Gainesville celebrates MLK Day 2025 with annual parade
Jan 20, 2025
Parade’s second year is part of 41st King Celebration Anniversary.
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Gainesville celebrates MLK Day 2025 with annual parade
Parade’s second year is part of 41st King Celebration Anniversary.
Gainesville City Hall vandal receives 9-month prison sentence
Jan 17, 2025
James Dewar broke windows and left racist, threatening notes.
Gainesville receives $11.65M federal grant for EV charging stations
Jan 14, 2025
City to build 47 new electric vehicle charging stations throughout area.
Ward lists Gainesville’s top 10 achievements of 2024
Dec 31, 2024
Items ranged from gun violence to downtown investment.
From surgeries to schools: Mainstreet’s top 10 local news stories of 2024
Dec 26, 2024
Mainstreet provided exclusive coverage on several issues.
Police Chief corrects miscommunication in Satchel’s Pizza arson fire
Dec 21, 2024
GPD and GFR to bridge fire investigation communication gaps.
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire funds drying up without permanent home
Dec 19, 2024
Downtown edition harder for vendors.
Alachua County area to lose federal grant funding after miscommunications
Dec 17, 2024
County commissioner said it's an embarrassment.
Alachua County decides to wait out streetlight agreement with Gainesville
Dec 17, 2024
County opts to stay in agreement for now.
UF presents the 2024 Win Phillips Town Gown Relations Awards
Dec 16, 2024
Awards recognize community member, UF faculty member, joint program.
Gainesville commission quibbles on Lot 10, advances climbing gym project
Dec 5, 2024
Climbing gym, other activities to open at Depot Park.
Gainesville to celebrate fourth annual “Day of Courage” on Dec. 3
Nov 26, 2024
Event to honor life, legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
Block by Block ready to start downtown Gainesville program on Dec. 2
Nov 25, 2024
Company hired in 3-year, $3 million contract.
Gainesville votes to ban camping, sleeping in public rights-of-way
Nov 21, 2024
The Gainesville City Commission passed an ordinance on Thursday to prohibit sleeping or camping on city rights-of-way. The ordinance comes after Florida approved a homelessness bill […]
Moya to officially step into GPD chief role with manager, mayor support
Nov 15, 2024
Swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Thursday.
Gainesville sets legislative priorities, talks legal notices
Nov 14, 2024
Commission also looks at minority business study.
Bielarski: GRU Authority referendum results not surprising
Nov 8, 2024
Referendum paused by judge's temporary injunction.
No contest: Gainesville, Alachua County easily pass 3 local referendums
Nov 6, 2024
Legal challenges will hold up two of the issues.
Updated: Clemons calls for end to clashes over GRU Authority, Eastman responds
Oct 31, 2024
He said legal battles are ego driven.
Gainesville dual names street in honor of late educator Magnolia Jackson
Oct 25, 2024
Jackson died in May, shortly after her 106th birthday.
Gainesville asks GRU to prioritize three new recreational trail projects
Oct 24, 2024
New projects could rival Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail usage.
FEST to kick off with Key to the City presentation
Oct 22, 2024
Three-day music festival still has some individual show tickets available.
Impact of new homelessness law remains unclear
Oct 17, 2024
Mayor Ward says he expects little effect to city’s homelessness response.