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On Aug. 16, 2025, Gainesville native Fie Scoobie hosted a back-to-school backpack drive at Mr. Vape and Smok3 for local children to come pick up school supplies.
It’s back-to-school season, and Gainesville is meeting the moment with a music festival.
La historia de Latin Food Blessing es más de un ceviche o un lomo saltado — es un restaurante que empieza en Costa Rica, con una historia de amor.
The story of Latin Food Blessing is about more than just ceviche or lomo saltado — it’s a restaurant that began in Costa Rica with a love story.
College move-in week can be fraught with stress, largely due to the expenses that go into apartment or dorm shopping. The list of back-to-school essentials is overwhelming and seemingly endless.
Welcome back, everyone!
Welcome back to fall in Gainesville! Yes, I know it’s technically still summer, and I know it’s still hot. It’s going to be this way for a bit, but I promise you there’s no better place to be than right here in Gator Country right now.
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is known for having one of college football’s loudest student sections. It ranks among ESPN’s top 20 college football stadiums and is 247Sports’ seventh-best stadium atmosphere.
While universities across the country scramble to adapt to research funding cuts, the University of Florida reported $1.33 billion in research spending for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Freshman year of college is a mountain to climb. Many obstacles lie in the wake of the best times most college students will experience. Maybe you’ll make new friends or join clubs. Maybe you’ll change your major a couple times, like I did, or make huge mistakes and end up dropping out of college. Who knows?
If you can’t get tickets to a game or the Gators are on the road, don’t worry: Gainesville has plenty of options for where to watch Florida sports.
Sophia Scribani dijo que creció con poco conocimiento sobre la salud sexual, un tema tabú en su ciudad natal.
La comunidad hispana en la Universidad de Florida representa el grupo minoritario más grande. Para ofrecer un espacio a los estudiantes que quieren sentirse conectados con sus raíces, organizaciones estudiantiles realizan actividades y programas que celebran la cultura latina, promueven la integración y ayudan a los estudiantes, nuevos y regulares, a encontrar su lugar en el campus.
The Hispanic community at the University of Florida represents the largest minority group. To offer a space for students who want to feel connected to their heritage, student organizations host activities and programs that celebrate Latin culture, promote connection and help new and returning students find their place on campus.
While preparing for the next semester, new and returning students are running through back-to-school checklists. They’ve unpacked, set schedules and bought textbooks. Now comes the question of how they’ll get from place to place — whether that’s across campus, downtown or back home after dark.
Sophia Scribani said she grew up with little understanding of sexual health, a taboo topic in her hometown.
The Gainesville City Commission voted to remove three rainbow crosswalks at an Aug. 7 meeting.
Ana Duran was driving through towns in Colombia with her family in 2019 when their tire went flat, leaving them stuck in an unfamiliar place. Stopping at a cafe, she went inside to ask for help.
Florida’s top education official wants Alachua County School Board Chair Sarah Rockwell to face repercussions after a contentious public comment period spiraled out of control July 31.
The Alachua County School Board addressed controversy over a comment on Hulk Hogan’s death and approved the tentative budget and millage rate at a budget hearing Thursday night.
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