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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: Thanksgiving outlook: Storms could impact travel, cooler temperatures for most of state on Thanksgiving. “Downpours and gusty thunderstorms could impact pre-Thanksgiving travel across parts of Florida. A cold front that …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 16, 2023: Gainesville family battles near-constant flooding
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: The war against flooding: A Gainesville family’s nightmare. “The Blanchards live in a downstream neighborhood that sits at the bottom of a 480-acre watershed that starts at Newberry Road and …
Read More »East Gainesville residents are divided on proposed Citizens Field parking lot
Some east Gainesville neighbors are objecting to the possibility that a parking lot will be developed just a few feet from their homes. Sam Johnson is one of many who are protesting the parking lot in the development plan for an expanded and renovated Martin Luther King, Jr. Center and …
Read More »Future of Thelma Boltin Center dominates Historic Preservation Board meeting
The Gainesville Historic Preservation Board spent more than half an hour at its Tuesday meeting hearing concerns from the community about the future of the Thelma A. Boltin Center even though the center was not on the meeting agenda. Members of the Friends of Thelma Boltin, a group fighting to …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 1, 2023: What happens to books after the Friends of the Library book sale?
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: A difficult path: How volunteers, waste workers save old books from going to the landfill. “It’s been almost a week since Alachua County’s Friends of the Library fall book sale …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 30, 2023: Suspect arrested in Ybor City shooting
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Legal experts say DeSantis’ efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian university groups are likely illegal. “The experts cited a 2010 Supreme Court case that ruled the federal version of the terrorism …
Read More »‘Demolition by neglect’: Community members raise concerns for Boltin Center restoration
Besty Hurst has spent her entire life in the Thelma A. Boltin Center. From attending dances and concerts called “teen time” as a child, to performing with orchestras at the center as an adult, the center provided a much-needed hub for Hurst and members of the Gainesville community. Now, the …
Read More »A construction landfill in Archer faces another hazardous waste violation after 36 years of business
Since 1987, Watson C&D, a company that operates a construction landfill in Archer, hasn’t passed Alachua County inspections. In August, the latest violation included oil leaks on the ground from a fuel storage container, which can contaminate the groundwater, according to an inspection report. The inspections are completed every 24 …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 18, 2023: UF conducts first open-heart surgery on a dog
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: UF conducts first open-heart surgery on dog in U.S. “The 12-year-old miniature poodle, named George, spent seven hours on the operation table and a week in the intensive care unit.” …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 10, 2023: UF vigil for Israel ends in panic, five injured
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Five injured at UF vigil for Israel after students flee scene in panic following pleas to call 911. “At least five people were injured at the University of Florida Monday …
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