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Gainesville has, in effect, six city managers. And there is no such thing as a first among equals.

And although the Gainesville Community Playhouse has already managed some live performances, it’s been under restrictive conditions that should, hopefully, begin to loosen.   “We’re starting off nice and small, one singer and one piano player,” Stephanie Lynge, The Hipp’s artistic director, says of the upcoming production of “By the Light of the Silvery Screen.”   With Hipp regular Bryan Mercer tickling the ivories and Laura Hodos on vocals, the Hipp’s first live performance is less a play than a nightclub act ... a little song, a little dance.  “We’re excited to ...

The pair hope to collaborate again on a similar book aimed at adults.

Mark Lane: Florida Senate clears bill to help stop cars from buzzing bikes Mark Lane, The Daytona Beach News-Journal One of the least-noticed traffic laws on the highway is the one that says that when passing a bicycle, a driver must stay at least 3 feet away from a bicycle. I can personally vouch for cars routinely passing me so close I can feel myself pulled into their airflow. A scary feeling. Getting hit from behind is something every cyclist worries about. It's a danger you can't see coming. Even very practiced riders. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood was knocked off...

Never forget that Lewisville was almost born at a picnic on the edge of Paynes Prairie. William Lewis was an influential Hog Town planter with a bit of an ego. And so, when Alachua County residents gathered for a picnic, on Sept. 6, 1853, to decide what to name a proposed new town — and whether it should become the new county seat — Lewis was pitched a deal by fellow grower James B. Bailey.   Support the new town and “we’ll call it Lewisville,” Bailey promised. But if it becomes the new county seat “we’ll call it Gainesville.” This in honor of Edmund Gaines, the American gen...