The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to authorize the city attorney and Gainesville Regional Utilities’ general manager to intervene in a breach of contract lawsuit (Source)
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Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home
Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg, a pioneer in Gainesville’s student startup movement, was found dead in his bed Sunday by his girlfriend in the apartment they shared. He was 28. (Source)
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The mystery of Mr. X
Who is this man buried in a pauper’s grave at Evergreen Cemetery? (Source)
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Former athlete brings sports tourists to county
As a freshman long jumper at Western High School in Davie, Joleen Cacciatore came to Gainesville for the 1999 state track and field championships hosted by the Gainesville Sports Organizing Committee. (Source)
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Man in Canada admitted to stealing much of local author’s book ‘Chickenhawk’
“Near the bottom of the approach, maybe a hundred feet off the deck, I saw a deadly stream of tracers (bullets) off to my right. (Source)
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Audio recording reveals details behind courthouse parking garage suicide
In the week after Wylie David Chambers killed himself inside the courthouse parking garage during a break in his criminal trial. (Source)
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Chief Jones given Patriot Award
Gainesville Police Chief Tony Jones was given an award for his support of officers who serve in the National Guard and the reserves. (Source)
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Sturgeon thrive in the Suwannee, presenting a perilous predicament
On the Suwannee River north of Fanning Springs Friday, scientists were netting, measuring and tagging the creatures that have existed for eons but were fished almost to extinction. (Source)
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City votes to take control of Dignity Village
After months of talking about the need to manage Dignity Village, the Gainesville City Commission voted Thursday to take responsibility — at least in the short term — for the ever-growing homeless campsite that’s adjacent to the city’s homeless center. (Source)
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New ambulances may ease load on county rescue service
The Alachua County Commission agreed to buy three new vehicles, a move that will help keep units now designated for emergencies from making trips out of the county. (Source)
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