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SF Students Explore U.S. Southwest During Inaugural National Studies Trip
July 22, 2024 – The first national travel studies trip under the Museum of Earth Science led students from Santa Fe College to an unforgettable exploration of the United States’ southwest this Summer from May 24 to June 4. Led by three faculty members in the Natural Sciences...
The Point, July 22, 2024: Town of Welaka faces uncertain future
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. • WUFT News: 'You don’t see this in the city': Welaka has an unknown future. "Without prior knowledge or an expert in your front seat to guide you, it could be easy to overlook Welaka. But slow down, and the town reveals a natural haven that has managed to preserve some of what the Bartrams saw on the riverbanks nearly three centuries ago."
Peaceful Paths to host back-to-school bingo fundraiser
Peaceful Paths will host a back-to-school bingo fundraiser on Sunday, July 28. The event is slated from 3 to 6 p.m. at 2100 NW 53rd Ave. in Gainesville and benefits Peaceful Paths’ youth education programs. The event is ‘70s themed, and attendees are encouraged to dress in theme, though bellbottoms are not required.
Rain won’t stop the rage: punk metal show moved to How Bazar after rain-out
After landing in Gainesville three years ago, 24-year-old Christian “Cloud” Casey quickly discovered two things: the collaborative community of musicians in Gainesville and the opportunity to grow the city’s goth metal music scene. After meeting one of his future band members one late night in a McDonald’s,...
Gainesville’s Florida Man Reptiles opens doors
In the swampy outskirts of Gainesville, the iconic alligator may steal the show among the reptilian ecosystem. But on Southwest Archer Road, Florida Man Reptiles showcases its very own population of nearly 100 reptiles and amphibians. On July 1, its doors opened to the public to shop from a selection...
‘I wouldn’t wish it on no other parent:’ thousands of teens tried as adults under Florida Statute
Mikhail Lawson, then 14, was charged as an adult for a Feb. 19 armed homicide-robbery case accompanied by two others at Pointe 23 apartments in Gainesville. He’s facing a capital felony which could give him life in prison. His parents, Tamelia Young and Malcolm Lawson, said the incident was...
UF dining hall workers seek unionization
Employees of Chartwells Higher Education, UF’s campus food provider, are working to form a union after months of turmoil. Unaddressed grievances concerning sudden summer layoffs, inadequate pay and an unprofessional work environment spurred employees to officially announce their unionization effort July 10. In May, 63 associates were laid off,...
End of an era: Gator Great Christian Taylor shines at Holloway Pro Classic
Family, friends and fans gathered around the sandpit at James Pressly Stadium as former Gator Christian Taylor achieved his final triple jump of an undoubtedly illustrious career. “When I looked down and saw all those bodies at the end of the pit, it just felt like I was jumping into...
New men’s tennis coaching staff looks to restore Gators’ dominance
The Florida Gators men’s tennis team aims to rebuild its program this fall under second-year head coach Adam Steinberg, with some fresh faces by his side. Following the 2024 spring slate, Steinberg was tasked with replacing both his associate head coach and assistant coach after Mat Cloer and Scott Perelman’s departure.
Why this new coach will inject life into the Florida football secondary
New Florida football secondary coach Will Harris is looking to build a back end of the defense that's physical and works together. The Florida Gators surrendered 20 pass plays of 40 yards or longer, which was worst in the SEC. Some of that had do with miscommunication in the back end, as well as being unable to tackle consistently and contain yards after the catch.
Florida gas prices have plummeted 18 cents per gallon, AAA says
Florida gasoline prices have plummeted 18 cents per gallon in the past 10 days, according to the AAA-The Auto Club Group's weekly gas price briefing. That caused the state average to fall to $3.36 per gallon on Sunday. "Future prices have fallen the past two weeks, to the lowest levels...
Have shark attacks increased in Florida? Expert says no
A shark bit a child last week near Crandon Park, off Key Biscayne, leaving him with a minor superficial wound to his leg, just days after a man spearfishing off Key West was badly bitten by a bull shark. These are just two of the latest shark attacks that have...
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