Santa Fe College Plans Three-Story Building On NW 6th And University

March 28, 2018 Development, Education 0

The Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development will expand with new development plans.

Once Empty, US Army Reserve Center Land Gets Unique Park Update

March 1, 2018 Development, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 1

The site of a former U.S. Army Reserve Center in northeast Gainesville is set for a renovation after sitting unused for most of the last nine years.

Gainesville Resident’s Idea Brings Local Community Together To Clean Up Sweetwater Branch Creek

March 1, 2018 Environment 1

In the recent years Sweetwater Branch Creek along University Avenue and 4th Avenue has become a forgotten park and littered waterway. Now volunteers are trying to clean up the creek that flows through the downtown area of Gainesville, located between the Matheson History Museum Complex and the Alachua County Library District Headquarters.

Gainesville Restaurants Fundraise For Marjory Stoneman Douglas Fund

February 27, 2018 People of Florida 0

Gainesville restaurants like The Swamp and Hurricane BTW are stepping up and donating to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Fund.

After Losing Pig, Gainesville Woman Hopes City Changes Code On Pets

December 6, 2017 Animals 1

Rachel Nosacka was forced to re-home Buddy, her miniature pot-bellied pig, after the city of Gainesville said it was against code to own a pig as a pet.

‘Rules Aren’t Being Enforced’: Neighborhood Near UF Fighting Against Partying

November 9, 2017 Development, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 0

For the past two years, the University Park Neighborhood Association has been sparring with the city of Gainesville over the enforcement of the single-family housing code, which the association believes forbids most students from living in the neighborhood.

Latest Updates On National Policy Institute Event

October 16, 2017 Getting around, Public safety, University of Florida 3

The latest updates regarding security measures, closures, expectations, parking changes, bus routes, and other information connected to the event this Thursday.

‘Above My Means’: Housing Near UF Swings Up In Rent, Amenities

October 16, 2017 Development, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 1

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.

Gainesville Mostly Spared As Card Skimming Climbs In Florida

October 12, 2017 Public safety 0

Credit-card skimming has been on the rise in Florida since 2015, but so far, Gainesville specifically seems to have been largely spared, with only one found.