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Community Spring, a grassroots economic justice organization, hosted its first annual block party in downtown Gainesville this month.
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The annual University of Florida Homecoming Parade took place along 13th Street and University Avenue in Gainesville Friday, October. 9, 2026.
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It’s an event dedicated to fixing the community’s broken appliances and household items, from televisions to sewing machines to vacuums, all at no cost.
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The event series offers fun and food — open to everyone.
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The program was initiated in 2010 but expanded significantly in July 2025 to become a statewide initiative. With the cost of goods going up, the program's permanence comes at a distinct time of need for the area.
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From the mountains of Guatemala to the shores of Newnan’s Lake, the impact of a small Gainesville bagel shop stretches far beyond its front counter.
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Rebuilding Together North Central Florida is a nonprofit that approaches health and safety through housing. The organization works as a housing preservation agency, helping people stay in the homes they already live in by fixing a health or safety hazard that has made daily life difficult.
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Just Between Friends of Gainesville, the state’s largest children’s pop-up resale event, brought families, educators and community partners together for a multiday consignment sale in Alachua.
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The Ichetucknee Yoga Club and Nature Retreat hosted a highway cleanup along U.S. Highway 27 and Southwest Junction Road in Columbia County on Saturday, marking the beginning of a two-year commitment to keep local roadways clean.
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The team from the Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala took first place in the Florida Department of Corrections Statewide Culinary Arts Competition Wednesday.
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A Newberry community pantry battles food scarcity by relying on the neighbors it helps to feed.
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Behind the lights and energy of the University of Florida’s Dance Marathon, stories like that of Amelia Early and her daughter, Dani-Lynn, took center stage.