Bird migrations are a symbol of nature’s regularity. As temperatures continue to rise, that may change.
Read More »Contactless Claus: Santa Visits Look Different Due To COVID
With COVID-19 cases spiking as the holiday season approaches, stores and malls around Gainesville are reworking their annual Santa events to keep the Christmas spirit alive while following safety guidelines.
Read More »Florida Christmas Tree Farmers Grapple With COVID-19 And Dwindling Numbers
There used to be more than 100 Christmas tree farms across the state, but in recent years that number has dwindled to less than 20, said John Gregory, owner of Unicorn Hill Christmas Tree Farm.
Read More »Community Groups Seek To Foster Trans Visibility At Halloween Event In Gainesville
Amid vibrant queer and transgender patrons cheering outside Curia on the Drag in Gainesville, the best overall costume award went to the one wearing the least: A Batman mask and T-shirt.
Read More »Gainesville’s Regal Theater Locations Close Once Again
About 40,000 Americans face unemployment after Cineworld, Regal’s parent company, released a statement saying it will be suspending operations at all of its 536 U.S theaters less than seven weeks after its previous reopening.
Read More »Local Homeless Shelters Anticipate Winter Supply Shortage Due To COVID-19
As the temperature drops this winter, so may the availability of supplies for homeless shelters in Alachua and Marion counties. Since spring, donation guidelines have been modified at shelters in north central Florida, depending on resources and staff size, to protect occupants from contracting COVID-19. These guidelines make it difficult …
Read More »Naming Names: Twitter Accounts That Graphically Describe Sexual Assaults Emerging On College Campuses
One senior at the University of Florida submitted a detailed written description of her assault – anonymously – to one of a new series of Twitter survivor accounts emerging around the United States, intended to empower victims and warn fellow classmates.
Read More »‘Best Dish in the Galaxy?’: Eastside High Culinary Students Await Word From NASA
Students from the Institute of Culinary Arts at Eastside competed against teams from the International Studies Preparatory Academy (ISPA) in Coral Gables and Nature Coast Technical High School in Brooksville, near Tampa.
Read More »Peer Respite: A Home Not Just For The Holidays
Peer Respite offers free mental health support in a more informal, unorthodox way.
Read More »Micanopy’s 45th Annual Fall Festival Highlights Its Rising Art Scene
The festival brings about 25,000 to 30,000 people to Micanopy over two days.
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