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COVID-19 is "not going to stop creatives from being who they are."
Read More »The Point, April 8, 2020: Gainesville Rabbi Works To Make Seder Dinners Available For Passover
Rabbi Berl Goldman wants to help Jews in Gainesville celebrate Passover in isolation.
Read More »The Point, April 6, 2020: Spacing Restriction Returns At Alachua County Grocery Stores
The county's decision reverses the governor's reversal.
Read More »The Point: April 2, 2020: Gov. Ron DeSantis Orders Statewide Lockdown
The governor said this is directed at individuals and not businesses.
Read More »The Point, March 31, 2020: Tampa Pastor Arrested For Holding In-Person Sunday Service
Rev. Rodney Howard-Browne held two services at his megachurch in breach of emergency coronavirus orders.
Read More »‘Law Enforcement Is Last Resort’: Alachua County Sheriff On Stay-At-Home Orders
There’s been growing curiosity in Florida on an evolving question of the coronavirus response: How will law enforcement enforce stay-at-home orders? Fort Lauderdale announced Friday that residents may face legal action or fines for violating the city’s stay-at-home order. Broward and Miami-Dade County issued similar orders, in suit. North Central …
Read More »The Point, March 29, 2020: Exploring Gainesville’s Connection To The Women’s Liberation Movement
We look at the 100-year history of the push for women's rights in the city.
Read More »The Point, March 27, 2020: Florida Unemployment Claims Skyrocket, More Expected To File
The total approached 75,000.
Read More »The Point, March 25, 2020: 2-Year-Old Girl Is The Youngest Person To Test Positive For Coronavirus In Alachua County
The case is not travel-related.
Read More »The Point, March 23, 2020: COVID-19’s Impact On The Arts In Florida And Nationwide
Theater and concert venues as well as movie houses across the nation – including Broadway in New York – have shut down in the wake of COVID-19.
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