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Florida ranks third in most human trafficking cases, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, behind only California and Texas.
Read More »Expert Panel Tackles Sex Trafficking In The Gainesville Community
Gainesville Woman Uses Yoga To Teach Children Sign Language
At the House of Waking Life in downtown Gainesville, a woman teaches children ages 2 to 6 sign language, while they’re doing yoga.
Read More »‘We Will Dream Big’: Santa Fe College President Paul Broadie Delivers Inaugural Address
Paul Broadie pledged to tackle an equity gap, decreased enrollment and the devaluation of liberal arts degrees in his inaugural address as Santa Fe College’s new president Tuesday.
Read More »What’s It Like To Ride In A Driverless Bus? Gainesville Passengers Are About To Find Out
Gainesville residents can now use the bus for free as it travels between the parking garage on Southwest 2nd Street and the Innovation Hub
Read More »Gainesville Set To Run Self-Driving Vehicles On Its Public Roads
Self-driving buses, now undergoing test runs, are expected to become available as a new form of public transportation in Gainesville by the end of the year.
Read More »North Central Florida Volunteers Conduct 2020 Point-In-Time Homelessness Count
Each person experiencing homelessness gets handed a drawstring bag with items that have been donated to the Continuum of Care (COC) with snacks, toothpaste, soaps, and socks.
Read More »Forgotten Jazz Giant’s Triumphs and Tragedies Chronicled in New Biography by Travis Atria
WUFT Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, spoke with Gainesville musician and writer Travis Atria about his new book, Better Days Will Come Again: The Life of Arthur Briggs, Jazz Genius of Harlem, Paris, and a Nazi Prison Camp. Travis is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism …
Read More »City And County Commissioners Talk Taxes, Fairgrounds And Sports Center
Commissioners passionately expressed their disappointments, concerns, rebuttals and hope for the future before unanimously approving a motion to add a discussion of racial and equity disparities to the agenda of the next joint meeting.
Read More »More Hotel And Mid-Rise Apartment Construction Is On The 2020 Gainesville Horizon
The building has sat empty for more than three years, southwest of Gainesville’s downtown restaurant and nightlife area, but a developer now has its eyes on the Jones B-Side restaurant property.
Read More »How RTS And Alachua County Schools Have Worked To Improve Bus Safety
The 167 RTS-involved lawsuits and insurance claims have been filed against the city since fiscal year 2014, costing the city about $1 million in settlements and legal fees.
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