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Dressed in a vibrant Florida Gators collared shirt and matching Gators sneakers, 75-year-old Ron Blake wasn’t the typical attendee at a midtown bar. He was, however, the most popular.
On a drive with her daughter one morning, visiting UF faculty member Maggie Clifford, 36, paused and turned on her car radio, tuned to Gainesville’s 90.1 The Wombat.
During his time as dean of UF’s College of Journalism and Communications, John W. Wright II and his wife, Pam, traveled the country visiting UF alumni.
Editor’s note: This story contains mention of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs immediate help, dial or text 9-8-8 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
The first Gainesville Pride Festival in three years was also the first ever for Manuel Simons and Andrew Brown, his partner of 28 years.
As the opening techno notes to Flo Rida’s “Low” resonated through the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, the ground shook with the audience jumping with excitement. Arguably the most anticipated song of the night, the words “apple bottom jeans” were on the tips of nearly every tongue in the room.
On Oct. 2, Florida Gators redshirt sophomore cornerback Jaydon Hill suited up for the Gators for the first time all season. In 43 possible games since enrolling at UF in January of 2019, Hill has played in just 23. Consistent struggles with knee injuries since high school have kept him off the field, including a torn ACL which sidelined him for the entire 2021 campaign.
As the lights dimmed in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, the ground shook with students rising from their seats and introductory music reverberating through mega speakers attached to the ceiling.
Fireworks illuminated the sky as new and long-time residents celebrated fourth of July weekend events.
Approaching Gainesville nightlife can be daunting. New students are embarrassed to know nothing, and older students are embarrassed to be out of the know.
Black Music Month and Juneteenth festivities fused together in Woodland Park Thursday.
Covered by the pink hue of flashing multicolor lights, an exuberant crowd filled How Bazar’s “D*ke Night” Saturday. Queer women and nonbinary folks of all ages danced to jams from Doja Cat to Daddy Yankee, smoked American Spirit cigarettes and spun around on roller skates.
Underscored by the punk-and-rock-influenced trap of rapper XXXTentacion’s “RIP Roach,” Gainesville-based hip-hop artists Clouty! and Cloverrr ThraXXX sounded off “Emo plugg is life!” referencing their genre of music: spacious trap with emo-inspired undertones.
With the strum of his guitar, the room went silent. Not one person ordered a drink from the bar. Audience members stood still, tears filling their eyes.
Pull out the sunscreen and pop open a cold one because this summer will be a scorcher in Gainesville.
The Hippodrome’s art gallery could be mistaken for the streets that surround it with its latest update, “Hipp Humans: a Collection of Stories from the Humans of Gainesville,” unveiled April 22.
Gainesville artists and organizations are working to uplift people of color, queer and female voices in the local music scene.
After a year of momentous musical moments, the Grammys has returned to deliver its prestigious accolades to the artists who deserve to take home the gold — or not.
Gainesville hair stylists hosted the first Ultimate Braiders Battle Saturday with a $1,000 cash prize.
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