The rain nor the sweltering Florida sun could halt hundreds of protesters from gathering in Gainesville Saturday afternoon to voice their objection on the recent abortion ruling. The group gathered at the Gainesville Courthouse almost 24 hours after the United State’s Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. …
Read More »Corrine Brown aims for a political comeback despite previous tax fraud case
Gainesville city leaders are hoping to leave a controversy surrounding the RTS transfer facility in the past. Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is once again the target of controversy. Brown’s name has been brought up again by local government leaders and community members after she pleaded guilty in May to …
Read More »City of Gainesville buys 400 paintings to honor one of its most beloved local painters
Alyne Harris, 79, a painter from Gainesville, Florida, has been painting since a young age. She draws inspiration from nature and other favorite subjects such as angels, church scenes, and people in her community. Some of her art is inspired by African American traditions. Her painting routine occurs mostly at night after completing her work earlier in the day.
Read More »A onetime family farmhouse in Gainesville will soon open as an educational nature center
The new nature center at Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park opens to the public Friday.
Read More »Delay in spending American Rescue dollars is leaving Gainesville’s homeless community in limbo
Gainesville received half of its federal stimulus funds in July of last year and expects to receive the remaining funds by July.
Read More »A UF student from Ukraine worries for her friends and family back home dealing with the Russian invasion
Anastasiia Zaitseva, an international business student at the University of Florida is from a small town in east Ukraine. Since Russia’s invasion of her home country, she has been afraid for her friends and family back home. Zaitseva said she texts her friends in Kyiv daily.
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