Redistricting reshapes slate of candidates
Ed Book, the chief of police at Santa Fe College, filed to run for the Gainesville City Commission District 3 seat back in February. On Valentine’s […]
Gainesville approves new districts
A months-long process to set new districts for the Gainesville City Commission wrapped up in a blink-and-you-will-miss-it special meeting Monday. At a meeting that took less […]
Four people file to run for open judicial seat
Only one seat in Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit will be contested this year while incumbents for five other circuit court seats and three Alachua County Court […]
UF Health CEO not tapped for south Florida job
A south Florida public hospital system did not select UF Health Shands’ Ed Jimenez as its new CEO, picking a leader from a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, […]
City redistricting goes to first vote with new map
The Gainesville City Commission will vote May 5 on the first reading of an ordinance to reset its district boundaries, but commissioners made one additional change […]
Gainesville gets glimpse of downtown plans
Creating a downtown development authority, or a similar type of group, to aid growth in Gainesville will be one of the key elements of a downtown […]
City to require developers to host workshops
Larger property developers will need to meet with members of surrounding neighborhoods before submitting an application with the city, following a change to the city’s land […]
Friends of the Library stocked up for spring sale
The Friends of the Library (FOL) opens its book house on Saturday for its biannual book sale—the first spring sale since the COVID-19 pandemic started—and the […]
Gainesville raises cost of rental unit permits
Gainesville landlords will end up paying an additional $33 a year to register their rental units, but the city commission also voted Thursday to ease some […]
Gainesville will miss deadline for 2021 audit
Although Gainesville has made progress in shoring up problems with its Department of Financial Services, an outside consultant said Wednesday that the city will not meet […]