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May 24, 2026
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10 articles · Gainesville, FL · Updated 2026
🏟️ School Board rejects Citizens Field purchase
Plus: GRU Authority, Farmlands, Stuart Bell, Krishna Lunch, and Freedom Fest 2026.
June 19, 2026
🎓 Stuart Bell's $2M UF contract heads to vote
Inside: the best restaurants, July 4th events, news, and more.
July 4, 2026
Celebration Pointe plan hinges on $50 million
Inside: $9 million in scam losses, free meals at 23 schools, a 69-acre preserve, and Bingo Deli.
July 17, 2026
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.
August 14, 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.
August 21, 2026
🏗️ Newberry approves CountryWay II for 500 homes
Inside: Humble Wood Fire, Rent Benchmark Climbs, Black Lake Preserve, and Juvenile's album release tour.
September 1, 2026
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.
September 4, 2026
🚧 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.
September 11, 2026
💰 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.
September 18, 2026
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