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Skaters compete in the Miami Ultraskate — an annual skateboard race in which riders skate around a 1.5-mile racetrack as many times as they can in 24 hours.
Read More »What It’s Like To Skateboard For 24 Consecutive Hours In Florida
Local Chorus ‘Voices Rising,’ Fresh Off A National Competition Win, Plans Holiday Concerts
Voices Rising will have a free holiday concert, at First United Methodist Church on Northeast First Street in Gainesville, 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday.
Read More »Gainesville’s Historic Preservation Board Wants To Save St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Gainesville's Historical Preservation Board nominated St. Michael’s Episcopal Church to be added to the local register, potentially saving it from being torn down. The Episcopal Diocese of Florida would prefer to raze the structure and develop the land.
Read More »Guitar Art with Dana Hill and Henry Lowenstein
The 'Guitar Art' exhibition runs now through February 8, 2019 at the University Gallery (400 SW 13th Street, Fine Arts Building B).
Read More »Historic Gainesville Cotton Club Celebrates Renovations with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The festivities included tours of the band hall and the rest of the 1.6-acre property, as well as speeches by elected officials involved with the renovation process, members of the board of directors and individuals with personal connections to the building's past.
Read More »The Mexican-American Millennial: Angel Padilla’s Heritage Defines His Politics
When he was 12, Angel Padilla’s father, Candelario, woke him up before dawn to pour concrete for his construction company. That hardworking ethic of his Mexican immigrant parents stayed with him into adulthood. Now 22, Angel says his Mexican heritage and culture define him in many ways, and has led him …
Read More »Tom Leadon: Remembering Childhood Friend and Band-mate, Tom Petty
Tom Leadon says he's looking forward to seeing family, friends, and fans when he returns to Gainesville to celebrate Tom Petty's birthday: “It’s going to be very emotional for me. He was my closest friend that I ever had.”
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Florida State Senate, District 8
Three candidates are running to represent Alachua, Putnam and Marion counties in the state Senate.
Read More »Bo Diddley’s Spirit Reflected In Personal Exhibit At Santa Fe College Art Gallery
The Santa Fe College Art Gallery will feature an exhibit on musician Bo Diddley, highlighting not just his musical prowess, but his love of inventing, too.
Read More »What A Dementia Care and Cure Initiative Task Force Means For Gainesville
Alachua County and the city of Gainesville became the ninth community in Florida to begin a Dementia Care and Cure Initiative task force.
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