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The Alachua County Public Schools district office was packed with student athletes, coaches and speech language pathologists ahead of the May 7 school board meeting.
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The ability to move around Gainesville safely and efficiently is key to four of the City of Gainesville’s Strategic Plan goals: A Great Place to Live & Experience, Resilient Local Economy, Equitable Community and More Sustainable Community.
Max Daugherty is a 36-year-old Gainesville resident who was declared blind on his 16th birthday.“It was the worst birthday of my life,” he said.
Couples walked hand in hand and children sat on their parents’ shoulders as gusts of wind blew past, lending a reprieve from the hot sun. While they strolled past the art festival booths, wind chimes rang and live music played.
Gainesville has a rich culinary scene from around the world. Amid the international staples downtown, an aroma of a dish from closer to home envelopes a gray-brick building: PrimoHoagies.
The Gainesville City Commission held a special meeting Thursday addressing the reductions in funding for the Gainesville Regional Transit System proposed by UF during “good-faith talks” between the city and the university.
Framed by a neon array of the latest hemp, CBD and nicotine products neatly arranged in glass display cases, business partners Pedro Soler and Justin Mendoza paused when asked if there was a downside to the authorization of recreational marijuana in Florida.
In the midst of downtown traffic and an afternoon sun, around 50 community members gathered together in Gainesville City Hall Plaza on East University Avenue April 6 at 1:00 p.m. to protest against Florida Supreme Court’s six-week abortion ban taking effect May 1.
La Pascua es una festividad conocida por los dulces pollitos de malvavisco, las cestas tejidas en tonos pastel y, por supuesto, el siempre misterioso Conejo de Pascua.
When Shereka Nicole immersed herself into the obstacles of motherhood, she felt overwhelmed, yet an aspiration still flourished. She wanted to provide other women with the guidance and confidence she had been missing throughout her journey.
Ya que la temporada de sandías está en pleno auge y la temporada de arándanos no muy lejos, los trabajadores migrantes comienzan sus rutas de trabajo estacional recorriendo los condados del norte-centro de Florida. Sin embargo, no vienen solos: sus familias, que dependen del ingreso que proporcionan estos trabajos, acompañan a los trabajadores mientras migran.
With Florida’s watermelon growing season in full swing and blueberry season not far behind, migrant workers begin their routes of seasonal work throughout the counties of north central Florida. They do not come alone, however — their families that depend on the income these jobs provide accompany the workers as they migrate.
Faculty and students at UF have wondered what will happen to the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs since Gov. Ron DeSantis banned state DEI funding to Florida universities in May 2023. Nine months later, they have their answer.
Under the fluorescent lights of Southwest Second Street’s How Bazar, dogs, cats, snakes and birds circled around the venue Friday, adorned in handmade crochet outfits. The proud owners accompanied each pet, stopping to let the crowd that lined the perimeter admire them, an event organizers call ‘Barkin' Market: A Night at the Circus.’
Lakesha Butler has worked at UF for just a year and a half. But she’s been tackling Gainesville health disparities since her first day on the job.
On their farm in Alachua, Anne Shermyen and John Shermyen have acres of cow pasture, woodland trails for horseback riding and a big vegetable garden. When they reached retirement age, the Shermyens began to consider what would happen to their 85-acre property in the future.
Taking the podium at Santa Fe College’s Blount Center, Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward started his annual State of the City Address by talking about snow.
David Canton, UF director of African American studies, calls it the “eyeball test.”
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