Shelters prepared for homeless relocation
By APRIL DUDASH | Sep. 6, 2007St. Francis House is ready.
St. Francis House is ready.
It was no happy hour for several Gainesville bars 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Mike Bentley wanted to take a cab to the first Gators game of the season so a DUI arrest would not ruin his night.
Gainesville Police Department has increased patrols around bars on University Avenue to make sure students get home safely.
Since the start of fall semester, the City of Gainesville has saved seats for SFCC and UF students on advisory boards and committees.
Local residents have until Friday to apply for a Santa Fe Community College program designed to help people get entry-level jobs.
More than 200 officers from the Gainesville Police Department and the University Police Department will be on patrol to ensure football fans stay safe over the weekend.
It began in an UF dorm room.
Students living off campus this year can earn a ,200 book scholarship while learning how to be a "Great Gator Neighbor."
While Gainesville has already enacted its own ordinance against panhandling, the county may enact a law that would extend the ban against panhandling to include unincorporated parts of Alachua County.
The Alachua County Commission did not approve or disapprove increasing fees to help pay for the costs of road work by press time Tuesday night
While many have had the option for over a year, some students still don't know about Plan B.
As students continue to move in, some forget to put hurricane preparedness on their to-do list.
Gainesville city commissioners came another step closer Monday to establishing a center for homeless services.
With the imminent flood of tests and class assignments affecting students? sanity, those who attend religious services can pray for some holy help.
Spiritual students moving into Gainesville for the first time will probably have to find a new place to pray, meditate or study their beliefs.
The new Regional Transit System bus station on Southeast Third Street offers new amenities for its passengers, including public restrooms, a covered waiting area and an information booth.
There was no lack of police officers at Rue Bar on Thursday night, but the music was off and no drinks were served.
Addie Grikstas couldn't stand to look at the needle. But knowing of Gainesville's more than week-long critical blood shortage, Grikstas turned her head, extended her arm and waited for the prick.
With students flooding back into Gainesville for the start of a new school year, businesses and city leaders alike are relishing in yet another stable year for the local economy.