Gainesville environmental science teachers enlighten next generation
In the classroom of an environmental science teacher one will see many things. Lab coats. Goggles. Maps. Skeletons of animals tangled in nets.
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In the classroom of an environmental science teacher one will see many things. Lab coats. Goggles. Maps. Skeletons of animals tangled in nets.
After over a year of contract negotiations, the Gainesville City Commission has decided to temporarily halt plans to build a solar plant, called the Sand Bluff Solar Project, until it receives approval from a state committee.
Stacks of worn-out skateboards sit in Thomas Phillips’ studio, waiting to be broken down and resculpted into something new. Within a couple of weeks, he can transform a set of skateboards into items like fighting action figure sets, safety goggles or swords.
Global climate change has been an ominous phrase for decades — a looming, ambiguous deadline when our home will no longer welcome us.
With its abundance of historic natural resources, Alachua County is no stranger to climate and environmental activism.
Amy Van Scoik is driven by her passion for feeding people, but this mission grows harder each year as the climate becomes more unpredictable. It’s never clear what extreme weather to expect during the next season.
Merriam-Webster defines the idiom “whistle past the graveyard” as “to act or talk as if one is relaxed and not afraid when one is actually afraid or nervous.”
In the fight against climate change, young Alachua County residents are on the frontlines, focused on defending their future.
Every morning before heading into the orange groves for his shift, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Park tour guide Rick Mulligan reads one of the titular author’s letters. He tries to pick a letter that was written on the date he’s going in, to get a sense of how she was feeling that day.
On Monday morning, Rep. Chuck Clemons (R-Newberry) filed legislation, House Bill 1645, that would put Gainesville Regional Utilities under state control if passed.
From Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and now to Gainesville — the Root and Herbs festival at Haile Farmers’ Market celebrated the use of plants, roots and herbs in cultures from around the world.
Cargando letreros grandes y banderines representando diferentes países, docenas de estudiantes y residentes corearon en unísono en la intersección de la calle 13 y West University Avenue.
Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Moises Cobo learned about universal background checks for a debate competition in ninth grade.
Living just above poverty level and behind a revolving door of family, Wendy Krzoska said she couldn’t afford private school growing up.
When Emily Westerholm was incarcerated, hearing her mother’s voice was what kept her sane. But that sanity was a privilege — her mother could afford to pay for the phone calls.
A Gainesville teen was taken into custody on suspicion of shooting a man in the chest.
The Alachua County Commission voted Thursday night 4-1 to provide free and unlimited prison phone calls by Oct. 1.
Wielding large signs and vibrant hand flags representing different countries, dozens of students and residents alike chanted in unison at the intersection of 13th Street and West University Avenue.
A Hawthorne man was put into custody Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of breaking into a lesbian couple’s home and sexually assaulting a woman.
After two months of discussing a spot rezone, the Alachua County School Board voted Tuesday to halt that plan entirely. Instead, the board will comprehensively rezone the district in the 2024-2025 school year.