The Barn at Deep Creek celebrates grand opening

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The City of Gainesville observes Black History Month with a showcase of artwork, performances, and remembrances this month at several City venues. After-school programs offered through the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department will incorporate a variety of enrichment, education, and arts & crafts programming throughout the month based around black inventors and inventions.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Celebrate diverse ancestries with Dance Alive National Ballet as it debuts its newest contemporary show. The Company is proud to present Horse of a Different Color on February 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville. Tickets cost between...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Matheson History Museum presents “The Gainesville Music Scene in the 1970s: Featuring the Great Southern Music Hall and the Photography of John Moran” with Jim Forsman, Jeffrey Meldon, John Moran, and Albert Teebagy on Friday, February 24, at 7 p.m. Free Registration – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-gainesville-music-scene-in-the-1970s-...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The City of Gainesville’s most famous thoroughfare will get a complete redesign thanks to an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The systematic transformation of University Avenue from busy main artery to community gem will cover a 4.15-mile stretch of roadway. Within years, slower traffic, narrowed lanes, landscaped medians, and raised crosswalks will make the corridor safer for neighbors in the nearby residential districts, the lively downtown area, and by the University of Florida campus.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The City of Gainesville is pleased to announce the selection of Dan Zhu, Ph.D., as its first Chief Climate Officer. Zhu moves into this new position from the Department of Sustainable Development, where she has worked since January 2022. “This is an exciting new position and...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Christopher James Harrison, 38, of Daytona Beach, was arrested early yesterday morning after he was reportedly found passed out in the carport of a home in the 500 block of NW 35th Terrace. A Gainesville Police Department officer responded to a call about a man passed...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – The Energy Efficiency and Weatherization of Affordable Housing Grant Program is designed to help lower utility bills for Alachua County residents by creating a fund to improve the energy efficiency of rental units. Participating units can request home upgrades ranging from better attic insulation to more energy-efficient electrical appliances such as stoves and air conditioners. This program is for renters in the unincorporated areas of Alachua County and the County’s smaller municipalities.

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County is seeking applicants for vacancies on the Healthcare Advisory Board. Applications must be received no later than Friday, February 17, 2023, to be considered for appointment at the February 28 County Commission Meeting. There are 11 voting members and two alternate positions available....

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County Public School students who ride a district bus will now have access to free Wi-Fi while on the bus. Through the federal Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), which was established to expand internet access for students, the district was able to equip all 125 of the buses in regular operation with a Wi-Fi connection. Students on buses will be able to connect to the Internet through a district network, which filters for inappropriate websites and social media.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Shaun Phillip Bond, 56, was booked into the jail early this morning and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and battery on a law enforcement officer after allegedly pointing an air rifle at multiple people at GRACE Marketplace and threatening to shoot them.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – LSF Health Systems, a behavioral health Managing Entity (ME), is among six organizations in Florida that received $12 million in funding from the state to create or expand existing first responder peer-based services. Statistics show nearly 30% of first responders will develop a behavioral health condition,...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee (JLAC) of the Florida Legislature is scheduled to hold a hearing on the Auditor General’s operational audit of the City of Gainesville on Thursday, February 9. The staff of the Auditor General’s Office will present the audit findings, and representatives of the City have been requested to attend.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Samuel Antonio Mitchell, 35, was arrested yesterday morning and charged with grand theft, possession of a controlled substance, and resisting arrest after allegedly taking $1,137 in items from Walmart and running away from an officer. Mitchell allegedly put 51 items in a shopping cart at the...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Over the past month, Gainesville Police Department has gone from having a five-member K-9 unit with a seasoned supervisor and trainer (in addition to a sixth handler who was not part of the unit but whose dog was available to respond to calls until October 2022) to a three-member unit with an inexperienced supervisor and a trainer with little, if any, experiencing training police dogs. The three K-9 teams are sent out on shift in K-9 vehicles and uniforms, but according to sources within the department, handlers have been told that they cannot deploy the dogs without approval from high up in the chain of command.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Minleshia Renee Janece Jackson, 28; Andria Mychelle Lamari White, 29; and Michael Donavon Wright, 26, were arrested last night and charged with various drug charges. Jackson was also charged with child neglect because her 8-year-old was “in an environment where dangerous narcotics were present and accessible.”

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ronald James Young, 62, was arrested early yesterday morning after employees of St. Francis House tried to wake him so they could get the business ready for the day and he allegedly threatened them with a knife. Young, whose address is listed as GRACE Marketplace, was...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the City of Gainesville, FL’s issuer credit rating to Aa3 from Aa2. Concurrently, Moody’s has confirmed without any change the City’s Aa3 non-ad valorem rating, which is applied to the City’s outstanding bonds secured by a covenant to budget and appropriate legally available non-ad valorem revenues. The outlook is stable.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Additional charges were filed yesterday against James Russell Davis, 47, who was arrested Sunday and charged with burglary and aggravated assault after allegedly walking into an occupied house and later intentionally trying to hit another vehicle. According to the new arrest reports, Davis has been accused...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – James Russell Davis, 47, was arrested yesterday evening after allegedly walking into an occupied house, then fleeing from officers on NW 39th Avenue and intentionally trying to hit another vehicle several times. At about 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Gainesville Police Department officers responded to a call...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) and the office of the Department of Defense (DOD) are honored to announce Charles Perry Partners, Inc. (CPPI) is a national recipient of the 2022 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award. CPPI was one of only 15 national...