Gainesville resident Donald Ridenbaugh is recruiting members for his historic pirate group, The Crew of the Scavenger. Ridenbaugh, who plays the 18th century pirate Captain Jack D. Stifler, is currently planning the 2015 Pirate Bash.
Read More »Paws On Parole Looking To Continue Perfect Adoption Rate
The Alachua County Animal Services and Florida Department of Corrections Work Camp is working together with this year's "Hairy Pawter" dog academy to prepare a new group of house-trained dogs for homes.
Read More »Fall YMCA Football League Gets Benched
One less youth football league will hit the field this fall. The North Central Florida YMCA youth flag football league has been sidelined due to lack of registered participants, which typically consists of at least 100 children. This change may be permanent. “We usually do have enough to fill the …
Read More »Five New Hotels May Spell Trouble for Gainesville Hotels
Five new hotels will open in Gainesville over the next few years: the Hotel Indigo, the Hyatt, the Element, a Home2 Suites and a TownePlace Suites.
Read More »Champions Park Brings New Name and New Expectations
Champions Park, formerly known as Nations Park, hopes to increase tourism after replacing the management director of the park and updating the contract to include new requirements.
Read More »School Gets New Mascot with Help from the Community and Educational Foundation
With help from the community and the Match Challenge sponsored by the the Education Foundation, Lake Forest Elementary was able to purchase their new mascot.
Read More »Two Wounded in Newberry Shooting
Two Newberry residents were shot on Monday. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating the incident.
Read More »Wells Fargo by Oaks Mall Robbed
The Wells Fargo Bank on Newberry Road near the Oaks Mall was robbed Friday afternoon by an unknown white male.
Read More »Eastside High School Reaches Top 50 Most Challenging Schools
Eastside High School ranked No. 27 among top challenging high schools in the nation.
Read More »School Known for Inclusion Uses Technology in Special Education
Newberry Elementary's students with disabilities have performed better than the statewide average.
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