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With the Oscars right around the corner, many of us are thinking about movies we love. While viewing this year’s Best Picture nominations may be the best way for some to prep for Sunday’s Oscar telecast, some film fans may simply choose to re-watch their definition of classics. It may …
Read More »The Academy Awards Are Sunday: Choose Your Best Picture Winner
Film fans across North Central Florida will join millions around the world on Sunday evening to watch the 90th annual telecast of the Academy Awards, set for 8 p.m. on ABC.
Read More »Gainesville Resident’s Idea Brings Local Community Together To Clean Up Sweetwater Branch Creek
In the recent years Sweetwater Branch Creek along University Avenue and 4th Avenue has become a forgotten park and littered waterway. Now volunteers are trying to clean up the creek that flows through the downtown area of Gainesville, located between the Matheson History Museum Complex and the Alachua County Library District Headquarters.
Read More »What Will A Revamped Duval Community Look Like?
Residents met this week to try and figure it out, as changes are coming to Duval Park and the Clarence R. Kelly Community Center.
Read More »County-Purchased YMCA Land May Benefit Micanopy Residents With Facilities Similar to Privately Held UF Lake Wauburg Park
County-Purchased YMCA Land May Benefit Micanopy Residents With Facilities Similar to Privately Held UF Lake Wauburg Park.
Read More »Alachua County Withdraws Plan To Build Fire Station On Millhopper Road
The Alachua County Commission voted unanimously to temporarily withdraw its request for a special use permit to build a fire station on Millhopper Road that had raised concerns among local residents.
Read More »Earleton Locals Recall Town’s History, Historic Fish Camp To Re-Open
“Oh it was a good life here back then,” said Bob Shanks, one of the oldest living residents of Earleton. Once a paradise for locals, today Earleton is quiet. However, the re-opening of a historic fish camp on Lake Santa Fe in April may restore some of the town's old glory.
Read More »Loaves of Luv: Nourishing Physically and Spiritually
Three University of Florida students take time each week out of their studies to bake challah bread for the people who need a little extra love and care. What started off as a pastime is now a weekly tradition and a nonprofit corporation founded in Gainesville.
Read More »State, Federal Grants Could Help Two Alachua County Neighborhoods That Flooded During Irma
The people living in the Robin Lane and Hills of Santa Fe neighborhoods in Alachua County are frequent flooding victims, so Alachua County will seek state and federal grants to help fix the issue.
Read More »Keystone Heights’ Lakes Might Get State Funding For Water Replenishment, But Not Everyone’s Happy
Senate bill 204 aims to allocate $50 million to lake restoration in Keystone Heights.
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