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Some Waldo Residents Looking For Easier Access To Healthier Food Options
Waldo, Florida, is not considered officially as a food desert on the USDA’s most updated food desert map from 2015. However, the town has a limited amount of options for grocery shopping, especially for residents without a car, or for the families relying on SNAP benefits.
Read More »How Would Excluding Soda From SNAP Benefits Program Affect Consumers And Businesses?
If signed, how would this legislative initiative affect Gainesville families and businesses, as well as the soda industry?
Read More »New Pipeline Could Help Fix Water Issues In High Springs
A $700,000 federal grant will fund replacement of High Springs' 100-year-old water pipes that are leaking within the city.
Read More »‘Above My Means’: Housing Near UF Swings Up In Rent, Amenities
Two housing complexes in midtown Gainesville — one a new, glitzy citadel of high living and high rent, the other a 86-year-old compound of communal chores and meals — are part of the old-versus-new housing shift happening along the periphery of UF, the state's top public university but one that attracts students from all socioeconomic classes.
Read More »Food Banks Accepting Perishable Items Gathered Before Irma
Those in North Central Florida who stockpiled food in preparation for Hurricane Irma have food bank options for donating perishable items, which might not make it back onto shelves at a chain store.
Read More »Focus Turns To Recovery After Irma’s Exit
More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in Florida remained without power at midday Tuesday after Hurricane Irma plowed through the state.
Read More »“Liquor Wall” Bill Has Liquor Store Owners Fearing For Their Businesses
Liquor stores all across Florida are begging Governor Rick Scott to veto the bill that would change the law dating back to 1934 and allow retailers to bring the liquor inside with the beer and wine.
Read More »Raw Cookie Dough Bakery Opens Despite Changing Landscape Of West University
Amid businesses closing and moving along West University, new small businesses, Do-Lish and Mr. Cool Ice Cream Roll, have opened recently, hoping to thrive in areas that city and University of Florida have their sights on.
Read More »‘Liquor Wall’ Closer To Getting Torn Down
A law prohibiting the sale of liquor alongside groceries got one step close to repeal Wednesday. Two bills seek to end to a Depression-era law.
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