Election 2014: Issue, Wage Theft.
The Alachua County Wage Theft Task Force strongly condemns the practice of wage theft by Representative Keith Perry’s business and his pro-wage theft voting record. The Alachua County Community has … Continue reading
Is FAIR fair? Testing issues in public schools
If you have a child in the Alachua County Public Schools, this is relevant. If you don’t have a child enrolled in a local public school–this is also relevant as … Continue reading
Better know your district
Today is the Annual Legislative Delegation hearing for Alachua County. The event will have State Senator Rob Bradley, State Rep. Clovis Watson, Jr. State Representative Elizabeth Porter, and State Representative … Continue reading
Local Earworm
This time of the year brings sort-of cooler weather, football, pumpkins and of course, the Alachua County Fair. Maybe you’ve been to the Fair every single year it’s been open. … Continue reading
Red Letter Day!
Two very important things this evening that will affect your well-being: The mayoral race between Lowe and Braddy. This is crucial for determining the health and vibrancy of our community. PLEASE vote. Polls close … Continue reading
What’s Going On
Oh lovely Gainesville…we have missed writing here. It’s just, you know, life happens and we get distracted and are really busy. Time to get back to basics: Posting! What’s going … Continue reading
This, that, and more you should know. (Happy New Year!)
First of all, happy 2013! We hope you have a healthy, happy year. We look forward to growing with you and thank you whole-heartedly for your support. Because of you, … Continue reading
Big News
We are excited to announce that we’ve partnered with The Fine Print, The Iguana, and the Alachua County Library Library District to bring you the Think Local Civic Forum on Wednesday, … Continue reading
Alachua County
How Alachua County got its name. Alachua County derives from La Chua, an early Spanish cattle ranch near Payne’s Prairie. But “Chua” doesn’t sound Spanish, so further digging produced this: … Continue reading
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