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A nonprofit Gainesville-based dance group called Smooth Flava raises money for its youth programs through dance classes and events.

Volunteers planted a remembrance garden in an area just north of Gainesville on Saturday to honor Newnansville, a long-forgotten Black community.

Delight Ministries, a women’s ministry group that has been on the University of Florida campus since 2015, hosted an event to feed the homeless on Saturday.

About 40 people turned out for the fourth community listening session of the Alachua County Forward Focus project at the Jerusalem Church of God by Faith in Monteocha on Thursday. Several area residents spoke about their concerns, ranging from the need for safer roads to new business zoning.

Alachua County turned 200 this year, and the Matheson History Museum is honoring that milestone with a new exhibition that looks back on the people, places, and progress that shaped the county’s history.

The Regional Transit System has secured over $66 million in grant awards as of Dec. 31, 2024 — accounting for nearly 45.5% of the total $146.4 million awarded citywide. Gainesville’s Department of Financial Services provided a detailed update on the city’s recent grant awards during a meeting at City Hall on Thursday.

The Porters Quarters Community Farm Farmers Market , a pop-up market in the Porters Community Garden, launched on Wednesday with 16 vendor tables selling clothing, jewelry, books and desserts, among other products.

Close to 80 people attended a comedy storytelling event called “So Fresh & So Clean" at The Wooly on Thursday themed on new beginnings and fresh starts to match the start of the new year.

Law enforcement surrounded the house and negotiated with Albert Shell Jr. for two hours before he surrendered without incident.

Melissa Meadows is just one of the many parents perplexed by the Alachua County School District's recent plans.The district proposed a comprehensive…