Gainesville is getting a Cheesecake Factory.

The Cheesecake Factory will be opening in the Butler Town Center at 2851 SW 35th Place next to Whole Foods and behind Grub Burger Bar in the fall.

"Joy Comes In The Morning," an acrylic mix media finger painting by Shannon Summerlin, hangs in the Gainesville Fine Arts Association's Summer Showcase exhibit.

Mackenzie Haas

GFAA Summer Showcase

By Mackenzie Haas | 3:26pm

"Joy Comes In The Morning," an acrylic mix media finger painting by Shannon Summerlin, hangs in the Gainesville Fine Arts Association's Summer Showcase exhibit.

Protestors demonstrate outside of Raiford State Prison, Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Logan McBride

Dusty Ray Spencer Execution

By Logan McBride | June 26

Protestors demonstrate outside of Raiford State Prison, Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Queer Hispanic residents of Gainesville find community in Pride this June.

Henry A. Moore

Hispanic Pride

By Henry A. Moore | June 25

Queer Hispanic residents of Gainesville find community in Pride this June.

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