- An Alachua County judge ruled the City of Gainesville can amend its charter to remove the GRU Authority, leading to a second referendum in 2025.
- The University of Florida launched its third presidential search after the Board of Governors rejected Dr. Santa Ono’s nomination.
- The city of Alachua faced significant turmoil in 2025 with multiple resignations and accusations involving city officials and election voting rights.
- Celebration Pointe’s financial troubles continued with lawsuits, partnership disputes, and bankruptcy filings involving key investors and managers.
Editor’s Note: Mainstreet’s 2025 year-end recap includes the area’s top news stories, top feature stories, top high school sports events, our most-viewed website stories and our Community Impact Report.
Mainstreet published more than 2,000 stories in 2025 to keep local residents in the know, so you can stay safe, cast informed votes and be a better neighbor in Gainesville, Alachua County and around North Central Florida.
That’s our main goal. And along the way, we broke some big stories and continued covering the big stories that keep impacting residents year after year…