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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 Special Report: Behind the bet: consequences. “Because illegal sportsbooks are run on credit, bettors are less inclined to bet responsibly. ‘Sometimes, people will bet with money they don’t even have,’ …
Read More »UGA Director of the Willson Center for Humanities & Arts visits the Gators
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In his first-year of his masters program at Iowa State University, Luke Rodewald thought he was going to pursue a future in film studiess. That was true until he took an environmental literature course. In this course, Rodewald experienced the importance of class discussions that would change …
Read More »Putnam County School District’s Novice Teacher Retention Program rebounds after a pandemic
The Putnam County School district’s novice teacher retention program is rebounding since the pandemic. The district is committed to new teacher retention. However, school officials never turn their back on vetted instructors. “We really focus a lot on our novis teachers with our mentor program. We also have to focus …
Read More »The American Dream goes to the mat in “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity,” Friday at the Hippodrome
The knockout production, “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity,” takes the stage at the Hippodrome Theatre in downtown Gainesville Friday, Jan. 27 , through Feb. 12. The play uses professional wrestling as a comedic analogy for sophisticated themes of stereotyping and capitalism in America.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 20, 2023: New Gainesville commissioners confirm salary increase
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: GPD endeavor to lead the fight against child exploitation. “In 2022, Gainesville Police completed 96 investigations of child exploitation. Those investigations produced 17 arrests and over 325 subpoenas.” • Mainstreet …
Read More »UF history professor on the significance of Rosewood
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the massacre in the town of Rosewood. WUFT’s Kristin Moorehead spoke to University of Florida history professor Steve Noll about the significance of this event. Editor’s note: This interview transcript and the audio above have been edited for length and clarity. Transcript: KRISTIN …
Read More »Advocates stress gun storage practices to prevent unintentional shootings
Editor’s note: This is the final of five articles this week that explore the consequences of unintended shootings in Florida. Click the links here to access the series intro, Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV. Bradley Hulett’s father considers himself a Second Amendment guy. Adam Van Allen …
Read More »Bradley Hulett: ‘He was the glue of our team’
Editor’s note: This is the second of five articles this week that explore the consequences of unintended shootings in Florida. Click the links here to access the series intro, Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV. Fifteen-year-old Bradley Hulett stood in his home in the Fish Hawk community …
Read More »Remembering Rosewood: Descendants mark racial violence that razed Florida town 100 years ago
ROSEWOOD, Fla. – Lizzie Robinson Jenkins’s living room walls are covered in neat rows and columns of early 1900s history. Tables are littered with artifacts from her aunt, including frayed handkerchiefs and a metal coin purse — family heirlooms almost lost to hate. The 84-year-old’s expression changed as she remembered …
Read More »The Point: Your 2022 news year in review
Take a walk back through all of the Florida storylines we covered for you this year.
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