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RTS bus crashes into gatehouse at entrance of Cabana Beach apartment complex
By Omar Ateyah | May 24, 2022An RTS bus crashed into Cabana Beach apartment complex’s gatehouse Monday morning.
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Gainesville begins "Journey to Juneteenth" by celebrating Florida's Emancipation Day
By Jackson Reyes | May 23, 2022Gainesville held two events Friday to celebrate Florida’s Emancipation Day and the start of “Journey to Juneteenth.” The monthlong celebration began on the day slaves in Florida were notified of their freedom by Union General Edward McCook.
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‘We’re the forgotten side of town’: Food deserts in East Gainesville
By Carissa Allen | May 23, 2022In the cocoon of East Gainesville, there is only one convenient, accessible grocery store: Walmart Supercenter. The city has no current proposals to build a grocery store on the east side — despite reserving $3.3 million for this purpose.
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Alachua County Public Schools mistakenly warns of active shooter
By Fernando Figueroa | May 22, 2022A week after a Fort Clarke middle schooler was arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school, families across the county received an accidental message from Alachua County Public Schools alerting them of an active shooter Thursday morning.
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COVID-19 outbreak postpones City Commission meetings
By Mickenzie Hannon | May 20, 2022Gainesville City Commission’s Thursday meeting was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak among officials.
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Gainesville honors end of slavery in Florida
By Jackson Reyes | May 20, 2022Friday kicks off the city’s second annual “Journey to Juneteenth,” a monthlong celebration honoring the end of slavery.
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Gainesville parents scour for baby formula amid nationwide shortage
By Carissa Allen | May 16, 2022Feed Gainesville Babies, a Facebook group, helps moms organize swaps and find the specific formula brands they need amid the national formula shortage.
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Gainesville to demolish historic recreation center
By Mickenzie Hannon | May 16, 2022Twenty-one days after city commissioners voted 6-0 to demolish and replace the historic Thelma A. Boltin Center, Mayor Lauren Poe deemed “People Saving Places” as Gainesville’s theme for National Preservation Month 2022. Residents are confused with the conflicting decisions.
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County Commissioner resigns after residency investigation
By Mickenzie Hannon | May 16, 2022County Commissioner Mary Alford plans to resign after a May 13 Gainesville Sun investigation found her in violation of residency requirements.
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Gainesville community rallies for reproductive rights
By Fernando Figueroa | May 16, 2022A part of Planned Parenthood’s string of organized protests across the nation, the Bans Off Our Bodies march was the second Gainesville protest advocating for abortion rights this month after Politico published a leaked draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis institutes Victims of Communism Day
By Jackson Reyes | May 16, 2022HB395 will require U.S. government teachers to cover communism and those who suffered under it for at least 45 minutes on Nov. 7, “Victims of Communism Day.”
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Fort Clarke student arrested after bringing loaded gun to school
By Omar Ateyah | May 16, 2022A Fort Clarke middle schooler was arrested after he brought a loaded gun to campus Friday. Jaylan Hillman, a Gainesville resident, stole a handgun from his mother before bringing it to school, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office press release.
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Gainesville man sentenced to 24 years in prison for child pornography
By Omar Ateyah | May 14, 2022Travonta Rivers was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison on child pornography charges Wednesday.
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GPD investigating Cinco de Mayo altercation at The Social
By Sandra McDonald | May 13, 2022According to an Instagram story posted May 6 by Carlos Zaragoza, 22, he and his partner, Christian Acevedo, 27, went into the same stall in the men’s bathroom the evening of May 5. Security assaulted them after forcefully removing them from the stall, he said.
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Motorcyclist dies in crash on Northwest 39th Avenue
By Omar Ateyah | May 12, 2022A motorcyclist died Wednesday afternoon after crashing into another vehicle on Northwest 39th Avenue.
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Remembering “Miss Joni" Messler
By Jackson Reyes | May 9, 2022Gainesville dance teacher "Miss" Joni Messler, known for creating the ballet “The Little Match Girl,” died of natural cause April 15. She was 85 years old.
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East Gainesville residents weigh effects of proposed sports complex
By Carissa Allen | May 9, 2022A proposed sports complex in East Gainesville has reignited a fiery decades-long political debate on how to spur economic activity in the area.
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County celebrates halfway point in sports complex construction
By Namari Lock | May 9, 2022The county hosted a topping off ceremony Friday to honor the installment of the final steel beam of the Alachua County Sports Event Center. The $38 million center, set to open early 2023, reached its halfway checkpoint.
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Gainesville to restrict public drinking
By Mickenzie Hannon | May 6, 2022City Commissioners voted 4-3 Thursday to repeal the open container policy which allowed individuals to drink and carry alcoholic beverages on public property and authorized businesses to serve alcohol in public, outdoor spaces..
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Gainesville residents stand up for abortion rights
By Namari Lock | May 4, 2022Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida organized a protest outside Judge Stephan P. Mickle, Sr. Criminal Courthouse Tuesday, one day after Politico published an article including a leaked draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
