Alachua County to expand zoning for tourists looking to stay on farmland
(10/26/22 3:53am)
Visitors to Alachua County could soon spend their vacations camping on local farms after a recent commission decision.
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Follow the money: Ward leads Bielarski, Cammack clears $2 million in campaign contributions
(10/26/22 3:59am)
Money talks in politics. And with the general election just around the corner, it’s getting louder.
Man arrested for connection to fatal Southwest Parking Garage shooting in May
(10/25/22 3:06pm)
A Hawthorne man was arrested Thursday for his indirect role in a shooting at the Southwest Parking Garage in May.
Alachua County teachers get hands-on science education experience at Florida Museum of Natural History
(10/25/22 2:10pm)
Eight Alachua County Public Schools K-12 teachers participated in the two-day “Chewing on Change” workshop last week to better understand science education standards through a deep dive into horse fossils Sunday.
Gainesville Pride Festival returns for the first time since 2019
(10/24/22 4:00pm)
The first Gainesville Pride Festival in three years was also the first ever for Manuel Simons and Andrew Brown, his partner of 28 years.
Demonstration rages near closed-door Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking engagement
(10/21/22 10:00am)
Alachua County Republicans kept Gov. Ron DeSantis behind closed doors and away from press Oct. 20, but protesters still made their presence known in the city of Alachua.
UF student released from jail after being arrested for assaulting an employee at a Gainesville bar
(10/21/22 1:15am)
A UF student was released from jail Tuesday after assaulting an employee at a Gainesville bar for the second time in three months.
Closed to the press: Alachua County DeSantis fundraising event latest in continued trend of media blackouts
(10/20/22 8:19pm)
Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to make his first visit to Alachua County this year Thursday — but most local media outlets won’t be there to cover it.
Gainesville becomes first Florida city to eliminate exclusionary zoning after narrow City Commission vote
(10/18/22 4:26am)
After a months-long process marked with dissent from some Gainesville residents and elected officials, the Gainesville City Commission voted 4-3 to eliminate single-family zoning Monday, becoming the first city in Florida to do so.
Environmental benefits keep discontinued golf course green in Alachua County Commission vote
(10/17/22 1:25pm)
The West End Golf Club permanently closed in 2019 and was rundown even before — overgrown foliage made it unusable. Thus, its development potential was hindered.
Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center hosts panel on enslaved Africans in Alachua County
(10/15/22 7:24pm)
Kenneth Nunn remembers a time when his late wife, Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, drove down country roads with a camera in hand searching for the names and personal stories of enslaved Africans in Alachua County.
Joseph Williams Elementary janitor arrested for soliciting sex from 14-year-old
(10/13/22 5:59pm)
An Alachua County Public Schools janitor was arrested Tuesday for soliciting sex from a 14-year-old girl.
Days for Girls Alachua County Chapter opens new sewing center
(10/11/22 7:42pm)
With the need for reusable menstrual products rapidly increasing comes the opening of a new and improved Days for Girls sewing center.
‘He won’t live a day in peace’: UF presidential finalist Ben Sasse cut off by protesters flooding Q&A
(10/10/22 10:00pm)
Sen. Ben Sasse’s first impression of UF’s student body began with a Q&A forum and ended with the chants and jeers of hundreds of protestors outside of the President’s Ballroom.
Voters ask for climate action after Hurricane Ian
(10/10/22 12:00pm)
Vance Herbener’s hometown of Port Charlotte was in the path of Hurricane Ian’s Sept. 29 sweep of Southwest Florida.
How to register to vote before the November midterms
(10/10/22 1:45pm)
The Nov. 8 general election is approaching quickly, but the deadline to register as a voter is coming up even sooner — this week, to be exact.
El aspirante a presidente de UF, Ben Sasse, vendrá al campus el lunes: Esto es lo que debe saber
(10/09/22 9:14pm)
El fin de semana de Homecoming de UF se completará con un final poco tradicional este año: El único finalista presidencial de UF, el senador Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska), llegará al campus el lunes.
UF presidential hopeful Ben Sasse is coming to campus Monday. Here’s what you should know
(10/08/22 6:27pm)
UF Homecoming weekend will round off with an untraditional finale this year: UF’s sole presidential finalist Sen. Ben Sasse, (R-Nebraska), is coming to campus Monday.
UF organizations participate in nationwide event for bodily autonomy awareness
(10/07/22 9:10pm)
Right before UF’s announcement of a historically anti-abortion Nebraska U.S. senator as the finalist in UF’s presidential search, nine progressive organizations set up shop in Plaza of the Americas for a five-hour-long bodily autonomy rally.
