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Bo Diddley Plaza filled up with colorful flags and smiling faces on Saturday from noon into the night for the Pride Festival.
Read More »Gainesville’s Pride Festival returns after a two-year hiatus
What an internal investigation revealed about Gainesville police misconduct after Terrell Bradley’s arrest, and what’s next
Misconduct charges were sustained against five Gainesville police officers. Community members say it won’t change a problematic culture.
Read More »Original Gainesville activists reconvene, continue marijuana decriminalization battle
While statewide marijuana arrests have dropped, thousands are still arrested. In 2018, about 38,000 people were arrested under marijuana possession charges. By 2020, that number dropped to about 18,000.
Read More »‘Recovery is possible’: UF Health Florida Recovery Center and other recovery organizations try to increase awareness of substance use disorders
A group of people wearing the same blue T-shirts gathered at Depot Park on Saturday. Some were running, while others were walking around the exhibition highlighting practical ways to recover from addiction. “I was an alcoholic for about 35 years. I lost my house, my wife (and) my job. I …
Read More »Pride Center of North Central Florida building vandalized
Pride Center of North Central Florida board members arrived Saturday morning to find their building's front door and window shattered. Among the rubble, rocks and a hateful note were found.
Read More »To become a welcoming city to immigrants, Gainesville agencies hire for new positions, pilot language access line
The Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion Initiative announced Wednesday progress made in the six months since they unveiled a blueprint for Gainesville to become a welcoming city.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 9, 2022: Gainesville police investigations find no policy violations in K9 use that took a man’s eye
Terrell Bradley lost his eye to a Gainesville police K9 after running from a traffic stop.
Read More »Internal affairs and independent investigations find no policy violations in Gainesville Police K9 maiming of Terrell Bradley
The investigations found no policy violations in the arrest of Terrell Bradley, the Gainesville resident who lost his eye to a K9 after running from a traffic stop.
Read More »Former officer filed lawsuit claiming racial discrimination by Gainesville Police K9 unit months before the mauling of Terrell Bradley
The former officer's allegations describe a culture of normalized racism on the K9 unit now under scrutiny for the mauling of a Black resident.
Read More »‘Justice for Terrell Bradley’ mural painted over with swastika and ‘God Bless Derek Chauvin’
A mural on the 34th Street for Terrell Bradley, who lost his eye to a Gainesville Police K9 following a traffic stop, has become a battleground between calls for justice and symbols of white supremacy.
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