The number of Black-run farms has dwindled from almost one million to just 50,000 today. John "Ronnie" Nix is fighting to preserve what's left.
Read More »Apprenticeships offer alternative to college education
Apprenticeship is an ancient practice that extends to a vast array of industries. Artists, technical workers and tradespeople all learn through immersive practice under the watchful eye of mentors in their chosen fields. No matter the profession, an organic, personalized approach to teaching is intertwined with trust as apprentices grow into full-fledged professionals. For Jack Manfredi, an artist, the choice between college and apprenticeship was easy.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 17, 2022: Results from a new survey of Florida colleges and universities did not go as expected
The survey was supposed to reveal anti-conservative sentiment on Florida's campuses, but that was not the case.
Read More »Jimmy Patronis, Adam Hattersley square off for Florida chief financial officer role
Patronis is the favorite in the Nov. 8 election, as he has a huge fundraising advantage over Hattersley, more name recognition, the power of incumbency and an electorate that has overwhelmingly elected Republicans to top state positions for the past two decades.
Read More »New Gainesville policy may be the push aspiring recyclers need
Gainesville's zero-waste initiative reduces single-use plastic accessories like forks and ketchup in restaurants. It also requires apartment complexes to collect discarded but usable furniture and donate them. And it creates an expanded food network to redirect food that is past its sell-by date to Gainesville food pantries.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 10, 2022: Hurricane Ian death toll makes it deadliest storm in Florida in nearly 90 years
Not since the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane have this many Floridians perished in a storm.
Read More »When a hurricane brings scammers knocking, ‘you are the best protection against fraud’
Hurricane Ian brought the deadliest destruction Florida has seen in years, and with it, likely billions of dollars in damages. Florida officials and property insurers are warning people left vulnerable after the storm to not become victims twice and fall prey to common scams.
Read More »Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector
Daniel Kelly and his wife bought a 1977 doublewide mobile home in May for about $83,000 at Tropicana Sands, a community for people 55 and older in Fort Myers, Florida. But he ran into roadblocks when he tried to insure it.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 4, 2022: Death toll in Southwest Florida continues to mount as recovery effort continues
Medical examiners had confirmed at least 100 deaths from the storm on Monday.
Read More »Savannah Hudson does it all: Meet Ridgeview Farm’s horse trainer and instructor
It’s third grade. Savannah Hudson has no idea a simple easter-egg-hunt would lead her to the love of her life. She opens up a small, plastic egg that holds the ticket to her future inside. Well, a coupon. Inside the egg is a coupon for a free horse-riding lesson at …
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