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Read More »City of Gainesville buys 400 paintings to honor one of its most beloved local painters
Alyne Harris, 79, a painter from Gainesville, Florida, has been painting since a young age. She draws inspiration from nature and other favorite subjects such as angels, church scenes, and people in her community. Some of her art is inspired by African American traditions. Her painting routine occurs mostly at night after completing her work earlier in the day.
Read More »Historic white, Black cemeteries only blocks apart in Panama City tell very different stories
In March, the “Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries” bill, sponsored by Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D- Tampa, was stalled without ever coming to a full House vote. The bill would have enacted some recommendations of a state task force that spent a year researching abandoned cemeteries.
Read More »The Point, June 3, 2022: Florida governor signs state budget after vetoing spending on local projects
The cuts included funding for a few proposed projects around north central Florida.
Read More »GPD reminds motorists about Florida law on excessive stereo noise
The Gainesville Police Department recently informed drivers about the enactment of a Florida Law which prohibits loud sound-making devices from vehicles. This law prohibits anyone in a motor vehicle near a church, school, or hospital from amplifying noise deemed plainly audible from 25 feet or more. Graham Glover, GPD public …
Read More »‘The Candy Lady of Sugarhill’ turns 100
Mrs. Elnora Payne raised four generations of children – and the rest of the neighborhood, too.
Read More »Florida’s own version of ‘Tinder Swindler’ to plead guilty in US court; accused of impersonating surgeon, scamming 21 women in 8 states
Brian Brainard Wedgeworth, 46, swindled Johnson of thousands of dollars in 2017, federal prosecutors said. A grand jury indicted him in October, and he was arrested in Nashville shortly afterward.
Read More »The Point, May 4, 2022: People in Citrus County push back against proposed turnpike extension
They showed up to express dissent at Tuesday's city council meeting.
Read More »The Point, April 27, 2022: Governor schedules Florida’s special session to deal with property insurance rates
It will begin May 23.
Read More »Community health advocates have worked tirelessly to close the Latino vaccination gap. It’s working.
At the beginning of the vaccine rollout in 2021, data show Latinos lagged behind whites in vaccination uptake. In Florida, that trend is reversing with Latinos now taking the lead. Before the vaccination clinic opened its doors at the Farmworker Association of Florida, Teresa was waiting outside. She was first …
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