Ibram X. Kendi spoke about dismantling oppressive systems, the role of the church in racism and teaching African American history in Alachua County Public Schools — all while holding his 3-year-old baby in his arms.
"La Joha" González Leal, 26, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
A state official is set to investigate the city of Gainesville’s financial operations five months after the city’s auditor was fired from his position.
Two city commissioners opted out of publishing their professional emails Thursday.
City Commissioner David Arreola announced his reelection campaign with a video on social media Monday.
A drag queen wearing a rainbow-feathered headpiece and matching wings walked down University Avenue on stilts, towering over spectators and tossing out candy.
Alachua County Commissioner Robert “Hutch” Hutchinson and his colleagues have found a way to celebrate an organization involved with livestock, community service and public speaking that he said saved his life.
Months after his trip to Hawaii, Mayor Lauren Poe is on the road again.
Gainesville city commissioners are still attempting to remedy Alachua County’s lack of funding for local homeless centers.
Gainesville is one employment contract away from securing a city manager.
The City Hall Auditorium overflowed Thursday night as Gainesville citizens discussed single-use plastic and utility bills with commissioners.
Attempts to eliminate plastic in the community were overturned on Tuesday.
The Florida Microplastic Awareness Project will host events educating the UF community about the potential dangers of microplastic during the fifth annual Microplastic Awareness Month.
The latest predictions of Hurricane Dorian show that the storm is moving east, away from central Florida and possibly from even making landfall.
Gainesville residents are preparing for a hurricane that they’re not sure is even coming toward them.
The fate of park improvement and abandoned shopping carts will be decided by Gainesville’s General Policy committee on Thursday.
September 22, 2018- Pitbulls attacked and kill Bella the emotional support dog while on a walk with her owner Linda Swinburn. The police report noted that this was the fourth time in 14 months pitbull owner Nathaniel Thomas Pettiford’s dogs escaped his house and attacked other dogs and people.
Gainesville’s plastic ban ended before it ever started.
Applications are now open for the Gainesville Community Reinvestment Area (GCRA) Advisory Board.
The city of Gainesville decided at a city commission meeting on Thursday that it will not be joining the lawsuit against the Florida law that bans sanctuary practices.
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