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Holding tealight candles set in palm-sized glass jars, about 100 people gazed silently upon the stage as 300 names resounded Tuesday night at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville.
Read More »2018 Transgender Day of Remembrance Held In Gainesville
‘We Won’t Be Erased’: Gainesville Marks 2018 Transgender Day Of Remembrance
Every year on Nov. 20, transgender advocates and LGBTQ organizations across the country and world host vigils.
Read More »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 »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 »‘This Is What We Know’: Newberry Begins Reckoning Over Lynching History
Thursday night was Newberry’s first step toward reconciliation and restorative justice.
Read More »Florida Voices | Juan Galvis: From Laborer To Owner
From laborer to new company owner, a Gainesville construction worker is now building a seven-story apartment complex in Midtown. Here’s how he got there.
Read More »Florida Voices: Jon DeCarmine | Finding Homes For The Homeless
Alachua County has grown by nearly 30,000 people since 2006, but the homeless population has decreased. According to the Alachua County Homeless Census, 433 people were unsheltered in 2018. In 2006, 450 were without shelter.
Read More »Jordan’s Hope | Child Casts Spells On Anxiety
Jordan Hope Thomas was diagnosed with anxiety in kindergarten. Jordan accepts anxiety as part of her life and treats it like a villain from Harry Potter.
Read More »Two Years Later, The Family of A Gainesville Homicide Victim Copes With Their Loss
In July 2016, Antonio Mason, 35, brought his wife and children to his in-laws' house on a Wednesday night two years ago. Suddenly, two masked men interrupted the family gathering of 22 people with a spray of bullets.
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