Barnes & Noble will celebrate the opening of its new Gainesville store in the Shops at Stonewall on March 19.

The store has gained a lot of interest, he said, even beyond the Gainesville community. “We’ve had people drive two-and-a-half from Palm Coast and Jacksonville, which is amazing,” Sosa said.

Miss Nola’s Seasoning Blends,” owned and operated by east Gainesville native Quenella Clark, continues to grow its brand of seasonings.

including most recently being placed on the seasoning shelf at Ward’s Supermarket in northwest Gainesville, one of the oldest and most popular family owned grocery stores in Gainesville.