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The next date for the CIty of Gainesville’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Assessment Workshop is Thursday, January 05, 2023 | 05:30 PM to 07:30 PM.   The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department (PRCA) wants to hear from you! Please join one of four public workshops that are being held across the city in...

LG is Florida’s OLDEST leadership program and is designed to identify, educate, and develop skills while examining key themes and/or issues affecting our community.    Each year nearly 100 applications are received and approximately 50 individuals selected to participate. LG provides current and future leaders with the opportunity to learn more about what makes our...

The Alachua County Environment Protection Department announces that copies of the 2023 “Saving My Alachua” calendars are now available for distribution. The 2023 Saving My Alachua Calendar features winning artwork from the 2022 Saving My Alachua Environmental Art Contest (open to all K-12 students in Alachua County), along with tips on protecting the environment.   ...

Alachua County Forever, the County’s environmental land acquisition program, has closed on the purchase of 2.58 acres from Lucretia Brooks. The closing involved the public-private partnership (critical to the County’s land conservation program). Funding for this acquisition was provided by the voter-approved Wild Spaces and Public Places one-half-cent sales tax.   Located east of Waldo,...

The National Science Foundation has awarded emergency funding to archaeologists at three institutions to survey cultural heritage sites damaged by Hurricane Ian earlier this year. Researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History, Pennsylvania State University and the University of Georgia collectively received more than $65,000 to carry out on-site surveys and generate high-resolution damage...

With Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s just days away, make the season happy and bright with City of Gainesville holiday events!  For those interested in an evening of history and culture, consider attending A History of Kwanzaa with Kali Blount. The presentation will take place at the A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center...

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Senate Bill 2A, which was introduced at last week’s Special Session of the Florida Legislature, convened to take another crack at tackling Florida’s property insurance crisis.    The Legislators, along party lines, took an “industry-friendly approach,” designed to keep insurance companies writing policies in Florida, to re-establish Citizen’s as an...

Graduates, this is the 117th commencement that I have presided over as University of Florida president, and it is my very last commencement. Like you, I too am graduating. And, like you, after graduation there is much I will miss about my years at UF.  I will especially miss these ceremonies.  I love being here...

Ford’s Garage, the neighborhood burger and beer joint inspired by the heritage of the Ford Motor Company and designed like a classic service station, opened its newest location on Wednesday, November 30th at 3560 SW 32nd Court Butler’s Town Center. Patrons can now fuel up on a satisfying menu that includes the restaurant’s Burgers of...

In honor of their excellence and dedication to the industry during a record-setting year for tourism – with a reported $155.8 million paid in overnight lodging sales in Alachua County, Visit Gainesville, Alachua County presented special recognition plaques to industry workforce members nominated by their peers at the December 7, 2022 meeting of the Alachua...