A group of residential and business property owners are objecting to Collier Companies’ proposal for a license agreement giving them exclusive use of city parking lot #2. The owners, situated in the Pleasant Street Historic District, cite issues with parking, lack of fair policy and transparency, and putting private gain above public benefit as reasons to object to the city of Gainesville leasing lot #2 to Collier Companies.
Read More »The Florida Senate is poised to approve a major higher-education package that would expand the use of Bright Futures scholarships and tighten graduation standards for universities and state colleges. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted to combine the major elements of Senate President Joe Negron’s higher-education initiative into one …
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Governor Scott's proposed budget includes cuts to Visit Florida, but House Speaker Richard Corcoran is open to allowing Visit Florida, the Official Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation, to remain “alive” but with reduced funding and a list of conditions.
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Silver Spring State Park's 7th annual Stone Tool Making and Prehistoric Festival drew crowds of about 3,000 on Feb. 18 and 19 in Ocala.
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Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville's newest music venue, will also feature live recording.
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Pablo Jimenez Godoy and Arturo Ferrando are co-founders of Staller, an Airbnb-inspired app for horses. Launched in December, Staller aims to be solution for horse owners so that they can find housing for their horses during competitions and shows. Staller expanded its coverage to new properties in Gainesville, Ocala and Orlando earlier this month.
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Alachua County commissioners and the City of Gainesville commissioners unanimously agreed to swap the old RTS facility with 200 acres southwest of Wacahoota Road.
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Some businesses are closing for a "Day Without Immigrants"; others are staying open and pledging to contribute a share of the day's proceeds to nonprofits that aid Latino communities.
Read More »The man accused of killing five people at a Florida airport lied about his criminal record on his application to be a security guard in Alaska, and was fired after only a few months on the job because of the state of his mental health.
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Racist comments were found in Anderson Hall on the University of Florida campus Friday. Pictures of the comments written on whiteboards in rooms 134 and 034 spread on social media among the UF community. UF spokeswoman Janine Sikes said, “It’s unfortunate, but these are the kinds of things that are happening on university campuses nationwide.”
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