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The night ended with the crowd chanting: “Four more years! Four more years!”
Read More »Donald Trump Jr. And Kimberly Guilfoyle Speak At The University Of Florida
UF Students Protest Donald Trump Jr.’s Visit to Campus
ACCENT, a part of the UF student government, is paying Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle $50,000 from student activity fees.
Read More »Downtown Gainesville Crosswalk To Be Painted With A Rainbow Amid Some Church Members’ Concerns
Gainesville’s Public Works Department this week is painting rainbows within a crosswalk at the intersection of NE First Avenue and NE First Street.
Read More »Shorthanded Gainesville Police Department’s Officers Finally Have A New Contract. Here’s What It’s Been Like For Them To Patrol The City On A Saturday Night
In a police department that’s understaffed, it is hard to not get overwhelmed on a Saturday night.
Read More »Walldogs Mural Festival To Honor High Springs History In 2022
The Walldogs, a group of local, national and international artists will paint murals depicting High Springs history on at least 12 buildings in the city during the four- to five-day annual Walldogs festival tentatively scheduled for March 2022.
Read More »Starke Business Owners Adjust To Relocations Forced By Future Railroad Overpass
The new railroad overpass will route vehicles over the railroad tracks from Walnut Street to Church Street to reduce traffic congestion and lower emergency vehicle response times. To build at this location, Florida’s Department of Transportation had to purchase land that had been occupied by the eight businesses and five homes.
Read More »Abandoned And Stolen Shopping Carts Create Nuisance Across Gainesville
Lonely shopping carts litter the sidewalks far from their intended place in Gainesville.8
Read More »Advocacy Groups Sue City Of Ocala Over Homeless Arrests
The lawsuit argues that arresting people who identify themselves as homeless if they are sleeping or resting while awake in outdoor areas is cruel and unusual punishment and violates their humans rights to due process under the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Read More »Emotions Run High At City Meeting About Changing Gainesville’s Inequity
About 20 people gathered in the auditorium to voice thoughts on how to go about making a resolution to officially mark the city’s commitment to address its past and to discuss fostering equity in general.
Read More »Opus Coffee Unveiling Two New Non-Hospital Locations
Opus Coffee owners are planning to open two new Gainesville locations this fall.
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