Deerhaven tightens tracking of equipment
Employee theft prompted city auditor review.
LifeSouth needs O-type blood donations
At the beginning of the summer travel season, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers remain in need of donations, especially of O-positive blood. Laura Bialeck, LifeSouth’s district community […]
Area DJs to push the tempo at blood drive
The DJs Unite for LifeSouth donation drive returns Saturday, and organizers hope the expanded event draws even more blood. At its inaugural event last year, DJs […]
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 adjusts some parking limits, costs
New signs are up, and new rules and rates are in place for some of the 1,700 Gainesville-controlled downtown parking spaces. Implemented in late May, the […]
Housing bond finds support, just not for this year
A potential property-tax-backed bond to create and maintain affordable housing found general support with the Gainesville City Commission but seems unlikely to appear on this November’s […]
City to weigh making interim positions permanent
The Gainesville City Commission will discuss a proposal at its June 2 meeting to offer its four interim charter officers their positions permanently. During Thursday’s general […]
Juneteenth filled with food, concerts, art events
Concerts, readings, movies, a fish and chicken fry, an art reception and sale, and the opening of a new east Gainesville community center are all part […]
GRU, non-profit team up for electric bill help
A local organization will address a growing need for energy bill assistance with a two-day outreach event at Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU’s) administrative offices. The Central […]
Task force: Tree canopy darkens parts of city
A task force report, originally prompted by pedestrian traffic deaths along University Avenue, has driven the Gainesville City Commission to consider changes to its codes regulating […]
Commission wants course change for bus routes
The Gainesville City Commission is going back to Santa Fe College to request more money to increase frequency on a proposed new route that would go […]
Gainesville pares back Election Day holiday
A half-million-dollar cost estimate prompted the Gainesville City Commission to revise an earlier directive to turn election days into city holidays. City staff had come back […]
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 […]
Gainesville redistricting nears finish line
Gainesville’s redistricting efforts are entering the home stretch after the ordinance that sets the boundaries for the city’s four districts passed unanimously on first reading Thursday. […]
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 […]
Planned renovation of Boltin Center crumbles
Time, termites and structural inadequacies have forced the Gainesville City Commission to pivot from renovating the Thelma A. Boltin Center to replacing the 80-year-old facility. Built […]
Gainesville awards raises to charter officers
The Gainesville City Commission voted to give its two remaining permanent charter officers a 2.5 percent raise and to boost the city clerk’s pay 10 percent. […]