The Southwest Advocacy Group's child care and early education center sets out to minimize Alachua County's learning gap.
Read More »SWAG Center Creates Community When Nobody Else Would
The SWAG Family Resource Center provides services to residents of poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Through educational opportunities, employment assistance and childcare programs, the non-profit organization helps communities that are bare of opportunity.
Read More »Cox Communications To Address Gainesville Residents’ Service Issues
Gainesville residents unhappy with their Cox Communications service have the chance on Saturday at 1 p.m. to meet with representatives and reconcile complaints.
Read More »Haile HOA Says Yes To Florida-Friendly Lawns
Some neighborhood associations are moving toward more sustainable landscaping practices to conserve water. Haile Plantation Association is using sustainable practices in its common areas, but it doesn’t have authority over how residents water their lawns.
Read More »Alachua County Talks Human Trafficking
After Florida saw a substantial increase in calls to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center’s hotline in 2015, Gainesville residents are pushing for more awareness and resources for those affected by Human Trafficking. The House of Hope Women's Director, the president and historian of Fight Injustice and Global Human Trafficking discuss the ongoing hardships of those affected by human trafficking.
Read More »IFAS Agents Helping Homeowners Statewide
In a grass dispute that involved legal action, an IFAS employee helped Haile Plantation residents get Zoysia grass approved for their lawns.
Read More »One-Stop Shelter Aims To Be Sole Provider For The Homeless
A new Gainesville homeless shelter is requesting other local services to stop catering to the homeless in the downtown area.
Read More »Increase In Leptospirosis Found Among Pets
Veterinarians at the UF Small Animal Hospital have seen 12 cases of leptospirosis in the past seven months.
Read More »In Alachua County, Chickens’ Importance Reaches New Heights
Poultry farming ordinances may seem random to most, but Alachua County has adopted its own set of unique ordinances in order to attend to a growing interest in backyard chicken farming.
Read More »New University of Florida Campus-Archer Trail Good News for Cyclists
A trail for pedestrians and cyclists at the University of Florida that will connect to the bicycle trail at Archer Road is set to be put in near the end of 2014.
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