Stanley Richardson, the Alachua County poet laureate, choked over the words Thursday evening as he read from one of his new poems, “8 Minutes and 46 Seconds”:
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Sylvi Herrick, a multifaceted artist based in St. Augustine, had a vision of how her work could be a medium for conversation and change
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Owing to the pandemic, it was the second virtual event and the first of the semester.
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WUFT Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, recently spoke with two founding members of the Gainesville punk band, Piss Test: guitarist Mike McCoy and front-woman, Debra Fetzer. Fetzer is no stranger to the Gainesville music scene having been in numerous bands over the years including the legendary all-female punk band, Mutley …
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Fifty people attended a discussion titled “Water: What Is It Good For?” that featured five panelists with varied environmental experience.
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Brenda Whitfield has lived in Newberry all her life. (Joshua Baker/WUFT News) Brenda Whitfield has heard stories of lynchings in Alachua County since being in middle school. The lifelong Newberry resident recalls her great-grandmother’s tales of people being hanged at “Lynch Hammock,” the site of several long ago extrajudicial killings …
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The 'Guitar Art' exhibition runs now through February 8, 2019 at the University Gallery (400 SW 13th Street, Fine Arts Building B).
Read More »Sandy Stringfellow said he was “the first official roadie” for Mudcrutch, a forerunner band to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
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Thursday night was Newberry’s first step toward reconciliation and restorative justice.
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Organized protests took place simultaneously outside of the offices of state Sen. Keith Perry, state Rep. Chuck Clemons and U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho.
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