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The Santa Fe College Art Gallery has rescheduled its reception for a Gainesville exhibit honoring the victims of the Orlando Pulse Shooting. Originally scheduled for Sept. 2, the reception has been moved to Friday, Sept. 16, after Santa Fe closed because of Tropical Storm Hermine. It will start at 7 p.m. and will be …
Read More »Pokemon Go Craze Drives Local Economy
“If it weren’t for Pokemon I’d be closed,” Lawrence Clay, the owner of Elixir, said. “It’s dragging these nerds who’d usually be introverted off their couches and into the marketplace.”
Read More »“Sister Hazel” Williams, Gainesville Band’s Namesake, Dies at 91
She was the founder of Angel of Mercy Ministries in Gainesville.
Read More »On Foot And In Cars, Pokémon Go Players Affect Traffic
Pokémon Go, the augmented reality mobile game, is currently the top free app on both iTunes and Android app stores. Investors pushed the stock value up 20 percent Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal. But what exactly is Pokémon Go?
Read More »Gainesville’s Scrooge, Rusty Salling, Dies from Cancer at 67
Salling was best known for his role as Scrooge in the theater's annual performance of "A Christmas Carol."
Read More »New Play Explores Life, Legacy of Slain Teen Trayvon Martin
The two-hour play, "The Ballad of Trayvon Martin," debuts Thursday in Philadelphia
Read More »Through A Cappella Group, UF Student Overcomes Depression
The members of Tone Def gave John Nyren positive influences on how he viewed himself.
Read More »You Brew You: A Taste of the Gainesville Coffee Culture
Millennial coffee consumption is on the rise, and Gainesville has a wide variety of coffee shops aimed to please local espresso enthusiasts.
Read More »UF Students Showcase Art For Their Senior Thesis
Eight UF seniors displayed their art at The Wooly as part of their senior thesis art show.
Read More »Lack of Funding Continues to Hurt Gainesville Art Organizations
As the Hippodrome State Theatre celebrates its 35th anniversary in Downtown Gainesville, it still struggles with a decrease in funding from a drop in the grant funded by the tourist Bed Tax.
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