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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: July 4: All American Song Fest July 11: John McMillan July 18: Quartermoon
July 25: Morningbell
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Citizens Needed to Work the Polls on Election Day
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Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter invites registered voters to be a part of this year’s historic elections by working the polls. Poll Workers are needed for both the August 26th Primary Election and the November 4th General Election. Read more...
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ADA Expo Celebration 2008 on July 24
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The ADA Expo Celebration 2008 will be held at Sidney Lanier School from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 24. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Towards Integration: Ending the Segregation of People with Disabilities.” The keynote speaker for the event will be Dale DiLeo, a disability consultant, advocate and author. Read more...
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Quartermoon to Perform at Gainesville’s Free Fridays Concert Series on July 18
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The band Quartermoon will perform at the Downtown Plaza Free Fridays Concert Series on July 18. Playing an eclectic blend of music from Gram Parsons to Bill Monroe to Merle Haggard, along with many original songs, Quartermoon will win you over with sweet-sounding harmonies, foot-stomping bluegrass and heartfelt folk songs. Read more...
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July 2008 Municipal Minutes
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The July 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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Gainesville Regional Airport Neighborhood Workshop
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This public workshop will be held to discuss the next phase of the Gainesville Regional Airport (Airport) Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study (Part 150 Study). The purpose of the meeting is to review draft noise exposure maps that have been prepared for the study. The workshop will be held at the Airport Board Room on Tuesday, July 8 from 5-7 p.m. Read more...
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Gainesville Clean Water Partnership to Bring the Wyland Water Exhibit on Wheels to Gainesville
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This July, Gainesville youth and their families are invited to visit a state-of-the-art, interactive water resource center this summer developed by Wyland, the one-name marine artist best known for his Whaling Wall murals throughout the world. Read more...
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Bid Period Open for Third Model Block Home
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The Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is currently offering the third Model Block historic home for homeownership. The Model Block Program is a joint housing initiative of the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency and the National Trust for Historic Preservation dedicated to the restoration of historic properties, compatible new home construction and home ownership. Read more...
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John McMillan and Jim Evans to Perform at Gainesville’s Free Fridays Plaza Concert Series on July 11
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Singer, songwriter John McMillan and musician Jim Evans will perform at the Free Fridays Plaza Concert Series on Friday, July 11 at 8 p.m. John McMillan grew up in rural Florida, singing and playing music for as long as he can remember. Read more...
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RTS Announces Schedule Adjustment on Route 75 beginning Tuesday, July 1
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RTS announces a schedule adjustment on Route 75 effective Tuesday, July 1, to improve the connection between Route 75 and Route 5 at the Oaks Mall. Read more...
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Special Assessment for Fire Services - Updated June 23, 2008
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The City of Gainesville is exploring the possibility of a Special Assessment for Fire Services. A separate Web page is now available that will provide information to property owners in Gainesville pertaining to the proposed fire assessment. Please visit the Web page regularly, as it will be updated often. Read more...
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City Manager's Biweekly Report: June 23-July 14
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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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All American Song Fest for Fourth of July Downtown Plaza Free Fridays Concert
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The Downtown Plaza Free Fridays Fourth of July celebration will include a musical tour of American history and culture. The concert will include a mix of such music as patriotic songs, depression era workingman songs and 1960’s protest songs with the common theme being songs that were written about America. 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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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 
