The Matheson History Museum closed out the month of November with a presentation from Sabina Osman, the founder of a movement seeking to impact the community and the environment through a word. “I’m going to take you guys through an analogy here,” Osman said at the museum Wednesday night. Imagine …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: A new project looks to create permanent homes as Gainesville grapples with finding temporary housing for the homeless. “Since the approval on Nov. 14, there have not been any residents …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Autopsy: Felon who was GOP congressional nominee in South Florida died from overdose. “Family members of a Republican congressional nominee in South Florida are mourning the death of a …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Chabad UF Jewish Student Center increases security after Friday vandalism. “Berl Goldman, a rabbi at the center, said two signs located outside Chabad UF were written over. One of the …
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Every bird watcher’s dream is to find a species they wouldn’t normally see wandering through North Central Florida. Some encounters can be extraordinary enough to bring attention, said Felicia Lee, a current board member of the Alachua Audubon Society. That’s the case with the Common Merganser wandering across Alachua County …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: Thanksgiving outlook: Storms could impact travel, cooler temperatures for most of state on Thanksgiving. “Downpours and gusty thunderstorms could impact pre-Thanksgiving travel across parts of Florida. A cold front that …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: School district removes LGTBQ book over objection despite question whether complaint was validly filed. “The Alachua County school district removed another LGBTQ title from its libraries this week, despite issues …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: The war against flooding: A Gainesville family’s nightmare. “The Blanchards live in a downstream neighborhood that sits at the bottom of a 480-acre watershed that starts at Newberry Road and …
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When the dark clouds roll in, the Blanchards’ storm preparation team rolls out. “Prepped, staged, deployed” is what the couple calls their flooding protection process. It starts when clear skies fade away. That’s when Gainesville resident Mike Blanchard, 53, starts watching the storm radar with a vigilant eye. But he …
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When the potentially record-high heat wave swept Florida in July, thousands of corals were rescued and relocated to land-based facilities to avoid bleaching. Now as the temperature drops to normal levels, healthy corals are ready to go back to their offshore nurseries. Bleaching may be deadly for corals. When water …
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