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Ian Vought uses an ice pick and a chainsaw to chisel a pineapple-shaped ice sculpture during the Career Academy Showcase at Eastside High School on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.

Zachary Carnell

METRO | K-12 EDUCATION

Career Academy Showcase returns after pandemic hiatus, targets racial underrepresentation

By Zachary Carnell | Nov. 19, 2021

ACPS hosted the event at Eastside High School instead of the usual venue, Buchholz High School. The change of location was meant to tackle disproportionate success and representation among minority students in Alachua County, College & Career Pathways Director Shannon Ritter said .

Kenneth Nunn, UF law professor, listens to a speech during the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center's re-opening reception on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.

Ruihan Zhang

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Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center reopens

By Zachary Carnell | Nov. 16, 2021

More than 100 people attended the event, which lasted from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. State Sen. Keith Perry made a brief appearance, and Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe made a short, two-minute speech.

Twins Aurora and Juniper Chong-Frisco, 1, paint during the 40th Downtown Festival & Art Show by Gainesville City Hall on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. A section of the festival was dedicated to children's crafts including painting, coloring and headband making.

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METRO | BUSINESS

Gainesville celebrates 40th annual art show’s return to in-person

By Zachary Carnell | Nov. 8, 2021

Hundreds of people attended the event, where guitar players, cello players and Egyptian-style belly dancers performed, accompanying artists who exhibited paintings, pottery, sculptures, jewelry, clothing, caricatures, water fountains and wind chimes.

Jennifer McKathan (left), American Cancer Society health systems manager, embraces Pam Clevenger (right) after she receives a breast cancer survivor sash at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event in Celebration Pointe on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Clevenger, survivor for 12 years, is also a UF Health cancer patient navigator.

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Breast cancer awareness campaign marches well past $100,000 finish line

By Zachary Carnell | Oct. 25, 2021

The event, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Gainesville, was hosted by the American Cancer Society to clinch a $100,000 donation goal as part of a campaign that kicked off in August. It soon turned into a victory march.

Career Academy Showcase returns after pandemic hiatus, targets racial underrepresentation

Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center reopens

Gainesville celebrates 40th annual art show’s return to in-person

Breast cancer awareness campaign marches well past $100,000 finish line

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