Good morning, Gainesville.

The Florida Museum of Natural History will reopen its Ken and Linda McGurn Exhibition Hall on Nov.

23 after renovations updated its entrance, classrooms, and gift shop—adding a new Inspire Gallery and Science Up-Close area—while members preview the exhibits on Nov. 22.

Multiple events enliven Gainesville this week with local theater, art exhibits and live music.

Gainesville Community Playhouse launches its season with Finding Neverland at Vam York Theater through Oct. 11 while Epic Rap Battles of History at The Wooly and a Halloween Ball at Signal will follow soon.

Florida raised its minimum wage to $15 an hour on Sept.

30 after voters approved yearly increases in 2020; the new rate is higher than many other states even if it may not meet all living cost needs. Future changes will link to inflation starting Sept. 30, 2027.

O-Town Compost will hand out free 2.5-gallon Kitchen Caddies (with compostable liners) to Alachua County residents at Rural Collection Centers on Saturday, Oct.

3 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The program encourages waste diversion from landfills, supported by a Circular Economy Grant.

UF is leading a new $2.32 million NIH-funded project to develop a virtual surgery tool using brain mapping, intracranial recordings and artificial intelligence to predict language changes after epilepsy surgery — with help from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Abbas Babajani-Feremi said.

Lake City grandmother Pala Dubois is in remission after an allogeneic stem cell transplant at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital — Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, which treated her advanced blood cancer.

The release during Blood Cancer Awareness Month shows she now enjoys more time with family.

Gainesville High assistant coach Quintavis Styles died Tuesday, Sept.

29, at UF Health Shands Hospital after he lost consciousness in the school’s administration offices, marking another difficult moment in a season that has seen several unexpected challenges for the Hurricanes.

Santa Fe Raiders swept Orange Park Fleming Island 3-0 on Tuesday to improve to 17-3 in front of a lively home crowd and now prepare for today’s 6:30 p.m. match at Ocala Forest.

Their aggressive serving and balanced attack kept Fleming Island from building momentum.

Florida coach Jon Sumrall called Tuesday practice 'bloody Tuesday' as a nod to coach Urban Meyer and to prepare his team for the 3:30 p.m. game against Missouri on Saturday, Oct.

3 (on ABC) while noting that the slogan was not borrowed from Georgia coach Kirby Smart.

Florida released its initial availability report on Wednesday night ahead of its Saturday afternoon game against Missouri.

Wide receiver Vernell Brown III and Bailey Stockton are listed as questionable due to injuries (while Eric Singleton Jr. is cleared), and further injury updates are expected this week.