Residents express concerns about increase in Gainesville residential development
To Laura Bittner, a 36-year-old Gainesville resident, the city no longer looks like it used to.
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To Laura Bittner, a 36-year-old Gainesville resident, the city no longer looks like it used to.
At its Thursday meeting, the Gainesville City Commission received updates on the progress of two state bills that could affect Gainesville’s police oversight and tax cuts given to luxury student housing.
Editor’s note: This report contains graphic content about sexual assault.
The new year is not just resolutions and goals, it’s a time for new laws to be enforced. The City of Gainesville is not any different. Starting Jan. 1 the Gainesville “open container” ordinances are in full effect.
On Tuesday, Gov. Ron Desantis announced the allocation of $25 million to protect the safety of Florida’s 134 Jewish Day Schools, which includes one Gainesville school. A separate $20 million was distributed to safeguard Jewish institutions and places of worship.
Local nonprofit Keep Alachua County Beautiful was given a trespass notice Tuesday for “taking up illegal residence” in a city-owned property, according to the City of Gainesville.
A Hawthorne man was sentenced by a federal judge to 320 months in prison, or nearly 27 years, for possession and distribution of child pornography.
For vegan students like Maxine Sculthorpe, an 18-year-old UF biomedical engineering freshman, walking into a new dining hall can be intimidating because her food options are frequently limited to meager portions and subpar substitutes, she said.
Beneath the dim glow of brewery lights, the air buzzed with determination amid the beats of ‘80s and ‘90s classics. Hopeful to find a hidden gem, desperate hands sifted through crates of vinyls and cassette tapes.
Late in the second half of the Gators men’s basketball team’s Dec. 22 game against Grambling State, senior guard Bennett Andersen entered the game for UF.
In the days following the statewide ban on diversity, equity and inclusion funding, students at the University of North Florida are protesting the closure of their school’s LGBTQ+ center. Meanwhile, UF faculty and students are still unsure what the future looks like.
A spot at the NCAA Indoor National Championships was on the line as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Kickoff Weekend was in full swing at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex this weekend.
On Jan. 27, the ground floor of the Hilton Conference Center filled with lines of eager readers waiting to meet and greet more than 200 authors from across Florida promoting their most prized literary pieces.
Flocks of families, friends and fabled characters gathered at Depot Park Jan. 27-28 to revel in warm weather and high spirits at the 37th annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire.
Victoria Gómez de la Torre, the supervisor of the Migrant Education Program with Alachua County School Board and an Ecuadorian expatriate, has reflected on her land’s outcry with a heavy heart.
Anybody who says “no man is an island” clearly hasn’t seen the family dynamics of the Tony award-winning musical, “Next to Normal.”
One and a half-year-old pitbull mix Diamond and her new litter of pups were among the furry friends in line outside GRACE Marketplace, cuddled closely in a shopping cart.
On March 25, 2017, former Gators men’s basketball guard Chris Chiozza hit one of the biggest shots in Florida basketball history. With four seconds to play against the Wisconsin Badgers in the Sweet 16 of the 2017 NCAA Tournament, Chiozza took the ball from his own baseline and quickly dribbled past half court.
A Mississippi man was booked into the Alachua County Jail Friday morning after he allegedly killed his boss and attempted to shoot his co-worker while on a work trip in Gainesville.
A Mississippi man was booked into the Alachua County Jail Friday morning after he allegedly killed his boss and attempted to shoot his co-worker while on a work trip in Gainesville.