After multiple pedestrian deaths in recent weeks along West University Avenue, the regional transportation planning group at a Monday meeting proposed installing additional traffic signals, well-lit crosswalks and temporary speed tables to slow down cars.
Read More »Cedar Key Held Hostage? City Commission Considers Mask Wearing Complaint
Cedar Key is in Levy County, which does not have such an advisory. The city was closed to outsiders for six weeks last spring, but after reopening in May it chose to not require masks, Cedar Key Police Chief Virgil Sandlin said.
Read More »Tiny Houses Bring Big Opportunities For Growth In Williston
Williston, Florida has a population of less than 3,000. But Homestead Tiny House Co. chose it as the location for a new tiny house resort.
Read More »Pandemic Forces Gainesville Businesses To Change Valentine’s Day Plans
For those Gainesville businesses for which the day of cards, flowers, chocolates, jewelry, dinner dates and lingerie is the second most profitable of the year, after Mother’s Day, it remains to be seen whether customers will leave them heartbroken because of the pandemic.
Read More »Florida Officials Say They’d Fight Any Potential Domestic Travel Restrictions
Elected officials in Florida are reacting strongly against media reports that the White House is considering imposing domestic travel restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19.
Read More »‘Everything Started Going Crazy’: North Florida Girl Scouts Selling Cookies Amid A Pandemic
Like almost every industry or organization with storied traditions nationally, the Girls Scouts is adapting to the pandemic by offering new ways for its girls to sell cookies. The sales account for each troop’s efforts to provide the programs essential to their existence.
Read More »Devil’s Den Prehistoric Spring Helps Bring Tourism To Levy County Amid Pandemic
Aiding local Levy County businesses amidst pandemic challenges, Devil's Den continues to drive unique tourism to North Central Florida.
Read More »2021 MLK Day Celebration In Alachua Focuses On Ending Systemic Racism
The U.S. Capitol insurrection was still on the minds of those at the Martin Luther King Day event on Monday at the Cleather Hathcock Sr. Community Center in Alachua.
Read More »Micanopy Set To Turn 200, But Pandemic Disrupting Plans for Celebration
The once in a century pandemic is causing havoc on plans by Micanopy, the state’s oldest inland town, to celebrate its bicentennial in 2021.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 23, 2020: Coronavirus And Beyond: These Were 25 Of The Top Stories Of 2020
As the year comes to a close, here's a look back at the stories that stayed in the headlines.
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