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(02/16/26 2:54am)
I missed UF’s famous fall football season, so my first real glimpse of American sports culture didn’t come through tailgates and Saturday kickoffs. Instead, it showed up in smaller moments: the way people talk about games while in line for coffee, the way a logo on a sweatshirt becomes a conversation starter and the way the Super Bowl can turn a normal Sunday into something that feels closer to a national holiday.
(02/16/26 2:29am)
Mike Kish has been passionate about electric guitars since his sister handed her 1981 Hamer Sunburst down to him as a kid.
(02/15/26 11:49pm)
A free downtown festival returns, a local punk band plays its last show and The Wooly celebrates a pop star's birthday — just a few of the many upcoming music happenings in Gainesville. Check out what concerts are going on this week.
(02/13/26 11:47pm)
Behind rows of red roses and heart-shaped displays, many Gainesville business owners are struggling to source supplies ahead of Valentine’s Day because of rising tariffs on imported goods.
(02/11/26 8:22pm)
After six hours of debate, the Alachua County Commission approved a temporary use permit for the WildFlowers Music Park festival at its Tuesday meeting.
(02/11/26 4:05pm)
Two UF classes have been exposed to measles, the university announced last week. The university is investigating potential exposures, and the Florida Department of Health has begun reaching out to individuals in the exposed classes, according to the emailed announcement.
(02/11/26 5:15pm)
Whether you’re curating a Spotify playlist for your significant other or drowning your single sorrows via music, you can support local artists in doing so.
(02/11/26 2:01am)
Claims of insurrection and debates of voter turnout filled a third-floor courtroom at Tallahassee’s First District Court of Appeal Tuesday morning.
(02/10/26 7:01pm)
Gainesville residents have taken to social media over the last months to express disdain for surveillance cameras installed throughout the city.
(02/08/26 10:05pm)
This Valentine’s week, Gainesville is hosting many romantic music events alongside hardcore metal and garage punk shows. Check out what concerts are taking place this week starting Feb. 9.
(02/08/26 8:45pm)
While leading an art therapy workshop, Sarah Falk taught young girls how to make vision boards and prayer boxes — helping them set boundaries and build self-esteem with an activity called “creating your own Garden of Eden.”
(02/08/26 8:17pm)
During a Jan. 26 meeting, the Alachua City Commission unanimously voted to close Precinct 53 at the Cleather Hathcock Community Center ahead of the April 14 municipal election.
(02/08/26 7:53pm)
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which means it’s officially time to start thinking about flowers.
(02/06/26 10:34pm)
This Sunday, for the 60th time, the leading teams in the NFL will face off — this time in Santa Clara, California — for a chance to claim a national championship. Over 2,600 miles away in Gainesville, sports enthusiasts are already putting away their orange and blue Gator garb for Seattle Seahawks green or New England Patriots stars and stripes.
(02/05/26 9:28pm)
La lucha del director financiero de Florida, Blaise Ingoglia, contra inmigrantes indocumentados podría generar dificultades económicas para las comunidades de inmigrantes del condado de Alachua.
(02/04/26 3:41am)
Though Feng E has performed in the United States before, he has never travelled to the country during winter. He’s not a fan of the cold.
(02/04/26 3:32am)
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia’s fight against undocumented immigration could bring economic challenges to Alachua County’s immigrant communities.
(02/03/26 12:21am)
As I visited Haile Farmers Market Jan. 17, I noticed an irony — the word “farmer” in Haile Farmers Market is clearly the least important word in the sequence.
(02/02/26 8:41pm)
After a frigid Gainesville weekend, over 50 people came to Loosey’s Downtown to judge the bar’s third annual chili cook-off, supporting a local chapter of the feminist group National Women’s Liberation.
(02/02/26 2:28pm)
Behind rows of oversized loungers and foam-filled furniture, a curtain opens into a small performance space lit by lanterns and multicolored string lights. A cello, potted plants and a spotlighted wooden stool sit on stage. In front, a “VIP” section is marked not by velvet ropes but by a cluster of oversized beanbag chairs.