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The U.S. and Canada have seen bird numbers drop by 3 billion in 48 years, according to a Cornell lab study.
Read More »Alachua County Reacts To Declining Bird Numbers In U.S. And Canada
The University of Florida And Downtown Gainesville Celebrate National Coming Out Day
Keynote speaker Schuyler Bailar’s coming out story was the culmination of an entire day of festivities held at UF and in downtown Gainesville.
Read More »Eastside High School Offers Colombian Students A Taste of American Education
The dreams of 13 Colombian students came true when Gainesville's Eastside High School opened its doors for them to experience American culture and education for two weeks.
Read More »Donald Trump Jr. And Kimberly Guilfoyle Speak At The University Of Florida
The night ended with the crowd chanting: “Four more years! Four more years!”
Read More »How Coon Hollo In Micanopy Came To Embrace Florida’s Agritourism Trend
If you want to have a son, don’t drink the water at Coon Hollo. At least, that’s what Laurie Berry says. She’s the oldest of three daughters in the Williams family and part of five generations of Williams that have lived and worked on Coon Hollo farm since the early …
Read More »Leaking Septic System Fouls Fish Camp
McIntosh Fish Camp's owners are desperate to stop the flow of what they believe is raw sewage from flowing into Orange Lake.
Read More »Florida Law Requires The Removal Of A Struggling School’s Principal. That’s What Happened At This Gainesville School
Both students and teachers are affected by the absence of their former principal, Karla Hutchinson, after she was removed from the position because of the schools consistently low grade.
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.
Read More »UF Students Protest Donald Trump Jr.’s Visit to Campus
ACCENT, a part of the UF student government, is paying Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle $50,000 from student activity fees.
Read More »Alachua County Vape Retailers Said County Ordinance Could Boost Black Market Sales And Vaping Illness
Alachua County commissioners approved an ordinance that will go into effect Oct. 22 in response to community concern.
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