Inside The Times, ep. 24: The future of downtown Gainesville - Gainesville Times

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Inside The Times, ep. 24: The future of downtown Gainesville

A crowd gathers Friday, July 7, 2017, at the "beach'" in downtown Gainesville made from 100 tons of sand during the third annual Beach Bash in downtown Gainesville. The beach bash is being moved to the Lake Lanier Olympic Park in 2019. - photo by David Barnes

07052018 BEACH 01.jpg — A crowd gathers Friday, July 7, 2017, at the "beach'" in downtown Gainesville made from 100 tons of sand during the third annual Beach Bash in downtown Gainesville. The beach bash is being moved to the Lake Lanier Olympic Park in 2019. - photo by David Barnes

Why is the city moving events out of downtown Gainesville?