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Harriet Meiss holds meditation and blessing gatherings at her house in Gainesville twice a month.
Read More »Florida Voices | Harriet Meiss: Blessing People In Her Home
Andrew Gillum’s High School Adviser Predicted Years Ago He Would Be Florida’s Governor
Linda Awbrey was Andrew Gillum's adviser when he was a student at Gainesville High School in the late 1990s. She predicted in 1997 that Gillum would eventually be elected governor.
Read More »After 70 Years, A Doctor’s Care Returns To Micanopy
It’s been more than 70 years since the historic town last had a practicing doctor. Dr. Jon Hemstreet opened his new practice, Micanopy Wellness Center, located a three-minute walk from the center of town.
Read More »Waldo Community School Infused With New Businesses
Waldo Community School gets new life: A work space for local startups and businesses.
Read More »A Q&A With The Van-Loading Man Named Sandy From Tom Petty’s New Song ‘Gainesville’
Sandy Stringfellow said he was “the first official roadie” for Mudcrutch, a forerunner band to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Read More »‘It Spirals Out Of Control’: The List Of Reasons Behind Gainesville’s Continuing Racial Disparity
Black residents represent 70.8 percent of the county’s inmates despite comprising about 20 percent of the general population, a study found.
Read More »Turnout Lessons Learned From Florida’s 2018 Primary Ahead Of The General Election
Florida is no stranger to high-stakes, high-profile elections.
Read More »Gainesville Activists Support National Prison Strike
Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, an anonymous incarcerated group of prisoner rights advocates, called for the strike in response to a riot at a prison in South Carolina in which seven inmates died.
Read More »See Coverage Of Florida’s 2018 Primary Election Results
From gubernatorial party nominations all the way down to school board and mayor's races, we have you covered for Florida's primary.
Read More »Gainesville Has Had 575 Car Burglaries So Far In 2018, And Drivers Still Aren’t Always Locking Their Doors
The hundreds of car burglaries so far in 2018 are on pace to surpass those committed in 2017.
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