St. Augustine's Tourism & Development Council is planning an education campaign asking tourists to donate money to charities, rather than the homeless, as concerns escalate over how a growing and visible homeless population could impact visitors and local businesses.
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Linda Stoler reinvented her music program for senior citizens, offering pro-bono workshops that involved the same speech pathology concepts she had used while working with school children.
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After being for one year a space for local artists, Gainesville Arts Studio hosts its final show before it closes its doors in December due to the health issues its owner is struggling with.
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Once a bustling center of Alachua County's life, the town of Newnansville started declining in population after the Alachua County seat was relocated to Gainesville in 1854 and turned into a ghost town by the 1890s. Now it attracts history lovers from the county and reminds local residents and officials about the necessity to preserve the county's history.
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The Saint Francis House in St. Augustine is under construction and still rebuilding, eight months after Hurricane Matthew swept through. Tents are temporarily set up outside to give homeless clients meals, haircuts, and other help.
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State officials feel good that a lot of the 2016 losses were insured and the state's backup fund to keep insurance companies afloat is fully restocked now, at 17 billion.
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The St. Augustine neighborhood of Davis Shores earned an unfortunate new nickname in October, according to Linda Brandt, who lives there. It was "Ground Zero."
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It would be an understatement to say there is no universal agreement that marijuana can be used to treat addiction, but some patients are choosing the flowery herb over the use of more harmful substances.
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Two candidates hope to be elected to Gainesville City Commission to represent District 3, which ranges from 34th Street to I-75.
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Over seven thousand people have signed a petition calling for a slain St. Augustine priest's alleged killer not to receive the death penalty in Georgia.
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