Tag Archives: City of Gainesville

(Image credit: University of Florida) Ten years after two former UF students filed a complaint against the university, construction is underway to build an apartment complex southwest of where the two once lived near a former off-campus landfill site.

Gainesville is making an effort to be more environmentally friendly by purchasing solar-powered trash compactors and recycling units.

This prison is in the backyard of a small correctional institute. This is where the city of Gainesville's Commissioners plan to turn a shambled former prison into a functioning homeless community.

The city of Gainesville is in the process of purchasing the former Gainesville Correctional Institution to convert it into a homeless shelter. The city plans to begin offering services to those in need by fall.

The City of Gainesville/Alachua County Senior Recreation Center celebrated its one year anniversary today. The center has grown about 3,900 members and is home to many social and fitness programs.

A duo of Shands' Musicians in Residence kickoff Arts + Health Month with a concert Thursday night at the Thomas Center.

The sight of one-of-a-kind pieces, the smell of kettle corn wafting through the air and the sounds of laughter and conversation came from the young and old this weekend at the 31st annual Gainesville Downtown Festival & Art Show.

UF, and the city of Gainesville, hosted multiple events on Tuesday to honor and remember the victims of September 11. On campus, the Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student Center and the Lubavitch-Chabad Student Group hosted a "Good Deed Mitzvah Marathon."

Ten Alachua County agencies and private partners came together today to simulate a mass casualty incident. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Lauren Rautenkranz reports, the city of Gainesville used the mock drill to make sure agencies could practice what do do in a “real” emergency.  TV news clips provided by WUFT-TV. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPmockdrilleditedLR.mp3] …

The City of Gainesville has acquired an 87-acre parcel of land on the west boundary of the Flatwoods Conservation Area. City Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Program Coordinator Stefanie Nagid says the expansion will allow for more recreational opportunities, like nature trails and bird watching, and other avenues in the …