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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville’s Evergreen Cemetery hosts Memorial Day service to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. “Gainesville’s Evergreen Cemetery Memorial Day service held on Monday offered a chance for community connection …
Read More »The Point, May 18, 2023: DeSantis signs anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law
The legislation targeted drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns.
Read More »Santa Fe College holds crisis response dog training this weekend
The Institute of Public Safety at Santa Fe College is hosting crisis response dog training. Training is presented by HOPE-Animal Assisted Crisis Response, an organization that has provided its services nationwide for free since 2001. “Once a year we do a workshop,” said HOPE-AACR Florida area coordinator Terry Biehl, “where …
Read More »MusicGNV and Little Wing Rehearsal Studios come to the rescue of the Gainesville music scene
The bands that lost their rehearsal space when MiniMaxi Warehouse landlords evicted them in February will get by with a little help from their friends.
Read More »The Point, April 10, 2023: DeSantis approves I-75 expansion for Ocala Buc-ee’s
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Ocala Star-Banner ($): Third teen connected to triple murder in SE Marion has been arrested. “For now, the teen is charged with carjacking with a firearm, aggravated assault, grand theft of a …
Read More »A Santa Fe College student creates a community for nontraditional students
Santa Fe College students who have forged different paths to higher education can find community with a new student group for nontraditional students.
Read More »Historic arts festival returns to Gainesville for its 51st edition after three-year hiatus
Eleanor Blair remembers selling her first two paintings at the Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival in the early 1970s, an arts fair she participated in every year until the pandemic. “I’m very excited to see how it’ll go,” Blair said referring to the festival’s return. “All being outside, the …
Read More »The Point, March 10, 2023: Former UF quarterback potentially faces years in prison
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Former UF quarterback faces years in prison, sex offender status if convicted. “Even for someone with a previously clean record, no one who was convicted of five counts of …
Read More »‘Eco Chase Challenge’ seeks to further conservation and sustainability
The Alachua County Office of Waste Alternatives is inviting residents to participate in a two-month environmental scavenger hunt that began Feb. 22 and will conclude on April 22, which is Earth Day. “Eco Chase Challenge – The Race Against Waste” will welcome up to 50 teams, with up to five …
Read More »Gainesville music scene upset after Santa Fe College Foundation’s MiniMaxi Warehouse evicts all bands
A storage facility owned by the Santa Fe College Foundation is evicting about 30 music band tenants -- some of whom have rented units for more than a decade. The music groups, who used the space for band practice and equipment storage, were given no explanation and were told they must vacate the rental units by March 18.
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