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When Enio Ximenes arrived from California four years ago with his girlfriend Jacquelyn Cafasso, the couple began volunteering at the nonprofit Edible Plant Project.  The nonprofit, he said, “stood out because they were doing education, and they were trying to get people to plant edible plants in their yards.”  “I …

Self-driving buses, now undergoing test runs, are expected to become available as a new form of public transportation in Gainesville by the end of the year.

A grassroots education coalition aims to have it used in after-school programs in the county, in an effort to help improve literacy rates and close the resulting racial disparity.

In the coming year, a new type of dockless, battery-powered scooter that the city is calling a micromobility device is on its way.

Two UF researchers worked with the World Health Organization and researchers around the world to develop and test the vaccine.

Local lawns might not look as green this fall due to an updated Alachua County fertilizer ordinance, and lawn care companies are starting to feel the effects. The amended ordinance, which took effect on Oct. 1, implemented a seasonal ban on the use of fertilizers containing nitrogen – a main …

The Digital Rehabilitation Environment-Altering Medical System uses VR headsets and noise-canceling headphones to transport intensive care unit patients to remote beaches and hillsides, said Suvajdzic, a game designer and associate director at UF’s Digital Worlds Institute. There, they undergo guided meditation. 

For many deputies, it may take a lot more work to determine what’s legal and what’s not, given that many hemp products look and smell like marijuana, said Scott Tummond, the public information officer for the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.

About 80 people attended the listening tour’s third of nine stops statewide, at the Alachua County Public Schools District Office last week.