🏊Why Gainesville's former YMCA pool could close
Inside: Alachua's yearlong data center pause, the Eastside bus hub near Hawthorne Road, and where new school-zone cameras are warning drivers.
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Local news, restaurants, events, and the stories shaping Gainesville, newest first.
October 2026
🍳What to try at Gainesville’s first Michelin-recommended restaurant
Inside: the new Eastside bus station, plans to bring fiber to more than 4,500 rural homes, and downtown businesses’ request for courthouse parking.
🏭What the EPA's underground wall at Koppers means for neighbors
Inside: who controls GRU after the court ruling, plans for about 500 homes in East Gainesville, and Alachua County's early voting dates.
🏈What the vote to buy Citizens Field means for three schools
Inside: $25 million for East Gainesville housing, a Jan. 1 ban on roam towing, and sweet potato tots at Dick Mondell's.
🗑️Why Gainesville's trash pickup day may change Monday
Inside: lower GRU fuel charges, a 4-3 zoning vote near Depot Park, and mojo pork tacos at the 4th Ave Food Park.
September 2026
🚗Why Gainesville may end roam towing and booting
Inside: Boulware Springs renovations, UF’s planned championship golf course, free flu vaccines at 37 Alachua County schools, plus Pierre Bensusan, downtown Gator tacos and fresh-squeezed margaritas, and Real Estate Corner.
💰What Gainesville's $174 million budget could mean for homeowners
Inside: Alachua weighs a 12-month AI data center pause, one-day-a-week watering rules remain in effect, plus blues, food-truck fried chicken, and why repetitive work might be ready for automation.
🚧Why the Streatery needed a $4.5 million rebuild
Inside: A record year for local research, a major restaurant reopening, changes coming to county trash routes, and a new dining option downtown.
UF ends Krishna Lunch's 55-year campus run
Inside: A new East Gainesville trail connecting neighborhoods and parks, a big change coming to local utility charges, a Jimmy Buffett celebration, and a Gainesville food-truck original serving up Venezuelan arepas.
🏗️Newberry approves CountryWay II for 500 homes
Inside: Humble Wood Fire, Rent Benchmark Climbs, Black Lake Preserve, and Juvenile's album release tour.
August 2026
🗳️Harvey Ward wins fourth and final term as mayor
Inside: Mac’s Drive Thru documentary on Netflix, a $15.6M road gap, Spurrier’s Heisman, and Brazil Fest.
Alachua County backs immigration-enforcement resolution
Inside: GRU's planned $150M bond sale, $100 school-zone fines, Tela baleadas, and The Impostors at Bo Diddley Plaza.
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