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Palm Tree Terrace’s Little Free Library houses a wide range of books for the community to share Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
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Free library boxes spring up in Gainesville

Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that works with local community members from over 100 countries to provide free and easy access to literature using sharing boxes. The program follows a “take a book, share a book” mentality, with individuals being expected to donate an item of their own in exchange for whatever they take.


Festival-goers stop by Jill Clark’s booth to read from the children's poetry books she wrote Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
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Gainesville celebrates 4th annual Sunshine State Book Festival

The Sunshine State Book Festival united readers and writers Jan. 28 at Trinity United Methodist Church, located at 4000 NW 53rd Ave. Authors from Gainesville and other cities across the nation stood by tables inside the church awaiting the opportunity to promote, sell or sign their books for the next local bookworm that came their way.


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Falafel King owner Ghassan Chehab dies at 74

Chehab’s legacy transformed the food industry and the Middle Eastern community. His love for his home country, Lebanon, transpired into his work. Sharing his culture and showing pride in his roots made his business feel like a relative's kitchen, Choudar said, not a restaurant. 


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Gainesville artists reflect on AI in art

Artificial intelligence is a field of study that uses algorithms and data to create technology that can be used in lieu of human labor. AI has been implemented across medicine, education, social media and more. But as AI continues to advance, artists have mixed feelings about how this technological development will affect the art world. 




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