Seven hundred fifteen acres that was once slated to be a residential area in Alachua County instead opened on Saturday – National Public Lands Day – as Four Creeks Nature Preserve.
Read More »Alachua County, Gainesville To Decide on $4.4M Purchase Of 700 Acres
What was once to be a 700-acre planned development on Gainesville’s northern edge will likely soon be a conservation and parks area.
Read More »Before Irma, This Family’s Blues Creek Home Wasn’t In A Flood Zone. It Is Now.
A family in Gainesville's Blues Creek subdivision wants help to mitigate the flooding from the nearby stream. Although it flooded, city government says it can't do anything to help.
Read More »New Blues Creek Utility Line Moves Forward
The Gainesville City Plan Board voted to approve a petition from New Generation Home Builders, Inc. Thursday night, putting the developer a step closer to beginning its desired project. The developer is seeking permission to place a utility line under Blues Creek to bring power to its planned development.
Read More »World Wetlands Day Brings Dirty Wetlands To Light
World Wetlands Day brought attention to the state of the wetlands in Alachua County.
Read More »Home invasion in Northwest Gainesville leaves victim and suspect in critical condition
A 78 year-old male remains in a coma after a home invasion robbery occured late yesterday evening on NW 75th road in the Blues Creek subdivision. A white male and white female forced their way into the residence of Paul Quandt, he was then tased with a stun gun, cut on the arm, beat in …
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