About 30 minutes north of downtown Gainesville, past farm land and dirt roads, under shady trees and the bright sun, Finca Mycol bustled with volunteers Wednesday.
Read More »Gainesville’s art and film festival Cinema Verde right around the corner
The fourth annual environmental art and film festival, Cinema Verde, will welcome all film and art enthusiasts this February at Zuzu Jolie restaurant and banquet hall in downtown Gainesville, Fla.
Read More »Group surveys Alachua County’s homeless
Armed with clipboards and food for participants, volunteers with the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry collected information about this area's homeless people.
Read More »Honoring King’s legacy, two lauded at downtown event
On what would have been Martin Luther King's 84th birthday, people around the nation are celebrating his life, as well as the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. The Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Florida hosted a variety of events today to mark the occasion at the memorial gardens bearing his name in downtown Gainesville.
Read More »Porters Community Center working to build neighborhood through youth involvement
South of downtown Gainesville's bars and nightclubs, in a leafy neighborhood between University Avenue and Depot Road, the staff at Porters Community Center works to make the area around them better.
Read More »Gainesville farm grows vegetables for local soup kitchen
Gainesville's first urban farm is putting a charitable spin on the farm-to-table concept by donating locally grown vegetables to a Gainesville homeless shelter and soup kitchen.
Read More »Sunday rally’s speakers encourage early voting
The Political Action Committee for the African American Accountability Alliance hosted the Empowerment Sunday rally at Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville. The rally focused on the importance of early voting. Speakers included Georgia Congressman John Lewis and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.
Read More »Bomb scare evacuates apartments, closes part of Depot Avenue
Police were investigating possible explosive materials found in a vacant apartment at Oxford Terrace II condominiums off of Depot Avenue Friday.
Read More »Gov. Scott visits Gainesville, speaks about importance of technology
Move over, Northern California. Gainesville is ready to be the new Silicon Valley. That's what Gov. Rick Scott told about 50 people today at the future home of Prioria Robotics in downtown Gainesville.
Read More »United Way hosts event raising Gator chomps and issue awareness
The United Downtown event, hosted by the United Way of North Central Florida, is complete with games, food and live music in honor of another Gator game.
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