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The CRA board approved a $400,000 initiative aimed at furthering its efforts to make Midtown and surrounding College Park neighborhood safer.
Read More »Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency To Pilot $400,000 In Midtown Security Positions
State Follow-Up Audit Finds Starke Still Has Much That Needs Fixing
A follow-up operational audit the state sent to the city last month showed that only eight of the 35 problems identified in 2014 had been resolved.
Read More »UF Campus To Lose 600 Parking Spaces As Construction Begins On New Parking Garage
Approximately 600 parking spaces will be demolished this fall on the northern section of the Commuter Lot on Gale Lemerand Drive, leaving an urgent need for temporary parking lots.
Read More »“Dangerous Building” Backlog Is Too Much For Gainesville’s Annual City Budget
The city of Gainesville has nearly 100 properties on it's Dangerous Building list, but only $27,000 a year to deal with the decrepit homes and buildings.
Read More »Protesters Rally For Fair Wages For UF’s OPS Workers
Protesters gathered Sunday at University of Florida's Levin College of Law, across the street from President Fuchs’ mansion, to demonstrate for better wages, benefits and tuition for UF's temporary employees.
Read More »FDOH On Alert For Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Recent surveillance has the Florida Department of Health on alert for mosquito-borne viruses in Alachua County.
Read More »New Alachua County Youth Program Aims To Make Reading More Relatable
Called I-Read, the city Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department (PRCA) has incorporated the initiative into its summer camp curriculum at its six community centers.
Read More »Will UF Become Early Voting Site? Attorneys Argue Before Federal Judge
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker gave no indication how he would rule after hearing nearly three hours of arguments Monday in the case, which involves the state’s position about early voting locations at the University of Florida and Florida State University.
Read More »Gainesville Commissioner Encourages Switch To Paper Straws
Gainesville is looking to become a zero-waste city by 2040. According to Gainesville city commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos, eliminating plastic straws may be a big step toward that goal.
Read More »UF School of Music’s Jasmin Arakawa and Steven Thomas will Rach-maninoff Your World
Assistant Professor of Piano at the UF School of Music, Jasmin Arakawa, stopped by the WUFT Classic studios to preview the 2018 University of Florida International Piano Festival and discuss the "terrifyingly beautiful" Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata. Click to see and hear the performance.
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