Gainesville wins Sister Cities award for partnership with São José do Rio Preto
Partnership started in 2024.
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Gainesville wins Sister Cities award for partnership with São José do Rio Preto
Partnership started in 2024.
UF/IFAS to screen documentary on hurricane recovery, resilience in Cedar Key
Panel discussion to follow film and highlight how Florida’s coastal communities adapt, recover and rebuild after repeated storms.
Matheson History Museum to host talk on early Spanish Florida history
Judith Bense to give presentation on her book on Wednesday.
Longtime Gainesville activist Pam Smith to receive Susan B. Anthony Award
Award to be presented at Women’s Equality Day Luncheon on Aug. 22.
Acrosstown Repertory Theater to perform ’13’
Play to run through Aug. 16.
Voices Rising Community Chorus to register new singers on Aug. 9
Registration to take place at Oak Hall School.
City of Gainesville to host 2026 Business Matchmaker networking event
Event to be held at UF Reitz Union on Friday.
‘Conversations About Death and Dying’ slated for Saturday
Event to take place at Alachua County Headquarters Library in Gainesville.
Gainesville Fine Arts Association showcases Jessica Carter’s ‘florida/woman’ exhibition
Photographic self-portraits to be on display from July 29 through Aug. 8.
Alachua to host back-to-school giveaways Saturday during JBF sale
Kids get free backpacks and fingerprinting.
Aging Matters: Hot summer days are a problem for the elderly
From 2018 to 2022, Florida had nation-high 31,000 heat-related emergency room visits.
LifeSouth to host “Don’t Let Summer Bleed Away” Beach Festival and Blood Drive
Saturday event to include raffle for prizes.
UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County to offer virtual ‘Dining With Diabetes’ program
Four-week course to help adults manage diabetes through healthy nutrition, lifestyle choices.
Humane Society launches Happy Tails Planned Giving Program for pet owners
Program offers pet owners way to ensure animals are cared for if they become unable to.
Gainesville to celebrate Depot Park’s 10th anniversary
Park transformed from hazardous brownfield site.
Disability Awareness Expo on tap Wednesday
Event to be held at Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center in Gainesville.
Just Between Friends Gainesville’s All Season Sale on tap in Alachua
Event returns July 29 through Aug. 2 at Legacy Park Multipurpose Center.
UF/IFAS: Florida heat isn’t just hard on your plants, but also on you
Heat affects body, brain and emotional well-being.
Community group hosts first ‘Back-to-School Book Bag Drive’ in East Gainesville
Walk It Like You Talk It to host free event on Aug. 1 at Gainesville Church of Christ.
Free UF/IFAS webinars to focus on wells, septic systems during storm season
Four-part series to start on Aug. 25.
East Gainesville community listening session slated for Wednesday
Meeting to be held at First Missionary Baptist Church.
Alachua County awarded AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Grant
Funds to expand volunteer opportunities for adults age 55 and older.
UF butterfly experts plant roadside milkweed in Florida to help monarchs
Florida Department of Transportation awards grant to plant 15,000 plants.
Anew to raise money for trafficking survivors during inaugural gala on July 24
Tickets include dinner and inspirational speakers.