Cheree Padilla (right), a member of the Voter Protection Team, helps move the Biden campaign volunteers' signs on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The volunteers were told to move their signs and chairs to comply with the state statute that says no one can solicit voters within 150 feet of a polling location. (Lauren Witte/Alligator Staff)

Lauren is a third year photojournalism student pursuing a minor in Spanish. She has shot photos for Fresh Take Florida and the Gainesville Sun. Lauren likes roller skating in her free time.
Youth Ambulance
By Sonaiya Brown | 10:25pmGainesville young punk band, Youth Ambulance, poses together after a concert at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Restaurant Economy
By Grace Sands | 10:17pmPatrons sit in Daydreamer Cafe, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.





