The 7th Annual Gator Fly-In and Armed Services Appreciation Day is Saturday, March 25. The Gainesville Regional Airport hosts the event. It features a variety of aircraft, military vehicles, and a pilot seminar. Event Coordinator Pam Landis says everyone is welcome to learn more about aviation. This year’s event also …
Read More »Gainesville music scene upset after Santa Fe College Foundation’s MiniMaxi Warehouse evicts all bands
A storage facility owned by the Santa Fe College Foundation is evicting about 30 music band tenants -- some of whom have rented units for more than a decade. The music groups, who used the space for band practice and equipment storage, were given no explanation and were told they must vacate the rental units by March 18.
Read More »Recent location change of the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire causes hourlong traffic jam
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Hoggetowne Medieval Fair recently switched locations from near the Gainesville Regional Airport to a field on Southwest Archer Road. Gainesville residents traveling to attend the event expected a 10- to 15-minute drive but for most the drive took over an hour in standstill traffic. The location …
Read More »Weather, record number of travelers, could slow Thanksgiving commute
Floridians traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday could run into heavy rain, flooding and busy roads along the way. This could be the busiest week of Thanksgiving travel in Florida since 2005, according to AAA. A staggering 2.9 million drivers are expected to travel 50 miles or more for the holiday. …
Read More »A community of modern-day garage bands thrives at a local Gainesville warehouse
The greatest underdog story in Gainesville doesn’t take place on the football field. It takes place at a modest Gainesville storage warehouse — where guitars alone wipe the floor with boxes and knickknacks. Walking the narrow alley of more than 30 storage units at the MiniMaxi Warehouse, the likelihood of …
Read More »Hour-by-hour updates: Florida begins recovery after Hurricane Ian
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Read More »The Point, Sept. 16, 2022: Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is no ‘sanctuary state’ for immigrants
The controversy continued for a second day after his decision received national pushback.
Read More »Authorities: Plane crashes near Waldo, pilot survives
Authorities in Alachua County are on the scene of a small plane crash. Witnesses and authorities said the small, single-engine plane with only the pilot aboard crashed and flipped in a flooded ditch of a farm northeast of Gainesville Regional Airport.
Read More »Gainesville Formation Clinic’s Weekend Agenda Featured Flying, Reconnecting, And Learning
The roar of planes over Gainesville’s airspace that may have startled some this weekend was that of North American Trainer Association members flying in their vintage World War II-era planes.
Read More »Look To The Sky This Weekend In Gainesville As Vintage World War II Aircraft Fly Formations
The Gainesville Formation Clinic is set for Thursday through Monday at Gainesville Regional Airport.
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