Tag Archives: Archer

High pollen levels return to Gainesville

A steady stream of cars queues at the Take 5 Car Wash this month on Archer Road in Gainesville. Their drivers’ pursuit? Get clean from the pervasive yellow pollen dust. Randy Robinson was one of them on a recent afternoon. Robinson said that he was washing his car due to …

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Local governments tackle pedestrian safety, panhandling

Panhandling and pedestrian safety are both prominent and continuing issues among communities in north central Florida. In the past 10 days, three local governments have started taking measures to keep pedestrians safe. They join Gainesville and Alachua County, which have also enacted ordinances in recent years. Gainesville Gainesville in 2021 …

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