Mental health issues are prominent among musicians, especially during a pandemic. To combat this, an organization called Upbeat Gainesville is putting on free programs for musicians both locally and around the state.
Read More »UF Researchers Launch Plans To Improve Vanilla Through Plant Breeding
Researchers at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have partnered with Elo Life Systems to find a new way to grow vanilla more sustainably without compromising taste.
Read More »Gainesville, Iraqi City Of Duhok Re-Up Sister City Agreement
Some six thousand miles separate the cities of Gainesville, Florida, and Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq, but the two are ready to reignite a long-distance friendship.
Read More »Florida Plant Nursery Businesses Grow During Stifling Pandemic
According to Riley Blitch, Garden Gate Nursery’s owner, revenue increased 28% since last year. He’s used that money to do things he said he wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.
Read More »With Affordable Care Act Special Enrollment Period Underway, Insurance Agents In Alachua County Say Engagement Is Slow
Alachua County insurance agents are on a mission to help residents get insured as a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act is underway.
Read More »‘Lovable Lichens’: UF Scientists Discuss Local Fungi, Zombie Ants And More
João Araújo and other experts will discuss zombie ants and more fungi-related topics at the Florida Museum’s virtual “Mushrooms with the Museum” event on Sunday.
Read More »Gainesville Resident Melia Speed Spotlights Local Black Leaders
Speed notes that people tend to focus on people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but she wants to showcase people in Gainesville and Alachua County who also accomplished greatness.
Read More »Homeless People Raise Concerns About City Of Gainesville’s Assistance Efforts
Key distribution for new lockers for the downtown Gainesville homeless community begins this week.
Read More »Families Of UF Students Who Died In Pedestrian Crashes File Wrongful Death Suit
Parents of Maggie Paxton and Sophia Lambert retained the same law firm to represent them in the wrongful death lawsuits.
Read More »University of Florida Places Professor On Leave Amid Investigation Into Student’s Suicide
Tao Li, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was placed on leave Feb. 15, according to a letter in his personnel file obtained under Florida’s public records law.
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