Archive for 'Weekend'
It’s Friday!
Posted on 17. May, 2013 by Melanie.
It’s Friday everyone! If you live in Gainesville, there’s lots to do this weekend. And for our friends in Orlando and Lakeland – we hope you enjoy the sunny weather (we’re apparently due for some rain up here). Need some rainy day craft ideas? Here’s some we like. This week we did our Spring photo [...]
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Calling all Gators! Always Orange, Forever Blue: UF’s Family Weekend Spring 2013
Posted on 12. Feb, 2013 by Melanie.
Calling all Gators. Next weekend the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Florida is hosting the first-ever Family Weekend “Always Orange, Forever Blue” on February 22nd through 24th. Family Weekend Spring Edition welcomes back all UF undergraduate and graduate student families back to campus for a fun and relaxing weekend that includes: live [...]
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Christmas-y things to do in Gainesville
Posted on 04. Dec, 2012 by Melanie.
The holiday season is on the very near horizon. Your apartment is decorated (or in progress). Maybe you’re all eggnog-ed up and ready to go caroling with neighbors. Maybe you need a festive push. Or maybe you’re just looking for sheer entertainment. Either way we’ve made a list of upcoming events – a Christmas calendar [...]
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Put your spookiest look to work: Enter our Instagram contest
Posted on 29. Oct, 2012 by Melanie.
Y’alls know we LOVE Instagram – follow CMCapartments here. And we love you too! So we’re hosting a CMC-wide contest for the best Halloween photos ever! They can be: kids, pets, pumpkins, princesses, glittery vampires, dragons, Psy – whatever calls your spooky little heart. It doesn’t have to be frightening (we scare easy anyway) just [...]
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Off the beaten path: Thrift Shopping in Gainesville
Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 by Melanie.
Today’s guest post comes from Anna Lee Mikell, a food, art and farmers’ markets fanatic who works as the Electronic Media Manager at Visit Gainesville – the official tourism and marketing arm of Gainesville, Florida. You can find Visit Gainesville at VisitGainesville.com and @Gainesville. Here she shares some of her personal picks on thrifting and [...]
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Movie Sundays: Our Top Ten 90s RomComs
Posted on 20. Aug, 2012 by Melanie.
It’s Sunday, you finished the chores early, everyone is down for a nap (but you), it’s dark and raining outside…so what’s next? How about a movie? But not just any movie, I’m talking about the sigh-worthy, rom-coms of yesteryear filled with plucky, witty leading women and cute, ambitious, khaki-sporting men who sweep them off their [...]
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Head outdoors for Paynes Prairie Adventures
Posted on 18. Jul, 2012 by Brianna.
Cover Photo by Filipe DeAndrade/INsite Magazine Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park offers 22,000 acres of Florida wetlands, along with a great opportunity to experience nature and get active. The state park is a perfect place for a quick, family trip that shows the area’s topography. Photo by Visit Gainesville Paynes Prairie has been a part [...]
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Gainesville Restaurant Week starts July 26
Posted on 18. Jul, 2012 by Melanie.
In just nine days some area favorites will open their doors to the first ever Gainesville Restauurant Week hosted by the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce. Special menus at three price points will be offered from July 26 to August 5. You can order a three course meal for $10, $20 or $30 at participating [...]
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Crazy Flavor Day at Sweet Dreams Homemade Ice Cream
Posted on 16. Jul, 2012 by Melanie.
People don’t know this about me, but I’m in the ice cream making business and by business I mean I make batches of creative ice cream flavors for myself and friends like my last batch of Blueberry Lemon Instagrammed and seen here. If you’re a lover of the sweet treat then you know July is [...]
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Review: Sisters for Breakfast
Posted on 10. Jul, 2012 by Melanie.
We’ve been talking about brunch lately on the blog and the list would not be complete without mentioning Sisters. Sisters for Breakfast has become a staple in the southwest community of Gainesville. Known city-wide for their brunch, innovative flavors and charm; it’s a weekend hotspot worth the long wait. (Weekend wait times are notorious so [...]




