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St. Augustine Artist’s Work Aims To Inspire Social Justice Conversation In...
Hearing on the radio the sounds of peaceful protesters being hit with tear gas in Lafayette Square, amid the George Floyd protests in Washington on June 1, affected Sylvi Herrick deeply. “I mean, I...
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Alachua County’s Inaugural Poet Laureate Turns Passion Into Public Service
https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2020/10/carroll_poet.mp3 Listen above: “I have a duty to just bear witness to the truth and express that through my poetry,” says E. Stanley Richardson, Alachua...
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‘Trying To Come To Grips’: Poet Laureate Offers Poetry On Racial And Social...
E. Stanley Richardson, the Alachua County poet laureate, choked over the words Thursday evening as he read from one of his new poems, “8 Minutes and 46 Seconds”: “Trying to come to grips / to...
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‘You Were Consistently Amazing’: Hundreds Celebrate The Life Of Patricia...
WUFT · Remembering Patricia Hilliard-Nunn Kenneth Nunn held a photo of his wife, Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, to the webcam as he spoke at the end of an impassioned memorial service celebrating her life...
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North Florida Museums Interact With Public Despite COVID-19 Challenges
Walking through the empty gallery halls at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville every day hurts Dixie Neilson to her core. The museum has been closed to visitors since March, and as quiet as...
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Untold Florida: Why Is North Main Street, North 8th Avenue Intersection So...
An old postcard shows the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad going through West Main Street, which is now referred to as North Main Street. (Courtesy of the Matheson History Museum) This story is part of...
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Matheson History Museum To Reopen With Exhibit Celebrating Local Women
The Matheson History Museum is celebrating its grand reopening on April 2 with a brand new exhibit featuring inspirational women of Alachua County. The exhibit will honor the 100-year milestone of...
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UF Alumni Reflect On Black Thursday And The Black Student Experience
Betty Stewart-Fullwood was among the 100-plus Black students who left the University of Florida after the administration’s response to their demands for better treatment in 1971. “It was the principle...
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Orphans fleeing the war in Ukraine are receiving aid from a Florida-based...
An organization that helps orphans flee the war in Ukraine is hosting a fundraising event in Gainesville at the end of the month to raise money for basic necessities needed for their operations. World...
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Inside the Matheson History Museum exhibit on iconic 70s concert venue
The Florida Theater’s condition is one of dismal disrepair. The windows are perpetually dark and marred by graffiti, and it has not hosted a show in more than five years. But an exhibit at the Matheson...
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The Point, Nov. 22, 2022: Alachua County joins GNV zoning lawsuit
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: Alachua County joins lawsuit against GNV zoning. “Peggy Carr and Faye L....
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The Point: Your 2022 news year in review
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. 2022 was a busy year, and The Point newsletter was there in your inbox most weekday mornings with the day’s top news to...
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The Beatles in Florida in 1964: ‘Good Day Sunshine State’
WUFT’s Morning Edition host Glenn Richards speaks with retired broadcast journalist and author Bob Kealing about his latest book, Good Day Sunshine State: How the Beatles Rocked Florida. Published in...
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North central Florida’s diversity of languages on display at the Matheson...
The exhibit’s audio booth allows visitors to listen to recorded interviews with the interviewees whose quotes are displayed around the exhibition space. (Tomas Curcio/WUFT News) The Matheson History...
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The Point, Sept. 26, 2023: Alachua County school gyms struggle without A/C
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Not cool for school – Alachua County students struggle inside gyms without A/C, with no...
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Pride month events continue with a look at the past
October is Gainesville Pride Month with last weekend’s “Can’t Drag Us Down” Festival as the main event. But the celebration continued at the Matheson History Museum, where an exhibit titled “Alachua’s...
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Future of Thelma Boltin Center dominates Historic Preservation Board meeting
Betsy Maloney Hurst, a member of the Friends of Thelma Boltin group, hands out pictures of the building to the Historic Preservation Board. (Brett Posner-Ferdman/WUFT News) The Gainesville Historic...
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Gator alum aims to make an impact through a single word
#UNLITTER promotes a positive environment through events, projects, education and community awareness as a registered nonprofit organization. (Mariana Pena Rueda/WUFT News) The Matheson History Museum...
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