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Ride-share drivers in north central Florida report having fewer customers since March, but face increasing risks, responsibilities, and out-of-pocket expenses.
Read More »Gainesville Ride-Share Drivers Juggle Income With Safety During COVID-19
COVID-19 Limits Student Access To On-Campus Study Spaces
With university libraries unable to provide sufficient study space within COVID-19 restrictions, students struggle to prepare for crucial exams.
Read More »Pandemic Pickup: Soccer Scrimmages Continue Despite COVID-19
As Gainesville soccer leagues and clubs cancel or adapt their seasons, daily maskless soccer scrimmages persist across the city.
Read More »Arrival Of Solar Power To Newberry Expected In 2023
Solar power sites that would supply Newberry with renewable energy are set for construction in 2023. In Dec. 2019, the Newberry City Commission explored solar energy ideas. A partnership between Newberry, the Florida Municipal Solar Project and 15 other Florida cities soon followed. The FMPA’s solar plan is split into …
Read More »‘It’s Green’: Progress Slows As Newnans Lake Cleanup Efforts Continue
Nearing four years after county commissioners gave the go-ahead for the Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative in an expansive effort to improve the impaired lake's water quality, water restoration efforts remain underway.
Read More »Job Placement Organizations Adapt To Escalating Demand For Services
COVID-19 has created a unique challenge to traditional methods of assisting job-seekers.
Read More »Alachua County School District Scrambles To Provide Digital Assistance
So far, the district has met the majority of these families’ connectivity needs, but it is unable to provide for everyone.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Pushes Forward In Allowing Open Containers On City Property
The Gainesville City Commission took the first step in suspending the enforcement of open containers of alcohol on city property in a meeting on Thursday.
Read More »‘I Began To Call And Demand Answers’: A Jail Inmate’s Mother Searches For Justice In Two Cases
Jennifer Mccray Littles spends the days awaiting progress in the criminal trial against former detention officer Jerome Ulrich for charges of battery and tampering with a victim — her son, Joseph Combs.
Read More »Florida Schools’ Athletic Programs Prepare To Return For Fall
Florida high schools, state universities and colleges are implementing alternate methods that will keep the staff, students and student-athletes safe during the pandemic if games and practices are scheduled during the school year.
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