True Florida Stories
Malay Phimon has given her life to Bageland, helping her parents nourish the Gainesville community with fresh-baked bagels. But after nearly four decades of service, she awaits the impending day that Bageland’s doors close for good … Read moreBeyond Bageland
Actions echo volumes, and Charles Chestnut shows us just how far a legacy can travel with a quiet strength … Read moreThe quiet strength of Charles Chestnut
Before Mary Alford became the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve on the Alachua County Commission, she spent the previous decade raising her children in the devout Mormon Church, married to a man. Throughout Alford’s journey to authenticity, she keeps the past in sight … Read moreA second shot
History repeats itself, and survivors of the AIDS epidemic find themselves on on familiar territory since the outbreak of COVID-19 … Read moreParallel pandemic