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The once in a century pandemic is causing havoc on plans by Micanopy, the state’s oldest inland town, to celebrate its bicentennial in 2021.
Read More »Micanopy Set To Turn 200, But Pandemic Disrupting Plans for Celebration
UF’s Planned Return To In-Person Classes At Pre-Pandemic Numbers Causes Mixed Reactions
Spring class registration is a week away.
Read More »High Springs Voters To Decide Commission Races, Await New City Manager
With six candidates running for two city commission seats on Tuesday and five finalists for the city manager’s post, there will be at least two new voices among those leading High Springs.
Read More »‘None of Us Are In the Same Place’: Theaters Improvising To Stay Active Amid COVID-19
Theaters across northern Florida are doing what they can to produce shows and keep the industry intact, despite challenges from COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »‘It’s A Move We’ve Got to Make’: Priest Theatre In High Springs About To Be Sold
Struggling with adjusting to the new conditions imposed by the pandemic, the Priest Theatre, the mainstay of downtown High Springs, will soon close.
Read More »Gainesville’s Regal Theater Locations Close Once Again
About 40,000 Americans face unemployment after Cineworld, Regal’s parent company, released a statement saying it will be suspending operations at all of its 536 U.S theaters less than seven weeks after its previous reopening.
Read More »Starke Businesses Survived The Route 301 Bypass. Will They Survive The Pandemic, Too?
“Things were looking pretty good. Then this mess hit.”
Read More »A COVID-19 Comeback: Ocala Drive-In Theatre Peaks In Sales
While the coronavirus has forced the shutdown of walk-in theaters nationwide, it has revived the once fading drive-in movie industry.
Read More »Gainesville Band Sister Hazel Wants To Hold A Drive-In Concert In Newberry
Newberry’s planning and zoning board will decide Wednesday whether to approve Sister Hazel’s bid for a drive-in concert on the site of an abandoned mine in the city on Oct. 23.
Read More »The Hippodrome’s Production Of ‘Souvenir’ Highlights The Possibilities Of Virtual Theater
Not even a global pandemic can stop Gainesville theater. The Hippodrome Theatre staff used a virtual program called Broadway Unlocked to recreate a live performance experience for patrons who are quarantined at their homes. The Hipp was able to showcase its socially-distanced production of Stephen Temperley’s “Souvenir” while also connecting …
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