The Rev. Christe Lunsford knew from a young age they had a spiritual calling. After growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Lunsford, now 55, began seminary preparatory school at 19 years old. But when they came out as transgender, they were met with opposition that pushed them away from organized religion …
Read More »Inside the Matheson History Museum exhibit on iconic 70s concert venue
The Florida Theater’s condition is one of dismal disrepair. The windows are perpetually dark and marred by graffiti, and it has not hosted a show in more than five years. But an exhibit at the Matheson History Museum of Gainesville aims to illuminate the story of the site when it …
Read More »She gave her life to serve international students. They gave her a new life in return.
Debra Anderson retired this summer after 22 years working for the University of Florida’s International Center. She agreed to a profile on one condition – it couldn’t be about her.
Read More »Look To The Sky This Weekend In Gainesville As Vintage World War II Aircraft Fly Formations
The Gainesville Formation Clinic is set for Thursday through Monday at Gainesville Regional Airport.
Read More »Gainesville Community Marches Against Racism, Mourns Loss Of Atlanta Shooting Victims
On a warm and sunny Saturday evening, hundreds walked from Bo Diddley Plaza to Depot Park to march against racism and anti-Asian violence after six Asian American women were killed in Atlanta on March 16.
Read More »Vietnam Veterans Ride To Honor One Another At Second Annual Event
To these Vietnam War veterans, freedom sounds like the roar of a motorcycle engine.
Read More »CareerSource North Central Florida Hosts Job and Resource Fair For Veterans
Twenty-two employers offering a wide variety of jobs were at the event.
Read More »Gainesville Unveils Two Markers Commemorating Memorial Mile
On each Memorial Day since 2007, the Gainesville chapter of Veterans for Peace has placed a 12-inch ceremonial tombstone for every U.S. soldier who died in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Read More »In Ocala, Remembering The Bowens’ Sacrifices In Vietnam And Afterward
On Feb. 6, 1968, Hammett Bowen Junior left Ocala to enlist in the U.S. Army and fight in the Vietnam War.
Read More »University of Florida Leaders Honor Former Provost David Colburn
UF held a memorial service for Colburn, a man with a role in nearly every leadership position at the university. Colburn died of complications from an ongoing illness on Sept. 18. He was 76.
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