Iva Noriene McLaughlin was 17 years old when she graduated as the Hawthorne High School valedictorian in 1932. Franklin D. Roosevelt was President of the United […]
The City of Gainesville uncovered a new downtown historical marker that remembers the indigenous Potano people at a ceremony outside city hall Monday evening. At the […]
If you have events you would like to submit to our calendar, please email editor@mainstreetdailynews.com Ongoing Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies Sept. 25, 2021 – Jan. […]
The countdown to Gator Growl ticks closer and closer to all zeros with kickoff coming at 6 p.m. on Friday night for arguably the largest student-run […]
The Williston Chamber of Commerce will make George Washington Carver proud once again at its 32nd annual Central Florida Peanut Festival this Saturday from 9 a.m. […]
The Alachua County Library District (ACLD) will increase evening hours at eight locations starting Monday, Oct. 4. The update will add hours at Archer, Cone Park, […]
Across Gainesville, Mary Strasburger Cade’s impact is felt in a few large ways—like the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention and the Gainesville Community Foundation—but also […]
Choose from Magnolia, Cedar and Poplar trees and more at Morningside Nature Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday. The City of Gainesville will give […]
Two Vietnam War Veterans from Newberry want soldiers returning from Afghanistan to get the welcome home they never received. Retired United States Army Sgt. Maj. Major […]
A documentary film that chronicles the preservation of an African American cemetery in Archer debuts Thursday at the Archer Community Center. The documentary, titled “They Taught […]
ARTSPEAKS “Bringing Poetry & People Together” will return following the COVID pandemic hiatus for its 9th annual event at 5 p.m., Sunday, outside the Historic Thomas […]
Memorial events for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 are set to take place throughout Alachua County and North Central Florida this weekend. On Friday, the North […]
Newberry High School (NHS) senior Chance Stevens made it home from boot camp last Friday afternoon just in time to take the football field. Stevens, who […]
Tucked inside of the giant art space at Pinspiration Gainesville, there is an 8-by-10 foot room covered in layers and layers of paint that would make […]
The 2021 Tokyo Olympics ended last month, but a new competition begins this week. The Gainesville Senior Games start Friday and three Oak Hammock athletes will […]
Local radio personality Akeem Thompson, Sr. known as DJ Terrah, had a goal for Alachua County residents written into his last will and testament. Thompson died […]
Last week the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners approved incentives for those who obtain a COVID-19 vaccine. Namely, Alachua County residents receive $25 per shot. […]