Ultimate Towing of Gainesville's owner Steve O’Grady announced last week that he wants to stop using spotters at the Sun Center downtown but can't until the city changes its rules on tow companies having photographic evidence of violators.
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Denny Laine is a man of many projects — past, present, and future. He talks about the Moody Blues, Wings, his solo career and love of Florida.
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FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate returned to his hometown of Gainesville after stepping down when the Trump administration took office in January. Fugate sat down with WUFT News this week to talk about his experiences and the future of disaster response. The interview is available at WUFT.org.
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A University of Florida marketing student recently launched a coffee company in Gainesville named Cold Mountain Coffee, which sells cold-brew coffee from Colombia that is hand-delivered to Gainesville customers. Read the full story at WUFT.org.
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Gainesville Police Department announced Thursday that they are retiring their unit of horses, known as the Mounted Patrol Unit, after 20 years of serving in downtown Gainesville.
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Amy Ray shares her love for Gainesville's music and social activism scene, Florida history, and how the populism of traditional country music reminds her of The Clash and Hank Williams.
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Brandon Telg and Jennifer Vito, two executive directors for Changeville 2017: Gainesville's Social Change Festival, give WUFT-FM Morning Edition host Glenn Richards the scoop on Changeville events happening throughout downtown Gainesville on March 2-3.
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Two candidates hope to be elected to Gainesville City Commission to represent District 3, which ranges from 34th Street to I-75.
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A group of residential and business property owners are objecting to Collier Companies’ proposal for a license agreement giving them exclusive use of city parking lot #2. The owners, situated in the Pleasant Street Historic District, cite issues with parking, lack of fair policy and transparency, and putting private gain above public benefit as reasons to object to the city of Gainesville leasing lot #2 to Collier Companies.
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The second annual Menagerie in Motion Kinetic Derby is set to take place in downtown Gainesville on Saturday. It features sculptures built around human-powered vehicles, like bikes and scooters.
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