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Stores set to open in Celebration Pointe, Gainesville's newest shopping center, will charge an extra one percent sales tax toward fees and community improvements.
Read More »Celebration Pointe Charges Higher Sales Tax
Officials Seek To Safen Streets For Gainesville Bicycle Riders And Pedestrians
Legislation seeks to protect vulnerable road users
Read More »3 More Butler Plaza North Businesses Open Doors
Longhorn Steakhouse had its grand opening, as did Culver's, a chain known for their ButterBurgers and custards. Olive Garden opened, too, but this was following a relocation.
Read More »RTS Downtown Station Will Accept Credit Card Payments
Gainesville’s Regional Transit System (RTS) announced on Thursday that it will accept credit card payments from customers purchasing monthly and semester bus passes at the Rosa Parks Downtown Station at 700 SE 3rd St. “This is really going to help streamline the process and make it more convenient,” said RTS Marketing …
Read More »Former UF Bookstore Property Receives Temporary Replacement
A new Halloween Shop is coming to Midtown this week, filling the vacant plot left by the UF Bookstore.
Read More »New Connector Road Expected To Eventually Alleviate SW 20th Ave. Traffic
The Gainesville City Commission recently approved HNTB Corporation to begin drafting plans for construction that will connect Clark Butler Boulevard and Southwest 62nd Boulevard.
Read More »Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Supercenter To Open In Butler Plaza North In Summer
Construction continues at Butler Plaza North. Stores like Dick's Sporting Goods and Aldi are expected to open this summer.
Read More »Aldi Gets Approval to Begin Constructing Two Gainesville Stores; No Timeline For Construction Given
Discount grocer Aldi could soon have two Gainesville locations, one in Butler North and the other on Northwest 13th Street and Northwest 39th Avenue.
Read More »Q & A: Gainesville Commission Candidate Jim Konish
Jim Konish is running for District IV City Commissioner. Konish sat down with WUFT to answer some questions.
Read More »Q & A: Gainesville Commission Candidate Adrian Hayes-Santos
Gainesville resident Adrian Hayes-Santos, a candidate for the city's District 4 commission seat, looks to improve after-school programs for children and Internet costs and install five-tier system for utility rates.
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