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The U.S. Capitol insurrection was still on the minds of those at the Martin Luther King Day event on Monday at the Cleather Hathcock Sr. Community Center in Alachua.
Read More »2021 MLK Day Celebration In Alachua Focuses On Ending Systemic Racism
The House Is Expected To Impeach Trump A 2nd Time. Here’s How It Will Work And How To Watch
The House of Representatives is on track to impeach President Trump for the second time in 13 months — marking him as the only president to receive the rebuke twice in history.
Read More »Historic Preservation In Gainesville At A Crossroads After Planner’s Resignation
An ordinance clarified the local historic preservation board’s power, the City Commission’s role in helping it and process of future preservation. As part of the process, the commission and board held a joint meeting in April 2019 to discuss hiring a preservation planner.
Read More »Lawmakers Seek Reforms After Report Of Abuse At Women’s Prison In Ocala
The report found that state officials have documented and been aware of sexual abuse at Lowell since at least 2006.
Read More »North Florida Museums Interact With Public Despite COVID-19 Challenges
Walking through the empty gallery halls at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville every day hurts Dixie Neilson to her core. The museum has been closed to visitors since March, and as quiet as museums typically are, these bare walls and silence felt different.
Read More »Meet Thomas Olmsted, Gainesville’s Godfather of Collecting
COVID-19 has kept Thomas Olmsted confined to his apartment, and opportunities to collect have been hard to come by. Still, the pull of collecting remains.
Read More »Congress Certifies Biden Victory; Trump Pledges ‘Orderly Transition’ On Jan. 20
In a statement released just after the certification was finalized, Trump at long last acknowledged his election loss. He said that even though he disagrees with the outcome, "there will be an orderly transition on January 20th."
Read More »Gainesville’s Chinese Schools Aim To Preserve Cultural Instruction Virtually
Gainesville is home to two of Florida's 11 Chinese heritage schools, according to the National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools.
Read More »State Law Judge Approves Majority Of Development On Former Seminary Lane Site
The case has been settled, even if just for the moment.
Read More »Micanopy Set To Turn 200, But Pandemic Disrupting Plans for Celebration
The once in a century pandemic is causing havoc on plans by Micanopy, the state’s oldest inland town, to celebrate its bicentennial in 2021.
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