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Hawthorne resident Iva McLaughlin turns 106

Oct 12, 2021
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 […]
History

Gainesville unveils new downtown historic marker

Oct 11, 2021
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 […]
Local Events

Community Calendar of Events – October 2021

Oct 7, 2021
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. […]
Local Living

Gator Growl returns with new location

Oct 6, 2021
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 […]
Local Living

Gainesville literary journal releases 2021 edition

Oct 6, 2021
The Writer’s Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) will host a special event on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. for the 2021 launch of its 12th annual Bacopa Literary […]
Local Living

Cade Museum lists award winners

Oct 1, 2021
The Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention awarded SPKL, LLC of Tampa with $34,000 on Thursday for winning the 12th annual Cade Prize with its new […]
Local Events

Williston to hold 32nd annual peanut festival

Sep 30, 2021
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. […]
Local Living

Libraries increasing evening hours

Sep 28, 2021
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, […]
Local Living

Family remembers Mary Cade as kind, compassionate

Sep 27, 2021
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 […]
Local Events

Newberry welcomes Afghanistan vets home

Sep 25, 2021
The Milton Lewis Young Marines and Color Guard ushered a parade on Saturday that served as a welcome home to United States veterans of the war […]
Local Living

Gainesville to give away 250 trees

Sep 23, 2021
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 […]
Local Events

Welcome home for Afghan war vets on tap

Sep 23, 2021
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 […]
History

Archer cemetery preservation film debuts Thursday

Sep 20, 2021
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 […]
Local Events

ARTSPEAKS returns for annual poetry event

Sep 16, 2021
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 […]
Local Living

My Foodie Recipe: Green Enchilada Chicken Soup

Sep 16, 2021
Our next My Foodie Recipe is the crockpot green enchilada chicken soup. Most times there are recipes that I have concocted and other times some of […]
Local Living

Numerous local events planned to mark 9/11

Sep 9, 2021
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 […]
Local Living

Newberry football player takes field as a private

Sep 9, 2021
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 […]
Local Living

Splatter Room a chance to let loose, throw paint

Sep 8, 2021
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 […]
Local Living

Athletes prepare for Gainesville Senior Games

Sep 8, 2021
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 Living

DJ Terrah tribute set for Bo Diddley Plaza

Sep 3, 2021
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 […]
Local Living

Donors step up to meet shelter’s need

Sep 3, 2021
The Gainesville community stepped up in a big way after GRACE Marketplace sent out an August call for help as its Cafe 131 kitchen prepared to […]
Local Living

My Foodie Recipe: Taco Pie

Sep 2, 2021
I have been on a Mexican food craze several times over the last couple of months as we look at Taco Pie this week. The little […]
Education

Local sixth grader raises funds for Uganda

Aug 31, 2021
The work of a local student is changing the lives of families more than 7,000 miles away. Craig “Tre’” Smith, a sixth-grader at Oak View Middle […]
Covid-19

Here’s where you can get paid for a COVID shot

Aug 31, 2021
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.  […]
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