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Jeff Suggs is one of the youngest residents at The Village and by all accounts one of the kindest.
Read More »Cerebral Palsy Doesn’t Stop Gainesville Man From Helping, Inspiring Those Around Him
Santa Fe College Blount Campus Expansion ‘Opens Opportunities’ For East Gainesville, Sasser Says
Santa Fe College is planning to expand Blount Hall, a move that will also improve the current Center for Innovation and Economic Development. Santa Fe College President Jackson Sasser said this expansion could benefit small businesses all across Gainesville.
Read More »‘We Won’t Be Erased’: Gainesville Marks 2018 Transgender Day Of Remembrance
Every year on Nov. 20, transgender advocates and LGBTQ organizations across the country and world host vigils.
Read More »What Happens After An Insulin Cost Spike? ‘People Suffer And They Die’
For three years, University of Florida Health Shands physician Frederick Southwick noticed an increase in patients experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis, a diabetes complication known as DKA and which can lead to a coma or even death.
Read More »Florida State House District 21: Chuck Clemons Earns Second Term
In victory, Chuck Clemons thanked his youthful supporters.
Read More »Some Gainesville Voters Receive Incorrect County Ballots
Mike Ryansimonovich received the wrong ballot when he went to vote Tuesday morning. Later it was confirmed that at least three voters in Gainesville had submitted the wrong ballot before the issue was corrected.
Read More »Democrats Hoping For Historic Voter Turnout
A Democrat has not occupied Florida's governor's mansion in over 20 years. Party leaders are hoping a historic voter turnout will change that.
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 »College Students Discuss Their Thoughts On Sexual Assault Following The Kavanaugh Hearing
As the confirmation saga starts and stops toward its climatic conclusion, students at UF and Santa Fe – and no doubt at colleges and universities across the country – watched Christine Blasey Ford and Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.
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