Paris continues family work under golden arches
Feb 13, 2022
Calvin Paris comes from a line of entrepreneurs. His grandmother owned a motel in Jacksonville, and his grandfather had a barbershop. His mother and father worked […]
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Paris continues family work under golden arches
Calvin Paris comes from a line of entrepreneurs. His grandmother owned a motel in Jacksonville, and his grandfather had a barbershop. His mother and father worked […]
ACPS poised to lose $2 million in funding
Feb 11, 2022
The Florida House Appropriations Committee has approved education funding for the next fiscal year that reallocates $200 million away from the 12 school districts that defied […]
GNV commission fails to move ballot initiative
Feb 10, 2022
The Gainesville City Commission declined to move forward at its Thursday General Policy Committee with a charter amendment that would eliminate the use of special elections […]
BOCC moves forward with zero waste projects
Feb 8, 2022
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) heard an update on its Zero Waste initiatives at its regular meeting on Tuesday, including more insight into […]
Set Valentine’s mood dining at these restaurants
Feb 8, 2022
Valentine’s Day fast approaches and dinner reservations are sure to fill up fast. Here are five great local options for a dinner date with your special […]
Lake City restarts manager search
Feb 7, 2022
Lake City must restart its city manager search after its final candidate, Thomas Thomas, withdrew during final negotiations. The city council found out on Saturday after […]
UF grad spurs empowerment, confidence in girls
Feb 6, 2022
Shareen Baptiste has a vision that extends throughout Gainesville and across state lines: She wants to see junior high and high school girls dream beyond the […]
ACPS students compete in robotics competition
Feb 3, 2022
Teams from across the Alachua County Public School (ACPS) District and beyond competed in the annual VEX Robotics Competition at Lincoln Middle School on Thursday. From […]
Hawthorne rejects Alachua County land offer
Feb 2, 2022
The Hawthorne City Commission declined to take ownership of nine lots that total 5.22 acres offered by the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners at Tuesday’s […]
DeSantis visits Santa Fe, announces new funding
Feb 2, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Santa Fe College’s Perry Construction Institute on Wednesday morning to announce an $89 million investment in Florida’s education future, including funds for […]
Greater GNV Chamber launches new program
Feb 1, 2022
The Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) will launch a new program for young professionals with a Thursday kickoff event in Celebration Pointe at 5:30 p.m. […]
State funds local water projects with $6 million
Feb 1, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the release of $404 million in grants that will support 113 environmental resilience programs throughout Florida, including three projects in Alachua County. […]
Columbia County, Lake City talk natural gas supply
Jan 31, 2022
The Columbia County Board of County Commissioners and the Lake City Council met Monday to discuss how the entities could work together to provide natural gas […]
Lake City negotiating with city manager candidate
Jan 29, 2022
The Lake City Council narrowed down its candidates for city manager and is now working through the negotiating process with lone finalist Thomas Thomas. At a […]
Perry introduces bill dedicated to Reinhart boys
Jan 28, 2022
State Senator Keith Perry, R-District 8, introduced a bill in the Florida Legislature in memory of Rex and Brody Reinhart, two Alachua County boys who were […]
Farm Share to distribute in Archer, High Springs
Jan 28, 2022
Farm Share will hold its quarterly food distribution in Archer on Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon at Maddox Park. Leighsha Johnson, distribution coordinator for […]
GNV commission abruptly fires GRU chief
Jan 27, 2022
The Gainesville City Commission fired Ed Bielarski, general manager of Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), at its General Policy Committee on Thursday in an unplanned motion by […]
Archer clerk cleared on ethics allegation
Jan 27, 2022
Florida’s Commission on Ethics announced Wednesday that it had found no probable cause against Deputy Clerk Deanna Alltop during a recent investigation. Last May former Archer […]
Bullseye’s to offer axe throwing in Lake City
Jan 26, 2022
If you need a way to rel-axe and shred some stress, Bullseye’s in Lake City has eight booths for you to choose from as well as […]
Chestnut edges Howland to win commission seat
Jan 25, 2022
Cynthia Chestnut repeated her narrow November win on Tuesday in the special runoff election, winning a seat on the Gainesville City Commission with 51 percent of […]
Curry talks collaboration, defends dismissals
Jan 24, 2022
The City of Gainesville needs help from community members to tackle housing, violence and other issues facing citizens, according to interim City Manager Cynthia Curry. Curry […]
Humane society raises over $10K in challenge
Jan 24, 2022
The Humane Society of North Central Florida raised more than $10,000 on Jan. 17 as part of the Betty White Challenge. Margo DeConna, director of advancement […]
Crossman to hit Gainesville airwaves with new show
Jan 21, 2022
Some topics seem to stifle conversation. They’re hard to talk about, so little productive conversation happens. That is why businessman John Crossman is starting his new […]
Play about C. S. Lewis’ conversion to show at UF
Jan 21, 2022
The life of C. S. Lewis will take center stage in Gainesville on Monday with the play “The Most Reluctant Convert”, focusing on the conversion of […]