Families don't gather at a Lakeland hair salon for haircuts. They come for stories read by Momma, a drag queen dedicated to teaching children and young adults about the acceptance of others and themselves.
Read More »Ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown Continues Fighting Conviction
Brown's name continues to adorn the city of Gainesville's Regional Transit System bus transfer facility.
Read More »Ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s Conviction Upheld In Charity Scam
A sharply divided federal appeals court Thursday upheld the conviction of former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown in a charity scam, rejecting her arguments that a juror had been improperly dismissed because he said the “Holy Spirit” told him Brown was not guilty.
Read More »How To Help Hurricane Dorian Recovery In Bahamas
Neighborhoods have been destroyed and families forever impacted after Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas for almost 30 hours as a Category 5 hurricane. Emergency relief and long-term assistance are needed.
Read More »Fundraisers, Grants, And A Plea To Gainesville’s Mayor Haven’t Yet Saved Florida’s Only Peer Respite Organization
The Gainesville Peer Respite’s Serenoa House at 728 E. University Ave. is situated in the historic district of downtown Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville Teen Recognized For Work On Non-Profit
St. Francis Catholic Academy honored one of its students for his work on a non-profit that donates video games to children in need.
Read More »Always Alecia: One Woman’s Journey To Define Her Identity
Alecia Abel takes steps toward becoming comfortable in her own skin and away from hiding who she has always been.
Read More »UF Students To Skydive With Teddy Bears For Children At Shands
The Falling Gators, UF's skydiving team, is partnering with Canopies for Kids to provide teddy bears for children at Shands at Skydive Palatka this weekend.
Read More »Anthem Tattoo Raises Nearly $4,000 For The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Local tattoo parlor, Anthem Tattoo celebrated 10 years in Gainesville Sunday, with an event raising close to $4,000 for blood cancer research.
Read More »2016 Roundup: Kind of Weird, Huh?
In 2016, Donald Trump was elected to the White House. The Cubs won the World Series. And Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In other words, it was the kind of year that seemed designed to make Florida news look normal.
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