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Plane bound for Gainesville airport lands safely after emergency landing warning
Passengers on a flight bound for Gainesville Regional Airport received quite a scare Wednesday afternoon when they were told to prepare for an emergency landing. American Airlines Flight 5438, which left Dallas Fort Worth International Airport at 12:15 CDT, was just minutes from landing in Gainesville when passengers were told about a potential problem. ...
Conservancy in Gainesville protects bats and helps visitors learn about the mammals
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Look on any list of creatures that people are afraid of, and bats are likely to turn up in the top 10. Lubee Bat Conservancy in Gainesville is home to the largest bat species in the world. The facility is celebrating 35 years of saving, protecting...
The historic legacy of Asian American photographer Corky Lee
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. For our “Hidden Histories” series, we learn about Corky Lee, a photographer who chronicled the daily lives, struggles and contributions of Asian Americans, a community that is often marginalized, unsung and unseen.
Celebrate World Tree Kangaroo Day at the SF Teaching Zoo on May 18
Bring the whole family out to the Zoo on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to see these rare, majestic animals and learn how you can help them in the wild. The post Celebrate World Tree Kangaroo Day at the SF Teaching Zoo on May 18 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Florida Finds: Historic Haile Homestead
If you want to get a taste of what plantation life might have been like for wealthy white landowners and their families and the African Americans they brought with them as enslaved people, visiting Historic Haile Homestead on the outskirts of Gainesville will give you a glimpse of the past.
Acrosstown Repertory Theater to hold auditions for summer Pre-Professional Workshop
The Acrosstown Repertory Theater will hold open auditions on May 19 for its Pre-Professional Workshop The post Acrosstown Repertory Theater to hold auditions for summer Pre-Professional Workshop appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Hot Water Music break down every song on their star-studded new album Vows
Hot Water Music’s new album, Vows, has a lot to celebrate. It’s the 10th record from the Gainesville punk vets and their 30th anniversary as a band — one who’ve gone on to influence Against Me!, Coheed and Cambria, and Thrice, to name a few. Fittingly, their new record taps on their friends, bringing collaboration to the forefront in vivid color. There’s an appearance from Brendan Yates and Daniel Fang of Turnstile, whose band were named after a song from their 1997 LP Fuel for the Hate Game. Elsewhere, Dallas Green (City and Colour, Alexisonfire), the Interrupters, Thrice, Calling Hours, and Farside all bring heart and heat to a project that rivals their 2000s output. To celebrate its release, bassist Jason Black and guitarist/vocalist Chris Cresswell gave us a complete breakdown of every song on their new album.
Book bans are surging in Florida. So Lauren Groff opened a bookstore.
On opening day of author Lauren Groff’s The Lynx, a sculpture of the bookstore’s namesake prowls the bookshelves, in Gainesville, Fla., April 28, 2024. The bestselling author and her husband say that they had toyed with the idea of opening a bookstore for more than a decade, and that mounting bans and challenges to books, particularly in Florida, pushed them to do it. As for the name: “We wanted something a little fierce,” Groff said. (Dustin Miller/The New York Times)
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