University of Florida’s Chabad center is celebrating Hanukkah amidst rising antisemitism and the war between Israel and Hamas. Friday marks the second night of the 8-day festival of lights that commemorates Jewish resilience. UF Chabad was vandalized on Nov. 24. In spite of the acts of hate, the Jewish community …
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New evidence emerged Friday raising more questions about the legal residency of a Republican who won election this week to the state House in South Florida as his Democratic rival filed an official complaint with the Florida Ethics Commission. A letter dated June 19 the Florida Division of Elections mailed …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WCJB: Commissioners approve plan for Thelma A. Boltin Center in split vote. “In a 4 to 3 vote, the Gainesville City Commission approved a $1.5 million plan to renovate the Thelma A. …
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University of Florida students have until Dec. 15 to sign up for the opportunity to win $25,000 in the 2024 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. Shelby Thomas, a Ph.D. student at UF, won the first-place prize of $25,000 in the 2023 competition, along with the $1,000 Best Social Impact …
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The Democrat who narrowly lost a state House election in South Florida said Wednesday he may challenge the race result over revelations that his Republican opponent purchased a new condominium outside the district and signed a banking agreement requiring him to live there as his principal residence for at least …
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A Gainesville woman working with the Alachua County Community Remembrance Program Committee has created the first digital Black Heritage Trail Map for Alachua County. The digital map will launch by early December this year along with a complete renovation of the Alachua County Truth and Reconciliation website. Jacque Micieli-Voutsinas, Ph.D., …
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A well-funded Republican lawyer won a closer-than-expected election Tuesday to Florida’s House in a heavily leaning GOP district in South Florida, amid questions about the lawmaker-elect’s residency. Michael David Redondo, 38, of Miami, won with 52% of the vote in the low-turnout special election for House District 118, with all …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WCJB: Voter rights groups to appeal North Florida congressional map ruling to Supreme Court. “The Florida Supreme Court is likely to hear a statewide redistricting case. Voter rights groups are planning to …
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Django Chassang wants to dink for a living. The 20-year-old junior at the University of Florida follows much of the same lifestyle as his peers, but he tries to balance it with a career as a professional athlete. Chassang plays pickleball. Pickleball was America’s fastest growing sport in 2022 according …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: School district reverses decision, putting LGBTQ book back on library shelf. “The district said it now deems the complaint about the book invalid after concluding the woman who challenged it …
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