FOOD & DRINK

The UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Office is offering a program on Full Circle Gardening for Beginners on June 15 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Alachua County Ag Auditorium.

The annual Newberry Watermelon Festival crowned a new Watermelon Queen on Saturday. Tori Mills was crowned as the beauty pageant winner for 2023 Newberry Watermelon Festival. For a year, she will perform duties in the community. The annual agricultural event was held for the 78th year and is one of...

​​Beaker & Flask Fine Wines & Craft Cocktails is excited to announce the launch of Saturday Sessions, featuring live music performances every Saturday. The first performances feature renowned jazz musicians Cathy DeWitt, Edward White, and Rafael Abdalla. The post Beaker & Flask launches Saturday Sessions with jazz musician Cathy DeWitt appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.

The Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center in Micanopy will open its pool to the public from May 27, 2023. The pool will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Labor Day weekend.

Okito America, a family fitness and child care facility with two locations in Gainesville, is expanding to the city of Alachua this fall. The company announced plans to open in August in San Felasco Tech City, 13900 Tech City Circle, and will primarily serve families in Alachua, High Springs, La Crosse, Lake Butler and north Gainesville, according to a news release.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Some people may here ‘World Tree Kangaroo day’ and think it’s just another silly holiday, but for workers at the Santa Fe Teaching Zoo, they say it’s vitally important to conservation efforts. “Most tree kangaroos are actually endangered or critically endangered.” said...

The Alachua County Planning Commission will meet on May 17, 2023, at the Alachua County Administration Building in Gainesville. Masks are recommended for vulnerable citizens and public comment will be taken in person only.