Tag Archives: Downtown Gainesville

The Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency is looking for restaurants to place inside the reconstruction of the Old Gainesville Depot. The restaurants are intended to be a big attractor for Depot Park.

Alachua County gardeners and farmers will recognize World Food Day on Oct. 16 with a two-part gardening and movie event.

Peaceful Paths, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, held a vigil in downtown Gainesville Thursday in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event included speeches from recovered victims and hanging of decorative T-shirts. Domestic violence survivor Mary Harker spoke about being away from her abuser for six years. …

Gainesville Police Department is investigating a reported rape attempt. Police say registered sex offender Stephon Barnes is the suspect in the alleged attempted rape of a woman in the area of Arlington Square apartments on 2nd Place in downtown Gainesville.

The Chamber of Hispanic Affairs in Gainesville is hosting the 11th annual Downtown Latino Festival Saturday. The festival, which is free to the public, will begin at noon in the Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville.

Downtown Gainesville will be host to numerous musical artists from the area and across the state. The annual Free Fridays Concert Series is kicking off tonight in downtown Gainesville at the Bo Diddley Plaza. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Nickelle Smith spoke with Event Coordinator David Ballard about this series of live music …

The 43rd annual Santa Fe Spring Arts Festival is taking place this weekend in downtown Gainesville’s historic district.  As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Jessica Alpern reports, the festival puts Gainesville on the cultural map. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/JessicaAlpernSpringsArtsFestivalVoicer4132012.mp3]

Gainesville Fire Rescue Press Release Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a report of smoke coming from the Oak Park High Rise at NE 8th Avenue at 8:00 p.m. last night.  The building’s fire alarm system activated and the buildings residents, mostly elderly, began to evacuate as firefighters arrived.   The smoke …

A Florida law passed last year is making it easier for residents to turn their love of baking or cooking into a small business. The Cottage Food Law enables people to sell small food goods directly to consumers without food safety regulations. But is it safe? Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Brittany …

Former Alachua County Sheriff Joe Crevasse has died.  Crevasse died yesterday evening at the age of 96.  Crevasse served as sheriff for 21 years, from 1955 to 1976.  Prior to that position he was the University of Florida’s first police chief from 1947 to 1955.  The current Alachua County Sheriff’s Office …