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Bright sunshine, plenty of smiling faces, local entertainment and a peaceful atmosphere helped to make the 37th annual 5th Avenue Arts Festival a success.

In 1999, Tom Grant graduated from college and bought a cat furniture business using credit cards.

Thomas Hurst of Gainesville believes crashes could be reduced if the speed limit was reduced.

Planning for retirement can be a complicated road but help is available to steer you around the potholes.

Motivational quotes from Theodore Roosevelt, Albert Einstein and Oscar Wilde adorn Jon Mundorf's language arts classroom at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School.

The Gainesville Bromeliad Society hosts its third “Bromeliana” workshop from 2-4 p.m. in the UF entomology building, 1881 Natural Area Drive.

The University of Florida's wakeboard team recently took first-place honors at the College Wake Championships in Las Vegas.

The Bread of the Mighty Food Bank will host its fifth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser May 19 at 5 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Ave.

Forty-one-year old Darren Decker of Ocala — one of two people suspected in a string of daytime burglaries — claimed a role in last year's effort to keep a Confederate flag flying in front of the Marion County government offices.

CareerSource North Central Florida has partnered with the city of Gainesville to host a spring job fair.