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Gainesville’s total city budget will increase by $9 million starting Oct. 1, with more money dedicated to improving city transportation, infrastructure and other initiatives.
Though the Alachua County Animal Resources and Care hasn’t always been a place where animals find their forever homes, the shelter has its own plans to accomplish that goal.
Historic preservation advocates and local residents gathered at Gainesville City Hall last week, divided in opinion over one issue: the future of a parking lot.
A local contractor was arrested Monday for threatening to harm Gainesville City Commission members over Facebook and in an email.
As Gainesville residents anticipate the runoff mayoral race in November, the aftermath of the city’s elimination of exclusionary zoning is heavy on their minds.
An Alachua County resident filed a lawsuit against incumbent Alachua County commissioner Marihelen Wheeler for alleged residency problems — a contentious issue that has caused other county officials to step down or be removed from office because they weren’t compliant.
Gainesville’s unprecedented single-family zoning elimination ordinance faces its largest detractor yet: the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity.
Every summer, students moving out cram their cars with valuables, forcing them to play Tetris with their desks, chairs and mattresses. Whatever doesn’t fit has to stay.
Gainesville’s contentious single-family zoning elimination faces opposition again — this time from members of the Alachua County Commission.
Gainesville’s new zero-waste ordinance, which went into effect Sept. 2, will continue to alter community relations with polluting single-use products.
Ominous storm clouds and dense humidity joined forces Tuesday morning, almost as if they were pressuring Al Black to paint his latest mural quicker. The setbacks lacked any chance of hindering the renowned artist: At 80 years old, he had already completed half of his mural in three hours.
A multi-million dollar high-speed internet project will be implemented in 10 Florida cities; one of them is a small Alachua County town of less than 1,000 people.
Tuesday’s primary election narrowed down the local races that will bring three new faces to the Gainesville City Commission.
SweetBerries Eatery and Frozen Custard made its final batch of Cherry Almond Cheesecake custard and closed its doors to the public for good in July — or so customers thought.
In Tuesday night’s District 22 primary election, State Rep. Chuck Clemons comfortably secured victory in the Republican race, but Democrats Olysha Magruder and Brandon Scott Peters were considerably closer to one another, with no clear winner despite all precincts in Alachua, Gilchrist and Levy Counties reporting their results.
Harvey Ward and Edward “Ed” Bielarski lead the mayoral race and are likely to face off in a run-off election for Gainesville mayor in November after pulling ahead of their opponents in the crowded nine-person pack.
The Cypress & Grove watch party was abuzz with activity as Alachua County residents anxiously awaited the primary election results.
New candidates on ballots and polling place switches — just two obstacles Gainesville voters had to juggle to vote in Tuesday’s primaries because of redistricting.
Two U.S. House primary winners celebrated their victories very differently Tuesday night — one at a bustling yoga studio and the other sick at home.
A cattle farmer, an electrical engineer, a nurse and a former Gainesville mayor — just a few of the contenders voters will find on their ballots in the upcoming primary election.
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