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Gigi Simmons: Expand health care options in east Gainesville

We all know that Gainesville is home to a beautiful and vibrant community. Today, the community continues to struggle, combating COVID-19 and the other challenges this past year has thrown at us. As city commissioner I have worked hard to keep Gainesville safe during these trying times. While there is still much work to be done, I am proud of our city’s resilience and confident that the work we are doing will have a positive impact beyond the present circumstances. Disadvantaged communities are suffering most at the hands of this virus. African Americans and Latinos are twice as likely to be hospitalized due to severe COVID-19 symptoms.

John Lowndes, community builder and arts philanthropist, dies

John Lowndes’ name is over the entrance of the Loch Haven Park building that houses Orlando Shakes, but that wasn’t important to him.“He never cared about getting credit, the credit always went to someone else,” said Orlando Shakes artistic director Jim Helsinger. “That was one of the nice things about John. It was part of his Southern charm.”

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