Ford’s Garage to park in Gainesville
Nov 14, 2021
Ford’s Garage will pull into Gainesville this coming summer with a location at Butler Town Center. The restaurant celebrates Henry Ford with vintage vehicles and car […]
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Ford’s Garage to park in Gainesville
Ford’s Garage will pull into Gainesville this coming summer with a location at Butler Town Center. The restaurant celebrates Henry Ford with vintage vehicles and car […]
Canoe outpost sells to High Springs
Nov 3, 2021
Jim and Sally Wood took over the Santa Fe Canoe Outpost in High Springs more than 30 years ago. Back in 1990, they said it was […]
Facebook to scrap facial recognition
Nov 3, 2021
Facebook—under its newly renamed parent company Meta—will begin removing its Face Recognition setting amid safety concerns from users and regulators. Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence […]
GNV avoids weekend flight cancellations
Nov 1, 2021
American Airlines got tossed by some turbulence over Halloween weekend with 1,900 canceled flights on top of delays nationwide, and the trouble followed the airline into […]
The Swamp Restaurant breaks ground
Oct 28, 2021
The Swamp Restaurant broke ground Wednesday kicking off a projected 10-month construction plan to revive the Gainesville landmark. The restaurant closed down in 2020 when a […]
Facebook Papers: Whistleblower concerns widespread
Oct 25, 2021
Coalitions of American and European newspapers collaborated to access and release thousands of internal documents leaked by former Facebook employee Frances Haugen. News outlets began to publish […]
New data: Alachua County unemployment falling
Oct 22, 2021
Job openings in Alachua County fell by roughly a third from July to September, according to the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce. At the end of […]
UF invites small businesses to join database
Oct 22, 2021
The University of Florida has launched a tool that allows small businesses to share services with departments not only in Gainesville, but all of Florida. According […]
Italian ice shop to start scooping
Oct 21, 2021
Gainesville will have a new cool down spot next week once Orlando-based Jeremiah’s Italian Ice launches its first store in Alachua County. Set to open on […]
Dead West End trees may rack up thousands in fines
Oct 19, 2021
A dead pine tree on the West End Golf property in Newberry could cost the owner thousands of dollars in code violation fines. During the Oct. […]
Record number of workers leaving jobs
Oct 13, 2021
A new Labor Department survey showed 4.3 million American workers quit their jobs in August, accounting for nearly 3 percent of the total workforce. The number […]
Nothing Bundt Cakes to open in Gainesville
Oct 13, 2021
When your sweet tooth needs satisfying, Nothing Bundt Cakes will do the job—and before long, the national franchise will open at Butler Esplanade in Gainesville. On […]
Florida gas prices surge upward
Oct 11, 2021
Florida gas prices are at their highest in seven years and have climbed 13 cents statewide in the past week, according to a AAA report released […]
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 […]
Facebook has a serious case of the Mondays
Oct 4, 2021
Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp experienced unexplained outages around the world on Monday. Facebook’s stock price fell by about 5.7 percent by 2:30 p.m. […]
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 […]
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 […]
PrimoHoagies announces Gainesville location
Sep 22, 2021
PrimoHoagies plans to open a new store in Gainesville in 2022. Established in South Philadelphia in 1992, the restaurant known for its gourmet hoagies with meats […]
Family decides to sell candy factory back to owner
Sep 20, 2021
The Colorado family who won a chance to own and operate a candy factory in Hawthorne have decided to sell it back to the owner. Andrew […]
GNV nonstop flights to Miami return
Sep 7, 2021
Nonstop flights to Miami from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) will return on Oct. 7 with American Airlines after the COVID-19 pandemic shut the connection down. The […]
Colorado family wins candy factory in Hawthorne
Sep 6, 2021
A marketing consultant from Colorado Springs is the winner of The Gold Ticket contest and the grand prize of a candy factory in Hawthorne. Andrew Maas, […]
VA job fair offers nurses $10K signing bonus
Sep 1, 2021
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) will hold a two-day virtual nursing hiring event Sept. 9-10. The VA is hiring registered nurses (RNs) and […]
Hawthorne cheese hits Publix shelves
Aug 31, 2021
In the next week, Gouda cheese from Hawthorne will land on the shelves of 245 Publix stores across Florida, including the store at 4115 NW 16th […]
“Chomp The Block” parties return
Aug 30, 2021
The popular “Chomp The Block” UF football home game parties will return this Friday at Celebration Pointe. Designated by UF as the ‘official block party of […]