Category: Community Focus

Final call: Sign up for a discounted CSA membership

By participating in this program, you support a local farm and receive a box of high quality produce each week.

Need to recycle your holiday lights?

Gainesville residents looking to get rid of their holiday lights and Christmas trees can take advantage of the City of Gainesville’s recycling program.

Ring in the New Year with local fireworks

Sparks in the Park is back for another year at Depot Park to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

UF presents the 2023 Win Phillips Town Gown Relations Awards

UF presented three different Win Phillips Town Gown Relations Awards Friday to a government agency, a Gainesville community member and a UF employee.

Sign up for CSA discount by Dec. 15

Through a new partnership with UF/IFAS, we’re offering a limited number of discounted memberships to Gainesville-area CSA programs this Spring.

Discounted CSA memberships available for Spring 2024

Through a new partnership with UF/IFAS, we’re offering a limited number of discounts to Gainesville-area Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, programs this spring. With a CSA membership, you can support a local farm and receive a box of high quality produce each week.

The first 100 faculty and staff who sign up for the program by this Friday, Dec. 15, will receive a $100 discount off the price of a spring share from either Frog Song Organics or Siembra Farm. Those who participate will also be invited to participate in Healthy Harvest: Cultivating Local and Seasonal Flavors, a pilot educational program being developed with support from the UF/IFAS Support for Emerging Enterprise Development Integration Teams (SEEDIT).

UF, Concept Companies and Trimark Properties join forces to make Gainesville’s Innovation District a major economic hub

The UF Board of Trustees was recently briefed on a new plan to develop a world-class destination for Fortune 500 research companies.

Get into the holiday spirit at the 2023 Craft Festival

The Stephen C. O’Connell Center will host its annual Craft Festival Dec. 2-3, featuring authentic creations by talented artisans and crafters.

Shopping savvy — whether locally or online

Nov. 25 is Small Business Saturday — an opportunity to support businesses in our community and take advantage of local discounts.

Join the newly launched Friendship Families Holiday program

The Friendship Families Program is designed to pair UF international students with local households to celebrate significant U.S. cultural events and holidays