Tom Shroder, former editor at The Washington Post, author of “Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy and the Power to Heal”, and one of the event’s masters of ceremonies, explains the rules of the frank Adventure Hunt in The Wooly on Wednesday evening. Conference participants split into teams and set off on a scavenger hunt across Gainesville.
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By Gian Giron | 2:41pmRancher John “Ronnie” Nix speaking to attendees at the “Black Cowboys and Cowgirls in Florida - Then & Now” event at the Cotton Club Museum in Gainesville, Fla.
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By Emily Medina-Finsen | 2:37pmAttendees gather during the “Rawrrr Into Reading” event at the Tower Road Branch Library, Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Tom Petty Park Ribbon Cutting
By Sonaiya Brown | 11:56amGainesville Mayor Harvey Ward and other city leaders cut a ribbon commemorating the opening of new pickleball courts and park renovations, Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Tom Petty Park in Gainesville, Fla.





