Identifying local opportunities

1

Napolatano's Closes, will cater 

• https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190122/napolatanos-closes-will-cater
• Napolatano's a local restaurant that is an essential part of the Gainesville culture is closing down due to medical condition of the husband and co-owner, Dean. Although they will remain as a catering place and a party venue, the restaurant itself will close. 
• The problem presented in the article is that the restaurant is loved by the local residents and is one of the biggest representation of Gainesville. 
• This is the Gainesville resident's problem.  

2 

Georgia hires Warren from Florida as defensive backs coach 

• https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190119/georgia-hires-warren-from-florida-as-defensive-backs-coach 
• The University of Georgia is hiring Charlton Warren who served as a defensive back coach for the Gators as their new secondary coach. 
• The Gators had a great football season and is making strides to become the program we once used to be. However, we just one of our coaches who was a factor of our success to our rivals the bulldogs. This is a huge a problem. 
• The Gator nation has a problem with this 

3 

Hate Flyers found in county resident's driveways 

• https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190121/hate-flyers-found-in-county-residents-driveways 
• Notes which consisted of the message of hate and was penned by "Loyal White Knights KKK" was found on multiple driveways of the residents of Gainesville. 
• This is a problem because it causes fear among the residents and is evidence that racism still exists.  
• This is a problem for anyone who is living in Gainesville right now.  

4

Report: UF students accused of cheating 

• https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190117/report-uf-students-accused-of-cheatingv
• 57 students in The University of Florida Pharmacy school has been accused of cheating and are facing Honor Court. Professor Patel discovered that the students had used an online document to find an answer to a question. 
• The problem is that this brings a negative image to UF's reputation 
• This is a problem for the UF students and alumni. 

5 

Sheriff: Need for 911 operators continues 

• https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190112/sheriff-need-for-911-operators-continues 
• The sheriff has been offering $5000 dollar signing bonuses for anyone who applies to be a 911 operator and still they are short of that position 
• This is a problem because safety is a key aspect of human rights. It would be a big problem if 911 was not able to pick up a call due to the shortage of operators.  
• This is a problem for Alachua County residents