Mai Kai Kava is taking it one customer at a time
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
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Mai Kai Kava is taking it one customer at a time
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
Palms Medical Group serves 250 families during Easter Food Giveaway in High Springs
Palms Medical Group saw a huge success with their Easter Food Giveaway event! In a drive-thru style food pick up, 250 families were given hams, nonperishable […]
School Board holding emergency ‘virtual’ meeting next week to prepare for future meetings during pandemic
In order to keep Alachua County Public Schools operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, the School Board will be holding an emergency ‘virtual’ meeting at 2 p.m. […]
Caring Card drive reaches out to High Springs senior citizens
Grab some paint or crayons, practice your rhyming skills and get creative is the request of the High Springs Fire Department in an effort to reach […]
Music returns to downtown?
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
UF-inspired cooperative brings virtual rounds to veterinary students at several campuses
Alex Fox-Alvarez, D.V.M., an assistant professor of small animal surgery at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has a reputation for taking innovative approaches to […]
Dry conditions bring reminder to conserve water outdoors
With below-normal rainfall causing increasingly drier conditions, the St. Johns River Water Management District wants to remind water users about the importance of outdoor water conservation. […]
Lowe’s closing all stores on Easter Sunday
Lowe’s Companies announced this week that all stores and distribution centers in the United States and Canada will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 12th. “Our […]
Prum’s Kitchen: “We just want to send a message to the community that we are here for them.”
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
Online workshop aims to help families build peace at home
Zoom workshop tonight! Interested in learning techniques to cope with the new normal of being at home? You’re invited to join a one-hour Zoom workshop TONIGHT […]
UF Health making coronavirus testing available to first responders and ER employees
Local first responders and emergency room employees who do not have symptoms of the novel coronavirus but nonetheless worry they have been exposed to it can […]
Online county commission meetings will take public comment via phone
Alachua County is adapting its bi-monthly regular meetings to make sure safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic remain in place but that citizens can make still […]
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These are challenging times, Alachua County. It’s not easy sifting through national websites to best navigate the coronavirus outbreak locally. And while the big picture is […]
County puts discussion of shutdown plan on hold
Alachua County Commission Chair Robert Hutchinson substituted his household hammer for a gavel and used it to adjourn the April 7th emergency meeting without having a […]
Gainesville Telephone Town Hall about COVID-19 scheduled for Wednesday
The City of Gainesville will host its next telephone town hall event at 7:15 p.m. tomorrow, April 8th. Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe will be joined by Alachua […]
ElderCare can assist seniors through Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act established additional funds that will allow ElderCare of Alachua County to provide assistance to anyone 60 years of age or older. […]
Hippodrome hopes to reimagine memories in its 2020-21 season
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
Palms Medical Group giving away Easter meals
Every year, Palms Medical Group donates free Easter meals to families in need throughout our communities. As our medical offices work hard to care for our […]
A takeout stimulus package
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
UF Health CEO: No support for employees using leave time to work out of state
As positive COVID-19 cases in Alachua County hit 122 and the Florida total climbed past 12,000, UF Health Shands has notified personnel that all hands on […]
Alpin Beer & Wine Bistro: There is hope at the end of the rainbow
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
County reverts to 1 per 1,000 square feet rule
The one person per 1,000 sq.ft. requirement is back in place. As we continue to understand the Governor’s Executive Order, it is clear that we can […]
Gainesville nurse on tour of duty against COVID-19 in New York City
All of RN Kerrie Mitrione’s training and medical experience did not prepare her to answer the question that her 13-year-old son asked on a recent Facetime […]
RVs 4 MDs group matches first responders with safe place to stay
Got an empty RV sitting around? Want to help out a first responder who might need a place to stay to as they battle COVID-19? […]