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A community forum to discuss the lack of parking in downtown Gainesville drew around 40 people to Bo Diddley Plaza Wednesday to complete a survey gathering their feedback on the topic. The forum was hosted by SP+, a parking management corporation hired by the city six months ago to help the city improve the downtown parking experience.
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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you• WUFT News: Photos: Protesters greet Ben Sasse’s first…
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Gainesville city commissioners adopted a Vision Zero policy in 2018, aimed at eliminating all traffic-related deaths and injuries by 2040.
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Paula and her family left their native Mexico to chase their dream of opportunity in the United States. A lot of paperwork and a two-day bus ride later, they arrived in Gainesville in May. Since then, Paula’s family has struggled to get their feet on the ground. Paula and her husband do not have the legal documentation to work in the U.S. Their efforts to find schools for their sons and a way to earn an income while dealing with their legal status have been nearly impossible to navigate, said Paula, who is waiting for her family's 2024 court date to seek asylum. Paula’s story exposes the challenges that immigrants face in Gainesville and other parts of the country.
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The Alachua County Commission unanimously voted at a special meeting Tuesday to spend $2.5 million for a new United States Department of…
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The flocks of people who find their way to the picnic tables outside of Flaco’s Cuban Bakery late at night might have to find a new place to…
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Follow below as WUFT News photographers spread out across Alachua County to document the election process on Tuesday, from polls opening to closing to the…
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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Your voter guide Florida’s midterm elections are November 8th, and we are…
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The Joint Food Policy Board, whose members are tasked with coming up with ways to improve food accessibility in Alachua County, gathered to discuss a variety of items Wednesday. But one discussion item stood out from the rest: Does the board need to exist at all?
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The contentious Gainesville mayoral race has generated over $100,000 in total campaign contributions; Bielarski has fundraised more than $58,000, while…