June Market Report: Despite COVID-19, Alachua County real estate remains busy
The June Market Report is in and showing some very promising signs. "I’m happy to say that sales are trending in an upward fashion," said Jeremy […]
Business
McDonald's joins other nationwide businesses by requiring face coverings inside its restaurants
McDonald's joined a growing list of businesses requiring its customers to wear face coverings inside its restaurants. Joe Erlinger, the President of McDonald's USA and Mark Salebra, […]
West End residents declare war on developer
On the left side of the Zoom screen, Civil Engineer Jay Brown calmly presented a project that would infill 75 acres of green space on Newberry […]
Neighborhood workshop will discuss rezoning West End Golf property
First step in converting 75 acres of greens into 487 residential units and a hotel: host a "neighborhood workshop." Notices to homeowners adjacent to the West […]
Alligator staffers reunite in 'ZOOMunion' decades later
Stripping for tuition, the Jerry Seinfeld interview, hiding from a serial killer, chasing spot news from the scanner, that bench clearing fracas. If you worked at […]
Winn-Dixie reverses course; will require face coverings at its stores
After saying it didn't want to get involved in the issue on Sunday, Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, changed its mind and joined several […]
Florida gas prices drop; cheapest July in 16 years and could slip lower this week
Florida gas prices slipped lower last week. The state average has declined a total of 3 cents in the past 11 days. "Fuel market watchers remain concerned about […]
We checked: Are people wearing face masks at businesses in Gainesville?
The National Retail Federation (NRF), the world’s largest retail trade association, is pushing retailers across the U.S. to adopt face mask requirements. That push started on […]
Mortgage rates at half-century low
The average for a 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage fell to 2.9 percent this week, according to Freddie Mac on Thursday. That’s the first time in 50 […]
Lowe's adopts nationwide standard for customers to wear masks in all US stores
Lowe's followed several other major businesses in the United States on Friday by announcing it is adopting a nationwide standard for all customers to wear masks […]