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On May 15, the Gainesville City Commission voted 6-1 to hold a special election in November. This election will retry a referendum to return control of Gainesville Regional Utilities to the city.
The Alachua County School Board voted in an emergency meeting May 1 to shut down Constellation Charter School, displacing nearly 90 students just weeks before the end of the academic year.
The Gainesville City Commission voted to hold a special election over the GRU referendum, install new red light cameras and discussed Citizens Field at a meeting Thursday.
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect Terrence Ho's proper title.
We’re lonelier than ever. Locked behind screens, buried in work and scrolling endlessly on social media, it feels like we’ve lost something completely vital: the places where we truly connect.
Newly graduated students and other members of Gainesville’s musical scene came together Saturday night for a nostalgic and atypical backyard show headlined by Good Neighbours.
When Kona Surento’s father started searching for a retirement job, he bought a mini donut machine from Lil’ Orbits and a food truck. He and Surento spent nine months repairing the truck and installing their machine, which took up one-third of the available space. After their venue was sold and the COVID-19 pandemic hit, they closed their mini donut business.
The idea struck in Budapest, Hungary. Over 5,000 miles from UF’s campus in Summer 2023, two students, Karl-William Nietert and Ethan Wolf, decided they didn’t want to wait for Spotify Wrapped to come out at the end of the year to see what their friends were streaming.
Since 1969, Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Sheffield, Alabama, has been the birthplace of monumental pieces of music from artists like Aretha Franklin and The Rolling Stones. Yet as of January, local indie musician and 25-year-old UF alum Thomas Allain stood in the very place where those icons breathed life into music, recording nine songs over the course of five days.
My time at UF wasn’t defined by football games, classes or partying at Midtown. It was defined by my time at The Alligator. After my first Sunday meeting at this paper two years ago, I called my mom in tears. I told her I was surrounded by the future of journalism, and I wasn’t meant to be part of it.
La Asociación de Estudiantes Hispanos (HSA, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Universidad de Florida organizó una Noche de Museo el 16 de abril en La Casita y el Instituto de Cultura Afroamericana, celebrando los 40 años de legado de la organización y honrando la historia, las contribuciones y la presencia de la comunidad hispana y latinx en el campus.
A previous version of this story identified HLSA as the Hispanic Student Association. It has since been changed to reflect the correct title.
It’s December, and the bakers at Uppercrust Bakery are gearing up for a busy holiday season. But on Dec. 14, at the height of the holiday season, Uppercrust was closed. A cherry red 1968 Camaro was parked outside.
When Tony Mata, the UF musical theater director, first arrived on campus 30 years ago, the program supported just five students. Over the course of his tenure at the school, it’s grown to accept 24.
Big: Culture & Arts Festival took place April 11 and 12 in Downtown Gainesville. The opening block party welcomed food and clothing vendors, as well as musicians and artists. ?: Madilyn Gemme
While 73% of Gainesville voters cast their November ballots in favor of returning control over public utilities back to the city, the issue remains unresolved — and has moved to a courtroom. A judge ruled on April 2 the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Board will remain in control of city utilities due to misleading language on the ballot referendum.
In the chaos of Florida’s historic postseason run, walk-on graduate student guard Bennett Andersen made his way under the bright arena lights, as his two minutes of play would later resonate beyond the court.
As the rain fell on Downtown Gainesville, vendors unfurled the sides of their tents, protecting their goods, while visitors opened umbrellas or clustered together under the awnings lining Southwest 2nd Street. Shane McNutt got his massage chairs ready.
During a time of political uncertainty, international students find themselves at the crossroads of legislative changes.
En medio de un momento de incertidumbre política, los estudiantes internacionales se encuentran en la encrucijada de cambios legislativos.
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