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The Alachua County Library District recently won the Innovation of the Year award for its Sensory Storytime program. The program is designed for pre-school children with autism and other sensory integration needs.

With the demand for tourism increasing in Florida, a record of 100 million visitors is predicted this year. Hotel construction as well as airport and seaport renovations are among the increase in tourism.

Bert The Bluff Oak, a heritage tree on the University of Florida's campus, will be torn down sometime in the next week, according to Steve Orlando, senior director of UF media relations. UF has settled on design that will remove 36 trees in the area, including five other heritage trees.

Cuddle Time opened in Gainesville as a professional way to offer clients cuddling services. The non-sexual business was founded as part of an effort to comfort those who desire human interaction.

Homeless travelers find comfort in Gainesville's community. The tent camp, Dignity Village, has provided a safe haven for them while traveling.

The UF Pathway to Campus Enrollment program offers students admission to in-person classes after they complete UF Online courses and earn a total of 60 credits. Out of the 3,118 students who were admitted to PaCE, only 272 have accepted so far.

Once told she would have a difficult time making it to college, University of Florida graduate student Lydia Dildilian suffers from severe dyslexia. She has persevered through her art.

Florida legislators began a special session Monday to pass a budget for the year beginning July 1. But the House and Senate are still in a stalemate over whether to adopt a Senate proposal use Medicaid expansion money from the Affordable Care Act to help lower-income Floridians purchase private health insurance.

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera publicly confirmed Saturday that he is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2016. He announced his possible candidacy at the executive board meeting during the Republican Party of Florida's quarterly meeting at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando.

After a meeting held Tuesday to discuss alternate plans for the University of Florida's Nuclear Science Building construction, the fate of Bert the bluff oak is still undecided. UF's Lakes, Vegetation and Landscaping Advisory Committee discussed an alternate plan but were unable to reach a decision.