Mitchell George, 54, loads his pickup truck with a rusted bicycle outside an elderly Gainesville woman’s home on Saturday. George, who lives in the city’s Porters Community, hauled away junk UF students cleared from the woman’s home as a part of UF Student Government’s inaugural The Big Event, a service day involving about 760 students and about 45 locations throughout Gainesville.
Jazz Life at Muñecas
By Jordan Klucharich | Jan. 10Spencer Hoefert, a local composer and guitarist, is featured as the musician at Muñecas Taco Garden and Bar’s “Jazz Life” performance, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.
Recycling Center
By Matthew Quesada | Jan. 10Recycling Services of America center sorts items at 2874 NE 1st Terrace in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, Jan, 9, 2026.
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By Logan McBride | Jan. 8A man sits on a scooter protesting against the creation of Wildflowers Music Park in Melrose, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.





