Development

The Hills of Santa Fe consistently suffers extreme flooding, especially during hurricane season. Residents are lobbying the county commission to make changes before it happens again.

On Saturday, the Community First Summit will continue at the Springhill Missionary Baptist Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Business partners Mitch Glaeser and Rich Blaser plan to build a 175-foot tower home to businesses, meeting rooms and rock climbing walls – including a 130-foot indoor climbing wall. This would be the biggest climbing wall in the world.

In late February, the marquee in front of the old Williston High School bore one last message as residents of the community prepare to bid farewell to the school many once attended: “Goodbye WHS I’ll miss you!”

Florida's First District Court of Appeal declined to hear a case on a proposed recreational vehicle park located near Santa Fe Lake outside of Melrose.  The court decision on Feb. 5 clears the way for park construction to begin.

Joy Hughes recently opened Life Unplastic in the Thornebrook Village Shopping Center as the first plastic-free shop in Gainesville.

The City of Gainesville this week heard public feedback about proposals for a relocated and redeveloped east side park that's expected to cost at least $600,000.

Gainesville’s surfers and skateboarders will be without their local shop for the first time in more than two decades.