From left: Gainesville residents Erich Marzolf, 55, and Michael Haynes, 26, help each other make sandbags at the Alachua County Public Works Department's sandbag location, located at 11855 NW U.S. Highway 441, on Thursday morning. The men are strangers, but they are both working to prepare for possible Hurricane Matthew water buildup. “See if I can protect the front of my house," Marzolf said. "We don’t have gutters.”
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By Courtesy to The Alligator | May 7Oli Fox sings during Good Neighbours’ headlining the Grad Bash show in Gainesville on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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By Courtesy to The Alligator | May 1Love the Food Truck, which opened in 2024, sits outside in Gainesville, Fla., on Aug. 13, 2024.
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By Courtesy to The Alligator | Apr. 28A crowd gathers in front of the screen at Mom's OG Bar and Grill in Gainesville, Fla.