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2020 ushered in a wealth of promise for Black-owned food businesses across north central Florida.
Read More »‘One of the Best Years of My Life’: New Gainesville Black-Owned Food Businesses Flourishing
Judge Reaches Partial Decision Supporting Alachua County Growth Management Area Amendment
Two remaining counts of the complaint center on declarative and injunctive relief, arguing Alachua County’s charter amendment is unconstitutional based on Florida state law. The cities involved in the challenge will now decide whether to appeal the decision or await a final resolution of the remaining two counts.
Read More »Newberry Honors Lynching Victims With Soil Collection Ceremony
As rain fell and wind rustled through leafy oak trees, Newberry residents and officials gathered Friday to collect soil in remembrance of six Black people who were lynched there in 1916.
Read More »Gainesville Police Corporal Reassigned After Off-Duty DUI Crash Arrest
A Gainesville police corporal who was arrested by his own department on suspicion of drunken driving has been stripped of his police powers.
Read More »‘Plague’ Transports Hoggetowne Medieval Faire To The Virtual Realm
Hoggetowne at Home, the fair’s 35th production, will be an online collection this year.
Read More »Hank Aaron, Baseball’s One-Time Home Run King, Dies At 86
Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball's greatest all-around players, died Friday. He was 86.
Read More »Mutts, Masks And Modifications: How Veterinarians Are Handling COVID-19
Veterinarians in Florida were deemed essential workers in March, so their work didn’t stop when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 23, 2020: Coronavirus And Beyond: These Were 25 Of The Top Stories Of 2020
As the year comes to a close, here's a look back at the stories that stayed in the headlines.
Read More »Alachua County, Cities Argue Whether Amendment Ballot Language Misled Voters
Attorneys for the cities argued that the ballot language calling for creating a “growth management area” did not signal the actual impact: Municipalities would no longer exercise their own land use rules.
Read More »State Rep. Chuck Clemons Promises To File Bill Pushing For Creation Of Springs County
The new county boundaries would stretch from the Gilchrist County-Alachua County border east to West 34th Street in Gainesville.
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