Gainesville

Gainesville has put plans to revitalize downtown into action. For many restaurant owners, downtown revitalization is measured in customers and orders.

The annual Gainesville Pride Festival has become a major part of the growing Gainesville Pride community.

A crowd of roughly 50 trickled into the patio of the Lynx Bookstore Friday evening, looking both mellow and eager, to kick off the third annual Gainesville Reads Festival, a citywide, monthlong reading celebration intended to inspire public dialogue.

Inspectors noted 19 violations of the Animal Welfare Act during more than a dozen visits between September 2021 and June 2026, the complaint alleged.

The community workshop was just one meeting in an effort to be transparent with Gainesville residents after the city commission voted to tear down the building in 2025.

The Gainesville Police Department and FBI made the announcement Tuesday morning. A judge set bond at $600,000.

Williams, an Eastside High School graduate, made his Broadway debut in “Titaníque the Musical” earlier this year.

As Florida’s new restrictions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program take effect, local food banks and dietitians are raising concerns about their potential long-term impact on food insecurity and health outcomes.

Gainesville city leaders and area residents gathered Thursday to unveil a new fire engine designated Engine 1 at Gainesville Fire Rescue Station 1.

“Brewing Thoughts” was initially a cafe on wheels. The pair started the business in October of 2025 out of an iconic green Kei mini-truck.