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.
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Bugfest
By Aishani Lahiri | 8:13pmDr. Tae Young Lee presents on termites at “Bugfest,” an interactive learning event featuring bugs of all kinds, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Matheson History Museum
By Noah Lantor | 8:11pmThe Matheson History Museum on East University Avenue, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.





