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Local Living

Boca Fiesta contemplates a year without graduation and Cinco de Mayo

Staff Reports

Apr 14, 2020

Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]

Education

School Board set to establish virtual meeting protocol

Suzette Cook, Staff Reports

Apr 13, 2020

Alachua County Public School Superintendent Karen Clarke will recommend that the school board adopt a virtual meeting policy at the April 14th meeting. The School Board […]

Education

Alachua County Public Schools continue feeding thousands of students

Staff Reports

Apr 13, 2020

 For the second straight week, Alachua County Public Schoolls provided hundreds of thousands of meals to students according to a statement from the Public Information Office. […]

Local News

Mayor Poe warns of fraudulent calls and emails about stimulus checks

Suzette Cook, Staff Reports

Apr 13, 2020

City of Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe warned citizens during a recent COVID-19 Telephone Town Hall that a scam has been detected in Alachua County. “There is […]

Inspiration

Pilot program provides meals to vulnerable residents, supports local restaurants

Staff Reports

Apr 13, 2020

Starting today (April 13th), Gainesville area restaurants will provide meals to some of the city’s most vulnerable residents during the coronavirus crisis. The City of Gainesville […]

Education

Florida officials optimistic schools will reopen, even if only for ‘a couple of weeks’

Staff Reports

Apr 13, 2020

The Center Square – Florida schools have been in a distance-learning mode since March 30 and are set to reopen May 4, but whether that is […]

Local Living

Public outcry allows Madrina’s to reopen

Staff Reports

Apr 13, 2020

Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]

Education

Peacebuilding organization offers stay-at-home coping techniques

Suzette Cook, Staff Reports

Apr 12, 2020

Four questions posted on your refrigerator door could help families deal with conflicts at home that arise during the stress of parents and kids being cooped […]

Faith + Inspiration

Easter falls on a Sunday this Year?

Reggie Connell, Staff Reports

Apr 12, 2020

A few years ago, I worked at an office with about 50 employees. They were good people, mostly Christians, but not that many churchgoers among them. […]

Faith + Inspiration

From news anchor to pastor: The spiritual evolution of Myra Monroe-Carr

Tim Price, Staff Reports

Apr 12, 2020

Myra Monroe delivered the news to thousands of Gainesville area residents for nearly 20 years on television. Now, Myra Monroe-Carr delivers the Good News as a United […]