McCarty Woods has been conserved since 2000 and serves as a research laboratory and natural teaching space for students and faculty in multiple classes.
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Despite having a busy schedule, Williams reminds us that she has a “normal” life of her own. On Perseverance landing day, her toddler turns 18 months old.
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The school board passed the updated revitalization plan that will save Melrose with a vote of 3-2.
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Feb. 14 is usually a day marked with chocolates and flowers. But for the roughly 100 attendees at the vigil organized by March For Our Lives Gainesville, it was a day of remembrance. Sunday marks three years since the tragic mass shooting that claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas …
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Gainesville's community gardens have provided a safe, socially distanced way for community members engage during the pandemic.
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“Celebrating the Lunar New Year is an excellent opportunity to show how we love one another.”
Read More »Parents Fight To Save Melrose Elementary School From Closure, Await Feb. 16 Vote
The associate superintendent says the district will endorse the new plan that would keep Melrose open, but until the school board officially votes on Tuesday, parents will be apprehensive.
Read More »From Jordan To Gainesville: Middle Eastern Embroidery Makes An Entrance
The How Bazar's partnership with Sitti Soap is connecting the women of the Jerash Refugee Camp in Jordan to Gainesville through masks.
Read More »UF Professors On Edge As Student Bars Remain Busy
Across the street at Midtown, music booms as unmasked students are lined up eager to party.
Read More »Gainesville Community Calls For “Not One More” With Programs To Address Spike In Pedestrian Safety Issues
Gainesville residents are once again concerned about pedestrian safety, after three separate traffic incidents took the lives of three University of Florida students within one year.
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