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The 2027 recruiting trail has been nothing shy of a commitment cycle chock-full of blue-chip prospects and touted talents.
Inside the small white-walled dining room of Afternoon, patrons enjoy brunch classics like scones and BLTs, as well as options like mushroom toast and crispy potatoes — all ordered from a hand-drawn menu.
When UF’s Spring semester ends, the crowds around campus begin to thin. The Reitz Union lunchtime rush slows, long lines disappear and familiar businesses that spend the school year serving students between classes face a different reality: quieter sidewalks and fewer customers.
A year after becoming first-generation farmers, the owners of River & Root Farm are facing one of the most severe droughts in over a century.
Tampa-based SunPubs Hospitality Group has acquired four major Midtown Gainesville bars over the past two years after declining student attendance pushed longtime owners to sell.
Switching between the indoor and outdoor stages of Heartwood Soundstage, audiences hurried from set to set May 30. Many patrons weren’t deterred by the 5 p.m. rain showers and stuck around the festival until the end.
Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of gun violence and suicide.Gun violence survivors, advocates and local officials gathered Saturday to honor victims and begin a month of awareness events aimed at addressing the ongoing impact of shootings in Alachua County.The event was held beside the memorial garden at Squirrel Ridge Park, which honors victims and survivors of crime in Alachua County.Among those in attendance were representatives from Peaceful Paths, a domestic violence center; the Alachua County Crisis Center; IMPACT GNV, the city’s gun violence prevention program; and the Gainesville City Commission.In his 2024 State of the City address, Mayor Harvey Ward said the city had allocated more than $53 million toward gun violence prevention programs. By August 2025, the Gainesville Police Department reported a decline in gun violence. Saturday’s gathering gave survivors the opportunity to share personal testimonies that traced the lasting impact of gun violence across their lives and families.Amanda Goldsmith, who has been a gun violence prevention advocate for roughly three years, was one of the event’s speakers.Goldsmith was first exposed to gun violence at age 4 when her mother shot an abusive partner in self-defense. By 17, Goldsmith found herself on the other end of a gun when a man she’d rejected followed her home and opened fire. She flatlined in the emergency room, where she lost a kidney and half of her intestines. She had to relearn how to walk.Now a 43-year-old mother of three, Goldsmith shared her story with roughly 30 attendees at the Survivors of Gun Violence Memorial.The memorial comes just days after the death of Brooke Smith, a 24-year-old UF nursing senior who was shot and killed Tuesday night.
The Hippodrome Theatre is a Gainesville staple with a rich history. Built in 1911 as a post office, it’s since transformed into the artistic display it is today.
UF has hosted concerts from some popular musicians in the last year, from pop duo Chainsmokers to country star Morgan Wallen. The last two Gator Growls included nationally recognized musicians like Dustin Lynch and Steve Aoki.
CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Lucas Demanuel-Thue’s name.
The main floor of Gainesville’s University Club was washed in a purple and blue light, cut through by a bright spotlight trained on drag performers as they lip-synced and danced through each song.
Excited chatter and music filled the event space at Cypress and Grove Brewing Company as supporters and Gainesville residents gathered for Bryan Eastman’s campaign kickoff event.
Planned Parenthood announced Wednesday its Gainesville clinic will be closing its doors June 26.In-person medical services like vaccinations will end, though some care will be available through telehealth services, like mental health appointments. The closest Planned Parenthood locations are in Jacksonville, Orlando and Tallahassee, about 77, 126 and 156 miles from the Gainesville location respectively.
Over 132,000 people in Florida live with HIV, according to 2024 state health data. In Alachua County, approximately 370 of every 100,000 residents live with the virus.
Florida’s healthcare workforce is projected to be nearly 60,000 workers short by 2035, according to a 2021 Florida Hospital Association analysis. To combat this, the state has started to invest more in education programs, like healthcare certificate programs.
When Sherri McCormick saw a real estate listing advertising land for a potential data center, she said she wasn’t shocked.
Museums aren’t the only place people can enjoy art — it can be found anywhere an audience is. Local artist Shawn Maschino knows this.
Growing up, Jean Kiner spent her summers working the muck fields in Zellwood, saving up money to ride the city bus into Orlando.She would shop along Orange Avenue before stopping at the Five and Dime for a Coke and a hot dog. But Kiner was not allowed to sit at the counter to eat. “I had to get it and leave,” she said, “or I could go over in the corner of the counter.”
Tucked into the small, softly lit room of Nightjar Gallery and Studios, instruments sit waiting in every corner. Guitars, banjos and a piano invite every type of musician to take part in Gainesville’s monthly Tiny Desk Club, a space for strangers to share their love for music.
While a local indie band tears through its set, a folding table covered in piles of shirts sits tucked away in the corner of the venue, surrounded by listeners with cash in hand.
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