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One 4-mile stretch of State Road 121 through Gainesville has had nearly 900 reported car crashes in the past three years.
Read More »Can Turn Lanes Help Limit The Hundreds Of Traffic Crashes On State Road 121 In Gainesville?
City, County Leaders Spar Over Celebration Pointe As Possible Sports Arena Location
A proposed Alachua County sports arena has run headlong into the politics of a decades-long effort to inject more economic activity into East Gainesville.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Hear Proposal For Celebration Pointe Sports Center
After a presentation Tuesday, the Alachua County Board of Commissioners are moving ahead with a project to build a sports center at Celebration Pointe but not without concerns.
Read More »Untold Florida: Where Was The Town Of Gracy?
Sam Goforth knows he’ll never discover everything about his ancestors, but finding out what he can is a trip worth taking.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Approves Hartman House and Clarence R. Kelly Community Center Renovations
Renovations of the two city-owned properties cost more than $2 million total.
Read More »The Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival Celebrated 50 Years of Art and Community This Weekend
Santa Fe College’s annual Spring Arts Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday and Sunday in Gainesville’s downtown historic district.
Read More »Appeals Court Clears Way For Bradford RV Park
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.
Read More »Game-Day Madness Swamps Midtown With Litter
Midtown neighborhoods and businesses benefit from their proximity to the University of Florida campus, but residents must deal with the remains of revelers, particularly during football season where tailgating is a time honored tradition.
Read More »New Alachua County Ordinance Gives Citizens Right To Throw Away Signs Left On Public Property
While it’s permitted for signs to be placed anywhere on private property, the public’s land cannot be used for advertising purposes, political or otherwise. And this includes rights-of-ways — areas of publicly-owned land maintained in and around public streets.
Read More »Alachua County To Move Fairgrounds, Extension Office To Newberry
After putting aside plans for a different site in Gainesville, the Alachua County Commission voted Wednesday to relocate the county fairgrounds and extension services to Newberry.
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