http://www.yourstreet.com/news/gainesville YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Police in Gainesville left a message for Derrick Albert Robinson that his cell phone had been found, and he could pick it up at a department substation. Robinson, a man with an extensive criminal history, should have thought about where... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739608/cell-phone-left-at-burglary-scene Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:29:08 -0700 Lashonda Stinson Curry Staff Writer Bobby K is a celebrity in the fashion and artistic community of Gainesville. The rooftop downtown nightclub Skyy was jam-packed for the headlining event of Fall’s Gainesville Fashion Week. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721412/the-fashion-notebook-who-is-bobby-k- Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:20:08 -0700 By Jennifer Bate Correspondent The mission was to benefit the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation's campaign to build a children's hospital in Gainesville. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721419/sebastian-ferrero-benefit-draws-a-crowd-to-tioga-town-fair Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:34:08 -0700 By Diane Chun Staff writer TNA, the Facial Pain Association, will present a luncheon seminar with Dr. Margaret Dennis at the TNA national office in Gainesville on Sept. 26. Dennis heads the Orofacial Pain Center in Jacksonville. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721420/doctor-will-discuss-facial-pain-at-lunch Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:34:08 -0700 By Cindy Swirko and Lise Fisher Staff writers Gainesville ended up with the police chief who many wanted all along in Tony Jones, but it took some turns to get him because of his own reluctance and because a search process failed to turn up a person who City Manager... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721414/police-chief-search-took-twists-and-turns Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:52:08 -0700 By Lise Fisher Staff writer The Alachua County Sheriff's Office is looking to link a Gainesville teenager to 13 burglary cases that occurred in the Eagle Point area earlier this year. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721427/sheriff-s-office-trying-to-tie-teen-to-string-of-burglaries Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:32:08 -0700 By Diane Chun Staff writer A new traffic management center in Ben Hill Griffin stadium should help game-bound Gator fans get into and out of Gainesville more quickly. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721428/new-center-moves-game-day-traffic Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:04:08 -0700 By Megan Rolland Staff writer The new Gainesville chief of police is Tony Jones, who had been serving as the department's interim chief, City Manager Russ Blackburn announced at a media conference Thursday afternoon. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708954/tony-jones-named-to-lead-gpd Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:03:08 -0700 By Anthony Clark Business Editor WJXT Channel 4 out of Jacksonville will be boosting its signal to Cox Cable in Gainesville in response to complaints about picture quality and lost signal. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708958/wjxt-to-boost-signal-after-problems Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:52:08 -0700 By Megan Rolland Staff writer Richard Selwach, owner of Best Jewelry and Loan Pawnbrokers, announced Wednesday his intention to run for mayor of the city of Gainesville in 2010. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708961/selwach-leaps-into-mayor-race Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:52:08 -0700 By Lise Fisher Staff writer Officers on Wednesday morning discovered a man, listed as a registered sex offender and accused of harassing a Gainesville woman, hiding under a blanket in a closet at the woman's home. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708964/registered-sex-offender-charged-with-harassment Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:12:08 -0700 By CLEVELAND TINKER Special to the Guardian Christians should accept God's righteousness and walk in it to gain prosperity while at the same time letting the Christ in them shine brightly. That was the message delivered Sunday by the Rev. Albert L. Sorrell, pastor of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708967/the-gift-from-god Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:13:08 -0700 By AIDA MALLARD Special to the Guardian You can flash back to the 1960s and 1970s, wear your tie-dye clothes and your peace signs, and dance the night away while helping to rehabilitate the historic Smith-Griffin House in northwest Gainesville. All you need is a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708968/-rock-the-house-for-historical-society Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:13:08 -0700 By CLEVELAND TINKER Special to the Guardian Law enforcement officers are responsible for keeping school campuses safe, but they wear many hats at schools in east Gainesville. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708971/officers-policing-schools-serve-many-roles Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:13:08 -0700 By CLEVELAND TINKER Special to the Guardian The Cotton Club Museum & Cultural Center Board of Directors received a vote of confidence for their efforts in restoring the historic building in southeast Gainesville while also learning about stimulus package grant money... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708973/congresswoman-brown-talks-about-funding-with-the-cotton-club-board Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:13:08 -0700 1. Florida (Def. Charleston Southern 62-3) (Last week: No. 1) The Gators might not have played a marquee Bowl Champion Series opponent, but Urban Meyer and company don't have anything to prove as the entire country knows what kind of talent lies in Gainesville. After... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6699680/sec-power-rankings-week-2 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:08 -0700 By Lise Fisher Relatives of a local man left permanently disabled two years ago after he was shot in the head in downtown Gainesville are hopeful a police sketch might lead to more information in the unsolved case.Early on Sept. 30, 2007, Corey T. Smith, now 30, was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697060/police-release-sketch-of-suspect-in-07-cold-case Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:34:08 -0700 By Anthony Clark Business Editor In 2002, the city of Gainesville adopted a special zoning district for Southwest 13th Street to address neighborhood concerns about drugs, prostitution and blight that called for pedestrian-friendly streetscapes and urban design... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697058/sw-13th-gets-new-look Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:22:08 -0700 Driving up to Gainesville on Saturday Morning and the issue of Halloween came up. My son said he was going to be a vampire. My daughter said she was going to be a pirate. when my son heard that, he offered to let my daughter use his pirate hat. - My DAUGHTER replied:... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6691232/small-little-sibling-digs Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:21:08 -0700 By Cindy Swirko Staff writer Turning Florida into a global leader in solar energy, job creation and preserving agriculture were some of the goals outlined by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink Saturday in Gainesville. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6686673/alex-sink-in-town,-talks-up-agriculture Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:41:08 -0700