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Rare ghost orchids are blooming in the Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Read More »Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Rainforest Houses Rare Ghost Orchid
Cedar Key: A Place Where Research And Vacation Meet
Cedar Key is a working waterfront community — home to the most productive clam farming in the state, Native American archeological sites, marine biology labs and snake and bird research.
Read More »City Hall Packed In Support of Tony Jones After Disparaging Letter
The people of Gainesville packed city hall last night in support of Gainesville Police Chief Tony Jones after an anonymous letter questioning his leadership was sent to city officials. The city commissioners, advocates and meeting attendees voiced support for Jones and City Manager Anthony Lyons during the city commission meeting. Not a …
Read More »Construction Plans For Gainesville’s NW 8th Avenue Change To Three Lanes
The plans include three automobile lanes and two bikes lanes.
Read More »Marion, Clay, Lafayette Counties Transition To Alert Florida Notification System
Alachua County plans to transition to the system in 2017.
Read More »Coastal Counties Prepare For Possible Deluge From Tropics
In the first week of 2016 hurricane season, a cluster of storms in the Caribbean is threatening to move into the Gulf of Mexico with the potential to develop into a tropical system and bring several inches of rain to the Nature Coast this weekend.
Read More »Williston Hospital Hemorrhaging Money, Could Close
Williston's Regional General Hospital in Levy County is in deep financial straights
Read More »Construction Underway At UF Nature Coast Biological Station
The station will include a marine lab, classrooms, office space and wet lab for clam aquaculture and marine research.
Read More »Airboat Ride Turns Into a History Lesson for UF President
University of Florida President Kent Fuchs spent his Sunday riding around Cedar Key in an airboat for the first time, visiting a Native American burial ground, climbing a lighthouse and exploring the area’s clam farms. The president’s daylong visit was another testament to his interest in the university’s ventures across all disciplines, said …
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