A Gainesville record label is trying to empower independent hip-hop artists
Gainesville record label Dion Dia has a community-focused mission to uplift emerging musicians. Seven artists are signed to the label.
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Gainesville record label Dion Dia has a community-focused mission to uplift emerging musicians. Seven artists are signed to the label.
When COVID came to town and the lockdown began in earnest, Seck37 picked up his paints and went to work on a blank wall ... perhaps for the last time. “The wall was donated, and I wanted to paint something bright and beautiful for Gainesville,” he recalled. “It was a complete ghost town and the streets were empty. Cops were asking me what I was doing. “I said I was painting a mural as a gift to the city just to keep everybody’s spirits up.” That “gift” was “One Love Gainesville,” a bold yellow and green composition of hearts and palm fronds that is still on display at the ...
The year that was As 2020 comes to a close, join WUFT News in looking back on some of the stories that defined the year. Here’s a glimpse into some of the stories that made headlines this year: Florida legislation Florida’s Cabinet of top elected leaders hadn’t met face-to-face in Tallahassee since February. (Lauren Witte/Fresh Take Florida) The year started off with reporters traveling from Gainesville to the state capitol to follow and report on bills as they moved through the legislative session, such as one of the first bills to be signed into law that kept any homeowners associatio...
The “Push for Peace” lives on in a Gainesville mural Local artist painted mural dedicated to skaters for Gainesville's social justice mural project December 14, 2020 | 5:16pm EST Carrie and Jesus Martinez painted a "Push for Peace" mural at Possum Creek Skatepark. Jesus Martinez said his clothes always end up caked in paint and sometimes become too stiff to wear again. Their wheels, both big and small, roared along Gainesville roads. Riding on bikes, skateboards and roller skates, some gripping “Black Lives Matter” poster...
on "teen kids news." ♪ welcome to "teen kids news," i'm mwanzaa. >> and i'm jessica. here's our top story for this week. >> first lady michelle obama has launched an all-out attack on obesity in america. i was there at the town meeting. these are some of the things she had to say. >> when we planted the garden, the white house kitchen garden, a year ago, we did it to start a conversation with young people about eating healthy. and then to see the statistics, seeing that one in three kids in this country is overweight or obese and that we're on track for the first time ever for ou...