A gentle encouragement: Art provides new incentive for COVID-19 vaccinations, discussions
(03/31/22 3:14am)
Flyers with COVID-19 statistics are being swapped out for artistic displays.
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Gainesville activists condemn Florida’s 15-week abortion ban bill
(03/28/22 1:02pm)
As Floridians wait for Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign an abortion banning bill, activist groups are organizing in retaliation, hosting protests and holding abortion information sessions.
Masks off? Students, professors hesitate to follow UF’s relaxed masking policy
(03/28/22 1:05pm)
Each time the Century Tower bell marks the next period, students enter classrooms wondering if they should don or ditch a mask.
Remembering and honoring Prateek Sharma, a hit-and-run victim
(03/28/22 1:05pm)
Prateek Sharma’s favorite Indian festival was Holi. The holiday celebrates the arrival of spring, new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil.
Smelling the flowers at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens’ Spring Garden Festival
(03/24/22 12:00pm)
The usually tranquil oasis of Kanapaha Botanical Gardens was transformed into a bustling bazaar this past weekend.
Community members gather to discuss new community farm for Porters Quarters residents
(03/23/22 11:05pm)
Sprinklings of mustard plants and wildflowers poke out from the tall grass in a plot of land behind a row of houses next to the Porters Community Center.
UF no longer expects masks on campus
(03/23/22 9:02pm)
UF no longer expects or encourages wearing masks on campus.
Gainesville activists rally against Don’t Say Gay bill
(03/21/22 1:05pm)
Cheers and applause roared through the crowd of nearly 500 people draped in rainbow flags with shirts that read “y’all means all,” “love wins” and “HUMAN.”
Two UF students victims of hit-and-runs last week
(03/21/22 1:04pm)
Mackenzie Mullen and an unidentified student — two UF students — were involved in hit-and-runs last week. Mullen had serious injuries, and the other student was killed.
UF student killed in hit-and-run on Southwest 34th Street
(03/18/22 6:02pm)
A UF student was hit and killed by a truck at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday while walking on the sidewalk along Southwest 34th Street.
Alachua County School Board votes Shane Andrew as interim superintendent
(03/18/22 5:11pm)
Alachua County School Board named Shane Andrew as interim superintendent two weeks after firing former superintendent Carlee Simon.
Split Alachua County school board votes out Superintendent Carlee Simon
(03/04/22 2:55pm)
A divided Alachua County School Board fired Superintendent Carlee Simon Tuesday.
High school students protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill with walkout
(03/04/22 2:43pm)
Honks, cheers and rainbow-decorated signs accompanied 30 Gainesville High School students as they walked down Northwest 13th Street Thursday afternoon. Hundreds more stood in protest on the baseball fields.
City of Gainesville hosts annual State of the City Address
(03/02/22 2:00pm)
Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe held the 2022 State of the City Address at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention Monday where he spoke about Imagine GNV — the city’s first comprehensive plan of its kind.
Black history education extends beyond February in Alachua County
(02/28/22 2:02pm)
Alachua County Public Schools’ curriculum promises Black history education to extend beyond the month of February and the few names repeated in history textbooks. However, not every classroom fulfills this promise.
Santa Fe President continues strides for equity, despite COVID-19 slowdowns
(02/28/22 2:02pm)
When Santa Fe President Paul Broadie came into office in Feb. 2020, he promised for his first 100 days he would do nothing but listen.
A doula works to “create space” for Black mothers’ voices
(02/28/22 2:01pm)
When Julia Rainer had her first daughter, she felt silenced.
Gainesville’s first Black Mayor and City Commissioner since Reconstruction is remembered by family
(02/28/22 2:02pm)
With his lip lifted up to the side and a bright twinkle in his eye, Neil Butler Sr. ran around Downtown Gainesville in a fresh, white nurse suit. Despite always being in a rush to get somewhere, he stopped to talk to anyone who said hello.
‘This is our home’: Gainesville multigenerational residents recount the evolution of a segregated Gainesville
(02/28/22 2:03pm)
For Paula Sanders, home is a quaint one-story, white and red accented cinder block house. It’s been home for 54 years.
