It’s been almost a week since Alachua County’s Friends of the Library fall book sale ended, but for volunteers and book lovers alike, the hardest part of the work is just beginning: throwing away books into the dumpster. “Paperback books that can’t be sold are recycled,” said Ellen Smith, a …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Legal experts say DeSantis’ efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian university groups are likely illegal. “The experts cited a 2010 Supreme Court case that ruled the federal version of the terrorism …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Five injured at UF vigil for Israel after students flee scene in panic following pleas to call 911. “At least five people were injured at the University of Florida Monday …
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Hurricane Idalia is expected to strengthen and make landfall somewhere on the Gulf Coast by Wednesday. Here’s how counties in Florida are preparing for the storm: Alachua County: Alachua County will distribute sandbag bags (10 per car) at Wayside Park (11855 NW US 441) beginning at 10 a.m. Monday and …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: FDLE investigates GPD in-custody death. “According to the GPD release, the circumstances of the event are under investigation and the identity of the prisoner will not be released until …
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About 100 people gathered to celebrate Juneteenth and Black Music Month at the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center Friday.
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In the early morning hours on Sunday, April 23, a house was transported by truck from 1106 NW 6th Pl., to 1129 NE 3rd Ave. The project was organized by Tyler Smith and Roberta Lopez to move the more than 100-year-old home two miles to a plot of land where Cora …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Former UF quarterback faces years in prison, sex offender status if convicted. “Even for someone with a previously clean record, no one who was convicted of five counts of …
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A storage facility owned by the Santa Fe College Foundation is evicting about 30 music band tenants -- some of whom have rented units for more than a decade. The music groups, who used the space for band practice and equipment storage, were given no explanation and were told they must vacate the rental units by March 18.
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Behind the bet: the rise of sports betting. “Because sports betting has become normalized in most states, it’s increasingly harder to keep students at colleges and universities in …
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