By Henry Taksier

The following photos were taken at Adventure Outpost, where travelers can rent canoes, kayaks, and nature gear. One of its founders, a regional tour guide and conservation expert, leads tours along 60 different waterways in north and central Florida.

By Desiree Farnum

A change is coming to Gainesville, and the movement is starting with a grocery store.

By Ellen McHugh

They call him the “herb man.” James Steele was Gainesville’s first local provider of herbs and the man behind Gainesville Farm Fresh. But really, who is this elusive man and how did he become who he is today?

By Rain Araneda

A year after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, one local nonprofit is mobilizing volunteers and training workers in Haiti to quickly build cheap, sustainable houses out of “earthbags” and to capture clean water using rain barrels.

By Ellen McHugh

Reagan-era Veteran Paul Ortiz is gathering a collection of stories from Florida’s veterans, ranging from WWII to the present. His purpose is to shed light on the reality of war.

By Fine Print Staff

A closer look at Greener Pastures, a local sanctuary in which a few lucky farm animals receive compassion and regular veterinary care.

By Henry Taksier

Steve Dennis, a former marine who went from 40 years of homelessness and substance abuse to a life of public speaking and advocacy for the less fortunate, tells his personal story and speaks out against the city-imposed meal limits at St. Francis House.

By Cristina Rabaza

It took three war-related health conditions and zero job opportunities to land Steve Dennis in debt. And it takes 130 people arriving before him at the St. Francis House for him to be turned away.

By Henry Taksier

For 35 years, Goerings Book Store has struggled to survive in Gainesville’s increasingly corporate market. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.