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Depot Avenue and Southwest 4th Street could see decorative LED lighting, added roundabouts, brick sidewalks and maintained jogging trails following approval of a $7 million construction project.
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Gainesville children will soon have new industrial-themed playground and park where they can play while they learn about the local environment and history. Depot Park, which features a 50-foot customized train playground with a 14-foot-tall smokestack, is expected to attract adventure-seeking kids from more than just the Gainesville area. The park has a soft opening Aug. 1 and a grand opening Aug. 20.
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A new museum will open in Gainesville in the fall of 2017. The museum will feature a reconstructed Gatorade gallery with original scientific equipment, a fabrication lab, laser cutting machine and a creativity lab.
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Gainesville residents living near Depot Avenue are seeing clouds of dust and dust lines left on the street. With more construction under way in the area, a local soil researcher says the dust being left behind can pose harmful health effects.
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The Cade Museum held its ground-breaking ceremony Oct. 2 and is scheduled to open in 2017. The museum will celebrate the legacy of Robert Cade, inventor of Gatorade, in the 50th anniversary of the sports drink.
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Two local artists opened the SoMa Art Media Hub, an art supply store, on Monday with the intent of making it a central art hub for other local artists. SoMa fills a void that was left when Central Florida Office Plus closed in 2014.
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The Cotton Club in East Gainesville was once home to acts from B.B. King and Ray Charles. It is now being renovated to house a new museum and cultural center.
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To meet Florida Department of Transportation standards, Gainesville's Main Street is installing new and improved light poles in time for the new year.
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South of downtown Gainesville's bars and nightclubs, in a leafy neighborhood between University Avenue and Depot Road, the staff at Porters Community Center works to make the area around them better.
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Police were investigating possible explosive materials found in a vacant apartment at Oxford Terrace II condominiums off of Depot Avenue Friday.