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By Grace Sands | Sep. 29Residents gather outside Alachua City Hall after the city commission meeting was cancelled Monday, Sept. 28, 2026 in Alachua, Fla.
Grace Sands
Staff photogtapher This is Grace’s second semester as a photographer for The Alligator. Originally from Miami, FL, she moved to Gainesville in 2023 to study Art at the University of Florida. Outside of photography, she spends her free time working and volunteering at local museums and exploring greater Gainesville.
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Asian American Student Assembly
By Grace Sands | Aug. 30Dancers perform at the AASA 2026: KAIROS show at the O'Connell Center Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.
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Asian American Student Assembly
By Grace Sands | Aug. 30Dancers from aKDPhi at the AASA 2026: KAIROS show at the O'Connell Center pose after their performance Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.
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By Grace Sands | Aug. 27Sugar Baby staff pose in front of the Candy Cart at Peach by Pump's pop up Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.
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By Grace Sands | Aug. 27Customers purchase candies from the Sugar Baby Candy Cart at Peach by Pump's pop up Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.
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Alachua County Road Conditions
By Grace Sands | Aug. 22Pothole named "Queen Mary Crater" on CR 346 near River Styx, Friday, Aug 21, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
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Alachua County Road Conditions
By Grace Sands | Aug. 22Pothole named "Queen Mary Crater" on CR 346 near River Styx, Friday, Aug 21, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
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By Grace Sands | Aug. 6Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators pick add books to the new lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Diamond Village, in Gainesville, Fla.
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By Grace Sands | Aug. 6Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators use the newly installed lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Anita Zucker Hall in Gainesville, Fla.
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By Grace Sands | Aug. 6Dawne Morison (left), Eagle Scout Kaayana Sharma (middle), and Scouts Master Kim Lovelady (right) stand with Baby Gators in front of the newly installed lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Diamond Village, in Gainesville, Fla.
