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The first full week of February welcomes a host of musicians, from a Taiwanese ukulelist to a Canadian alternative pop singer. Check out all the music happenings this week starting Feb. 2.
Over 100 students and community members gathered on UF’s Turlington Plaza for “Solidarity Fest” Friday afternoon to support international and immigrant students amid a partnership between the University Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Florida Department of Government Efficiency used the City of Gainesville and Alachua County as examples of inefficient spending in a report on local government spending released Wednesday.
About 30 people gathered outside Wednesday for the grand opening of Bowie Pizza as the owner cut the ribbon with enormous scissors.
Twelve people made public comments supporting a bill that “strongly urges” the University Police Department to terminate its agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a UF Student Senate meeting Tuesday evening.
Los restaurantes venezolanos juegan un papel importante en Gainesville, juntando a las personas a través de la comida tradicional. En los últimos años, más espacios en la ciudad han adoptado formatos accesibles como food trucks y conceptos enfocados en la comunidad. Aquí hay tres restaurantes venezolanos que definitivamente tienes que probar si aún no lo has hecho.
The Gainesville chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized a protest in front of Bo Diddley Plaza Sunday morning — a demonstration in response to the killing of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota on Saturday.
What do a 25-year-old college student, a 37-year-old senior digital designer, a 46-year-old record press operator and a 51-year-old resource coordinator all have in common?
Pirates, puppets and local writers filled Santa Fe College’s Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall Jan. 24 for the seventh annual Sunshine State Book Festival, bringing over 150 readers and writers together to celebrate 250 years of literature in Florida.
Last month, Tashenia Torres went to the dentist after experiencing sharp, excruciating pain in her jaw — a result of the growth of her wisdom teeth. Still, without insurance to afford dental care, she said the clinic wasn’t much help in scheduling an extraction.
Each morning, Amaira Caballero walks four children along a busy, four-lane road to school.
Following the retirement of Santa Fe College basketball head coach Chris Mowry, coach John Ritzdorf was hired in the 2024-25 season to continue Mowry’s 21-year legacy.
Inside the Matheson History Museum, eight quilts hang on the walls, their patterns subtle but deliberate. The quilts tell the stories of the 47 people lynched across Alachua County, their legacies memorialized by community members reckoning with the county’s history of racial violence.
As midterm elections approach, with the state primary Aug. 18 and the general election Nov. 3, UF students are consumed by national debates over immigration, ICE and cultural flashpoints at the federal level. But while attention is fixed on Washington, the elections most directly shaping students' lives are largely overlooked.
After he caught word of the lesser nighthawk sighting in Alachua County, Tim Hardin went to see it for himself. It took him three days to finally catch a glimpse of the speckled bird, with its small pointed beak and sharp eyes, against the backdrop of Sweetwater Wetlands Park Dec. 19.
Over 200 protesters lined East University Avenue in front of Bo Diddley Plaza Tuesday evening to rally against the Trump administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Community members, bundled in jackets and hats, waved signs reading, “Stop ICE terror now!”
Bundled in coats and scarves, hundreds of people filled Gainesville’s streets on Monday morning to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with banners and cheers.
From Oi! punk shows to jazz fusion concerts, this week’s Gainesville music events span all genres. See what’s happening around town starting Jan. 19.
On a breezy Saturday morning, Earl P. Powers Park buzzed with the sounds of people chatting, children playing and dogs barking as more than 75 volunteers came to celebrate Arbor Day in Alachua County. People of all ages conversed under the park’s pavilion, sharing one interest: a love for trees.
La política nacional de inmigración bajo la administración Trump ha dejado a los bufetes de abogados de la Florida sobrecargados y desbordados, incluso en el condado de Alachua. De mayo a octubre del año pasado, agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas en la Florida arrestaron a más de 14.000 personas, un aumento de 5.000 con respecto a los primeros cinco meses de 2025. El gobernador de la Florida, Ron DeSantis, se jactó de la iniciativa en su discurso del Estado del Estado el martes, afirmando que "nuestra gente estaba más segura" gracias a la colaboración de ICE con funcionarios estatales y locales.
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