Gainesville seeks input on ARP spending
Gainesville’s Office of Equity and Inclusion wants public feedback on how the city should spend the $32 million it will receive from the American Rescue Plan […]
Hawthorne mayor receives Home Rule Hero Award
Hawthorne Mayor Matt Surrency received the 2021 Home Rule Hero Award from the Florida League of Cities (FLC) for advocating local issues in the state government. […]
Publix manager gives scratch off winnings to hospice center
Last Saturday Lynda Maxey showed up to the Haile Farmers Market like usual, but this week, her normal vendor didn’t have any leftover flowers. Maxey approached […]
Amateur radio operators to connect at field day
Members of the Alachua County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will send hundreds of signals around the nation and even to space during the national Amateur […]
Barton to represent 7 counties on state election board
Kim Barton, supervisor of elections for Alachua County, joined the board of directors of the Florida Supervisors of Elections (FSE) on Tuesday. In her role Barton […]
New downtown cat cafe offers coffee, cuddles
Looking for the purr-fect way to spend a day? The Feeline Good Cat Café offers a meow-tain of paw-sibilities for you. The shop opened Monday in […]
Virtual Sunshine State Book Festival winding down
The countdown is almost up. This year’s virtual Sunshine State Book Fair ends in 12 days on June 30. After that, the website and its vault […]
Gainesville woman celebrates turning 100 in style
Helen Blanchard just gained access to an elite group of seven on the campus of Oak Hammack at the University of Florida: the centenarian club. Blanchard […]
Here’s what you need to know about those new scooters
Gainesville’s new e-scooters entered local public life on June 7, and local residents have taken note. Gainesville-centered social media groups have taken up the topic multiple […]
Shands Children’s Hospital takes top spot in Florida
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital stands as the Best Children’s Hospital in Florida and is ranked No. 7 nationally for its pediatric cardiology program, according to […]
Gainesville organizations combine for community outreach
Every week, Upper Room Ministries in Gainesville provides free food during Take What You Need Tuesdays. On Tuesday June 15, the ministry partnered with UF Health, […]
Hawthorne receives grant for museum renovation
Florida’s Division of Historical Resources has awarded the City of Hawthorne a $26,418 grant to restore the Hawthorne Historical Museum and Cultural Center. The building started […]
UF Health to offer free services in East Gainesville
UF Health has announced it will provide an assortment of health assessments, medical and research information and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations for a community impact day next […]
Alachua County Fire Rescue honors young hero
An Alachua County Fire Rescue engine pulled into Domino’s on the corner of 75th Street and SR 24 Wednesday afternoon, but the firefighters weren’t looking to […]
Annual bear-binging webcast underway
Fans missing the usual packed lineup of live sports in the fall can tune into webcams from Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve for some serious […]
California fires rage on
Fire officials blame a malfunctioning diesel vehicle for starting a wildfire east of Los Angeles that has consumed more than 42 square miles of brush and […]
More coronavirus aid in the works
Senate Republicans discussed portions of their plan for a $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package on Thursday. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the agreement a […]
Georgia officials tussle over mask mandates
Georgia’s Republican governor sued the Democratic mayor of Atlanta on Thursday after she refused to cancel a mask requirement in the state’s largest city. “Science and data will […]