On Friday, a remembrance quilt was temporarily displayed at the Alachua County Library District Waldo Branch honoring the lives of five lynching victims from the Waldo, Hawthorne, Rochelle and Campville areas.
During its Tuesday meeting, the Alachua County School Board discussed policies regarding the elementary and secondary student codes of conduct, reading material and the Student Progression Plan, which would mandate students to receive a minimum of half credit on assignments.
Beachy will be leaving Peaceful Paths, and starting Oct. 1, taking a new position as an organizational strategist for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) at the Community Foundation of North Central Florida.
The Alachua Children’s Theatre showcased three “Peter Pan” performances at the Santa Fe High School auditorium June 14-15 for a crowd of over 100.
The third annual Freedom Festival, hosted by the nonprofit Nathan Ross Inc. in partnership with the City of Gainesville, was held at Bo Diddley Plaza June 15 as a part of Alachua County’s Journey to Juneteenth celebration. Despite dispersing early due to rain, hundreds attended the event.
The Alachua County Remembrance Project was created by the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners in 2018. The project is dedicated to historical education to recall the history of racial injustice in Alachua County and make repairs within the community in honor of Juneteenth.
Residents of a homeless encampment located along Southeast Fourth Place were removed by Gainesville Fire Rescue, the Gainesville Public Works Department (GNV Public Works) and the Gainesville Police Department in the early hours of May 16 following a February sweep of the street and a May 10 sweep of Haisley Lynch Dog Park.
Gainesville City Commission passed its first reading to potentially let voters change how the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority operates in the November election.
In its meeting Tuesday, The Alachua County Commission authorized the advertisement of a Charter Amendment to make county commission elections at-large unanimously.
In its final meeting Wednesday, the GRU Authority Board passed a resolution authorizing changes to its customer-owned renewable generation policy, adopting a new structure for billing its solar-owning customers.
On April 5, staff members of Children’s Trust worked together to place the shining pinwheels in the grass along the sidewalk to raise awareness for child abuse to kick off Child Abuse Prevention month.
In its meeting Tuesday, the Alachua County Commission approved the terms of an agreement consolidating two branches of CareerSource Florida.
Nigel Rudolph, a public archaeology coordinator for the Florida Public Archaeology Network, has noticed the trend in the cemeteries he’s worked in.
Hundreds of residents flooded the ramp area at Gainesville Regional Airport for the eighth annual Gator Fly-In and Armed Services Appreciation Day March 23, an event that gives the public a rare glimpse into the world of aviation.
“This is my path,” she said. “My purpose is to reach survivors, to get them resources and to bring about the awareness that this is a growing public health issue.”
However, its frequent location changes in recent years have made the 55-year-old Gainesville resident question whether her city has the space for such events.
Pickleball, a sport very similar to tennis, has taken the world by storm. First originating from boredom and badminton equipment in 1965, pickleball has now emerged as the fastest-growing sport with a 40% increase in popularity in recent years.
However, Matthew Lewey, an unknown name to most, is an important part of Florida’s history, said renowned author and historian Paul Ortiz.
As more residential developments are constructed, Bittner is worried about how the city’s culture and social dynamics will change. Many recently constructed residential buildings do not fit the historical aesthetic of Gainesville, she wrote in an email.
Local nonprofit Keep Alachua County Beautiful was given a trespass notice Tuesday for “taking up illegal residence” in a city-owned property, according to the City of Gainesville.
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