It began with a few stray horses. If Tina Nichols saw a horse in need, she’d take them in. It didn’t matter if the horse was starving or blind – only if they needed care. When she got up to six horses, Nichols had to find a way to generate …
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When Sofia Rothenberg was 11 years old, she crafted bracelets with a handful of colorful beads and a spool of stretchy fabric. It began as a summer camp pastime. But by the end of the summer, demand was up. Everyone wanted a bracelet like hers.
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The Florida House is discussing a bill that would change Alachua County voters elect their county commissioners. The message is sounding from social media to the capital.
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The Ocala City Council met Wednesday afternoon at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition building to discuss downtown core parking solutions. After reviewing seven sites, the city manager and the team decided that the lot at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, located at 55 SW 3rd Ave, would be the perfect fit.
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Tensions were riding high at a city workshop Wednesday night as Gainesville residents expressed their sometimes loud objections to an affordable multifamily housing development to be built on a 27.48-acre tract of land behind Regal Royal Park Cinema.
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In September of last year, the city of Waldo applied for the second round of grant funding from the Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. The grant monies, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, support long-term mitigation efforts. But, Waldo failed to receive funding. The grant …
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A Gainesville advisory board is seeking more resident voices to help set guidelines for affordable homes, quality education, good-paying jobs and thriving neighborhoods by 2030.
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The Newberry lynchings are now part of the Alachua County public schools curriculum. WUFT went to Newberry to learn more about the impact on future students.
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Florida is the prescribed fire capital of the country. WUFT went to the site of the prescribed fire in Austin Cary forest to learn about its impact on the environment.
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Ashley Burke stood elated, in disbelief, with her fiancé and daughter watching men breaking ground for her first home. “It’s like Christmas morning for me,” Burke said. Burke, 33, is a combat veteran from Gainesville and one of the first people to be chosen for the City of Gainesville Land …
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