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Gainesville, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Gainesville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a Gainesville judge reduced a serious charge in this arrest
- What a Gainesville judge just decided in a high-profile Shands lawsuit
- How Gainesville’s steamy streets once shaped an Olympic marathon champion
Also on today's calendar: "Defending Democracy" Public Concert - Mike Klein for Congress and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 93 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 73.
- Sunday: Cloudy with a t-storm or two, with a high of 91 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Gainesville woman on pre-trial release arrested for trying to hit man with her vehicle (alachuachronicle.com) — Gainesville police arrested a 37-year-old woman after an argument in the Cedar Grove area allegedly escalated into her driving a vehicle toward a man and later struggling with officers. A judge reduced one of the charges to battery on a law enforcement officer and set bail at $20,000. The case stems from a June 30 incident and follows her earlier felony arrest in Bradford County. 
2. Judge dismisses individual defendants in UF Health Shands wrongful death lawsuit (wcjb.com) — A Gainesville judge has dismissed, for now, the individual doctors and pharmacists named in a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2024 potassium overdose at UF Health Shands, saying the complaint lacked specifics to overcome sovereign immunity protections. The case against Shands and other institutional defendants will continue, and the family has 20 days to refile with more detailed allegations. Attorneys say they’re eager to move the case toward trial and accountability.
3. Who Needs Altitude? Why Humid Summer Training Still Rocks (milesplit.com) — Distance runners might be surprised to learn Gainesville once rivaled famous mountain towns as a premier training base, producing Olympic marathon champion Frank Shorter and other elites. This piece argues that Gainesville’s hot, humid conditions and strong training culture mattered more than altitude. The takeaway: committed, consistent work—wherever you live—can rival glamorous high-altitude camps.
4. Gainesville drug trafficker pleads guilty to federal charge (alachuachronicle.com) — Federal prosecutors say a Gainesville man has pleaded guilty to possessing carfentanil and other drugs with intent to distribute, after a high-speed chase and search of his Gainesville apartment. Authorities credit local and federal agencies with seizing what they estimate as tens of thousands of potentially lethal doses. Sentencing is set for September 1 at the Gainesville federal courthouse.
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Gainesville's Do The Red, White, & Brew Pub Crawl →
Silver Q Billiards & Sports Bar, 225 W University Ave, Gainesville
4:30 pm
Saturday July 4
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Other local events
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"Defending Democracy" Public Concert - Mike Klein for Congress →
Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E University Ave, Gainesville
6:30 pm -
Science Surprises: Fossils
Florida Museum of Natural History Headquarters Library, 401 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
11:00 am -
The Gainesville Food & Music Festival ( 2da Edition ) →
First Magnitude Brewing Company, 1220 SE Veitch St, Gainesville
12:00 pm
Saturday July 4
Thursday July 9
Saturday July 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Dinosaur Scavenger Hunts!
Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch - -
Martini Mondays →
P.F. Chang's, 3597 SW 32nd Ct Ste 10, Gainesville
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The Micanopy Readers' Book Club
Micanopy Branch Library Micanopy Branch - Dance Hall
10:30 am -
Pajama Story Time
Waldo Branch Library Waldo Branch - Meeting Room
10:30 am -
Toddler Time
Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch - Meeting Room
10:30 am -
L.A.F.T. (Life Actions For Teens)
Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch - Meeting Room
2:00 pm -
Battle of the Books- Practice
Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch - Learning Center
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Summer at the Library: Zookeeping 101
Micanopy Branch Library Micanopy Branch - Dance Hall
3:00 pm
Saturday July 4
Monday July 6
Tuesday July 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Beauty In the Morning...
Most of the bunnies (Eastern Cottontail Rabbits) that I see are, I'll say...cute enough, but this girl was Big and Beautiful! I followed her into my… (Nextdoor Valwood) - We are officially looking for a home for this neutered boy.
He showed up at our house on May 31 and we haven't found his owners. We know he was a well kept inside cat because his fur was white and he was a… (Nextdoor Sw 17th Terrace)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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