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Rabbi Berl Goldman wants to help Jews in Gainesville celebrate Passover in isolation.
Read More »The Point, April 7, 2020: ‘Spiritually Together But Socially Distant’: DeSantis Backpedals On Coronavirus Mandates For Religious Services
Holy Week in Florida will look different this year as congregations grapple with how to join statewide efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Read More »The Point, April 6, 2020: Spacing Restriction Returns At Alachua County Grocery Stores
The county's decision reverses the governor's reversal.
Read More »The Point, April 5, 2020: Coronavirus: Florida’s Cases By ZIP Code, Another Sharp Rise In Cases, And Fear About The Villages
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The top stories near you • Tampa Bay Times: In the Villages, America’s biggest retirement oasis, the dangers of coronavirus stack up. “If the coronavirus rips through the community, experts say the Villages’ huge population of highly …
Read More »The Point, April 3, 2020: DeSantis’ Stay-At-Home Rules Supersede Local Measures, Alachua County Responds
Alachua County commissioners were already meeting to adopt some of the county’s preexisting coronavirus measures into general law.
Read More »The Point: April 2, 2020: Gov. Ron DeSantis Orders Statewide Lockdown
The governor said this is directed at individuals and not businesses.
Read More »The Point, April 1, 2020: Gainesville Small Businesses Deal With COVID-19 In Different Ways
In the Gainesville area, many small businesses are trying to push through barriers by coming up with new ways to continue to provide services to their customers and keep themselves afloat.
Read More »The Point, March 31, 2020: Tampa Pastor Arrested For Holding In-Person Sunday Service
Rev. Rodney Howard-Browne held two services at his megachurch in breach of emergency coronavirus orders.
Read More »The Point, March 30, 2020: How Schools Are Keeping The Free Meals Moving During Coronavirus Shutdown
The school system doesn't know how long the need will continue.
Read More »The Point, March 29, 2020: Exploring Gainesville’s Connection To The Women’s Liberation Movement
We look at the 100-year history of the push for women's rights in the city.
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