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The Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for 7 p.m. to mark up the legislation by which the House could then impeach President Trump, possibly by Christmas.
Read More »House Democrats To Begin Amending Impeachment Articles Wednesday Evening
Important Floridian Artifacts Collection Receives Almost $100,000 For Upgrades
An important collection of Floridian artifacts will finally be getting an upgrade in the coming year. The Florida Museum of Natural History has received almost $100,000 to upgrade over 20,000 artifacts from excavations of the Franciscan mission site of San Juan Del Puerto. The grant was awarded to the Florida …
Read More »City And County Commissioners Talk Taxes, Fairgrounds And Sports Center
Commissioners passionately expressed their disappointments, concerns, rebuttals and hope for the future before unanimously approving a motion to add a discussion of racial and equity disparities to the agenda of the next joint meeting.
Read More »Morningside Nature Center’s Annual Cane Boil & FiddleFest Is A Step into the Past
Each year, the free event welcomes around 1,000 people from all over Alachua County.
Read More »Chinese Schools In Gainesville Help Children Connect With Their Heritage
The Chinese School Association in the United States and National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools report there are 531 registered Chinese schools nationwide.
Read More »Ocala Council Election Thrown Into Turmoil Over Winning Candidate’s Felony Arrests
Councilman-elect, Tyrone E. Oliver, 63, acknowledged that he had been charged with drug felonies in 1986 but said the cases had been "handled."
Read More »Deliberation Surrounding Gainesville Sports And Event Arena Continues
The city's concerns were raised, but not much was decided upon during the meeting.
Read More »Ibram X. Kendi Returns to Gainesville
Now founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University in Washington, he visited Gainesville to promote his latest book “How to Be an Antiracist.”
Read More »Orange Lake Overlook Conservation Efforts Turn Up Short
With a loan of $1 million and outside fundraising, the Alachua Conservation Trust is just shy of its goal to save Orange Lake Overlook.
Read More »UF Celebrates The Reopening Of La Casita And The Institute Of Black Culture
Though the project took longer than expected, visitors can now say the process was delayed, but never denied.
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