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On the first day of a new year, Christa Rummel opened the doors of a new restaurant in downtown Newberry: Capricious. The new eatery is a blend of art and family history. Glory Reitz reporting for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Link below 👇

Community members plan to ask the Alachua County Library District board of governors to reinstate an ad hoc committee formed last year to examine library workplace environment. Alachua Library Alachua County Glory Reitz reporting for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Link below 👇

The Alachua County Library District Governing Board has announced a meeting for 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 25. Alachua County Alachua Library Glory Reitz reporting for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Link below 👇

After four years in the woods by Celebration Pointe, Scrappy the dog is back in civilization!

The 16 students in the inaugural Academy of Media Production Technology at Loften High School class wanted to be there badly enough that they tracked down a unique application. Alachua Schools Glory Reitz reporting for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Link below 👇

State regulators are investigating an ongoing clinical crisis at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital after surgeries were abruptly stopped almost three weeks ago. HCA Healthcare STERIS Healthcare United States Gary Nelson reporting for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Link below 👇

Three years after starting her nonprofit, Jenna Horner is finally on-site at a school painting the organization’s first mural with the help of dozens of middle school students. Alachua Schools Glory Reitz reporting for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Link below 👇

Education First for Newberry released a budget spreadsheet this week after Newberry city staff said it appeared “materially sound.” Glory Reitz reports for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Link below 👇

After leading the Buchholz math team to win 15 of their last 16 national championships, coach Will Frazer will help launch a new school focused on competitive academics -- his "dream school."

An initiative to convert three Newberry schools into charter schools failed on all three counts after the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections tallied votes in a seven-hour public meeting on Wednesday. Alachua Schools Glory Reitz reporting for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Link below 👇

Glad to have gotten to collaborate with Seth Johnson on this breaking story!

Budget season is back, and the school board is evaluating a tight budget and the end of COVID-19's era of ESSER funding. Read more in my story for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville: mainstreetdailynews.com/education/alac…

UF officials may pilot a new application process for P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School this winter, according to an update received by the FLORIDA Board of Trustees on Thursday. Glory Reitz reporting for Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville mainstreetdailynews.com/education/uf-c…

Dozens of 1959 GHS grads gathered for a trip down memory lane last night. Glory Reitz has the story: mainstreetdailynews.com/local-living/g…