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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • The Alligator: UF, organizations respond to antisemitic message after Florida-Georgia game. “An antisemitic message was projected onto the exterior of TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville after the Florida-Georgia game Oct. 29.” • …
Read More »Gainesville residents react to mayoral candidates’ debate
Some attendees at the Gainesville mayoral debate Tuesday night said they came away with a clearer picture of who they will vote for by Nov. 8. Others said they needed to hear the debate again.
Read More »Bottle cap mural to be unveiled in Gainesville City Hall
Click play to listen to an audio version of this story. A bottle cap mural is set to be unveiled during a City Commissioner meeting on Oct. 20 from 5:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. The mural is a piece done by #UNLITTER at the University of Florida, which is part …
Read More »Gainesville commissioners approve elimination of single-family zoning
Despite an appearance of enormous public opposition, the Gainesville City Commission on Monday voted in favor of eliminating single-family zoning throughout the city. This means Gainesville is the first Florida city to approve this type of zoning change. The final 4-3 commissioner vote did not change from the first meeting …
Read More »WUFT, Gainesville Sun to host debate for 2022 mayor race
Gainesville’s mayoral candidates will face off in a debate Oct. 25 on the University of Florida campus.
Read More »Gainesville residents divided on exclusionary zoning elimination
With such widespread and building opposition, it is questionable if the Gainesville City Commission will enact such a change. Even so, city commissioners initially approved the measure Aug. 4 in a close 4-3 vote. It now faces a final vote by the commission on Oct. 17 at 3 p.m.
Read More »Gainesville agribusinesses challenge the inflation struggle
Due to the current economic crisis, prices on produce and products have not only increased in grocery stores but for specialty agribusinesses.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 14, 2022: Gainesville police arrest man over threats about city’s zoning plan
Police on Monday arrested Terry Lyle Martin-Back, 68, of Gainesville at his home outside the city limits on a felony intimidation complaint of sending a written threat to city commissioners.
Read More »Gainesville man accused of threatening city officials
A contractor and director at a real estate firm emailed city commissioners and said he hoped they would be assaulted over a controversial plan to allow construction of multifamily housing in residential neighborhoods, police said. Police on Monday arrested Terry Lyle Martin-Back, 68, of Gainesville at his home outside the …
Read More »The Gainesville mayoral race heads to a runoff after a 9-person primary
Harvey Ward and Ed Bielarski are headed to a runoff in the November general election after emerging as the two top candidates for Gainesville mayor in Tuesday's primary.
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