Darts & Laurels: March 23, 2018
(03/22/18 9:49pm)
Despite promising yourself you wouldn’t procrastinate on your homework this week, you find yourself deep in the aisles of Target with your roommate.
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(03/21/18 12:49am)
Gail Johnson, 40, celebrates winning City Commission at-large seat 1 after getting off the phone with her opponent, Harvey Budd, who conceded inside First Magnitude Brewing Company.
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(03/21/18 12:44am)
Gail Johnson, 40, celebrates winning City Commission at-large seat 1 after getting off the phone with her opponent, Harvey Budd, who conceded inside First Magnitude Brewing Company.
District 1 goes to runoff, Johnson wins At-Large seat
(03/21/18 12:44am)
Gail Johnson walked into First Magnitude Brewing Company with her arms raised to silence the crowd of about 60 supporters who were still watching voter results pour in.
GRU monitors polling locations for power outages as Gainesville falls under tornado watch
(03/20/18 12:03pm)
While the city remains under a tornado watch, Gainesville Regional Utilities is monitoring polling locations for city commission elections. Strong winds are likely to cause power outages.
Here’s what each candidate raised and spent for the city commission race
(03/20/18 2:15am)
Heavy rain didn’t stop candidates for City Commission from last-minute campaigning efforts to secure votes before Tuesday’s election.
Are alligators more dangerous than you think?
(03/18/18 9:47pm)
In 1947, Dr. Ross Allen, founder of The Reptile Institute at Silver Springs, donated an alligator nicknamed “Albert” to the University of Florida. Before kickoff of every home football game, Albert was strapped to a leash and would lead the team onto the field. He was then kept on the sidelines for the rest of the game. A chain-link pen was even built near Century Tower to keep the gator.
Who will win the upcoming city elections? Here’s what former Alachua County politicians think
(03/18/18 8:15pm)
An online panel of Alachua County and Gainesville politicians and political experts predicted City Commissioners Charles Goston and Harvey Budd will be re-elected in Tuesday’s municipal election.
RTS drivers are asking Gainesville city officials for change
(03/16/18 4:29pm)
Gainesville Regional Transit System bus drivers showed up unexpectedly to the Gainesville City Commission meeting Thursday to speak about their concerns with insufficient wages, being overworked and not being respected.
Meet The Candidate: Charles Goston, City Commission District 1
(03/12/18 3:08am)
Charles Goston doesn’t care if you remember his name in ten years — so long as the effect he had in Gainesville is everlasting.
Meet The Candidate: Gigi Simmons, City Commission District 1
(03/12/18 3:08am)
Gigi Simmons didn’t just want to be a single mother without an education. She wasn’t going to be a statistic.
Meet The Candidate: Tyra Edwards, City Commission District 1
(03/12/18 3:07am)
Tyra Edwards earned her nickname “Ty Loudd” for being a prominent voice of District 1. Now she wants to take that voice to the City Commission.
Meet The Candidate: Harvey Budd, City Commission at-large
(03/12/18 3:06am)
Commissioner at large and Mayor Pro Tempore Harvey Budd is running for re-election because he feels incomplete.
Meet The Candidate: Gail Johnson, City Commission at-large
(03/12/18 3:04am)
Politics wasn’t on Gail Johnson’s radar until the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Gainesville City Commission passes a resolution making a stance on gun reform
(03/03/18 4:50pm)
Laura Uribe won’t forget her high school sister’s text about the rumor of a school shooter in May.
SG elections commission didn't violate rules by holding meeting with extra members, officials say
(02/21/18 1:00am)
Although the Student Government codes specify the Elections Commission should be made up of six members, seven people acting as members discussed and voted on three election code violations at a meeting Monday night.
City allows same leaders to keep managing homeless shelter
(02/16/18 2:37am)
Against the recommendation of city staff, city commissioners unanimously voted for the Alachua County Coalition of the Homeless and Hungry to continue running Grace Marketplace.
County and city commissions meet, vote on community redevelopment representation
(02/12/18 11:40pm)
Gainesville and Alachua County commissioners concluded months of debate on the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency with an agreement Monday.
County and city to negotiate future of redevelopment board
(02/07/18 8:35pm)
City and county officials will meet Monday to decide the future of Gainesville’s redevelopment agency.
Gainesville City Commission candidates present positions at public forums
(02/07/18 12:37am)
In the first of eight public forums before the March 20 election, City Commission candidates, except for District 1 incumbent Charles Goston, said they felt the commission should maintain control of Gainesville Regional Utilities.
