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Student Debt Weighs Heavily For Voters Prior To 2020 Elections
Student debt and the policies the presidential candidates are offering to relieve that burden will be a deciding factor for some when voting in the presidential primaries and general election next year.
Read More »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 »Peer Respite: A Home Not Just For The Holidays
Peer Respite offers free mental health support in a more informal, unorthodox way.
Read More »A Year After The Murders Of A Gainesville Woman And Her Daughter, A Resolution Remains Distant
A year ago, husband and father Paul Williams was charged with the murders of his wife and daughter.
Read More »Tons Upon Tons Of Food Given Away During 2019 Farmshare Food Giveaway
The crinkle of plastic bags kept pace with Kirk Franklin's music blaring over the speakers at the Alachua County Fairgrounds.
Read More »Legacy Of Captain James King Will Live On Through An 11-Year-Old Clarinetist
Each year during the Captain James B. King Veterans Day Concert, a clarinet is presented to one Alachua County middle school band student.
Read More »The Pride Before THE FEST
Punk is often held up as a home for those who feel like outcasts, but even within this space, some felt the local punk scene didn’t include everyone.
Read More »Cedar Key Bridge Construction Meets Mixed Emotions From Residents
On a one-way bridge connecting the largest tourism district in Cedar Key, yellow caution tape hangs from six roadblocks forming a circle around holes separating the sidewalk from the road. A red “Sidewalk Closed” sign warns motorists and people passing through to nearby motels, restaurants and other businesses of one …
Read More »Archived Interview with Tom Petty Birthday Bash Organizer, Jason Hedges
Six months after Glenn Richards’ conversation with Jason Hedges about his band’s debut album, Jason (also frontman of the Petty tribute band, Heavy Petty) would be organizing a concert to celebrate the life and legacy of Gainesville’s Tom Petty, who passed away unexpectedly on October 2nd. Two years later, that original event – held over what would have been Petty’s 67th birthday – has grown into the Tom Petty Birthday Weekend featuring multiple events across the city including two music festivals.
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