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Renovations of the two city-owned properties cost more than $2 million total.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Approves Hartman House and Clarence R. Kelly Community Center Renovations
City Commission Approves Plan to Create Food Policy Council
Gainesville’s general policy committee voted unanimously Thursday to create a food policy council for the city. The council would be devoted to ensuring Gainesville residents have consistent access to affordable and nutritious food.
Read More »Mayor Lauren Poe, Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos Celebrate Re-Election
Mayor Lauren Poe and District Four Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos will serve another term after winning re-election Tuesday. They celebrated their victory together with a crowd that included most of their colleagues.
Read More »UF Students Join Farmworkers To Protest Wendy’s
On Thursday, about 200 people representing the Coalition held a demonstration at the University of Florida to demand that the university end its contract with Wendy’s.
Read More »Language Barrier-Busting Pamphlet Seeks To Help Crime Victims Who Don’t Speak English
Translated to the word “connections,” it's a two-sided and 12-sectioned document that lists resources in Spanish.
Read More »Airport Authority Passes Motion To Sell Industrial Lot
The Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA) voted unanimously Thursday in favor of selling Airport Industrial Park Lot 6 to an undisclosed buyer known only as Regional Development Company Inc.
Read More »Cost Doubles For Restoration Project At Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park
The original estimated cost to renovate the Hartman House was around $200,000 before J. E. Decker Construction thoroughly analyzed the building.
Read More »RTS Buses Could Possibly Gain Free Wi-Fi, City Commission Subcommittee Says
As part of the subcommittee’s goal to create more internet access for the University of Florida and Gainesville, the subcommittee also plans to extend free wireless service on Southwest Second Avenue from Southwest 13th Street to Main Street and eventually into Depot Park.
Read More »With Plastic Bag Ban Looming, Restaurant Co-Owner Opens The First Plastic-Free Shop In Gainesville
Joy Hughes recently opened Life Unplastic in the Thornebrook Village Shopping Center as the first plastic-free shop in Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville Commissioners And Residents Discuss Affordable Housing Solutions
About 100 people joined city commissioners Wednesday evening to strategize ways to make housing more affordable throughout the city.
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