The north block of SW 1st Avenue in Gainesville, Fla., is already a pedestrian street, with businesses like The Bull having access to the entire street to use for seating and other purposes, Friday, April 17, 2026.

Bayden is the Spring 2026 assistant multimedia editor. She is a sophomore media production student and in her second semester on Alligator staff. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies and logging them on Letterboxd.
GFAA Summer Showcase
By Mackenzie Haas | 3:26pm"Joy Comes In The Morning," an acrylic mix media finger painting by Shannon Summerlin, hangs in the Gainesville Fine Arts Association's Summer Showcase exhibit.
Dusty Ray Spencer Execution
By Logan McBride | June 26Protestors demonstrate outside of Raiford State Prison, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Hispanic Pride
By Henry A. Moore | June 25Queer Hispanic residents of Gainesville find community in Pride this June.





