The vote halts developer Sayed Moukhtara and JBrown Professional Group from constructing a 70-home subdivision named Tara Club.
Read More »Decolonizing the Curriculum, Episode 3: The changing landscape of K-12 and higher education in Florida
This is an abridged version of Episode 3 of the Broadcasting Hope podcast that has been edited for the web. The full podcast can be heard above. Over 150 years of post Civil War history can be traced through what is today Lincoln Middle School in Alachua County. But let’s …
Read More »Before the protest, here’s what Ben Sasse said at UF forum
During his chance to speak before he had to flee from protestors, U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse tried to assure faculty that he is the right person to become president of the University of Florida.
Read More »Decolonizing the Curriculum, Episode 2: The Seminoles and land grant universities
This is an abridged version of Episode 2 of our Decolonizing the Curriculum podcast. For the full story, listen to the audio above. The silver river is a five-mile long stretch of spring-fed water that winds through the heart of Florida just east of Ocala in Marion county. Today, kayakers …
Read More »League of Women Voters and Bob Graham Center host candidate forum for 2022 General Election
Candidates facing voters in less than a month discussed a variety of issues spanning from housing to healthcare on Sunday.
Read More »In attempt to better reach devasted Sanibel Island, state awards contract to immediately repair causeway
Sanibel officials have measured 3 million vehicles traveling annually over the Sanibel Causeway, with residents, tourists and employees drawn to the island’s pristine beaches and resorts.
Read More »‘Just heartbreaking’: Southwest Florida small family farmers struggle after Hurricane Ian
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Watching from an elevated window at home as Hurricane Ian struck their farm in Fort Myers, the McMahon family saw the storm blow the market roof into the pond. Torrential wind and rain whipped across two acres of hydroponic vegetables. By last week, the fourth-generation farm family …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 7, 2022: UF names one finalist in presidential search: U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse
The Nebraska senator is likely to resign to become the school's next leader.
Read More »Gainesville residents divided on exclusionary zoning elimination
With such widespread and building opposition, it is questionable if the Gainesville City Commission will enact such a change. Even so, city commissioners initially approved the measure Aug. 4 in a close 4-3 vote. It now faces a final vote by the commission on Oct. 17 at 3 p.m.
Read More »Lifelines after landfall: Southwest Florida grapples with Hurricane Ian’s impact
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Gulf of Mexico swallowed driftwood, stray shoes, split skim boards and the last vestige of Crystal Edge’s mother’s memory in the days following Hurricane Ian’s devastation. The 28-year-old sailboat – a family heirloom – remained trapped below piled debris at a marina under the Fort …
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