As part of the subcommittee’s goal to create more internet access for the University of Florida and Gainesville, the subcommittee also plans to extend free wireless service on Southwest Second Avenue from Southwest 13th Street to Main Street and eventually into Depot Park.
Read More »Hawthorne Wants To Control Block Parties That Might Get Out Of Hand
The Hawthorne City Commission had its first workshop on Wednesday to create ordinances to avoid out-of-control block parties.
Read More »With Plastic Bag Ban Looming, Restaurant Co-Owner Opens The First Plastic-Free Shop In Gainesville
Joy Hughes recently opened Life Unplastic in the Thornebrook Village Shopping Center as the first plastic-free shop in Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville Commissioners And Residents Discuss Affordable Housing Solutions
About 100 people joined city commissioners Wednesday evening to strategize ways to make housing more affordable throughout the city.
Read More »City Of Gainesville Begins Work To Solve Food Insecurity
People bounced around ideas Tuesday night at the Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch, all intended to solve one of Gainesville’s most pressing problems — its widespread lack of food security.
Read More »City and County Commissions Discuss Possible Alachua County Event Center and Development in East Gainesville
In a special meeting on Tuesday the county commissioners reviewed a report by their hired consultant, Victus Advisors. Thursday was the first time that both city and county officials had discussed the project publicly.
Read More »Final Two Readings On Gainesville’s Proposed Styrofoam, Plastic Bag Ban Scheduled For 2019
Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos has throughout 2018 driven the effort for “zero waste” Gainesville.
Read More »Newberry Embraces Faith, Fellowship As Next Steps On Path To Reconcile Past
Faith, fellowship and forgiveness: The newest chapter in Newberry's winding journey for truth and reconciliation. From the Newberry Six lynchings in 1916 to the first year of desegregation in the town, Newberry has a lot to reconcile.
Read More »Gainesville’s Fraternal Order Of Police Granted Hearing On Unfair Labor Practices
A longstanding dispute between the Fraternal Order of Police and the city of Gainesville will now be decided by a state agency.
Read More »Unvarnished: When Gainesville Wasn’t So LGBT-Friendly
Karen Johnson discusses Gainesville's recent past when city leadership wasn't so accepting.
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