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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Photos: 100-year-old house moved across Gainesville. “The project was organized by Tyler Smith and Roberta Lopez to move the more than 100-year-old home two miles to a plot of land …
Read More »Historic home set to move across Gainesville will provide affordable housing
At 100-years-old, a home will take a trip across Gainesville on Sunday at 8 a.m. in an effort to provide affordable housing. Tyler Smith is the man in charge of this project. “I was just worried about a home getting demolished when the City of Gainesville has a lack of …
Read More »Disaster to opportunity: How Gainesville turned a Puerto Rican chef’s life around
Ivan Perez says the city of Gainesville has given him a second chance at life. Perez is the chef and owner of Taino Roots Artisan Kitchen. He makes Latin Caribbean-style cuisine and has set up at local markets for a year now. After the effects of Hurricane Maria, Perez decided …
Read More »Gainesville commissioners continue undoing single-family zoning laws
The Gainesville City Commission has voted to pass three new ordinances that undid the fall 2022 zoning laws that allowed for more multifamily housing in different places across the city. On Wednesday night, the commission met for a special meeting to discuss the highly debated laws passed last October that …
Read More »GRU control bill gets House committee approval
The House State Affairs Committee approved Representative Chuck Clemons’ bill giving the state of Florida control of Gainesville Regional Utilities on Wednesday. GRU is in significant debt. According to a press release from the city’s Public Information Officer Rossana Passaniti, GRU accounted for “80 percent of the overall debt” of …
Read More »Alachua County Board approves Water Conservation Month proclamation
WUFT · April is one of the driest periods of the year for Florida April is now Water Conservation Month in Alachua County. “Alachua County is seen as a leader in the field of water conservation,” said Stacie Greco, Water Conservation Coordinator at Alachua County Environmental Protection Department. “We …
Read More »GRU, Gainesville City Commission work to find way out of debt issues
Gainesville Regional Utilities has been the topic of conversation on the local and state levels in recent months, with state Rep. Chuck Clemons this week filing a bill that would change who controls the utility. Ahead of such a drastic possible change, Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward and city commissioners came …
Read More »The Point, April 14, 2023: DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Abortion rights activists lament six-week abortion ban approved by Florida Legislature. “Senate Bill 300, a bill sponsored by Sen. Erin Grall (R-Vero Beach), provides exceptions to the six-week ban for …
Read More »Residential ordinance lawsuit brought by realtors against city of Gainesville to continue
The city's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the city of Gainesville by more than three dozen realtors has been denied.
Read More »Alachua County strives to improve youth literacy rates
When it comes to youth literacy rates in Alachua County, the overall numbers appear promising. According to USNews.com, 56% of elementary students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, a number that ranks high up on the list of counties in Florida. However, there is a massive internal …
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