Debra Anderson retired this summer after 22 years working for the University of Florida’s International Center. She agreed to a profile on one condition – it couldn’t be about her.
Read More »North Central Florida YMCA brings summer camp to rural areas
The need for more affordable out of school programming has been central in local discussions around youth violence.
Read More »Gainesville’s new senior housing strategist on the affordable housing shortage
Corey Harris began this month in the newly created position of senior housing strategist for the City of Gainesville. He's tasked, in part, with helping solve a serious affordable housing shortage.
Read More »‘The Candy Lady of Sugarhill’ turns 100
Mrs. Elnora Payne raised four generations of children – and the rest of the neighborhood, too.
Read More »Equity concerns blocked a proposal to spend up to $1.76 million on expanding Buchholz High’s athletic facilities
Though the motion’s proponent Gunnar Paulson argued the renovations could end up saving the district money, the pressing needs of other schools, especially Hawthorne Middle/High, caused other board members to say it was not the right time for the project.
Read More »Alachua County School Board eyes changes to Camp Crystal Lake, former superintendent calls for external investigation
Though a recent investigation cleared the camp director of violating policy, questions it raised have spurred changes by camp management and ongoing discussion by the school board.
Read More »Inside the effort to bring healthcare to Gainesville’s uninsured
The clinic partners with undergraduate students to serve uninsured people in Gainesville, including migrant workers and those without housing.
Read More »Gainesville becomes first community in Florida to publicly launch blueprint to become a certified welcoming city to immigrants
The blueprint is the result of a 15-month collaboration between the City of Gainesville and community members.
Read More »Gainesville police never called an interpreter for the questioning and arrest of a deaf man. He was found guilty this week
The case highlights failures of the local legal system to provide equal footing to people who are deaf.
Read More »How a Black marching band style was erased from Gainesville’s fields, and why it matters decades later
The story of this high school band reflects a much larger history of who the school system serves, and how the consequences of old decisions still ripple through the community decades later.
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