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After 17 years as president of Santa Fe College, Jackson Sasser reflects on his long, eventful career. For him, retirement is just around the corner.
Read More »College President Sasser Reflects On 17 Years At Santa Fe
Nels Cline of Wilco Brings Improvisation Trio to Gainesville
WUFT Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, talks with guitarist/composer Nels Cline, probably best known as lead guitarist for Wilco. They discuss his latest project, an improvisational collaboration with drummer Gerald Cleaver and saxophonist Larry Ochs. Their new album, ‘What Is To Be Done,’ was released earlier this year by Clean …
Read More »Keep Alachua County Beautiful Is Fighting Cigarette Waste In Downtown Gainesville With Pocket Ashtrays
It began in January, when Keep Alachua County Beautiful started partnering with local businesses to help reduce litter by limiting cigarette butts.
Read More »Clean Creek Annual Trash Cleanup Collects More Waste Than All Previous Years Combined
Gainesville got a little cleaner this past weekend as about 160 volunteers collected 19,121 pounds of trash during the fifth annual Clean Creek Revival, according to Megan Black, executive director of Current Problems, a nonprofit environmental group.
Read More »‘Music Was The Only Thing He Had,’ And Police Say It Got Gainesville Rapper ‘Shay Baby’ Killed
Two days after his rap video was published on YouTube, on May 2, 2016, Rashey "Shay Baby" Garrison was killed in a drive-by shooting. Police said it was over the video, which reached 300,000 views this month.
Read More »Alachua Farmers Market Offers Another Option To Buy And Sell Fresh Local Produce
The Alachua County Farmers Market provides producers from the area with a centralized venue to sell their goods gives the community an alternative option to buy locally grown and produced products.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2018
Corrine Brown began her prison sentence, Alachua County and Gainesville leaders squabbled over seemingly every issue large and small, and six weeks into the new year, the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland changed much about what was to unfold. It was a busy year in local and statewide Florida …
Read More »Santa Fe College Blount Campus Expansion ‘Opens Opportunities’ For East Gainesville, Sasser Says
Santa Fe College is planning to expand Blount Hall, a move that will also improve the current Center for Innovation and Economic Development. Santa Fe College President Jackson Sasser said this expansion could benefit small businesses all across Gainesville.
Read More »Concert Celebrates New Photo Book Uncovering Youth Culture and 90s Music Scene at The Covered Dish
Gainesville's Subrosa reunites for the first time in nearly 20 years Friday night.
Read More »Historic Gainesville Cotton Club Celebrates Renovations with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The festivities included tours of the band hall and the rest of the 1.6-acre property, as well as speeches by elected officials involved with the renovation process, members of the board of directors and individuals with personal connections to the building's past.
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