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The session lasted three days and saw swift action on insurance policies and condo safety.
Read More »‘The Candy Lady of Sugarhill’ turns 100
Mrs. Elnora Payne raised four generations of children – and the rest of the neighborhood, too.
Read More »Florida lawmakers agree property insurance rates need to go down, though even with their actions, it will not happen anytime soon
Chris Sprowls, speaker of the Florida House, announced the possible end of the special session on property insurance and condo safety legislation for Wednesday, following a final review of the three bills and voting.
Read More »The Point, May 24, 2022: Florida special session opens with discussion of reinsurance bill
The creation of a new program to stabilize the insurance market calls for $2 billion from the state's general fund.
Read More »A onetime family farmhouse in Gainesville will soon open as an educational nature center
The new nature center at Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park opens to the public Friday.
Read More »The Point, May 23, 2022: Florida special legislative session begins with goal of stabilizing property insurance market
Lawmakers begin meeting in Tallahassee Monday morning to resolve rising premiums and other issues.
Read More »Gainesville’s ‘Journey to Juneteenth’ commences with recognition of Florida Emancipation Day
The second annual “Journey to Juneteenth '' celebration organized by the City of Gainesville inaugurated with a commemoration of emancipation in Florida.
Read More »Humanitarian drive donations are on their way from Alachua County to Ukraine
Anton Svirskyi, a biomedical engineer and student-athlete on the University of Florida's swimming and diving team, launched the Ukrainian Humanitarian Drive.
Read More »The Point, May 20, 2022: UF holds evening vigil to honor the lives lost in Buffalo shooting
About 60 people gathered near Century Tower on the university's campus.
Read More »Candlelight vigil held on UF’s campus to honor lives lost in Buffalo massacre
Some 900 miles away from Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York, a glimmer of hope radiated Thursday night from the candles beneath University of Florida’s Century Tower.
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