Corrine Brown began her prison sentence, Alachua County and Gainesville leaders squabbled over seemingly every issue large and small, and six weeks into the new year, the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland changed much about what was to unfold. It was a busy year in local and statewide Florida …
Read More »GRACE Marketplace To Get Crosswalk To Bus Stop
GRACE Marketplace will finally be getting a crosswalk for residents to safely reach the bus stop across NW 39th Avenue.
Read More »WUFT In Photos: Pumpkin Frenzy Hits Alachua County
It’s late October and the many local pumpkin patches have painted Alachua County orange. Each patch has something more than pumpkins to offer, whether it is food, activities or the hours that the patch is open. One pumpkin patch at Gainesville Church of God served as a fundraiser (location …
Read More »A Conversation With James Lawrence On GNV4All’s Progress
This weekend will see a major milestone in the work being done by the two-year-old GNV4ALL organization.
Read More »Residents At Gainesville Homeless Shelter Ask For Crosswalk On 39th Avenue
City and county officials have tried for two years to make it so bus riders won’t have to cross the dangerous street.
Read More »I-75 Research Expects To Address Southwest 20th Avenue Overpass Issues
A plan to expand roads on Interstate 75 are expected to lead to improvements for the overpass along Southwest 20th Avenue.
Read More »Gainesville’s Forgotten Foam Dome Lives On And Attracts Roadside Attraction Enthusiasts
Xanadu homes, popular touristic attractions in the 1980s, were once called the houses of the future and now became the trinkets of the past. Gainesville's Xanadu house Foam Dome, however, became inhabited after years of abandonment after it's renovation.
Read More »Empowerment Center Oversight Advisory Board Meets To Discuss Grace Marketplace Improvements
The board, made up of city and county commissioners and a member of the Gainesville Housing Authority, met Monday to strategize ways to phase residents out of Dignity Village and transition Gainesville’s homeless into temporary and permanent supportive housing.
Read More »Its Reported Crime Numbers Are Low, But Santa Fe College Police Say They’re Trying To Make Its Campuses Even Safer
After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on Feb. 14, the Santa Fe College police department is making sure everyone on the school's campuses is aware of what to do in emergency situations.
Read More »Dignity Village Residents Seek An Answer To This Dangerous Intersection
The intersection of Northeast 39th Avenue and Northeast 28th Drive has been the scene of two accidents where pedestrians have been hit by cars.
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