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Sante Fe student Ava Sardina plays with shelter-dog Jake at Camp Run-A-Mutt on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Ava took Jake home hoping to give him a forever home.
METRO

Hurricane Idalia brings pet fostering surge to local animal shelters

By Zoey Thomas | Sep. 5, 2023

The Humane Society of North Central Florida manages 250 fosterable animals, but on the morning of Aug. 30, not one could be found at the shelter. The Humane Society and other Alachua animal shelters began efforts late last week to find foster homes for their animals to wait out Hurricane Idalia. The storm made landfall in Florida the morning of Aug. 30 but spared much of Gainesville.

Jess Hunt, 33, addresses two students of the Gainesville Empowerment Zone’s one-year-old class Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.
METRO  |  K-12 EDUCATION

GNV4All tackles learning achievement gap with new pre-school center

By Valentina Sandoval | Sep. 5, 2023

The GEZ Family Learning Center is a new preschool center founded by the local nonprofit Gainesville for All, known as GNV4ALL, which seeks to address racial and economic inequities in the community. The center opened its doors to Alachua County families Aug. 10 and is located on the Metcalfe Elementary School campus. Roughly 20 students ranging from 6 weeks old to 4 years old currently take advantage of the resource, said Schuran Cartwright the assistant director for the center.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Storms, Teams and Budgets

By Harvey Ward | Sep. 5, 2023

This past week the City of Gainesville, along with many other cities and counties across the coastal south, dealt with the effects of Hurricane Idalia. Gainesville and Alachua County were fortunate to miss the worst of the storm, but the sound of chainsaws could be heard across the city as fallen trees and limbs were cleared from roads, lawns and, yes, homes. 

Attendees at the Welcoming Week International Festival hosted by the Greater Gainesville International Center dance with cultural dance performers at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.
SPANISH

Los residentes de Gainesville se reúnen para el inicio del festival internacional de la Semana de Bienvenida

By Nicole Beltran and Bonny Matejowsky | Sep. 3, 2023

El festival fue el evento de inicio de la Semana de Bienvenida, una campaña de una semana dedicada a reunir a miembros de la comunidad de diversos orígenes, lanzada por la organización benéfica Welcoming America en 2012. Detrás de este evento está el ex alcalde Lauren Poe, de 52 años, quien fue alcalde de Gainesville de 2016 a 2023 y ahora es el director ejecutivo del Centro Internacional Greater Gainesville.

Attendees at the Welcoming Week International Festival hosted by the Greater Gainesville International Center dance with cultural dance performers at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.
THE AVENUE

Gainesville residents gather for Welcoming Week International Festival kick-off

By Nicole Beltran and Bonny Matejowsky | Sep. 3, 2023

In the heart of downtown Gainesville, the sweet aroma of Afro-fusion dishes and layered rhythms of a Japanese drumming ensemble filled the air. A crowd of festival goers quickly emerged, eager to immerse themselves in the multicultural celebration of unity. The Greater Gainesville International Center hosted its annual Welcoming Week International Festival at Bo Diddley Plaza Sept. 2. 

Storm surge from Hurricane Idalia floods Athens Street in Tarpon Springs, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Hurricane Idalia steers clear of UF’s main campus

By Bailey Diem and Garrett Shanley | Sep. 3, 2023

Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm roughly 90 miles west of Gainesville at Keaton Beach 8 a.m. Aug. 29. While initially predicted to bring large wind and rain to Alachua County, the area was mostly spared. The UF campus in Gainesville experienced only downed tree limbs and minor building leaks, UF Spokesperson Florida Bridgewater-Alford said. 

METRO

Hurricane Idalia leaves minimal effects on health and emergency facilities

By Jinelle Vazquez | Sep. 3, 2023

As concerned Gainesville residents spent last week huddled around their TVs to follow Hurricane Idalia's path, first responders prepared for the worst. Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm in Florida's Big Bend region Aug. 30. Although earlier projections predicted a direct hit to Gainesville, cities such as Cedar Key, Steinhatchee and Perry suffered the brunt of the storm's 125 mph winds and 7-foot water surges.

METRO  |  K-12 EDUCATION

Buchholz High School ranked No. 54 in Florida

By Alissa Gary | Sep. 1, 2023

Buchholz High School was ranked No. 54 best high school in Florida and No. 1 in Alachua County Public Schools by US News & World Report for the 2023-2024 school year. The school was also ranked No. 822 out of 17,680 public high schools in the country, putting it in the top 5%. 

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