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The Gainesville City Commission unanimously voted at a Thursday meeting to grant the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center $40,000 to repair its air conditioning system.
Cheers echoed through Gainesville’s City Hall Plaza as Mayor Harvey Ward welcomed residents to the newly renovated, more open public space.
Editor’s Note: This story contains mentions of animal cruelty, neglect and death.
This fall, community members can escape the honks and horns of Gainesville traffic and wander around a pedestrian-only portion of downtown.
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The Gainesville City Commission unanimously entered a maximum price agreement for sitework construction to begin at two local stations — three and nine — at its Thursday meeting. The deals, made with Ajax Building Company, LLC, will cost the city about $2 million and $4 million respectively.
Jackson Youmas, a store manager of a CVS, beat incumbent Dayna Williams in Alachua’s City Commission election Tuesday.
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After criticism from local political groups, the Alachua City Commission unanimously voted Feb. 9 to open the Alachua Branch Library as a polling location for Precinct 53 for the April 14 municipal election.
Incumbent Casey Willits could have paid an $860 qualifying fee to appear on the ballot for Gainesville’s City Commission election, the same method he used in 2022.
Gainesville could receive more than $3 million in state housing funds over the next three years, with the official number coming in May. The funds would go toward expanding down payment assistance, home rehabilitation and foreclosure prevention programs for low‑income residents.
Janice Garry, a retired Gainesville resident of 19 years, writes a grassroots, biweekly email newsletter addressing national, state and local political issues.
Three seats are open in August’s Alachua County School Board election. Five candidates are on the ballot, including two incumbents.
In 1992, the Florida panther had an estimated 40 years left before extinction. The population had dwindled to roughly 30, and inbreeding had caused genetic deficiencies and health issues.
In a nearly five-hour-long meeting Thursday, the Alachua County School Board voted 3-2 to approve maps that will close Foster Elementary School this year and Williams and Alachua elementary schools in 2028.
The Florida Senate voted to approve a bill on Wednesday giving the state control over any utility authority created by the legislature after Jan. 1, 2023.
Alachua County Animal Resources is being investigated by the Alachua County Attorney’s Office for mismanagement and animal mistreatment concerns following a whistleblower email the county received on March 2. County Manager Michele Lieberman confirmed the investigation at Tuesday’s commission meeting.
Gainesville and Alachua County commissioners requested a delay in Alachua County Public Schools’ rezoning plans in a joint meeting Monday.
Some UF students are packing swimsuits and seltzers for spring break. The Alligator is packing tents, earplugs and hydration packs.
Cyrus Jay became a Gainesville resident 10 years ago when his niece, a truck driver on assignment in the area, dropped him off. When they arrived, he told her he’d catch her some other time.
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