Food pantries that rely on donations often face problems providing healthy food to low-resource populations. One partial solution for people who depend on food pantries in Gainesville is foraging and gardening to obtain fruits and vegetables.
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Business leaders worry that tough laws against undocumented workers will discourage legal immigrants from coming to the state to work. Iowa's low jobless rate has left businesses struggling to hire.
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Sebastian Gil enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after his family was deported in 2017.
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The General Conference of The United Methodist Church upheld its long-standing ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage during a special session in February.
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On April 18, the Alachua County Development Review Committee approved the church's development plan for a 27,000-square-foot Rock Worship Center. That approval has apparently forced the closure of mountain biking and walking trails behind it.
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There are about 1 million practicing witches in the U.S. and several in north central Florida. These are a few of their stories.
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The Alachua County branch of the NAACP and the United Church of Gainesville’s Racial Justice Task Force are sponsoring a town hall called “Understanding Racial Inequities: Where Are We Now?” at 4 p.m. in the Thelma Boltin Center, at 516 NE Second Ave.
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Since the 2011 closure of the national bookstore chain, Borders, the future of retail bookstores looked grim. The competitive world of online book sales and e-readers have forced bookstores to adapt. Third House Books and Coffee, 113 N Main St., is one such independent bookstore in Gainesville planning on further changes. …
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The First Arts Academy will offer private lessons to children who want to learn to sing, dance, perform theatre or play an instrument.
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The children killed included Joel Cloud and Jeremiah Warren, both 14; Cierra Bordelan, 9; Cara Descant, 13 and Brieana Descant, 10.
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