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Bars are cautiously reopening at 50% capacity and only serving seated patrons.
Read More »Gainesville Bars Allowed To Reopen at 50% Capacity
2021 Spring Arts Festival Canceled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
Santa Fe College and the Santa Fe College Foundation announced the cancellation of the 2021 Spring Arts Festival, an annual event that often draws over 100,000 guests.
Read More »Locally Owned Businesses Work To Reopen According To Phase One Guidelines
Many small business owners in Gainesville are facing similar decisions as businesses are allowed to reopen according to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Plan for Florida’s Recovery. Since locally owned businesses do not have oversight from parent companies, decisions regarding how business will run during the pandemic falls to the individual owners.
Read More »Spaying Of Strays And Low-Income Owners’ Pets Is Put On Hold Because Of Pandemic
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the St. Francis Pet Care Clinic has closed but plans to reopen on May 5.
Read More »‘A Beautiful Artifact’: 25-Foot Scroll Of Alachua County And Florida History Is Now On Digital Display
Nobody knows who made it.
Read More »Gainesville Police Investigate Two Downtown Homicides, Make Arrest In One
Two fatal shootings that took place four days and two blocks apart this week in downtown Gainesville are under investigation.
Read More »Gainesville Driverless Shuttle Suspended After Woman Hurt On One in Ohio
The small black and blue bus won’t be leaving its parking spot anytime soon.
Read More »WUFT’s Glenn Richards Talks with Gainesville Punk ‘Whiz Kids,’ Debra Fetzer and Mike McCoy
WUFT Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, recently spoke with two founding members of the Gainesville punk band, Piss Test: guitarist Mike McCoy and front-woman, Debra Fetzer. Fetzer is no stranger to the Gainesville music scene having been in numerous bands over the years including the legendary all-female punk band, Mutley …
Read More »County Ups The Ante In Search For Art To Replace Controversial Confederate Statue
Alachua County has once again called on artists to fill the gaping hole a Confederate soldier statue left behind.
Read More »Expert Panel Tackles Sex Trafficking In The Gainesville Community
Florida ranks third in most human trafficking cases, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, behind only California and Texas.
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