Speed notes that people tend to focus on people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but she wants to showcase people in Gainesville and Alachua County who also accomplished greatness.
Read More »Homeless People Raise Concerns About City Of Gainesville’s Assistance Efforts
Key distribution for new lockers for the downtown Gainesville homeless community begins this week.
Read More »Community Gardens Grow In Purpose During Pandemic
Gainesville's community gardens have provided a safe, socially distanced way for community members engage during the pandemic.
Read More »UF Health Organizes Free CPR Training Events To East Gainesville Residents
This initiative was inspired by a need to address the disparity in cardiac arrest among the East Gainesville community, which has been historically underserved.
Read More »Behind The Screen: Ken Eats Gainesville On Life Before, After Pub Sub Controversy
Ken Peng, of food blog "Ken Eats Gainesville," discusses the controversy surrounding an online Publix deli order and his hiatus from food blogging.
Read More »Controversial $30M Hyatt Development In Downtown Gainesville Moves Forward
If development agreements are approved, construction is anticipated to break ground in January, with a proposed opening in July 2022.
Read More »City Of Gainesville Hires Colliers International For Power District Development, Plans Due In January
The city of Gainesville has partnered with Colliers International to create a potentially multi-year plan for the development of the Power District and other city sites.
Read More »What Might A Community Land Trust Look Like In Gainesville?
The board did not come to an official decision on whether to adopt the new plan but will continue to explore the idea.
Read More »‘None of Us Are In the Same Place’: Theaters Improvising To Stay Active Amid COVID-19
Theaters across northern Florida are doing what they can to produce shows and keep the industry intact, despite challenges from COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »‘Need To Be A Little More Cautious’: Students And Medical Professionals Weigh In On COVID-19’s Impact On Young People
At a campaign rally in Ohio last month,President Donald Trump claimed that the coronavirus affects virtually no young people. But nearly 1,000 people between the ages of 0 and 29 contributed to the approximately 210,000 coronavirus-related deaths in the United States, according to the Center forDisease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 Data Tracker.
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