The annual Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge at the Gainesville Raceway began Friday. Competitors range from engineers to beginner car modifiers. One competitor values the creativity and effort she put into the competition. The challenge will end Saturday.
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The supply chain crisis in the United States is impacting businesses locally and greater north central Florida. It is affecting the costs of goods at one store in Gainesville.
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Assisted living residents in Gainesville knocked travel off their bucket lists and relived old memories. Oak Hammock at the University of Florida offers a virtual reality experience on a weekly basis for its residents. The goggles help those who are experiencing loneliness or memory issues.
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Although the program ends next year, one city commissioner said Gainesville leaders may consider renewing the service again.
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Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, Collin Austin, the 39-year-old founder of New Scooters 4 Less, saw his business's scooter sales drop.
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Gainesville city officials, concerned citizens and University of Florida students all gathered around tables in one room to discuss the reality of pedestrian safety on and around UF’s campus and the wider Alachua County area.
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Within the van life community, there are three groups.
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But locals say the change in routes isn’t the only issue affecting Gainesville commuters.
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As construction crews prepare for a new phase of the road resurfacing project on U.S. 441, those traveling through Paynes Prairie should expect a traffic shift early next week.
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Florida has one of the highest populations of LGBTQ people in the country, but despite the community’s size, it remains a weak political force in the state, where Republicans control both houses of the Legislature and the governorship.
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