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Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos has throughout 2018 driven the effort for “zero waste” Gainesville.
Read More »Final Two Readings On Gainesville’s Proposed Styrofoam, Plastic Bag Ban Scheduled For 2019
‘It Spirals Out Of Control’: The List Of Reasons Behind Gainesville’s Continuing Racial Disparity
Black residents represent 70.8 percent of the county’s inmates despite comprising about 20 percent of the general population, a study found.
Read More »50 Days In Office: Q&A with Gainesville City Commissioner Gigi Simmons
Gigi Simmons is a lifelong resident of the Porters community in east Gainesville, and as of May 17, she is the newest city commissioner to represent District 1 on the commission. Representing an area of Gainesville with some of the highest levels of poverty, Simmons began her tenure as commissioner …
Read More »Gainesville Businesses Strive To Be Waste Free
The Gainesville City Commission has adopted an initiative aiming for a 75 percent recycling rate by 2020, 90 percent by 2030 and “zero waste” by 2040.
Read More »How Will The Macy’s – Dillard’s Changeover At The Oaks Mall Affect Employees?
The closures will result in a total of nearly 5,000 job cuts nationally, according to Macy's press releases. The seven Macy's locations that were closed in Florida have impacted over 500 employees.
Read More »Santa Fe College Looking To Expand Career Opportunities
Santa Fe College is seeking to expand its technical programs into a $24 million Institute of Technology and Manufacturing on its main campus with funding help from House Bill 3441, which would provide $1 million to plan and design the institute.
Read More »Uber Offers Lower Prices For Senior Gainesville Residents
Uber trips at a lower price are once again available for senior residents of Gainesville.
Read More »Alachua County Elementary Schools Need Space And Money
Many of Alachua County's elementary school students are attending class in portables due to overcrowding and rapid growth in the western part of the county.
Read More »Once Bustling Seat Of Alachua County, Ghost Town Of Newnansville Attracts 19th-Century History Lovers
Once a bustling center of Alachua County's life, the town of Newnansville started declining in population after the Alachua County seat was relocated to Gainesville in 1854 and turned into a ghost town by the 1890s. Now it attracts history lovers from the county and reminds local residents and officials about the necessity to preserve the county's history.
Read More »‘Arbitrary And Silly’: Proposed Downtown Gainesville Amphitheater Draws Opposition
The amphitheater being considered for Depot Park in downtown Gainesville is already being met with marked opposition. Talk of it has been happening for about 15 years, but with it gaining noticeable traction recently, dozens of complaints have poured into city commissioners’ email inboxes, starting mainly in September.
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