Isabel Kraby

“Anyone can order something from Amazon or online from Target, but there's not really any thought behind it,” Mincey said. “I think receiving a locally made, or even personally made gift is just a lot more sentimental.”

The Gainesville Circus Center partnered with the Children’s Trust of Alachua County to celebrate and highlight local after-school programs on Thursday. The event is a 20-year nationwide effort to keep children safe and engaged after the final school bell rings.

Tom Petty, Bo Diddley and Against Me! are among a long list of names Telg and Caplan hope to see honored in the Walk of Fame. Others include Stephen Stills (of Crosby, Stills & Nash), Hot Water Music, Sister Hazel, Linda Lyndell and flipturn.

The Gainesville Drive-In Theater opened for business Thursday with its first screening in a field off South Main Street.