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 […]
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Gainesville unveils new downtown historic marker
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 […]
Community Calendar of Events – October 2021
Oct 7, 2021
If you have events you would like to submit to our calendar, please email editor@mainstreetdailynews.com Ongoing Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies Sept. 25, 2021 – Jan. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cade Museum lists award winners
Oct 1, 2021
The Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention awarded SPKL, LLC of Tampa with $34,000 on Thursday for winning the 12th annual Cade Prize with its new […]
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. […]
Libraries increasing evening hours
Sep 28, 2021
The Alachua County Library District (ACLD) will increase evening hours at eight locations starting Monday, Oct. 4. The update will add hours at Archer, Cone Park, […]
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 […]
Newberry welcomes Afghanistan vets home
Sep 25, 2021
The Milton Lewis Young Marines and Color Guard ushered a parade on Saturday that served as a welcome home to United States veterans of the war […]
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 […]
Welcome home for Afghan war vets on tap
Sep 23, 2021
Two Vietnam War Veterans from Newberry want soldiers returning from Afghanistan to get the welcome home they never received. Retired United States Army Sgt. Maj. Major […]
Archer cemetery preservation film debuts Thursday
Sep 20, 2021
A documentary film that chronicles the preservation of an African American cemetery in Archer debuts Thursday at the Archer Community Center. The documentary, titled “They Taught […]
ARTSPEAKS returns for annual poetry event
Sep 16, 2021
ARTSPEAKS “Bringing Poetry & People Together” will return following the COVID pandemic hiatus for its 9th annual event at 5 p.m., Sunday, outside the Historic Thomas […]
My Foodie Recipe: Green Enchilada Chicken Soup
Sep 16, 2021
Our next My Foodie Recipe is the crockpot green enchilada chicken soup. Most times there are recipes that I have concocted and other times some of […]
Numerous local events planned to mark 9/11
Sep 9, 2021
Memorial events for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 are set to take place throughout Alachua County and North Central Florida this weekend. On Friday, the North […]
Newberry football player takes field as a private
Sep 9, 2021
Newberry High School (NHS) senior Chance Stevens made it home from boot camp last Friday afternoon just in time to take the football field. Stevens, who […]
Splatter Room a chance to let loose, throw paint
Sep 8, 2021
Tucked inside of the giant art space at Pinspiration Gainesville, there is an 8-by-10 foot room covered in layers and layers of paint that would make […]
Athletes prepare for Gainesville Senior Games
Sep 8, 2021
The 2021 Tokyo Olympics ended last month, but a new competition begins this week. The Gainesville Senior Games start Friday and three Oak Hammock athletes will […]
DJ Terrah tribute set for Bo Diddley Plaza
Sep 3, 2021
Local radio personality Akeem Thompson, Sr. known as DJ Terrah, had a goal for Alachua County residents written into his last will and testament. Thompson died […]
Donors step up to meet shelter’s need
Sep 3, 2021
The Gainesville community stepped up in a big way after GRACE Marketplace sent out an August call for help as its Cafe 131 kitchen prepared to […]
My Foodie Recipe: Taco Pie
Sep 2, 2021
I have been on a Mexican food craze several times over the last couple of months as we look at Taco Pie this week. The little […]
Local sixth grader raises funds for Uganda
Aug 31, 2021
The work of a local student is changing the lives of families more than 7,000 miles away. Craig “Tre’” Smith, a sixth-grader at Oak View Middle […]
Here’s where you can get paid for a COVID shot
Aug 31, 2021
Last week the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners approved incentives for those who obtain a COVID-19 vaccine. Namely, Alachua County residents receive $25 per shot. […]
McCleary named art ambassador for Newberry
Aug 31, 2021
Newberry native Alpatrick McCleary is an engineer technician with Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) by day, and now, the self-taught artist and father of five has been […]