreational areas, but also never far from that other important facet of the state’s economy — agriculture. You’ll see cattle ranches, plant nurseries and U-pick farms on the regular …

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Oakmont Residents’ Explorers’ Guide: the Cade Museum

Oakmont Residents’ Explorers’ Guide: the Cade Museum - cade museum interior

Here’s another in our series of posts for Oakmont residents about side trips, road trips and local adventures designed to explore the greater Gainesville area. Regardless of whether you’ve just moved into your new Oakmont home, or have been here but haven’t done much more than work, take care of the kids and perhaps school, …

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