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Black Lake Preserve opens in Melrose

At the entrance of Black Lake Preserve, Alachua County Commission chair Ken Cornell cut a luscious green vine stretched across the trail to signify the park’s opening Friday morning.




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‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ argues growing up stops for nothing

Released Friday, Netflix’s newest coming-of-age dramedy, “Don’t Say Good Luck,” could’ve easily been another predictable story about a high school theater kid chasing her dream role. Instead, director Julia Hart uses that familiar setup to tell a much more painful story about growing up when life refuses to wait. 


OPINION: The Lindsay Clancy case isn’t your true-crime mystery

Lindsay Clancy’s case provided an opportunity for a high-profile discussion about postpartum psychosis and the mental healthcare system. Instead, much of the online discourse has devolved into wild theories claiming Lindsay is actually innocent. These theories typically implicate then-husband and father Patrick Clancy as either the murderer or the masterful orchestrator of Lindsay’s deteriorating mental condition.



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