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Battle of the bands raises over $25,000 to help end homelessness in Gainesville
An exhilarating atmosphere filled The Wooly on Friday night as about 200 attendees sang and danced while local bands rocked out under the dim red glow of stage lights.
Read More »Pit bull rescue works to rehome dogs in crowded shelters
Plenty of Pit Bulls, a Gainesville nonprofit organization that specializes in placing at-risk shelter dogs in foster care, is looking for volunteers to provide homes for its rescued dogs. The group is hosting a fundraising event Oct. 2 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at First Magnitude Brewing Co., located at 1220 SE Veitch St. All proceeds go toward the dogs’ medical care and other needs.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 21, 2022: Florida’s governor sued over migrant flights
The people flown from Texas to Massachusetts filed a class-action suit on Tuesday against Ron DeSantis.
Read More »Assessing Hurricane Irma’s impact, five years later
This week marks five years since Hurricane Irma hit Florida. Nearly the entire peninsula was under a hurricane watch or warning by the time the storm reached Florida’s southwestern shore.
Read More »‘It’s Wakanda’: Inside a Gainesville public charter school defying the achievement gap
The school's students, nearly all Black, earned the highest learning gains in the district and outperformed the county's white students on the state assessment.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 24, 2022: From governor to school board to city commission, these are the primary results
Florida voters made their picks Tuesday in the primary election.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 10, 2022: Three constitutional amendment proposals await Florida voters on the November ballot
Here's a rundown of what each one is, along with a preview of one of Alachua County's August school board races.
Read More »Everything you need to know about getting an evacuation order during hurricane season
In Florida, because evacuations are typically handled by local emergency managers, the wording and thresholds for an evacuation may vary.
Read More »The Point, July 21, 2022: Jurors hear testimony from former students during Parkland sentencing trial
Several survivors showed their injuries in the courtroom on Wednesday.
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