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A development application for the property is still in deferral status.
Read More »Neighbors Work To Keep Shuttered West End Golf Course A Green Space
Gainesville, Iraqi City Of Duhok Re-Up Sister City Agreement
Some six thousand miles separate the cities of Gainesville, Florida, and Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq, but the two are ready to reignite a long-distance friendship.
Read More »‘Lovable Lichens’: UF Scientists Discuss Local Fungi, Zombie Ants And More
João Araújo and other experts will discuss zombie ants and more fungi-related topics at the Florida Museum’s virtual “Mushrooms with the Museum” event on Sunday.
Read More »Children’s Trust Of Alachua County Finalizes Summer Plans To Help Families
The initial visibility of its most prominent efforts so far will appear in the coming months, when it helps to add more summer programming in the county at a cost of $500,000.
Read More »Committee Discusses Historical Marker To Commemorate Victims Of Lynching In Gainesville
The Confederate soldier statue that once stood outside the Alachua County Administration building will be replaced with a historical marker at the end of May.
Read More »Community College Enrollment Plummeting, Impacting Gainesville Residents
Amid the pandemic, Santa Fe College has seen a decrease in enrollment of student in the fall and springs semesters.
Read More »Gainesville Great Invader Raider Rally Makes COVID Adjustments
The 2021 rally has an event page on Facebook that includes informational videos about how to identify and remove six different invasive plants that are prevalent in Gainesville: coral ardisia, air potato, skunk vine, cat’s claw vine, Caesar’s weed and sword fern.
Read More »‘It’s In Our Genes’: Gainesville Chinese Find Ways To Celebrate Lunar New Year During COVID-19
“Celebrating the Lunar New Year is an excellent opportunity to show how we love one another.”
Read More »Gravesites, Churches and Cantaloupe: Pinesville’s History Vital to Florida’s Fabric
It’s an unincorporated area comprised of about 230 homes near Archer Road and U.S. Route 41 and roughly between Archer and Jonesville in western Alachua County.
Read More »Location Moved For Meeting Surrounding Ginnie Springs Bottling Permit
The meeting surrounds the water bottling permit for Seven Springs Water Company, a company contracted by multinational corporation Nestlé, to take nearly one million gallons of water a day from Ginnie Springs.
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