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More than 50 years after the federal government forced hundreds of Native Alaskans into boarding schools, their descendants are haunted by — and trying to overcome —residual trauma.
Read More »The Conflicting Educations Of Sam Schimmel
How The Lionfish Invasion Tour In Florida Went Bust
It turns out the sea-to-table strategy to wipe out Florida's invasive lionfish is more expensive and complicated than people knew two years ago.
Read More »Low Pay, Poor Morale And A Contract Dispute Leave GPD With Staffing Shortages
Gainesville's Police Department has been struggling with a decline of officers. In the last five years, over 100 officers departed because of low pay and poor morale, among other things.
Read More »UF Dance Professor Elizabeth Johnson Teaches Alexander Technique To Broaden Mind And Body Through Ballet
As a university dance professor, Johnson takes the discipline and specificity of conservatory teaching and mixes it with improvisation skills.
Read More »Gainesville Cohousing Offers Alternative Community Lifestyle, Partners With UF Landscape Architecture Students
Gainesville Cohousing will offer residents a communal and environmentally friendly living option.
Read More »College Basketball Panel Calls to Ban Cheats, End One-And-Done
The commission called for bold reform of NCAA policies to improve the state of college basketball.
Read More »With State-Mandated School Closure Threat Looming, Hawthorne Students Begin FSA Testing
The school is on the brink of closure, and the scores students receive on the FSA matter now more than ever.
Read More »Haile Farmers Market To Celebrate 20 Years As A Saturday Gathering For Community
Chef Anthony Scaife considers himself a member of many families. In his nine years at the Haile Farmers Market, he has watched babies grow into children and children develop into young adults, all from under the nylon tent where he sells his crowd-pleasing fresh-pressed juices. “Here’s the one thing about …
Read More »Micanopy Restores Historic Montgomery Wall
As a homage to one of the earliest residents of Micanopy, the Montgomery wall is being repaired in hopes to preserve the town’s historic atmosphere.
Read More »Lochloosa Lake Homeowners Battle Invasive Plants
Invasive plants such as hydrilla and hyacinth pose a mounting concern for homeowners on Lochloosa Lake in Hawthorne.
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