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Each year, the free event welcomes around 1,000 people from all over Alachua County.
Read More »Morningside Nature Center’s Annual Cane Boil & FiddleFest Is A Step into the Past
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.
Read More »Gainesville City Plan Board Delays Weyerhaeuser Development Plan Decision
The move came despite criticism from the public and with consideration of a pending lawsuit from the property's owner.
Read More »Micanopy’s 45th Annual Fall Festival Highlights Its Rising Art Scene
The festival brings about 25,000 to 30,000 people to Micanopy over two days.
Read More »Gainesville Unveils Two Markers Commemorating Memorial Mile
On each Memorial Day since 2007, the Gainesville chapter of Veterans for Peace has placed a 12-inch ceremonial tombstone for every U.S. soldier who died in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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