Seth Johnson

  • Seth Johnson

    Seth Johnson is a Mainstreet Daily News reporter based in Gainesville. He earned a degree in journalism and mass communication and served as editor-in-chief of his school newspaper. Seth is a bookworm and chess nerd, but he tempers these activities by playing sports and biking.

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Covid-19

Myers: Area COVID cases fall, vaccinations slowing

Oct 12, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) talked COVID-19 at its Tuesday meeting—from the current state of the virus to continuing using Zoom for public […]
History

Gainesville unveils new downtown historic marker

Oct 11, 2021
The City of Gainesville uncovered a new downtown historical marker that remembers the indigenous Potano people at a ceremony outside city hall Monday evening. At the […]
Local News

BOCC to approve ARP funds, join Union County case

Oct 11, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will meet Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. for its regular meeting, covering COVID-19, funds from the American Rescue Plan […]
Covid-19

New monoclonal site arrives in Gilchrist County

Oct 8, 2021
The Florida Department of Health opened a new monoclonal antibody site at the Suwannee River Fairgrounds in Gilchrist County, according to a Levy County Emergency Management […]
Local News

Gainesville files new motion over vaccine mandate

Oct 7, 2021
Even though the Gainesville City Commission voted to reconsider its vaccine mandate, the court battle between Gainesville and more than 200 of its employees has reheated […]
Business

Hospitality council donates to local causes

Oct 7, 2021
The Alachua County Hospitality Council (ACHC) met Wednesday afternoon for its regular meeting and to award four Gainesville organizations with funds to further their missions. The […]
Local Living

Gator Growl returns with new location

Oct 6, 2021
The countdown to Gator Growl ticks closer and closer to all zeros with kickoff coming at 6 p.m. on Friday night for arguably the largest student-run […]
Local News

Starke Fire Rescue gains grant, buys equipment

Oct 6, 2021
Starke Fire Rescue (SFR) will buy new waterproof extrication tools with a $33,180 grant received from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation on Tuesday. The new […]
Local Living

Gainesville literary journal releases 2021 edition

Oct 6, 2021
The Writer’s Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) will host a special event on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. for the 2021 launch of its 12th annual Bacopa Literary […]
Education

UF Press secures new federal grant

Oct 4, 2021
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) released its list of 305 grant recipients for the Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) awards […]
Local Events

Williston to hold 32nd annual peanut festival

Sep 30, 2021
The Williston Chamber of Commerce will make George Washington Carver proud once again at its 32nd annual Central Florida Peanut Festival this Saturday from 9 a.m. […]
Local News

GHA finishes trio of housing units

Sep 29, 2021
The non-profit arm of the Gainesville Housing Authority (GHA) cut the ribbon Wednesday morning on the last of three houses it built in North Lincoln Heights […]
Business

Burlington to open at Butler Plaza

Sep 28, 2021
Burlington Coat Factory struck a deal and will open in Butler Plaza during the Fall of 2022 following its first store’s success. The retailer currently plans […]
Local News

GFR pushes new engine into service

Sep 28, 2021
Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) celebrated its newest fire engine with an inaugural ladder push into the station on Tuesday morning at Station 9 in Butler Plaza. […]
Business

LifeSouth celebrates new donor center

Sep 27, 2021
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers will cut the ribbon on its new location in the Steeplechase Publix shopping center off of Newberry Road this Thursday from 4 […]
Local Living

Family remembers Mary Cade as kind, compassionate

Sep 27, 2021
Across Gainesville, Mary Strasburger Cade’s impact is felt in a few large ways—like the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention and the Gainesville Community Foundation—but also […]
Local Sports

UF celebrates 50 years of women’s sports

Sep 24, 2021
UF will kick off a monthslong celebration of the 50th year of women’s athletics on Saturday as members of the inaugural gymnastics, swimming and track and […]
Local News

Commission votes Arreola as next mayor pro-tem

Sep 23, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission voted in Commissioner David Arreola as the next mayor pro-tem at its Thursday special meeting since Commissioner Gail Johnson will leave the […]
Local Living

Gainesville to give away 250 trees

Sep 23, 2021
Choose from Magnolia, Cedar and Poplar trees and more at Morningside Nature Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday. The City of Gainesville will give […]
Crime

GPD Co-Responder Teams spearhead mental health response

Sep 23, 2021
Corporal Shelley Postle remembers blocking traffic at SE Williston Road and SE 16th Avenue in East Gainesville as cars slowed and stopped to avoid a wreck. […]
Local News

Florida High Tech Corridor wins $150K grant

Sep 22, 2021
The Florida High Tech Corridor and four university-based organizations won a $150,000 grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for their joint program aimed at aiding […]
Covid-19

DeSantis appoints new UF professor surgeon general

Sep 21, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a new UF professor, as Florida’s next surgeon general and secretary of the Department of Health on Tuesday. Ladapo […]
Local News

Rain, flooding continues in North Central Florida

Sep 21, 2021
Rainfall in North Central Florida continues to leave parks saturated and rivers at or past their flood stages. The Santa Fe River near O’Leno State Park […]
Health

UF presents East Gainesville urgent care plan

Sep 20, 2021
UF Health presented its plan for an East Gainesville urgent care facility to both the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners and the Gainesville City Commission […]
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