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A Marion Correctional Institution Work Camp project is putting dogs behind bars with prisoners.
Read More »Prison Program In Marion County Gives Dogs And Inmates A New Sense Of Purpose
How Gainesville Designated April As Arab American Heritage Month Two Years Before The US Government
Two years ago, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe signed a proclamation that recognized April as Arab American Heritage Month in the city.
Read More »For Fans Of Local History, High Springs Museum Is A Hidden Treasure
The city’s Pioneer Days are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday this month, and with the pandemic finally easing up, the museum plans to reopen its doors.
Read More »The Dream Defenders Offered A Mic To The Community Through Its Newest Installation, The Listening Project
Producing a documentary with the community's stories is their initial plan.
Read More »Breakfast And COVID-19 Vaccines: A West Ocala Congregation Works To Fill The Resource Gap
Some visitors come from tents in the surrounding woods, others from nearby craftsman-style homes. The poverty rate in west Ocala is 47%.
Read More »Age is Just a Number, At Least for Kathryn “Kitty” Williams
She spends her retirement as a volunteer, working just as many hours and refusing to be paid for it. She doesn’t need to work to live; she lives to work.
Read More »Music Comes Alive Again for the UF Concert Band Members
It's a moment the band members have been waiting on for more than a year. For some, it's the reason they came to school.
Read More »‘A Labor of Love’: These Black-Owned Skin Care Businesses Originated In Florida
Meet Keta Browning, Shānna Gilliard and Betty Garrison.
Read More »Gainesville Formation Clinic’s Weekend Agenda Featured Flying, Reconnecting, And Learning
The roar of planes over Gainesville’s airspace that may have startled some this weekend was that of North American Trainer Association members flying in their vintage World War II-era planes.
Read More »Racial Justice Essay Contest Invites Students to Take Part in a Better Future
The Equal Justice Initiative and the ACCRP are partnering to provide students with a racial justice essay scholarship contest.
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