Daycare owner arrested for not reporting child abuse
Feb 11, 2021
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a local daycare owner today on charges of evidence destruction and failing to report child abuse, abandonment or neglect. According to […]
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Daycare owner arrested for not reporting child abuse
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a local daycare owner today on charges of evidence destruction and failing to report child abuse, abandonment or neglect. According to […]
Peaceful Paths Pop-Up Thrift Store sprouts again
Feb 9, 2021
Peaceful Paths is resuming its popular Pop-Up Thrift Store this week after the pandemic paused all of the domestic violence center’s in-person events. The three-day Pop-Up […]
Local roofers working around shingle shortage
Feb 8, 2021
Metal or shingle? That’s the first decision that homeowners need to make when planning to have a new roof installed. Along with the price difference, local […]
Dave & Buster’s open for business in Celebration Pointe
Feb 8, 2021
Dave & Buster’s, the restaurant, sports bar and gaming center complex, hosts the grand opening of its Gainesville store today. The 18,500-square-foot space is the newest […]
Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally to restart its engines
Jan 28, 2021
The Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally—a regular feature on the city’s food and music scene – shut down in March due to the pandemic, but now […]
Popular sportscaster joins Mainstreet Daily News
Jan 26, 2021
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (January 26, 2021) He was known in Jacksonville as the “Voice of the Ospreys,” but around town here in Gainesville he’s the uncontested high […]
J.C. Derrick appointed Mainstreet Daily News publisher
Jan 25, 2021
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (January 25, 2021) After a nationwide search, veteran journalist and former Capitol Hill beat reporter J.C. Derrick has been appointed publisher of Mainstreet Daily […]
Dave & Buster’s hiring for new Gainesville store
Jan 16, 2021
An interviewing event at the Hotel Indigo this week is helping the new Gainesville location of Dave & Buster’s move closer to its February grand opening. […]
Firefighters battle blaze at Gainesville pool store
Jan 11, 2021
At 7:29 p.m. Monday night Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a commercial building fire at 4404 NW 13th St. First arriving crews from station 5 found […]
Country Kitchen in Newberry to close Dec. 29
Dec 24, 2020
Country Kitchen owner Lajuanna Jones’ favorite order to serve up is a concoction she calls Tony’s Slop. It’s a combination of a choice of meat, hash […]
Moderna vaccinations begin for health care employees at UF Health in Gainesville
Dec 23, 2020
GAINESVILLE — University of Florida Health faculty and staff today began receiving a vaccine developed by Moderna, the second of two authorized vaccines upon which rest the […]
The gift of memories is right at your fingertips
Dec 23, 2020
If you click on your photo library and start scrolling through the images, it probably won’t take long to see a reminder that 2020 was a […]
Gas prices decline two cents in Florida
Dec 18, 2020
Florida gas prices are drifting lower, after reaching a 2-month high of $2.16 per gallon more than a week ago. Prices at the pump declined an average of 2 cents per gallon […]
High Springs Downtown Holiday Shop & Art Walk coming this weekend
Dec 14, 2020
Downtown High Springs merchants will present the 2020 Holiday Shop & Art Walk on Saturday, December 19th from 11am to 6pm throughout historic downtown High Springs. […]
SunState Federal Credit Union to become state chartered Radiant Credit Union
Dec 12, 2020
GAINESVILLE, FL – The membership of SunState Federal Credit Union recently voted to convert the credit union’s charter from federal to state. SunState Federal Credit Union, […]
Gas prices rise on vaccine and stimulus optimism
Dec 11, 2020
Florida gas prices increased last week, as was forecast in last week’s AAA Gas Price Brief. The state average is now nearly 13 cents more than a […]
Developer of RV resort gets green light in Newberry
Dec 8, 2020
The City of Newberry took another step toward promoting the sports tourism industry by approving a Special Exception application that will allow a luxury RV resort […]
Florida businesses to see 2021 unemployment tax increase, workers’ compensation rate cut
Dec 7, 2020
The Center Square – Florida businesses will pay higher unemployment taxes but lower workers’ compensation rates in 2021, a bad news-good news scenario fostered by the […]
High Springs, Lake City ranked as top 10 healthy housing markets in Florida
Dec 3, 2020
It’s been challenging, but the real estate market in Alachua County and all of North Central Florida has remained stable despite a pandemic that is now […]
Starbucks offers free coffee to front-line responders throughout December
Dec 2, 2020
In response to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and to recognize the significant efforts of the front-line responder and health care community, Starbucks announced today […]
Lowest Thanksgiving gas prices in state since 2008
Dec 2, 2020
Floridians who took a holiday road trip last week found the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices in 12 years. Florida gas prices averaged $2.03 per gallon on Thanksgiving Day. […]
Walt Disney World to lay off 4,000 more employees than it initially reported
Nov 30, 2020
The Center Square – The Walt Disney Co. is planning to layoff about 4,000 more employees than it initially reported to the federal government because of […]
Economists project mid-2021 turnaround for Florida’s $90 billion tourism industry
Nov 27, 2020
The Center Square – Florida’s $90 billion tourism industry will begin to rebound about mid-2021 with the number of visitors forecast to be near pre-pandemic levels […]
Despite the challenges of an industry hit hard by COVID-19, Fluid Lounge continues to be thankful
Nov 26, 2020
TIOGA – You know you’re going through a tough year when someone you don’t even know sends you $200 for groceries. Yet that’s exactly what happened […]