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Alachua County students of all ages will come together and turn their trash into art for the 17th annual "Trashformations" art show Nov. 20. The show is used to teach students that waste materials can be repurposed in innovative ways.

A string of high school football players’ deaths this football season has shone a national spotlight on the issue of concussions in football, and it's impacting local high school teams.

An Alachua County Veterans Day Celebration gave residents the opportunity to honor those who served in the military. This year’s event was dedicated especially to Vietnam Veterans, as 2015 marks 50 years since the start of the Vietnam War.

The Fight for $15 and Union Rights movement rally to raise the minimum wage took place in over 20 cities in Florida Tuesday as part of National Day of Action. The local rally was organized by the Alachua County Labor Coalition and took place at Northwest 13th Street and West University Avenue.

Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency's Southwest Fifth Avenue project built new sidewalks in the community of Porters in downtown Gainesville. The CRA received the Out-of-the-Box Award from the Florida Redevelopment Association on Oct. 22 for addressing issues in the Porters neighborhood. These redevelopments have given community members a new sense of pride for their neighborhood.

In September, the County Commission voted to move Old Joe, Gainesville’s 111-year-old Civil War Confederate soldier statue, to Matheson Museum. But the museum has refused to home the statue, leaving Old Joe's statue standing where it is.

Celseste Mergens, founder and CEO of Days for Girls International, presented her lecture, Turning Passion into Action, on finding sustainable solutions for feminine hygiene in developing nations at the University of Florida in cooperation with Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Alachua County Medical Society.

Reading stories to humans is fun, but reading to Beauregard the poodle might be more fun. Starting Oct. 30, the Newberry Library is launching "Books with Beau," where people can comfortably sit and read with the pooch.

The Doris has settled into its new location on South Main Street after being closed for two years. It opens on Friday and will feature its "Artist Naturalists in Florida: Then and Now," exhibit.

A state appeals court Friday rejected arguments by a gun-rights group that sought to overturn a University of Florida ban on firearms in residence halls and other university housing.