When an ecosystem of events revolving around the University of Florida from graduations and family weekend to football game tailgating were canceled in 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, local businesses felt the sting of lost revenue.
Gator Mania, a popular store that sold Florida Gators clothing, furniture and accessories, became the latest to shutter forever on Feb. 10. Now its inventory of thousands of unsold items is up for auction.
“This is not something that we had anticipated or wanted,” owner Jenice Bushnell said.
The family-owned store’s been in business for 27 years and moved into its most recent space at 2905 NW 42nd St. in Butler North about four years ago. It was previously located in another location in Butler Plaza near Walmart, which used to be located where Whole Foods now stands.
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UrgentVet, the area’s first acute pet care center, opened in Butler North at 2680 Clark Butler Blvd. on Monday to serve its first pawed patients.
The center’s aim is to fill the widening care gap that exists between traditional veterinary practices and specialized 24-hour emergency hospitals, said founder Dr. Jim Dobies, who was a general practice vet for 17 years.
“We noticed over a period of time that urgent care did not really exist for pets,” he said.
Dobies said some of the most common ailments for pets, such as vomiting and diarrhea or lameness and limping shouldn’t necessarily require that owners go to their normal vet or a specialty center after hours.