Tag Archives: Waldo Road

Members of the Gainesville community celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a march and gospel event.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, along with the University of Florida's Center for Forensic Medicine, held a workshop Wednesday to locate graves of animals who had been subject to potential abuse.

At around 3 p.m. Friday, the group left on the 10-hour-long journey in a charter bus from the Walmart on Waldo Road. They expect to arrive back in Gainesville Sunday night, Chestnut said.

Behind the padlocked doors of one building on UF's East Campus, 2008 NE Waldo Road, is a loud machine capable of reading the millions of volumes on UF’s library shelves several hundred times in one second.

From Jan. 2008 to March 2013, there were 1,577 reported gun-related crimes. In 2008, 309 gun-related crimes were reported. In 2009, the number increased to a reported 367 crimes. Since then, it has been decreasing.

He told police he also had a homemade cardboard firework with black powder inside at his home. A fuse was attached to the sealed ends, according to his arrest report.

Update 11:21 p.m.: Defeated Gainesville mayoral and city commissioner for district 4 candidates have commented on Tuesday night’s election results. Mayoral candidate Pete Johnson in an interview offered his congratulations to the two candidates, incumbent Craig Lowe and former City Commissioner Ed Braddy, who compete in the April 16 runoff election. However, Johnson said he was disappointed …

Monday the Senate gaming committee voted unanimously in support of a bill that would put an outright ban on such cafes. For Internet cafes around Gainesville, on Tuesday it was business as usual.

One man died in a collision on Northeast Waldo Road and East University Avenue early Monday.

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.