The Depot Park groundbreaking ceremony featured speakers like former Gainesville city mayor Pegeen Hanrahan. The park had been contaminated with coal power plant waste 19 years ago and an enormous effort has been put toward the cleanup, Hanrahan explained.
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By Courtesy of Tommy Calderon and Eva Lu | 2:46pmGainesville based band, Sandcrawler releases new EP "Unsafehouse".
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By Noah Lantor | 1:59pmJudy Gardner, a tree planting volunteer, digs a hole during an Arbor Day festival at Earl P. Powers Park in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.
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By Noah Lantor | 1:59pmJihwan Kim, a tree planting volunteer, digs a hole during an Arbor Day festival at Earl P. Powers Park in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.





