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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 »Gainesville Mayoral Election Preview: Lauren Poe Faces Three Challengers For Re-Election
Mayor Lauren Poe will face off against challengers Marlon Bruce, Jenn Powell and Jennifer Reid for re-election. Bruce, Powell and Reid are each hoping to energize voters for their first political office.
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 »2019 Candidate Roundtable: Gainesville Mayor
Candidates for Gainesville mayor Marlon Bruce, Lauren Poe, Jenn Powell, and Jennifer Reid visited WUFT-FM's studio to discuss issues affecting city voters in 2019.
Read More »The Alachua County Commission Doesn’t Want Teens Buying Tobacco. What Happens Next?
Alachua County's new ordinance allows each of the nine affected municipalities until October to decide if they want it to take effect in their jurisdictions.
Read More »Mayor Poe And Interim City Manager Bowie Outline State Of The City At Cade Museum
Gainesville residents filled the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention Wednesday as Mayor Lauren Poe and new Interim City Manager Deborah Bowie presented the state of the city in 2019.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Votes To End Use Of Inmate Labor
Gainesville City Commissioners decided to terminate three contracts with the Florida Department of Corrections in a 5-1 vote on Thursday. In 30 days, inmate labor will be gone from Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Selects Deborah Bowie As Interim City Manager
The three candidates who applied to fill his role while commissioners searched for a permanent replacement were city employees Deborah Bowie, Michelle Park and Steve Varvel.
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