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I’ve seen more trees cut down these last two years than I have seen in over 10 years.

And for what?

Developments that are going to flood our tiny damn streets

All run by asshole private equity groups that don’t even live here

Curious as to what people think of it so far.

hi, so I’m 26F and I really want to get into DND. I’ve never played before but Ive known people from high school who have played and always wanted to try but never had the opportunity. I really want to give it a try though, but I would like to play with preferably adults, or atleast someone of my age bracket.

is there not only something like that in town but also somewhere for complete beginners? any help would be appreciate?

Thank you WUFT!

***UPDATE: Opening now October 24th - they said it is being pushed back due to the storm. My apologies everyone. I do not work here or have anything to do with this flyer. I will however, pass along all of your very constructive criticism. 😁***

Just wanted to spread the word about a new plant nursery opening this weekend!

The Red Fern Nursery This Saturday, NOW October 24th 8am - 2pm

@ 11904 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608

You almost got run over by an SUV with TLC No scrubs playing at 9:11 this morning at the depot turn about.

Why? Because you were going against traffic cycling at a high speed not even slowing down as im already actively turning before you got to the curb peddling your little butt off.

You need to watch some videos on traffic safety because I almost killed you and your stupid cycling suit and Helmut wouldnt have protected you.

I had to slam on my breaks because you are ignorant. I cycle as well and what you did was stupid and dangerous. Slow down, pay attention and realize you should walk.

You also owe me breakfast because mine in on my floorboard, dumb ass.

The Chestnuts clearly want the spotlight, so I’ll give it. Why is her (derelict) son, who manages Chestnut Funeral Home, emailing the city manager and asking the city to lower their burial prices at Evergreen Cemetery so that it doesn’t hurt their business?! What in the conflict of interest is this? Public records requests coming!

After I switched from Cox a few years ago, I have been getting plenty of bandwidth for $55/month from T-Mobile 5G Internet. So far there was one outage of a few days where it took a while to determine that it was my box that had gone bad and not something to do with the tower upgrades at the same time.

Recently, there have been several companies painting up roads and planting flags in our yards (far enough in that it could be considered trespassing, and which we now presumably should navigate around when mowing our lawns). Who gave them permission to do that? I sure didn't.

What would be the benefit of laying fiber in separate-house neighborhoods when 5G internet already works so well? It's seems like a lot of expense and disruption for what might be old technology.

I also imagine that after the fiber is laid, there might be a fear campaign to make people wonder whether 5G is cooking their brains.

Today at Headquarters library, there will be a celebration of 40 years of the Alachua County Library District.

This means 40 years of Alachua County choosing literacy & education, community, and each other.

From the bookmobiles and one room libraries, to one of my most favorite buildings of all time-- HQ--, the ACLD has connected its citizens to impossible places.

ILL, before being defunded, gave Alachua Citizens the ability to request books from pretty much anywhere across the country.

We too, shared our knowledge across the country. Local histories that have been sent elsewhere, where that knowledge can be used for something far beyond just here.

When you are driving down the fine streets of our town, you are commuting alongside the county's books in our floating collection.

Children in far away places are given an opportunity to access books they may not have otherwise had.

Our shared resources across the district have allowed our libraries to put on some very cool events. I spent all Summer attending different lectures and exploring a diverse range of subjects: Ive learned so much about things like Ham Radio and collecting native seeds.

Homeschooled children are given a place for events and socialization. Teenages have a free safe space.

It is one thing to have a library, it is another to be a County that has a strong network of libraries that serve as a major backbone to your Community.

Friends of the Library is a local holiday (quickly approaching).

The library gives you meeting spaces so you can put on your own events.

When you are asking yourself where you can go, when it feels like there is nowhere else; the answer is the library.

Because for 40 years, Alachua County has chosen to create this space.

I highly suggest, if you have the time, and you are in town, you find your way up to Meeting Room A at HQ. The stained glass is the crowned jewel of Gainesville.

In lieu of flowers or gifts to celebrate our beloved ACLD, you can "Vote NO on Amendment 3".

Happy Saturday Gainesville!

This is probably going to be extremely embarrassing and I plead with you not to judge. Lol.

So, I don't live in Gainesville, not anymore at least. I grew up in Gainesville attending Westwood Middle and Loften High (I was in the accelerated program.) I moved out of Gainesville when my dad got remarried and have been in the Columbia County area ever since. I'm 29 years old living on my own. My own car, my own house (rental, just live alone,) and I actually work as an Uber driver here in Gainesville (Lake City is poo poo for money, better to come down here.)

With that out of the way. I don't fit in with the people in Lake City. Yeah, they're nice and we get along; but I haven't found anyone there I'd actually want to date. I'm not a country-boy by any means. I like floral shirts and fancy coffee drinks, math rock and silly socks. I'm also pretty agnostic. The biggest hurdle is just finding people I can relate to.

So I ask you, readers. What am I to do? How can this former resident extend an olive branch in hopes of finding someone I can potentially build a life with? I'm not a party guy by any means. I don't smoke weed. I do drink and enjoy frequenting the bar, specifically Box Car. I just haven't really had the opportunity to say "Hey, would you like to get a coffee sometime?" to anyone.

If you made it this far, thanks for reading. Regardless, I hope you all have a great Friday night. 🌃