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Every year on Nov. 20, transgender advocates and LGBTQ organizations across the country and world host vigils.
Read More »‘We Won’t Be Erased’: Gainesville Marks 2018 Transgender Day Of Remembrance
HOPE Organization Tries To Help People Get Better With Giant Helpers — Horses
HOPE stands for HOrses Helping PEople and is an equine-assisted therapy facility located in Alachua County.
Read More »Overcoming Adversity Through Archery
A bow, arrow and tons of practice are all an archer needs to succeed. However, archery can be a tough sport to master. It can take years of practice and hours on the range before some athletes can shoot their way to the top. Gabriel George, 32, is an archer …
Read More »UF Mourns Synagogue Victims At Afternoon Vigil
People gathered around a small blue tent on Turlington Plaza Monday afternoon with lit candles to mourn the 11 lives lost in the shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Squirrel Hill near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Read More »Pride Festival, Parade Highlight Weekend LGBTQ Equality Events
The weekend-long Gainesville Pride Days 2018 celebrated LGBTQ equality and love for all with the annual parade and festival on Saturday, Oct. 20. The parade began at noon on 7th Street and West University Ave and ended at Bo Diddley Plaza downtown where supporters were welcomed with bright, traditional rainbow colors. …
Read More »Newberry’s North and South: Two Sides, One History And A Path For Healing
Over a century after the Newberry Six lynchings, the town still suffers from racial divisions. While some locals think talking about the city's past can help bridge these divisions, others remain skeptical.
Read More »Marion Technical College Graduates 8 Future Semi-Truck Drivers To Address National Shortage
This past week, Green and seven other graduates of Marion Technical College are doing their part to solve a large, nationwide shortage of truck drivers.
Read More »Skiing Without Skis On Lake Santa Fe
Mike Shipman and Jimmy Roundtree never miss a Saturday of barefooting on Lake Santa Fe.
Read More »Florida Voices | Harriet Meiss: Blessing People In Her Home
Harriet Meiss holds meditation and blessing gatherings at her house in Gainesville twice a month.
Read More »New Documentary Film Celebrates Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ Close Connection To Cross Creek
“Here is Home: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Cross Creek” paints the vivid memories the elders of Cross Creek hold of Rawlings.
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