Gators, Gulf, and Gameday Buzz

September 12, 2024

Morning Gville!

I don’t know about y’all, but there’s something electric in the air when a big game is on the horizon. Whatever you’re expecting for Saturday, one thing’s for sure: spending the day in The Swamp—or just hanging in Swamptown—is bound to be a good time.

Now, let’s dive into your local news and events to get you all geared up for the weekend!

Enjoy, Gainesville!

📰 The General Scoop:

  • Downtown parking rates go into effect Monday (Sep 16): Downtown Gainesville looks to promote higher turnover in the prime parking spots (what I like to refer to as princess 👸 parking). Weekend and after 5 pm parking remain free. More details here

  • Wally World in Butler survives a scare: Walmart in Butler Plaza was evacuated on Wednesday after a bomb threat was received. Thankfully no bomb was found, and all are safe.

  • Gators for the Gulf: UF hosted a panel this week to tackle some big topics—like the future of the Gulf of Mexico. Climate change, overfishing, and pollution are just some of the challenges on deck.

🏢 Business News:

  • Women in Tech and Entrepreneurship chapter coming to Gainesville: This one is near and dear to my heart! Excited to see folks like P27 ventures supporting women in tech and our community! Women represent 27% of the technology workforce but women founders only get 2% of the venture capital deployed. The launch party is scheduled for 9/25 at First Magnitude. See you there!

  • GRU vs. Gainesville: The ongoing saga continues as GRU pushes back against an ordinance that would require them to acquire a permit to do any time of work in “right of ways”. They say this will make their costs higher and their turnaround time slower — none of that can be good! Watching this one in the hopes we can all keep the lights on. 💡 

🏅 Sports News:

  • All eyes on the Gators 🏈 Excitement builds as the Texas A&M Aggies make their way to Gainesville to take on the Gators. Texas A&M is 1-1 and is sporting a brand new coach, Mike Elko. The Aggies are favored by 3.5 points

📆 Things to Do Today and Tomorrow:

Today (Thursday):

(This is real!) Wills and Wine at Good Life Station 14933 Main Street, Alachua, FL. Come wind down and get educated on how to best plan for the future.

Tomorrow (Friday):

  • Football Friday at Swamphead starting @ 12 PM 3650 SW 42nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608 Grab a friend and head to Swamphead on Friday afternoon to enjoy live music, beers, and a bunch of Gators that are still optimistic about Saturday 🙂 

  • Chomp the Block at Celebration Pointe @ 6 PM Grab your orange and blue and the family and head out to Celebration Pointe for the “official” Gator block party. This one is super kid friendly with kid focused events from 6-8 PM.

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Catch you tomorrow for more local scoop!

Lauren
Swamptown Scoop