🌱 How to join Leadership Gainesville as the Chamber reshapes its future

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In today's newsletter:

• How to join Leadership Gainesville as the Chamber reshapes its future
• Gainesville deputies revive man in courthouse and expand free Narcan access
• How could Gainesville’s parking fees and park cooling plans soon change?

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 92, low: 75.
• Monday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Chamber promotes Leadership Gainesville program amid changes to the organization (wcjb.com) — Applications are now open through July 31 for the Greater Gainesville Chamber’s 2026-27 Leadership Gainesville class, giving local professionals behind-the-scenes access to UF, local governments and nonprofits. As the chamber restructures after staff layoffs and lists its downtown office condo for sale, leaders say the long-running program remains central to developing future Gainesville changemakers.
   

2. Alachua County deputies use CPR, Narcan to revive man who collapsed in courthouse; ‘It was a relief' (wcjb.com) — At the Alachua County Criminal Courthouse in Gainesville, deputies used CPR, an AED, and Narcan to revive a man who collapsed and briefly lost consciousness. The Sheriff’s Office says training and teamwork were key, and it’s expanding public access to overdose-reversing Narcan with free doses at the jail and a new lobby dispenser coming soon.
   

3. Gainesville City Commission discusses cooling centers at parks, food waste, new ad hoc committees, and increasing neighborhood parking fees (alachuachronicle.com) — Gainesville city commissioners are weighing cooling centers in city parks, new ad hoc committees on solid waste and resiliency, and changes to neighborhood parking permit fees that would equalize costs for renters and homeowners. They also advanced an affordable housing loan, reviewed Zero Waste enforcement and food waste plans, and directed the city attorney to review gun-related ordinances for possible updates.
   

4. Thursday marks 120 years since school moved from Lake City (wuft.org) — One hundred twenty years ago, the University of Florida officially moved from Lake City to Gainesville, reshaping the city’s future. A recorded interview with the first UF president’s daughter recalls fierce opposition in Lake City, tense threats on moving day, and Gainesville’s successful bid using land, buildings, and water incentives to secure the campus that now defines the town.
   

5. Gainesville crews face burning trailer during fire training (gainesville.com) — Gainesville Fire Rescue crews spent Wednesday battling a controlled blaze in a storage trailer at Station 3 as part of citywide live-fire training. Firefighters from across Gainesville practiced hose work, thermal imaging, and entry techniques in a fully involved burn, part of the department’s ongoing effort to sharpen skills that protect local neighborhoods.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gainesville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22

• Gainesville Totally Rad Vintage Fest →
  Stephen C. O'Connell Center, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday July 30

• Science Surprises: Fossils
  Florida Museum of Natural History Alachua Library Branch, 14913 NW 140 St., Alachua, FL, 32615, United States
  11:00 am

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📣 Gainesville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Junk Journal Workshop
  Archer Branch Library Archer Branch - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Sunset Splendor →
  Painting with a Twist, 618 NW 60th St # B, Gainesville
  1:00 pm
• ArtSpace: Dinosaur Circuits
  Waldo Branch Library Waldo Branch - ARTspace
  2:00 pm
• America 250: Patriotic Crafts for Kids!
  Micanopy Branch Library Micanopy Branch - Dance Hall
  2:00 pm
• MakerSpace: Open Studio
  Waldo Branch Library Waldo Branch - ARTspace
  3:30 pm
• Cosmic Canyon →
  Painting with a Twist, 618 NW 60th St # B, Gainesville
  4:00 pm
• #1 Alien aMOOsement →
  Painting with a Twist, 618 NW 60th St # B, Gainesville
  7:00 pm

Sunday July 26

• Dinosaur Scavenger Hunts!
  Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch -
• Blackadder Brewing Company – Summer Indoor Market at The Abbey →
  The Abbey at Blackadder, 618 NW 60th St Ste K, Gainesville
  9:00 am
• Elegant Bouquet →
  Painting with a Twist, 618 NW 60th St # B, Gainesville
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Band Has Arrived...
  Three, likely young, Bluejays have become frequent visitors to our feeders of late. They dine with the doves and cardinals at the seed trays but… (Nextdoor Valwood)
• This dog was found in Gainesville yesterday, she is now at the Humane Society.
  She appears well taken care of as a leash in a collar. They are looking for her owner. (Nextdoor Ellis Park)

• University of Florida posted a job opening for Post-Doctoral Associate in Astronomy in Gainesville. Apply here.
• Drury Hotels posted a job opening for Guest Service Agent/Night Auditor in Gainesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gainesville here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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