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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.
Right in the middle of downtown Gainesville lies The Wooly, a venue characterized by warm lighting, comfortable seating and, on March 8, energetic French house music. Daft Disko, hosted by DJ Ricardo Ponce, brought in enthusiastic crowds who danced fervently for as long as the music was playing.
When Ruth Hanford spotted a strange woman drinking alcohol in her yard, she rushed to dial 911. She was used to unhoused people wandering near her home in downtown Gainesville, but after being attacked in the past, she didn’t want to take any chances.
Local songwriter Eric Tappert performs at Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises’ open mic night on the first Wednesday of every month. While he’s played at other venues, Tappert keeps coming back for Lightnin’ Salvage.
With a deafening bass and hues of neon colors dancing across the walls, Gainesville locals celebrated the end of syllabus week with a bang.
As she performed “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” with UF’s Driveway Theatre Project in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rikki Baynard couldn’t help but remember Shakespeare’s own experiences performing in the midst of bubonic plague outbreaks.
Welcome back, students!
In 2022, Flamy Grant’s album “Bible Belt Baby” rose to number one on the Christian charts after the drag queen and Christian country musician was referred to as an example of the “deconstruction movement in the church.”
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Gainesville Police Department’s newest Chief of Police traveled over 2,000 miles across the United States for his career in public service.
In 2022, Gov. Ron DeSantis made national headlines when he created the Office of Election Crimes and Security, a so-called “election police” force designed to investigate and prosecute alleged voter fraud. The timing was no coincidence. As DeSantis cemented his political ambitions and positioned himself for a presidential run, he needed to appeal to a specific base. In creating this office, DeSantis wasn't protecting democracy — he was pandering to conspiracy theorists and sowing doubt in the electoral process, all while laying the groundwork for voter intimidation and going after petitions and amendments to please his voters. And now, in 2024, we are seeing the full, dangerous impact of this move.
It’s 10 a.m., and the remnants of summer mingle with the wisps of fall. Clad in a magenta T-shirt, beaded heart earrings and Skechers sandals, Candi Morris waits at the door of Elder Options of Alachua County in southwest Gainesville. It’s her first cold call of the day.
¿Cuándo y dónde tocará tierra el huracán Milton?
Update: Traffic lights are out on Northwest 39th Avenue between 83rd Street and 98th Street, according to a City of Gainesville post on X.If there are no signal lights at an intersection, the post recommends treating it like a four-way stop. Red flashing lights should be treated as a stop sign. Under yellow flashing lights, drivers should proceed with caution only when traffic permits. Power has been restored to the outage near Saint Francis Catholic Academy, according to GRU’s outage map.
William “Chip” Maxham, a meteorologist with WUFT Public Media, has been charged with DUI after being involved in a two-vehicle crash late Thursday night. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Maxham’s black Buick Regal Sedan collided with a red Honda Accord at the intersection of Southwest Williston Road and Southwest 13th Street. Authorities determined Maxham attempted a left turn in front of the oncoming Honda, causing the collision. When deputies arrived at the scene, they identified Maxham, who appeared disheveled and emitted a strong odor of alcohol. He admitted to drinking two pints of beer earlier in the evening at a local Gainesville club, Vecinos, between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Maxham agreed to perform field sobriety exercises, which the officer noted showed multiple signs of impairment. He was subsequently arrested and transported to the Alachua County Jail, where he registered a blood alcohol level of 0.082 — just over the legal limit — over three hours after the crash occurred.Maxham, who joined WUFT and the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network in January, has over 15 years of experience as a broadcast meteorologist, covering major weather events across the United States. Maxham is currently awaiting further legal proceedings.Contact Carlos Alemany at calemany@alligator.org. Follow him on X @clos_alemany
As a Florida Gator, it's easy to get swamped. There are classes to attend, organizations to join, friends to meet and laundry to do. Add that to a campus bustling with tens of thousands of students, and college can quickly become overwhelming.
Vice President Kamala Harris has long been deemed Generation Z’s meme queen, with online communities making her the subject of political satire on sites like TikTok, X and Reddit. Harris’ July 21 campaign endorsement from British popstar Charli XCX and subsequent viral memes dubbed the candidate as “brat” — the singer’s album name.
CORRECTION: The Alligator incorrectly reported Alachua County School Board Seat District 4 candidate Lew Welge worked for Alachua County Public Schools. The article has been updated to reflect that he worked for Florida public schools.
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Members of the Gainesville Latino community gathered July 13 to promote small businesses and Hispanic musical talent at the “Ceviche and Beer Festival.”
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