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Alexandra Walker has taught in Alachua County for 17 years, including seven working with Grandma D., who became “a second mother” to her. When Grandma D. called her saying they needed to talk, she knew something was wrong.
The Gainesville City Commission approved construction of a 14-story apartment complex on West University Avenue, increased business taxes and purchased smart trash cans at a meeting Thursday.
In 2024, Sean Farrell’s family put up rain shutters, locked windows and doors, packed up their dogs and cat and drove to the Panhandle to ride out Hurricanes Helene and Milton. When they returned, they found no damage, save a couple of trees knocked down in the surrounding area.
Instead of barbecue tongs and chilled drinks, Gainesville residents traded parties for posters to protest the Trump administration Friday morning.
Over 75 people gathered Thursday night in a church-turned-town hall to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget bill passed by the U.S. House May 22. Endorsed by President Donald Trump, the bill faces a Senate deadline of July 4.The event, held in the Upper Room Ministries of Greater Gainesville, was hosted by grassroots nonpartisan group Talk About It America. It aimed to help residents understand how the legislation may impact their day-to-day lives.
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect Commissioner Anna Prizzia's correct name.
In the midst of ICE raids, student visa revocations and international unease, America’s immigrant community is facing another hostile measure.
The Alachua County School Board unanimously approved the Newberry Community Charter contract and facilities contract in a special meeting Monday morning.
From going out on a Friday night to attending a weekday lecture, students find themselves in various social circles, separating each experience from the next. But for the queer community in Gainesville, their identities unite them, no matter where they may find themselves.
The search for the University of Florida’s next president continues amid twists and turns in an increasingly heated political climate.
The Alachua County School Board heard reports from a local literacy needs assessment and voted to table the Newberry Charter contract at a meeting Tuesday night.
Gainesville Regional Utilities Attorney Derek Perry sent a letter to the City of Gainesville Wednesday requesting the city commission abandon an ordinance in favor of a new referendum.
The Board of Governors will meet at the University of Central Florida’s downtown campus in Orlando to vote on Santa J. Ono as the 14th president of the University of Florida.
On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill proposing significant changes to the Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Amid a tariff war between the U.S. and China, international students who traveled overseas in pursuit of education find themselves stuck in the middle.
Since its premiere in the late 1960s on the National Education Television network, which transformed into the Public Broadcasting Service in 1970, “Sesame Street” has been one of the most popular educational children's television series. Elmo, the show’s star, has been the primary face of kindness and love for preschoolers worldwide in the show’s 50-plus years on air.
The Florida Board of Governors will vote Tuesday whether to confirm Santa J. Ono as UF’s 14th president.
Santa Fe College has opened its doors for ICE.
On May 15, the Gainesville City Commission voted 6-1 to hold a special election in November. This election will retry a referendum to return control of Gainesville Regional Utilities to the city.
The Alachua County School Board voted in an emergency meeting May 1 to shut down Constellation Charter School, displacing nearly 90 students just weeks before the end of the academic year.
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