Gainesville donates $20,000 to Polish sister city to aid Ukrainian refugee efforts
Gainesville commissioners welcomed international Polish city officials Wednesday, after raising thousands in less than a day for their ongoing refugee crisis.
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Gainesville commissioners welcomed international Polish city officials Wednesday, after raising thousands in less than a day for their ongoing refugee crisis.
Mayoral candidates Ed Bielarski and Harvey Ward went head-to-head over issues like utility rates, affordable housing and gun violence during a debate Tuesday night.
Visitors to Alachua County could soon spend their vacations camping on local farms after a recent commission decision.
Money talks in politics. And with the general election just around the corner, it’s getting louder.
Both Gainesville and the UF campus expect to take on new leadership in the coming month, leaving many to question how the two will interact in the future.
Under the colored lights and fog emitting from the stage, children ran around the venue and couples danced in the moonlight while the crowd sang along to Mudcrutch’s “Scare Easy,” kicking off a memorable weekend for Tom Petty fans.
The first Gainesville Pride Festival in three years was also the first ever for Manuel Simons and Andrew Brown, his partner of 28 years.
Standing at 8 by 4 feet, Gainesville City Hall’s newest mural illustrates the sunset at Paynes Prairie — a vibrant assortment of reds, oranges and yellows. If you look further, you’ll notice a more interesting detail: It was created using 75,000 bottle caps collected from across Gainesville.
Gainesville City Commission is zeroing in on improving transportation alternatives.
After a months-long process marked with dissent from some Gainesville residents and elected officials, the Gainesville City Commission voted 4-3 to eliminate single-family zoning Monday, becoming the first city in Florida to do so.
The West End Golf Club permanently closed in 2019 and was rundown even before — overgrown foliage made it unusable. Thus, its development potential was hindered.
A special City Commission meeting on the Gainesville Police Department’s K-9 unit was postponed for the second time Wednesday.
The Nov. 8 general election is approaching quickly, but the deadline to register as a voter is coming up even sooner — this week, to be exact.
Throughout its campaign, Change Party had its sights set on winning one-third of the Student Senate. During Monday’s Student Government elections, it finally met that goal — growing its minority caucus from eight senators to 31 and shrinking Gator Party’s supermajority control.
Rep. Val Demings, D-Orlando, had some company when she wrapped up her speech to the crowd at Gainesville’s International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers — her first of six stops Saturday.
Right before UF’s announcement of a historically anti-abortion Nebraska U.S. senator as the finalist in UF’s presidential search, nine progressive organizations set up shop in Plaza of the Americas for a five-hour-long bodily autonomy rally.
Change Party beat out Gator Party Monday night, gaining a majority of the 50 Senate seats up for grabs in the Fall 2022 Student Government election — a victory that could signal a shift in the UF electorate for semesters to come.
Florida has more methods to amend its constitution than any other state, but an upcoming ballot provision in November’s general election may take one of those away.
Santa Fe College canceled classes starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. President Paul Broadie released the alert at 10:09 a.m. Tuesday in an online alert.
UF announced all classes will be canceled Wednesday through Friday ahead of Hurricane Ian’s arrival in a Monday night alert. The cancellation includes online classes.