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New albums arrive just in time for the heat of the summer
Students in Gainesville are ready to tune in to anticipated albums from artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Lana Del Rey and Maroon 5 May 20, 2021 | 7:29am EDT Students in Gainesville are ready to tune in to anticipated albums from artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Lana Del Rey and Maroon 5. Photo by Shelby Cotta | The Independent Florida Alligator
Gainesville students’ favorite musicians are dropping their new albums just in time for summer. Whether the new music will accompany upcoming Depot Park picnics, trips to the pool or stadium workouts, prepare to be plugged in to new music.
On the corner of University Avenue and Main Street sits a concrete slab. Nothing lives on that corner except the Alachua County Administration Building and the ghost of Old Joe, the statue of an unnamed Confederate soldier taken down in 2017 after 113 years following a nationwide push to remove the politicized memorials.
The Alachua County Arts Council has been trying to replace him ever since.
It’s been a difficult task. Lack of artist response, budget issues and concerns over the history of the space have slowed the process.
First, the Board of County Commissioners had to decide on a concept for the statue’s replacement.