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Theaters across northern Florida are doing what they can to produce shows and keep the industry intact, despite challenges from COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »‘None of Us Are In the Same Place’: Theaters Improvising To Stay Active Amid COVID-19
‘It’s A Move We’ve Got to Make’: Priest Theatre In High Springs About To Be Sold
Struggling with adjusting to the new conditions imposed by the pandemic, the Priest Theatre, the mainstay of downtown High Springs, will soon close.
Read More »Williston Prayer Vigil Calls For Citywide Unity Amid Racial Tensions
City council members were forced to walk through the crowd of people praying in order to reach the front door of the building.
Read More »Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
Read More »Anita Hill Confronts Pandemic, #MeToo, Women’s Right To Vote In Virtual UF Event
Owing to the pandemic, it was the second virtual event and the first of the semester.
Read More »How To Request A 2020 Vote-By-Mail Ballot In Alachua County
In just over eight weeks Floridians will be casting ballots in the August primary election.
Read More »The Point, April 4, 2020: Greyhound Racing Was Already Ending In Florida. The COVID-19 Outbreak Sped It Up.
What the abrupt end has been like at one track.
Read More »Public Mistakenly Kept From Courtrooms As COVID-19 Precautions Set In At Courthouse
It remains unclear who gave the order to only allow defendants and litigators into the courtrooms, though a sign posted on the door of each one declared it was “for public safety reasons.”
Read More »Momma’s Home: How A Family-Friendly Drag Queen Fosters Community For LGBTQ Youth
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 »A Guide To Gainesville’s 2020 City Election
Everything you need to know for the 2020 Gainesville City elections next Tuesday.
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