Extreme Dance Company at the University of Florida went from about 30 attendees to about 10 after moving to Zoom classes this fall.
Read More »Texan With Lots of Small City Government Experience Is High Springs’ New City Manager
The High Springs City Commission recently hired Ashley Stathatos to replace Joel DeCoursey Jr. as city manager.
Read More »You Can Now Fish For Snook In Cedar Key. Why? Climate Change, Most Likely
University of Florida and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission researchers have studied the common snook for more than a decade, tracking their movements and recent invasion into the waters near Cedar Key, a town with fewer than 700 residents an hour southwest of Gainesville.
Read More »What Is The Purpose Of A Groundwater Recharge Wetland Park? Alachua County’s Planning Agency Just Approved One
The Alachua County Local Planning Agency and Planning Commission on Wednesday voted in favor of a proposed development for a 75-acre groundwater recharge wetland park in the western part of the county.
Read More »Florida’s State GOP Leaders Consider Climate Change Plans
New Republican leaders of the Florida House and Senate expressed a desire Tuesday to establish work programs that would address the increased impacts of rising sea levels in coastal communities.
Read More »Marion County Homeless Shelter Receives Over $250,000 In COVID-19 Funding
The Marion County Board of Commissioners in September had approved a contract that gave $65,000 to IES. On Tuesday, the board added an extra $277,524 — over four times the original amount.
Read More »Digging Deep: Once Homeless, Gainesville Fossil Tour Company Owner Turns Childhood Passion Into Career
Teachers scolded Hurley for playing in the creeks and parents doubted anything would come of hunting for fossils.
Read More »In A Year Of Disrupted Traditions And Grief, A Cemetery’s Planting Day Offers Comfort
Amid the grief surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, families and community members came together Saturday at Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery -- whose 93 acres are dedicated to conservation -- for a bi-annual planting day.
Read More »Uncertainty High On Tropical Storm Eta’s Next Move In The Gulf
Tropical Storm Eta has moved into the Gulf of Mexico, where competing atmospheric factors are leading to low confidence on its next move. As such, a...
Read More »Gusty Winds And Heavy Rain From Eta Likely Into Early Next Week
Days of occasional heavy rainfall may increase the risk of flooding over saturated South Florida late this upcoming weekend into early next week ahead...
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