Tag Archives: Todd Chase

The city of Gainesville is in the process of purchasing the former Gainesville Correctional Institution to convert it into a homeless shelter. The city plans to begin offering services to those in need by fall.

City officials and local residents spoke out about Gainesville's transportation problems at a five-hour transportation summit on Wednesday.

Despite continued efforts to ban synthetic drugs, some still remain in convenience stores throughout the state.

Several candidates for mayor, such as incumbent Craig Lowe and former city commissioner Ed Braddy already have thousands of dollars in campaign support and years of experience in the political spectrum. Donald Shepherd Sr., though, is foraging ahead alone without much cash and merely a dogged presence.

Residential parking permits in Gainesville may see a sharp price increase. City Commissioners are discussing a change in price because of space shortages. The process for buying permits may change, too.

A new Wal-Mart Super Center has opened in Gainesville on Northwest 23rd Street. With the new store's opening, the Wal-Mart on Northwest 13th Street, which was open for 30 years, closed.

The City of Gainesville/Alachua County Senior Recreation Center celebrated its one year anniversary today. The center has grown about 3,900 members and is home to many social and fitness programs.

The Ironwood Golf Course, owned and operated by the city of Gainesville, is hoping to find a new maintenance team for the course to run and improve the state of the course.

The Gainesville City Commission made it clear at its Thursday meeting that it doesn’t want the local utility to fall under state legislative control. City commissioners voted in favor of keeping GRU under the current management, rather than have it controlled by an independent board of representatives. They also voted, at the request of Mayor Craig Lowe, to …

After plans stalled for a homeless center at Northwest 53rd Avenue, the Gainesville City Commission has pursued another property: the abandoned Gainesville Correctional Institute.