Gainesville Mayor Ed Braddy entered a heated debate over Northwest 8th Avenue with unhappy community members on Twitter.
Read More »In Reversal, City Votes for a Four-Lane NW 8th Avenue
City Commissioners voted to return NW 8th Avenue to a four-lane configuration at the Dec. 4th meeting.
Read More »Community Members Urge City to Keep NW 8th Ave. Two Lanes
University Park Neighborhood residents and other community members are urging the Gainesville City Commission to keep 8th Avenue as a two-lane road for safety reasons.
Read More »Survey Reveals Police Concerns With NW 8th Ave. Lane Reductions
After reducing a section of NW 8th Avenue from four lanes to two, police worry it is affecting response time for emergency vehicles.
Read More »Gainesville’s Main Street Light Poles Will Soon Meet State Standards
To meet Florida Department of Transportation standards, Gainesville's Main Street is installing new and improved light poles in time for the new year.
Read More »Alachua County observes 2013 Memorial Day
Volunteers are dismantling Tuesday the annual memorial mile, a stretch of land on NW 8th Avenue in Gainesville. The mile annually commemorates more than 6,000 soldiers who died in battle in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Read More »Future of NW 8th Ave. discussed
The Public Works Department discussed changes to NW 8th Ave. at a meeting in the A. Quinn Jones Center Tuesday night. The department is suggesting reducing the current four lane road to two lanes due to pedestrians and bicyclists in the area.
Read More »Biden event Wednesday causes road, park closures in Ocala
A scheduled visit by Vice President Joe Biden to Ocala on Wednesday has prompted officials to announce some closures of parks, venues and roads in preparation of his 3 p.m. visit. The vice president is scheduled to speak at an outdoor event at Tuscawilla Park. The Discovery Science Center and …
Read More »Michelle Obama to visit Gainesville on Monday — details confirmed
Updated 3:10 p.m. Obama for America has confirmed that First Lady Michelle Obama will be speaking at the O'Connell Center Monday at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, however tickets are required due to the limited space.
Read More »Small fire at Oak Park High Rise soon extinguished
Gainesville Fire Rescue Press Release Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a report of smoke coming from the Oak Park High Rise at NE 8th Avenue at 8:00 p.m. last night. The building’s fire alarm system activated and the buildings residents, mostly elderly, began to evacuate as firefighters arrived. The smoke …
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