Metro
Follow the aroma of soul food to East Gainesville
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz | Sep. 11, 2020Black-owned food trucks strive to nourish and inspire the east side of town
East Gainesville
Metro
Looking east: high hopes for the progress of East Gainesville
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz | Sep. 2, 2020Despite stunted economic growth, East Gainesville teems with opportunity
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Gainesville civil rights activist shares her perspective on activism today
By Kaelyn Cassidy | Aug. 17, 2020Jean Chalmers helped desegregate Alachua General Hospital and the Alachua County libraries in Gainesville
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GHS students present projects for Mayor Poe
By Tori Whidden | June 14, 2019The macroeconomics students present plans for the future of east Gainesville
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GHS students present projects for Mayor Poe
By Tori Whidden | June 14, 2019Local high school students received some atypical extra credit on Wednesday morning when they presented to the Gainesville mayor.
East Gainesville
Construction begins at new Reserve Park in East Gainesville
By Ashley Lazarski | May 27, 2019The 10-month project is expected to finish in February 2020
Opinion
How helping our own community can create a better Gainesville in the future
Apr. 14, 2019UF’s Black Student Union has taken it upon itself to ensure local high school students have the funds necessary to pursue a college degree. UF’s Leadership Development Institute, a program within BSU, recently created a scholarship called the Rich in Color Scholarship to promote higher education for local high school students who otherwise may be unable to afford it.
![[FILE PHOTO] John Nordman, right, hands 8-year-old Micah Reed a chocolate milk at the Reichert House on Tuesday. Nine newly hired police officers served 128 students lunch.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/cea94a65-6737-47b4-86fc-bde0adbaa70d.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
Metro
‘That disparity is a real one’: Community programs work to bridge gaps in East Gainesville
By Karina Elwood | Apr. 11, 2019Programs offer education, mentorship and literacy
Metro
East Gainesville infrastructure is under renovation. This is what’s happening.
By Lauren Staff | Feb. 12, 2018The city is spending $19.6 million to rebuild part of East Gainesville.
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The city is trying to redevelop East Gainesville with this $2 million complex
By Veronika Vernachio | Feb. 4, 2018A $2 million complex is being built in East Gainesville as part of an initiative to redevelop the area.
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New housing to be built in East Gainesville
By Ashley Leong | Oct. 11, 2017A new housing development in East Gainesville broke ground Wednesday morning.
Metro
Police search for shooter who killed man, injured woman
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 11, 2016A local man is dead and a local woman is in the hospital after a shooting Monday in the Holly Heights area in East Gainesville.
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Officers confiscate marijuana, cocaine after yearlong investigation
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 16, 2013After a yearlong narcotics investigation, the Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force carried out four search warrants Wednesday evening in East Gainesville.
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About 8,000 attend East Gainesville flea market grand opening
By Kelsey Grentzer | Feb. 19, 2012Den and Ken's Indoor and Outdoor Flea Market opened its doors on Dec. 1, but Saturday's grand opening served as an official welcoming to the community.
East Gainesville
Fred Cone Park in east Gainesville gets $784,000 running track
By Adrianna Paidas | Feb. 19, 2012With help from the Wild Place & Public Places tax initiative, the city was able to build an eight-lane rubberized track at the Fred Cone Park in east Gainesville.
