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The Duck House Airbnb is filled with duck decor for guests in Pine Park, Gainesville.
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Gainesville residents both welcome and criticize Airbnb growth

Alachua County holds 606 short-term rental units. In The Magnolia Plantation owner Cindy Montalto’s words, “You can’t swing a dead cat in Gainesville without hitting an Airbnb.” Short-term rental (STR) units are residential spaces usually rented for under 30 days at a time and managed through online platforms like Airbnb. The industry is growing in Gainesville. AirDNA, a STR data analysis platform, ranked Gainesville among the top 15 best U.S. cities to invest in vacation rentals in 2021, 2022 and 2023.


Rock band circa 1970. Taken by Marty Jourard in the parking lot of Lipham Music, the main music store of Gainesville.
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Hippie hotspot: A look into Gainesville’s hippie history

Marty Jourard, a musician raised in Gainesville, lived in the city during some definitive times. Between the Civil Rights Movement, Brown v. The Board of Education and the Vietnam War, Gainesville was not necessarily a peaceful place in the 1960s and 1970s.  It was a place of civil unrest — protests, beatings and riots, but not entirely because of the hippies. 


METRO  |  POLITICS ENTERPRISE

Abortion care providers, advocates navigate statewide restrictions

The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments Sept. 8 for the landmark case Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida v. State of Florida, which challenges the 15-week ban on abortion in Florida’s House Bill 5. Local and statewide reproductive health providers and advocacy organizations are leading efforts to offer women abortion care resources in the face of uncertainty.


METRO  |  CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Gainesville City Commission votes to implement downtown entertainment district, open-container alcohol ordinance

The City Commission voted 4-3 Thursday to reinstate the open-container alcohol ordinance, which prohibits public consumption of alcoholic beverages. In addition to the first ordinance, which will bring back open container restrictions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City Commission voted 6-1 to create an entertainment district for downtown Gainesville. 



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