The YMCA of North Central Florida is scheduled to close Jan. 31 unless it raises $1.5 million, and a final fundraiser Saturday aims to get the facility closer to its goal.
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A study by an economics professor emeritus at the University of Florida found that commercial businesses in Gainesville pay 52 percent more for energy than the national average.
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A Nan Temple in Gainesville received three new Buddhist statues this week. The granite statues were carved in Vietnam, and the head monk hopes they engage the community in meditative practice.
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The Florida Chamber of Commerce offered support Thursday for Gov. Rick Scott's proposal to set aside $85 million for incentives next year.
Read More »The North Central Florida YMCA announced Wednesday that the organization has filed for liquidation bankruptcy and will cease all operations by Dec. 30.
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Well-known Gainesville pizza restaurant, Satchel's Pizza, reopened Friday after a fire destroyed it's salvage shop. The store opened at 11 a.m. and sold salvageable souvenirs and accepted donations for charred T-shirts and bandannas that had survived the fire.
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A fourth Florida organization has been allowed to distribute low-THC cannabis as medicine for a narrow list of medical conditions, less than a month before Amendment 2, which allows full legalization of medical marijuana becomes effective in the state of Florida.
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Levy County Animal Services has reached capacity at an unusual time this year, but Levy County residents blame the shelter's hours and prices.
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North Central Florida residents continue to protest the Sabal Trail Pipeline construction workers.
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Longhorn Steakhouse had its grand opening, as did Culver's, a chain known for their ButterBurgers and custards. Olive Garden opened, too, but this was following a relocation.
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