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City Administrative Offices Closed on Friday
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A recent decision has been made to close city administrative offices tomorrow (Friday, August 23).
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Curbside collection delayed due to Tropical Storm Fay
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Curbside collection of solid waste, recycling and yard trash will not occur on Friday, August 22. Collection will be delayed at least one day and will occur as soon thereafter as weather conditions permit. Residents are encouraged to remove carts, bins, yard trash from the curb on Friday.
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Early Voting Suspended
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Early Voting has been suspended for Friday, August 22, 2008 at all three locations. Read more...
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Tonight's City Commission Meeting
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Tonight's City Commission meeting will reconvene at 6 p.m. Items 080155 (retiree health insurance and trust fund), 080227 (amending the Five Point special area plan), 070275 (alternate sites for the one-stop homeless assistance), 070399 (site selection for fleet garage) will be opened and rescheduled due to TS Fay. They will be rescheduled to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. Other items may also be rescheduled.
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RTS observes Labor Day Holiday, Monday, September 1
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In observance of Labor Day, all RTS offices will be closed Monday, September 1, and there will be no RTS bus service. ADA paratransit service will not be running on this date, except for dialysis appointments.
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Gainesville Mayor Leads Prestigious Mayors Association
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Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan was sworn in for her one-year term as president of the Florida League of Mayors (FLM) during the Florida League of Cities (FLC) 82nd annual business meeting and educational conference in Tampa, Florida. Read more...
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Early Voting Ends Saturday
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early voting for the August 26th Primary Election will continue through Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 5 p.m. The early voting sites are open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Read more...
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RTS Providing Service until Sustained Winds Reach 39 mph
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RTS will provide regular fixed route service and campus shuttle service during Tropical Storm Fay until sustained winds reach 39 mph. At that time, RTS buses will finish their current run and service will be suspended for the duration of the emergency. Read more...
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Work of Gainesville Artist Featured on Poster of Nationally Acclaimed Fall Arts Festival
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 This year the 27th Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show’s poster image captured the beauty of wildlife in Gainesville. Leslie Peebles, a local painter and printmaker, has been showing her artwork in North Central Florida for 12 years. The piece vividly illustrates the image of Sandhill Cranes flying over Paynes Prairie. Read more...
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City Manager's Biweekly Report: Aug. 21-Sept. 3
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The "City Manager’s Biweekly Report to the City Commission" provides information about significant upcoming activities, projects, and meetings in the City of Gainesville over the course of the next two to three weeks. In addition to brief descriptions on each of the upcoming activities, you can click on hyperlinks for more information regarding the presented topic. Read more...
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CORRECTION - Shorty Football and Shorty Baseball Starting at the Westside Recreation Center
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 The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs is proud to announce the start of two revamped athletic clinics that will be hosted at the Westside Recreation Center. Shorty Football and Shorty Baseball are programs that have been designed for boys and girls ages 3 to 6. The goal of both programs is to teach the basics of each game, while simultaneously enhancing motor skills. Read more...
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Girls Basketball is Here!
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Recreation will begin registering for Girls Basketball on Monday, September 1, 2008. This program is for girls ages 7 to 14. Read more...
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The Used Blues Band to Perform at Gainesville’s Free Fridays Concert Series on September 5
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Used Blues, hailing from Gainesville, Florida, is a four-man group focused on performing the best of all forms of blues music. Formed in 2002 as the brainchild of bassist and front man Butch Wise, the original intent of Used Blues was to cover many excellent blues classics while adding their own unique interpretations. Read more...
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Sandbag Materials Available at Gainesville Public Works Center
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In preparation for Tropical Storm Fay, the City of Gainesville Public Works Department is providing bags and sand to residents. Residents can fill bags with sand at the west end of the west parking lot of the Public Works Center, at 405 NW 39th Ave., from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. weekdays until further notice. Shovels will be provided. For further information, contact Gina Hawkins, Public Education Specialist, at hawkinsrm@cityofgainesville.org or 352-317-4955.
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Free Fridays Plaza Series Continues!
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 Cultural Affairs invites the public to join us for the Let’s Go Downtown Free Fridays Plaza Series, the annual series of family-friendly free concerts in the Downtown Community Plaza. Featuring some of the best local and regional musicians, this series runs through October and is highly anticipated by its many fans. To see the new Community12 ad about the series, please click here. The schedule for the upcoming weeks is as follows:
August 22: Progressive Madness August 29: Sweet City Action and Chupaskabra
September 5: Used Blues
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GPD and Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to Host a Pool Party
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GPD and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs will host Operation “Respect Yourself” on Thursday, August 21. The end of the year pool party will be held from 8 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. at the Northeast Pool, located at 1100 NE 14th St. Read more...
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Chupaskabra and Sweet City Action to Perform at Free Fridays Concert Series on August 29
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Chupaskabra is a seven-piece ska band based in Gainesville. They say their music is “all about making you want to move your feet! Kicking off the evening will be another local group, Sweet City Action, which puts its own twist on indie pop and alternative rock. Read more...
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Enjoy Playing Basketball with your Friends? Youth Co-ed Basketball Might be for You!
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The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs is ready to get the balls bouncing. Youth Co-ed Basketball registration will begin on Monday, August 25. Read more...
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Flag Football Registration Begins on Monday, August 18
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The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs is readying to begin registering boys ages 4 to 6 for flag football. Flag football is a version of American football where the rules are very similar to the professional game. In order to minimize possible injuries, flags are worn attached to a belt and are removed to end a down instead of a tackle. Read more...
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Girls Fall Softball is Ready to Begin!
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Girls Fall Softball registration began on August 1 and will continue through the end of the month. Fall softball will begin practice in September and will run through the month of November. Softball games will be played on Sundays. Read more...
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RTS Regular Fall 2008 Service Begins August 18
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RTS announces regular Fall 2008 City Fixed Route, Campus Route and Later Gator service beginning Monday, August 18. Read more...
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Buck Bay Mobile Home Relocation
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The City of Gainesville Housing Division is still accepting applications for its Displaced Mobile Home Owner/Tenant Assistance Program, which provides financial assistance to eligible residents to relocate from the Buck Bay Mobile Home Park. Funding is still available, but is limited; therefore, applications are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Read more...
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Progressive Madness to Perform at Gainesville’s Free Fridays Concert Series on August 22
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Progressive Madness, a seven-member band from the Gainesville area, will play a concert of all original music at the Downtown Community Plaza Free Fridays series on August 22. According to band member Pateh Parsons, the group plays a variety of music, from rock ‘n’ roll to pop to rhythm and blues. He says that some have referred to their music as “Suwannee Rock Music.” Read more...
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August 2008 Municipal Minutes
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The August edition of the City Manager's electronic newsletter, Municipal Minutes, is now available. This monthly e-newsletter provides information about upcoming activities, projects and meetings in the City of Gainesville. Read more...
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Folk Music Artist Tom Shed to Perform in Gainesville at a Thomas Center Sunday Showcase on August 24
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 Florida native, singer-songwriter Tom Shed has played music all across the world for over 30 years. Performing on guitar and banjo throughout the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, New Zealand and Australia, Tom also plays closer to home at Florida festivals such as the Florida Folk Festival, Will McLean Festival, Gamble Rogers Festival and Ravine Gardens Festival. Tom, a local Gainesville resident, last performed at the Thomas Center in Gainesville in 2006 and recorded his CD “Live at the Thomas Center” on that occasion. He is happy to return to help kick-off the first of a series of Thomas Center Sunday Showcase programs. Read more...
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Northwest 39th Avenue to Close for Two Weeks at Railroad Crossing
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Gainesville motorists who routinely use Northwest 39th Avenue between North Main Street and Northwest Sixth Street should prepare for the total closure of the road while the railroad crossing is replaced beginning next Monday, according to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Read more...
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Gainesville Fine Arts Association Exhibition at the Thomas Center
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The City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce the opening of the Gainesville Fine Arts Association art exhibition which will run from July 5 - August 17, 2008 in the Thomas Center Mezzanine Gallery. A free public exhibition reception will be held Thursday, July 17, 2008 from 5 - 7PM. Read more...
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8th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition at the Thomas Center
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The City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce the opening of the 8th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition which will run from July 12 - August 24, 2008 in the Thomas Center Main Gallery. A free public exhibition reception will be held Thursday, July 17, 2008 from 5 - 7PM. Awards will be presented at 6PM. This year’s juror Amy Vigilante, selected 52 works from nearly 330 submitted entries. Read more...
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2007 Citizen's Report Available Online
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 The 2007 Citizen's Report is now available online. This year, the annual report is provided primarily online in an effort to be fiscally and environmentally responsible. To view the online Citizen's Report, please click here.
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Special Assessment for Fire Services - Updated July 22, 2008
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At this time, the City of Gainesville had decided against a fire assessment. If you would like information about what was proposed, please Read more...
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Subscribe to City Manager's Electronic Newsletter
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City Manager Russ Blackburn has released “Municipal Minutes,” an electronic newsletter for the community. The monthly e-Newsletter provides information about upcoming activities, projects, and meetings in the City of Gainesville. Read more...
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Ask people which city they consider to be the best in the U.S. today and the residents of Gainesville, FL will stake their claim to that title and distinction. Gainesville is the surprising number-one city in the newly published Cities Ranked & Rated, 2nd Edition written by Bert Sperling and Peter Sander and published by Frommer’s. Of the 400 cities in the United States and Canada cataloged, examined, analyzed and described in the 850-page book, Gainesville ranked No. 1. To view the article published in The Gainesville Sun, please