Four-year-old Dylan Roberts was crossing East University Avenue when he was hit by a car Oct. 27, 2021. Almost two years after his death, the city he called home accepted an award to improve pedestrian safety. The Gainesville City Commission accepted an $8 million award from the U.S. Department of …
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida and Santa Fe College students received a warm welcome back to Gainesville… literally. Students were slammed with excessive heat warnings and a hurricane within the first two weeks of classes. As Hurricane Idalia threatened a direct path to Gainesville, students began scrambling to prepare …
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The exhibit "Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art," which includes more than 70 works from 54 artists, will continue through Jan. 7.
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Ocala Gazette: Senator Rick Scott makes a campaign stop in Ocala. “At a private campaign stop Aug. 10 at the downtown Ocala Hilton Garden, Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott received a warm …
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Two months after the death of Ajike “AJ” Owens, cries for gun reform legislation and justice still ring throughout the Gainesville community. Dozens of residents gathered for a candlelight vigil on Wednesday at the GNV Bridge Community Center to commemorate the life of Owens, a Black mother of four who …
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The carcass of a killer whale that was found on a Palm Coast beach nearly six months ago will be transported to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., by the end of the summer. University of Florida scientists have been studying the carcass at an undisclosed UF facility.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gainesville’s Evergreen Cemetery Memorial Day service held on Monday offered a chance for community connection to veterans, active-duty servicemen and women, and their loved ones. Kim Davis, Director of Alachua County Services, is a Navy veteran and former member of the National Guard. She said this event …
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WUFT · Volunteers explain why they came out to help prepare Evergreen Cemetery for Memorial Day Karen Pruss views each of the over 1,100 veteran gravesites within Evergreen Cemetery’s 53 acres as not just a headstone but a chapter in history. “Every one of these headstones represents a life,” she …
Read More »It was a great weekend for Florida Gator football, as six former players were selected in the NFL Draft, including Gainesville local Anthony Richardson getting picked fourth overall. For his former Eastside High School head coach Cedrick Daniels, it means a lot. “It’s a very good feeling,” said Daniels. “It’s …
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In the early morning hours on Sunday, April 23, a house was transported by truck from 1106 NW 6th Pl., to 1129 NE 3rd Ave. The project was organized by Tyler Smith and Roberta Lopez to move the more than 100-year-old home two miles to a plot of land where Cora …
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