Alexandra Fernandez
Alexandra is a reporter for WUFT News and can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
-
April 10 to April 16 is National Library Week. While no coordinated celebration is planned for the libraries of the tiny towns of Levy County, Lisa Brasher, director of Levy County Public Libraries, said they are living up to the theme of the week, "Libraries Transform," by being a third place for residents to meet.
-
For the first time, the Survivors of Violence Art Exhibit will bring artwork created by sexual assault survivors to the Harn Museum of Art. The exhibit, organized as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, has featured work from 12 artists and will run until April 14.
-
Some neighborhood associations are moving toward more sustainable landscaping practices to conserve water. Haile Plantation Association is using sustainable practices in its common areas, but it doesn’t have authority over how residents water their lawns.
-
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill that will allow children equal time with each parent post-divorce.
-
Project Makeover funds "dream project" at Rawlings Elementary School.
-
GRACE Marketplace is facing a deadline that could determine just how many people it can move to permanent housing. It has raised $2,983 of it's yearly fundraising goal of $25,000 with only nine days left until the cutoff.
-
The Alachua County Labor Coalition is working to raise the county's minimum wage to $14.57 per hour by 2020. The Alachua County Commission approved a new living wage ordinance for county employees, but the coalition plans to make sure all Alachua County residents have the opportunity to make a living wage.