🌱 Talkers Videos Become Available + Gainesville Takes Number One!

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Now, your local weather:

• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two. High: 69 Low: 63.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; warmer. High: 81 Low: 63.

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Here are the top three stories in Gainesville today:

1. Local celebrity Martha Zoller was featured in the Jun. 2 session of "Talkers 2023" at Hofstra University. The host of "The Martha Zoller Show" on WDUN in Gainesville joined panelists on the topic of "Navigating a Radio Talk Show Hosting Career." Additional videos from the symposium will be posted as they become available. (TALKERS magazine)
2. Johnson-Gainesville took the Number One spot in the final Boys Spring High School Top 25! United Soccer Coaches Association recently released the results of the seventh poll taken on Jun. 20, which can be found at the link. (Soccerwire.com)
3. Gainesville Police responded when an SUV crashed into Captain D's restaurant on Pearl Nix Parkway in Gainesville at about 1:30 p.m. yesterday. The driver may have suffered a medical emergency and is recovering at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Only minor injuries were sustained by a solitary person inside the restaurant. (11 Alive)

Today and tomorrow in Gainesville:

Thursday, June 22

• Blooms In Mixed Media: Working With Watercolors, Graphite And Acrylic On Toned Paper At Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville Branch (9:30 AM)
• Finding Nemo Jr. At Hosch Theatre (7:00 PM)

Friday, June 23

• Catch Me If You Can At Hosch Theatre (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• How about enjoying an evening of live music in a relaxed environment in downtown Gainesville? Luna's Restaurant offers an elegant Piano Lounge. A full-service bar, lounge food, cocktail menu, and dining room menu are accessible on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday while you listen to the Grand Piano. (Downtown Gainesville via Facebook)
• Jocelyn Buchanan is the new artistic director at The Gainesville Ballet Company. Nathan Goss, GBC chairman, made the announcement Tuesday. She won the title in appreciation of all her work at the ballet. (acesswdun.com)
• Don't forget to take yourself and your kids out to Thriller Thursday, Jun. 23 at INK. You will meet and greet the much-beloved character, Rapunzel. She will be there from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00p.m. (exploregainesville.org)

You're all caught up for today! See you all soon for another update.

— Lauren Kubiak

About me: Lauren is an Editor for Lightning Media Partners. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor’s in journalism. She was previously a full-time editor at an association management firm, editing peer-reviewed nursing journals, textbooks, and newsletters.