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For the first time since April, the Fresh Wagon mobile market made its rounds to public housing units in East Gainesville this week to offer residents local, fresh produce.
Read More »Mobile Market Brings Fresh Food To East Gainesville
Healthcare Divide: East Gainesville Residents Struggle To Find Accessible Healthcare
Ralph Rutledge of East Gainesville had four tumors on his vocal cords. Lung cancer. As a regular patient, he spent close to six hours a week on a bus.
Read More »Robert Hutchinson Earns More Than 60 Percent of Vote In County Commission’s Democratic Primary
Hutchinson will have to face write-in candidate Sarah Payne Bliss on the November ballot, but he is not worried.
Read More »Gainesville Black Businesses May Soon Have Opportunity For Growth
Black owned businesses are plenty in Gainesville and have the support of the new District 1 Business Council. The council will focus on creating economic activity and opportunity for East Gainesville through partnerships with organizations like the Alachua County Chapter of the NAACP, the Community Redevelopment Agency and others.
Read More »After Nov. 8, Changes Are Coming To Gainesville Congressional Districts
Florida will toss the “pie-slice” system after the state courts ruled the boundaries of U.S. House districts and Florida state senate districts didn’t meet the standards of the “Fair Districts Amendment.”
Read More »In Summer Griggs, East Gainesville Gets A Voice On Planning Commission
Alachua County's new planning board member would like to see development as simple as a coffee shop come to East Gainesville.
Read More »City, County Leaders Don’t Agree About Details of Proposed Tacachale Redevelopment
During a joint commission meeting, Gainesville and Alachua County commissioners discussed a proposal for the construction of a new job center.
Read More »East Gainesville’s Fragile Future Caught In Crosshairs
Jobs. Land. Money. After commissioners voted against Envision Alachua, residents talk about what matters when it comes to development for east Gainesville.
Read More »Alachua County Commission To Vote On Plum Creek’s Plan Tuesday
The vote to transmit Plum Creek's Envision Alachua Sector plan to the state for further review will be held Tuesday. Three out of the five County Commissioners need to vote in favor to move the plan forward.
Read More »After 5 Hours of Public Comment, Alachua County Delays Plum Creek Vote For A Week
With 200-plus citizens interested in speaking about Plum Creek’s Envision Alachua Sector Plan, the Alachua County Commission had to call another recess Thursday night. By 10:30 p.m., the list of those wishing to address commissioners reached 230. Public comment will resume Thursday at Eastside High School’s auditorium. “We owe it …
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