By Fine Print Staff

“When you adopt a dog, you’re saving a life and helping us get a step closer to ending euthanasia,” says Eric Van Ness, the humane society’s executive director.

By Diana Moreno

Gainesville Compost began when UF graduate Chris Cano turned his passions, sustainability and gardening, into his own business. The goal was simple: to turn waste into food using local resources.

By Alli Langley

At 6, Sylvia Paluzzi was pulled out of class for coloring outside the lines. Teachers said she was careless and couldn’t draw. Now she runs her own alternative school, utilizing a century-old but still uncommon teaching method.

By Ashira Morris

Gainesville’s “Illegal Jam Company” is finally legal. Recent legislation enables entrepreneurs to sell homemade products without the use of a commercial kitchen.

By Jeremiah Tattersall

If the U.S. Postal Service follows through with its current plan by May 15, all mail will be delayed by 2-3 days and Gainesville will loose 232 good, local jobs.

By Fine Print Staff

A closer look at Swallowtail Farm, which pushes the boundaries of local food and organic agriculture. Photos by Ashley Crane.

By Andrew Ford

An inside look into the Dove World Outreach Center, the local congregation that sparked international outrage when its pastor decided to place an entire religion on trial and publicly burn the Koran.

By Ellen McHugh

After a wave of protests and public outrage, the city-imposed meal limit at St. Francis House is gone, only to be replaced by mandatory criminal background checks for the homeless and hungry.

By Caitlin Luedke

No dog will die at the end of this story. A coalition of local pet shelters is working to eliminate the need for euthanasia in Gainesville by 2015.

By Adara Ney

Supporting local businesses is a small way you can make a big impact on our local economy. So this holiday season, skip the generic gifts from corporate monstrosities and consider what’s made right here in Gainesville.