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E. Stanley Richardson will serve as Alachua County's first poet laureate, a position that has a two-year term.
Read More »Alachua County’s Inaugural Poet Laureate Turns Passion Into Public Service
St. Augustine Artist’s Work Aims To Inspire Social Justice Conversation In Gainesville
Sylvi Herrick, a multifaceted artist based in St. Augustine, had a vision of how her work could be a medium for conversation and change
Read More »‘A Beautiful Artifact’: 25-Foot Scroll Of Alachua County And Florida History Is Now On Digital Display
Nobody knows who made it.
Read More »‘I Realized I Was Somebody’: Gainesville Group Celebrates 100 Years Of Women Voting And Modern Women’s Liberation
Besides commemorating the centennial, local residents are also noting Gainesville’s role as one of the birthplaces of the modern women’s liberation movement.
Read More »Gainesville Celebrates The Female Pioneers Of Florida At The Matheson Museum
Author and historian Peggy Macdonald spoke about some of the most notable women in Florida’s history at the Matheson History Museum on Thursday.
Read More »Where Was The Town Of Gracy?
Sam Goforth knows he’ll never discover everything about his ancestors, but finding out what he can is a trip worth taking.
Read More »For Whom Or What Are Lake Alice And Bivens Arm Named?
So who was Alice? Where did she come from? And how did she become the namesake of the biggest and most popular lake at UF?
Read More »New Documentary Film Celebrates Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ Close Connection To Cross Creek
“Here is Home: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Cross Creek” paints the vivid memories the elders of Cross Creek hold of Rawlings.
Read More »Significant Arts Funding Cuts Affecting Local Organizations
Arts funding across Florida has been significantly cut from the 2018-19 state budget, and some organizations in Alachua County are seeing up to 80 percent reductions in grants in comparison to the previous year.
Read More »Ocala’s Royal Guardsmen Just One Of Many Success Stories In Bill DeYoung’s New Biography Of Forgotten Florida Music Mogul
Bill DeYoung on Phil Gernhard: "They say he could hear a hit on first listen. I don’t know if that’s particularly true because he recorded a lot of pretty bad records, too, but he had a pretty good track record for good ones, so I think maybe he did have a talent."
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