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Officals rule out law enforcement merger

The debate of police consolidation is done — at least for now.

College of Engineering may merge departments

UF’s College of Engineering may fuse departments this summer.

Ye Olde Faire kicketh off

Medieval fair mixes old with new

The smell of smoked turkey legs and sweet frying funnel cake wafted over gypsies with jingling skirts, young girls in Renaissance  costumes and men in pirate outfits armed with half-drunken brown bottles.

Baird donates to several candidates

Fresh off an election cycle, Alachua County Commissioner Susan Baird is not hesitant about stepping into the world of campaigning.

Mayor encourages Gainesville residents to defend police at meeting

Gainesville Police Department may be eliminated and put under the control of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. Mayor Craig Lowe and the Gainesville Commission want to keep GPD and are asking citizens to help save it.

Protesters rally against meal limit outside speech

Protesters rally against meal limit outside speech

About 30 protesters stood outside the Hippodrome Theatre on Tuesday to voice their displeasure for the city’s treatment of homeless people as Mayor Craig Lowe gave his State of the City address.

Commissioners may take cleanup case to Washington

The Alachua County Commission is frustrated about the Cabot-Koffers Superfund site clean up, so it may take its case to the nation’s capital.

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Abby Mena, 6, chants with her mother, Victoria Mena, at a protest designed to get the mayor and Gainesville Commission to repeal the limit on the amount of meals a Gainesville soup kitchen can serve.

Coalition protests meal limit during mayor’s speech

You expect a performance when you go to the Hippodrome State Theatre, but typically the show happens inside the building.

Frustration over Superfund site may take commissioners to Washington

Alachua County Commissioners are frustrated about how long it’s taken the Environmental Protection Agency to approve the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site cleanup, so it may take its case to the capitol.

Friday fee deadline may be problematic for Gainesville Commission hopefuls

The final countdown has begun for the Gainesville Commission race.

Media center book, CD sale raises $1,000

Media center book, CD sale raises $1,000

Folk CDs and books about censorship and birth control stacked the shelves at the Civic Media Center sale Saturday.

City approves solar panels at Gainesville Regional Airport

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Approved bike path

Gainesville Commission allows airport to attract businesses, funds bike path

Gainesville Commissioners gave Gainesville Regional Airport the ability to add solar panels, gas stations and other additions that will help the airport fund itself.

Stacks of skeletons pile up at old museum

An ecosystem of the dead rests hidden behind tendril-covered walls, guarded by a skeleton shark.