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Rhymes, couplets, spoken word, metaphor and repetition promise to flood the stage at a small Gainesville bar during a night all about the art of rap.
Love at first sight can quickly turn into frustration and impatience when you don’t get that call back from your crush.
A new analysis suggests UF could transition to renewable, cheaper energy and save $100 million, rather than move forward with its current more expensive plan to construct a gas plant.
For about seven years, Leila Nogueira was out of the fitness scene. Her pregnancies, back injury, busy work life and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic kept her from daily lunges, squats, core exercises and cardio.
The glaring sun and 85-degree heat did not stop the nearly 40 people who came to see “Blackademics,” one of the latest productions from UF Performing Arts Driveway Theatre Project Saturday.
Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe held the 2022 State of the City Address at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention Monday where he spoke about Imagine GNV — the city’s first comprehensive plan of its kind.
Black history is Gainesville history.
When Santa Fe President Paul Broadie came into office in Feb. 2020, he promised for his first 100 days he would do nothing but listen.
Merriam Fischer was 5 years old when she took to the kitchen boiling traditional African soups with her mother. To her, there was nothing more exhilarating than finally preparing the flavorful foods she knew all her life.
Visitors to the Historic Thomas Center perused the wide array of paintings, drawings, photography and ceramics on display this week through an exhibition. However, this week’s exhibit was not created by a single artist — it was a collection of works from K-12 students in Alachua County Public Schools.
A GOP-backed proposal banning abortion procedures after 15 weeks of pregnancy could change the narrative for women’s reproductive rights in Gainesville.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, students can elect 50 Senators and the Student Body President, Vice President and Treasurer, at eight polling locations across campus.
Filled with wonder, imagination and the prospect of having fun, adults rushed to the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention Friday night.
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With her hand on the Bible her mother gave her 49 years ago, Cynthia Chestnut repeated the oath of office during her City Commissioner swearing-in ceremony.
Love is in the air — and Gainesville is no exception.
Kathy Stewart’s 6-year-old daughter had done everything there was to do in Gainesville, from summer camps to preschool day trips.
As a child, Christina Demps sat on the floor of her parents’ bedroom, her head tipped back as her mother intricately braided her hair. When they could, they sat together on Sundays and prepared Demps’ hair for the next morning. But as Demps grew older, it became harder to find time.
A classic lasagna paired with a modest pinot noir at a tasteable Italian restaurant — the ideal date night for many before the COVID-19 pandemic halted dinner plans everywhere. But one Gainesville resident plans to bring the restaurant to residents.
Gainesville has welcomed copious amounts of changes throughout it’s 153-year span and new events let the city project a variety of differing cultures. The Downtown Festival and Art Show takes over the city streets while the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire has been held annually for 20 years.