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A state House bill wants vape shops to be permitted and regulated by the state.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 12, 2020: Why The Florida Boxing Commission Lifted Its Ban On Elbow Strikes In Sanctioned Matches
The new proposal is making its way through the rulemaking process.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 10, 2020: ‘They Must’: Descendants Of Lynching Victims Explain Why Alachua County’s Reckoning Is Necessary
At a church on Friday, community leaders held a service to mark one of the county's worst eras.
Read More »Woman’s Terminal Cancer In Remission After Receiving First HIPEC Procedure At North Florida Regional Medical Center
Karlen is the first patient to receive cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, an innovative treatment that led to her remission from terminal appendix cancer.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 6, 2020: Alachua County Prepares To Hold Memorial Service As Number Of Known Lynching Cases Again Grows
The number of known victims is now 46.
Read More »Alachua County Committee Hosts Discussion About Local Water Concerns
Fifty people attended a discussion titled “Water: What Is It Good For?” that featured five panelists with varied environmental experience.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 4, 2020: Gainesville Rolls Out Public Testing Phase Of Autonomous Buses
Yesterday was the first time the buses were available for the public to ride.
Read More »Proposed Bill Scratches At Key Cat Issue, Would Ban Declawing
Florida would become the second state to prohibit the procedure after New York, which banned it last summer.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 31, 2020: What You Should Know About Gainesville’s Plans For Self-Driving Buses
They could be available by the end of the year.
Read More »North Central Florida Volunteers Conduct 2020 Point-In-Time Homelessness Count
Each person experiencing homelessness gets handed a drawstring bag with items that have been donated to the Continuum of Care (COC) with snacks, toothpaste, soaps, and socks.
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