While some of Gainesville small businesses and artists struggle amid growing competition and the influence of online stores, other embraced new technologies in an attempt to increase sales.
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Two housing complexes in midtown Gainesville — one a new, glitzy citadel of high living and high rent, the other a 86-year-old compound of communal chores and meals — are part of the old-versus-new housing shift happening along the periphery of UF, the state's top public university but one that attracts students from all socioeconomic classes.
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Board members of the Alachua County Farmers Market complained to Alachua County commissioners at Tuesday's commission meeting that solicitors are disrupting the market. They said solicitors scare away customers and don't have to pay dues to rent spaces like regular vendors.
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Four downtown Gainesville spaces have held at least 13 tenants over the past eight years. WUFT News explored their recent histories to see what's going right for survivors as well as where others stumbled.
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The city of Gainesville has partnered with Pure Energy Solar to provide solar-powered charging stations in areas frequented by pedestrians, bicyclists and those waiting on buses.
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Although lower utility rates have been the reasoning behind the Gainesville city commission's support for the recent GREC purchase, rates are not decreasing as much as residents had hoped. In fact, customers' bills will still increase in the long run.
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Just a couple of years ago, the City of Alachua was made up of about 2,000 residents. As the city has grown over time, so has the amount of businesses in it. The Alachua Advisory Board voted on a grant program that will help local small businesses to improve.
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After a severe mold problem made the location unsafe last year, the old building was torn down and the new fire station was built. Alachua County Fire Rescue Chief William Northcutt said the new fire station was designed for growth and will allow growth for a couple of years before capacity is exceeded.
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For the city of Archer, a plan to build a wastewater treatment plant has been clogged by years of debate, inability to find adequate land and, recently, a battle between the city and one local couple.
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As new planned neighborhoods are underway in Gainesville, some residents in the area are worried about traffic issues.
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