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Supply chain issues, extreme weather events and shipping container shortages have led to problems for Christmas tree growers and retailers.
Read More »Christmas tree supply issues affect Florida farmers
Bill would require Asian American & Pacific Islander education in Florida schools
The bills, HB 281 and SB 490, were intended to better represent understanding of Asian American & Pacific Islanders in statewide lesson plans in American history.
Read More »Florida Children Will Receive Over $1 Billion In School Lunch Relief
State Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried said Florida’s plan for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer funding was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The program will give a one-time grant of $375 per child to each family that qualifies.
Read More »Florida Bartender Set To Collect $70,252 In Sexual Harassment Case After Five Days on Job
A Florida bartender who sued for $1 million over allegations that her supervisor groped her in a beer cooler before she quit after five days on the job is set to collect $70,252 in a federal lawsuit against owners of a Panhandle restaurant. In a twist, the owners themselves are …
Read More »National Antiracist Book Festival Partnering With Gainesville Bookstore
After the second annual festival was canceled last year due to the pandemic, this year’s festival will be held virtually on Saturday.
Read More »Florida Legislation That Would Mandate A Moment Of Silence In Public Schools Advances In Senate
Florida is currently one of 18 states that allow school districts the option of implementing a moment of silence at the beginning of the day.
Read More »Salary Raises Coming For Alachua County Educators
Every March, salary and contract negotiations for the upcoming school year begin in Alachua County. Demands are made, salaries are deliberated upon and exact language is ironed out. This year’s changes have now been finalized, and they’ll see newer teachers making an unprecedented jump in salary. Ratified Feb. 24 after …
Read More »Man Arrested In 2019 Krispy Kreme Stabbing Found Not Guilty
Irving, 34, was arrested on March 27, 2019, for stabbing a man while working at the Gainesville Krispy Kreme, 306 NW 13th St. On Thursday, he was found not guilty for attempted first-degree murder.
Read More »A Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Could Be Coming to Gainesville
Community Spring is working with Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe to develop a full-scale guaranteed income pilot for families in need.
Read More »Meet Thomas Olmsted, Gainesville’s Godfather of Collecting
COVID-19 has kept Thomas Olmsted confined to his apartment, and opportunities to collect have been hard to come by. Still, the pull of collecting remains.
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