Gainesville city commissioner salaries could double
Gainesville City Commissioner salaries could nearly double after an initial 4-1 commission vote Thursday.
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Gainesville City Commissioner salaries could nearly double after an initial 4-1 commission vote Thursday.
Children joyfully played hopscotch in front of local Haitian food truck Tropical Eatz, the aroma of which dominated Northeast 14th Street, Sunday. As patrons strolled down the street, the scent of soy candles crafted in a local business owner's kitchen greeted them.
A male pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle outside of the Seagle Building Friday evening, police said.
Leona Williams drove a friend to vote at the Supervisor of Elections office following their Sunday church service. She was greeted by a gospel performance.
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.
The UF Faculty Senate will consider a vote of no confidence on both Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, as the sole presidential finalist and the presidential search process that selected him, as decided by the deliberative body Thursday.
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.
Days after nearly 300 members of the UF community stormed Emerson Alumni Hall in protest of Republican Sen. Ben Sasse, the university’s sole presidential finalist, another group of around 20 gathered to express its discontent with the decision.
Shattering equity gaps became Santa Fe College’s call to action at its 20th annual East Gainesville Initiative Community Forum Thursday night.
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.
Nine mayoral candidates — including David Arreola, Ed Bielarski, Ansaun Fisher, Gary Gordon, Gabriel Hillel, Adam Rosenthal, Donald Shepherd, July Thomas and Harvey Ward — are on the ballot in the upcoming primary election.
Gainesville will be the first Florida city to eliminate exclusionary zoning in a 4-3 city commission vote — a move that didn’t go without intense backlash from community members.
Gainesville organizations and residents packed the Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church Wednesday to voice concerns about the city’s plan to change zoning and occupancy laws.
El martes, oficiales del Departamento Policial de la Universidad (UPD, por sus siglas en ingles) arrestaron a un estudiante de la UF por la supuesta agresión sexual y el secuestro de una mujer en el campus a principios de mes.
“You're sure to find a space that is perfect for sharing with your future roommates,” Midtown Apartments’ website reads.
University Police Department officers arrested a UF student Tuesday in the alleged sexual assault and kidnapping of a woman on campus earlier this month.
Gainesville may become the first Florida city to eliminate single-family zoning in an effort to offer additional housing near campus and in residential areas.
Gainesville police arrested a man for allegedly murdering a Gainesville woman at a hotel about two miles from UF’s campus this weekend.
As inflation continues and gas prices soar, Gainesville residents fear monthly utility bills.
Fireworks illuminated the sky as new and long-time residents celebrated fourth of July weekend events.