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At 32-feet-tall, the Birth Buddha statue will join three other large statues outside the A Nan Buddhist Temple at 2120 SW 15th St.
Read More »Temple Members Await Newest Buddha Statue To Arrive From Vietnam
Soccer Fans Take In 2018 World Cup Matches From Alachua County Pubs
Scenes like this have become more ordinary throughout Alachua County over the past month due to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Read More »Gainesville Divers Weigh In On Thai Soccer Team Rescue
Gainesville cave divers agree how dangerous and professional the rescue mission was.
Read More »UF Group Highlights Syrian Refugee Camp Living Conditions
Students Organize for Syria held a tent walk-through Monday to demonstrate common living conditions of Syrians living in refugee camps.
Read More »UF Student Group Assists With Syrian Refugee Resettlement In Jacksonville
They're working to raise $50,000 to help build a hospital in Turkey, which is hosting more than 3 million Syrian refugees.
Read More »Gainesville Russian Community Members Reflect On 2018 Election And Reasons Why They Moved To Florida
Many members of this community retain citizenship of the Russian Federation, allowing them to vote in elections like the one Vladimir Putin was reelected in for a fourth term March 18, 2018. Some of them leave family behind, and while some rest assured that keeping someone like Putin in office will ensure stability for their loved ones, others worry about the consequences of him being in power.
Read More »Dozen-Person March in Depot Park Highlights Dangers of ‘Sneaky’ Palm Oil
A Gainesville organization marched around Depot Park on Sunday to advocate against the consumption of palm oil.
Read More »Florida’s Cuban Immigrants Reflect On U.S.-Cuba Relations A Year After Fidel Castro’s Death
A year after Fidel Castro's death, Cuban immigrants share their stories and speak up about the diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana.
Read More »Florida Voices: A Florida Student’s Memoir of Growing Up In Post-War Vietnam
A UF student recounts what it was like growing up in Vietnam after the war. Read his story at WUFT.org.
Read More »Ex-Marine From Ocala Killed Fighting Islamic State In Syria
A former Marine who grew up in Ocala and secretly traveled to Syria earlier this year to battle the Islamic State was killed while fighting for a Kurdish militia, his father said Tuesday.
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