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Gainesville city commissioners, meeting as the city general policy committee, today will discuss ways the city can honor the late Tom Petty.
Read More »Gainesville City Commissioners To Discuss Options For Honoring Tom Petty
Center For Students With Disabilities Uses Gardening, Creativity To Teach
Sidney Lanier Center, a center for elementary and secondary students with disabilities in northeast Gainesville, has expanded its traditional learning tactics to the outdoors.
Read More »DeSantis Launches Governor’s Bid As ‘Principled Conservative’
DeSantis, who filed paperwork for the race early this month, is running to replace Gov. Rick Scott, who faces term limits and is widely expected to run for the U.S. Senate.
Read More »First Amendment Professor On Richard Spencer’s Right To Speak
Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida talks about the upcoming Richard Spencer event and the value of allowing such a discussion to take place on the UF campus.
Read More »Gainesville Native, Rock Star Tom Petty Remembered
Eighteen Grammy nominations, 16 albums, three Grammy wins, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, keys to his hometown, an induction in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a countless number of lives influenced greatly by his music - these are the legacies Tom Petty has left behind after his untimely death on Monday.
Read More »Hedges Delivers ‘Mixed Signals’
'Mixed Signals' is the long-awaited new album from Gainesville's Jason Hedges and his band, HEDGES. Friday's album release concert will be recorded and streamed live from Heartwood Soundstage in downtown Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville Music History Book Wins Florida Book Award
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, two Eagles (Bernie Leadon and Don Felder), and Stephen Stills: all in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and all started making music in Gainesville in the 1960s. Musician Marty Jourard (The Motels) was there and tells the story in his award-winning book, "Music Everywhere: The Rock and Roll Roots of a Southern Town" (2016, University Press of Florida).
Read More »Locals to Repair Community Pool from 1920s
The natural spring-fueled pool was developed by businessman C.A. Pound Sr.
Read More »Music Store Closing Its Doors After 60 Years
Lipham Music will close on April 15 after serving the Gainesville music community for more than half a century.
Read More »Heavy Petty performs tonight at Bo Diddley Plaza for “Free Fridays” concert series
Tonight’s Free Fridays Concert Series at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza features Heavy Petty, a Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Tribute Band at 8 p.m. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Steven Gallo had the chance to talk to the lead singer of the band, Jason Hedges before last year’s performance. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPHeavyPettyAug2012.mp3]
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